Hidden Power
めざめるパワー Awakening Power
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| A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
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Target
| Foe
| Foe
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| Self
| Ally
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| May affect anyone but the user
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| Availability
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| Contests
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| Super Contests
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Hidden Power (Japanese: めざめるパワー Awakening Power) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Although it appears as a Normal-type move, Hidden Power's actual type and base power vary. For calculation on Hidden Power, see Hidden Power calculation.
Effect
Hidden Power inflicts damage using a type and base power determined by the user's IVs.
Hidden Power can receive same-type attack bonus. For instance, a Bug-type Pokémon will receive same-type attack bonus when using a Bug-type Hidden Power. Although Hidden Power is Normal-type in the game's data, a Normal-type Hidden Power is not obtainable. Because of this, a pure Normal-type Pokémon will never receive same-type attack bonus when using Hidden Power.
In Mystery Dungeon, the type and base power of Hidden Power is randomly calculated whenever a Pokémon enters the dungeon. It does not change between floors.
Learnset
All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation II can learn Hidden Power.
All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Hidden Power.
All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Hidden Power.
"Testing" Hidden Power
Players are able to test what the type of their Hidden Power is most often by utilizing a Kecleon. It does not have to be their own, though this makes it more convenient. Entering any double battle with the Pokémon with Hidden Power and Kecleon at the front of the list, then using Hidden Power on the Kecleon will cause it to change types to the type that Hidden Power is, or, if the Hidden Power is a Ghost-type move, cause nothing to happen due to Kecleon's immunity.
However, in Platinum, there is a man in the Veilstone Game Corner Prize Exchange house that will tell the player the type of their Pokémon's Hidden Power.
Trivia
In the anime
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| Shellos
| Geodude
| Alakazam
| Growlithe
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| A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
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| Pokémon
| Method
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| First Episode Used In
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 Umbreon
| Umbreon's eyes glow white, and it unleashes black radiating waves of energy.
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| Gary's Umbreon
| Power Play!
| Debut
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 Larvitar
| Larvitar's body glows white and rows of white circles spin around it, making the opponent glows white, and they lift into the air. Then, Larvitar puts its arms in a 'X' formation and opens them fast, making white waves come out of it and blasting the opponent, or a row ir white circles appear around Larvitar, they rise off Larivtar and move in front of it. They morph together into one big circle and turns into a giant blast.
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| Ash's Larvitar
| Hatch Me if You Can
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 Beautifly
| Two shining silver lines appear around Beautifly and the lines shine brightly, or a bunch of white circles appear in front of Beautifly and they morph with it and it shines brightly, releasing light beams at the opponent.
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| Janet's Beautifly
| All Things Bright and Beautifly!
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 Nincada
| Nincada's claws glow white. Then, it raises its claws above its head and a blue orb appears. The orb turns into a blue beam and the beam is shot at the opponent.
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| Keanu's Nincada
| A Three Team Scheme!
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 Slakoth
| Slakoth's body becomes surrounded in a white aura, and it puts its hands together. A ring of white circles appear in its hands and Slakoth shoots the ring at the opponent. The ring of circles surround the opponent, then pulls in and hits the opponent.
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| Norman's Slakoth
| Balance of Power
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 Lunatone
| White circles appear and circle it in an X formation. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Wild Lunatone
| Crazy as a Lunatone
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 Geodude
| White circles appear and circle it. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Roark's Geodude
| Shapes of Things to Come!
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 Heracross
| White circles appear and circle it in an X formation. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Gordon's Heracross
| Absol-ute Disaster
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 Alakazam
| Alakazam glows yellow then points its spoons outwards and white circles appear and circle it. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Kenny's Alakazam
| Settling a Not-So-Old Score!
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 Burmy
| White circles appear and circle it. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Cheryl's Burmy
| Some Enchanted Sweetening!
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 Shellos
| White circles appear and circle it in an X formation. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Zoey's Shellos
| A Stand-Up Sit-Down!
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 Chingling
| White circles appear and surround it. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Francesca's Chingling
| The Bells Are Singing!
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 Mime Jr.
| White circles come out from a red circle on its belly. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| James's Mime Jr.
| The Bells Are Singing!
| Used via Mimic.
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 Wailmer
| White circles appear and circle it in an X formation. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Trainer's Wailmer
| Pruning a Passel of Pals!
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 Lopunny
| Lopunny glows yellow and white circles appear and circle it in an X formation. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Paris's Lopunny
| Arriving in Style!
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 Psyduck
| Same as above.
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| Three wild Psyduck
| The Psyduck Stops Here!
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 Seedot
| Seedot glows yellow.
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| Coordinator's Seedot
| Old Rivals, New Tricks!
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 Regigigas
| It is outlined in blue and heals Pokémon and people which turn blue.
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| A wild Regigigas
| Pillars of Friendship!
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 Mamoswine
| Its tusks glow gold and whitish-green circles appear and circle it in an X formation. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Dawn's Mamoswine
| Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!
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 Growlithe
| Its body glows gold and whitish-green circles appear and circle it in an X formation. The circles then shoot the foe.
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| Officer Jenny's Growlithe
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In other languages
- Spanish: Poder Oculto
- French: Puis. Cachée
- Italian: Introforza
- German: Kraftreserve
- Korean: 잠재파워 jambjepawo
- Dutch: Verborgen Kracht
