Mach Punch (move)

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Mach Punch
マッハパンチ Mach Punch

The user throws a punch at blinding speed. It is certain to strike first.

Battles

Type	Fighting
Category	Physical
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	+1
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests

Category	Cool
Appeal	3 `♥♥♥`
Jam	0
The next appeal can be made earlier next turn.

Super Contests

Category	Cool
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Mach Punch (Japanese: マッハパンチ Mach Punch) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Mach Punch inflicts damage, and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Mach Punch will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Mach Punch, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Mach Punch is (or attempts to be) used, Mach Punch's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		32
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Hitmonchan
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation III

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
107	Hitmonchan	Fighting		32
286	Breloom	Grass	Fighting	23
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Hitmonchan
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
107	Hitmonchan	Fighting		32
165	Ledyba	Bug	Flying	17
166	Ledian	Bug	Flying	17
286	Breloom	Grass	Fighting	23
391	Monferno	Fire	Fighting	14
392	Infernape	Fire	Fighting	14
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon	Type	Father
236	Tyrogue	Fighting	Hitmonchan
240	Magby	Fire	Hitmonchan Monferno, Infernape
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Breloom	Charging up	Hitmonchan	Monferno

User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Hitmonchan	Hitmonchan quickly charges up as its fist glows light blue. It then releases a boxing glove.
Kyle's Hitmonchan	Pasta La Vista!		None
Breloom	Breloom's fists glow and then it quickly punches the target.
Kenny's Breloom	Journey to the Unknown!		None
Monferno	Monferno's fists glow and then it punches the target rapidly.
Monferno trained by Angie	Camping It Up!		None
Ash's Monferno	DP132		None
Infernape	Infernape's fists glow white, and it charges, punching the target.
Allegra's Infernape	The Rise of Darkrai		None