Magnitude (move)

Magnitude マグニチュード Magnitude

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Battles Type  Ground Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal works best the more the crowd is excited.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Magnitude on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Magnitude on Eevee's Movedex

Magnitude (Japanese: マグニチュード Magnitude) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Magnitude does not have a set base power. Instead the base power of this move varies on a magnitude scale between four and ten.

In the games, this attack will randomly choose a magnitude between four and ten, with four having the least power and ten having the greatest. Magnitude will double in power if the opponent is in the underground stage of Dig.

Base power varies as follows:

Magnitude	Power	Probability
4	10	5%
5	30	10%
6	50	20%
7	70	30%
8	90	20%
9	110	10%
10	150	5%

Its effective power for statistical purposes could be considered as the average power, 71.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Magnitude deals 5 damage at Magnitude 4, and 8 additional damage for each order of magnitude. Weakness, resistance and Levitate all affect damage.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Ground-type attack. The power of the attack will vary each time it is used. GSC A ground attack with random power. RSEColo.XD A ground-shaking attack of random intensity. FRLG A ground-shaking attack against all standing Pokémon. Its power varies. DPPtHGSS The user looses a ground-shaking quake affecting everyone in battle. Its power varies. BWB2W2 The user looses a ground-shaking quake affecting everyone around the user. Its power varies.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	no			no			no					17
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	no			no			no					17
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground	9			9			12				15
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	--, 9			--, 9			--, 12				--, 15
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	16			16			15				15
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	--, 16			--, 16			--, 15				--, 15
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	--, 16			--, 16			--, 15				--, 15
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	no			no			19				19
322		Numel	Fire	Ground	no			19			11				11	8
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground	no			--, 19			--, 11				--, 11	--, 8
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	no			16			26				26
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	no			--, 16			--, 26				--, 26
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost	no			no			no				25
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost	no			no			no				25
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
108		Lickitung*	Normal		Normal
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	no
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	no
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	no			no			no
524		Roggenrola	Rock		Rock	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Golem
The user looses a ground-shaking quake affecting everyone in battle. Its power varies.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Golem	Golem's body becomes outlined in a brown aura. Then, it jumps into the air and stomps on the ground, creating an earthquake.
Gary's Golem	Can't Beat the Heat!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Geodude
The user creates an earthquake using its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Geodude	Geodude slams its body into the ground, creating an earthquake.
Brock's Geoone	The Last Battle III		Debut
Brock's Geotwo	The Last Battle III		Debut
Brock's Geothree	The Last Battle III		Debut
Brock's Geofour	The Last Battle III		Debut
Brock's Geofive	The Last Battle III		Debut
Brock's Geosix	The Last Battle III		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Despite being introduced in Generation II, no Generation II Pokémon could learn Magnitude until Generation IV.
• At 150 base power, Magnitude 10 has the highest base power of all Ground-type moves.
• At base power 10, Magnitude 4 has the lowest base power of all Ground-type moves.
• Due to the 2004 Chuetsu earthquake, this move, along with Fissure and Earthquake, has not been used in the anime since AG101 (which itself has never been aired).

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 震級 Zhènjí Finnish Järistys French Ampleur German Intensität Greek Ένταση Italian Magnitudo Korean 매그니튜드 Magnitude Brazilian Portuguese Magnitude Serbian Magnituda Spanish Magnitud

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