Payback (move)

Payback しっぺがえし Retribution

If the user can use this attack after the foe attacks, its power is doubled.

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} 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 IV TM66 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 +3 if appeals to the same judge with different Pokémon.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Payback on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Payback on Eevee's Movedex

Payback (Japanese: しっぺがえし Retribution) is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Payback inflicts damage. Its power doubles if the user attacks after the target.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
037		Vulpix	Fire		31
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	26
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	28
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	28
128		Tauros	Normal		24
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		32
204		Pineco	Bug		28DP
204		Pineco	Bug		31Pt
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	28DP
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	33Pt
209		Snubbull	Normal		43
210		Granbull	Normal		51
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground	32
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground	34
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	34
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	24
325		Spoink	Psychic		34
326		Grumpig	Psychic		37
331		Cacnea	Grass		41
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	47
355		Duskull	Ghost		41
356		Dusclops	Ghost		51
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	17
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	17
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic	49
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic	61
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		51
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 TM66

#		Pokémon	Type
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison
023		Ekans	Poison
024		Arbok	Poison
037		Vulpix	Fire
038		Ninetales	Fire
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying
052		Meowth	Normal
053		Persian	Normal
056		Mankey	Fighting
057		Primeape	Fighting
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting
066		Machop	Fighting
067		Machoke	Fighting
068		Machamp	Fighting
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying
088		Grimer	Poison
089		Muk	Poison
090		Shellder	Water
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison
095		Onix	Rock	Ground
109		Koffing	Poison
110		Weezing	Poison
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic
128		Tauros	Normal
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
151		Mew	Psychic
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying
186		Politoed	Water
190		Aipom	Normal
197		Umbreon	Dark
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
200		Misdreavus	Ghost
204		Pineco	Bug
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground
209		Snubbull	Normal
210		Granbull	Normal
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
216		Teddiursa	Normal
217		Ursaring	Normal
224		Octillery	Water
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark
261		Poochyena	Dark
262		Mightyena	Dark
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying
297		Hariyama	Fighting
300		Skitty	Normal
301		Delcatty	Normal
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
303		Mawile	Steel
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark
325		Spoink	Psychic
326		Grumpig	Psychic
331		Cacnea	Grass
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark
335		Zangoose	Normal
336		Seviper	Poison
341		Corphish	Water
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark
353		Shuppet	Ghost
354		Banette	Ghost
355		Duskull	Ghost
356		Dusclops	Ghost
359		Absol	Dark
362		Glalie	Ice
408		Cranidos	Rock
409		Rampardos	Rock
419		Floatzel	Water
424		Ambipom	Normal
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying
429		Mismagius	Ghost
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying
431		Glameow	Normal
432		Purugly	Normal
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic
447		Riolu	Fighting
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting
455		Carnivine	Grass
456		Finneon	Water
457		Lumineon	Water
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock
465		Tangrowth	Grass
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying
477		Dusknoir	Ghost
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost
482		Azelf	Psychic
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel
487		Giratina Altered Forme	Ghost	Dragon
487		Giratina Origin Forme	Ghost	Dragon
491		Darkrai	Dark
493		Arceus	Bug
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
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Misdreavus, Mismagius Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Drifloon, Drifblim
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• Spanish: Vendetta
• French: Représailles
• Italian: Rivincita
• German: Gegenstoß
• Korean: 보복 bobok

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