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 damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Payback inflicts damage. Its power doubles to 100 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 31PtHGSS 205 Forretress Bug Steel 28DP 205 Forretress Bug Steel 33PtHGSS 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 Fighting 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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