Peck (move)

Peck つつく Peck

The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  35 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 I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0 A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Peck on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Peck on Eevee's Movedex

Peck (Japanese: つつく Peck) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Peck inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 118 Goldeen Water -- 119 Seaking Water -- 144 Articuno Ice Flying -- 146 Moltres Fire Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 118 Goldeen Water -- 119 Seaking Water -- 145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 11 164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 11 177 Natu Psychic Flying -- 178 Xatu Psychic Flying -- 198 Murkrow Dark Flying -- 227 Skarmory Steel Flying -- 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 086 Seel Water Farfetch'd 175 Togepi Normal Spearow, Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo, Dodrio Hoothoot, Noctowl Natu, Xatu Murkrow Skarmory 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 021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 033 Nidorino Poison -- 034 Nidoking Poison Ground -- 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 118 Goldeen Water -- 119 Seaking Water -- 145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 11 164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 11 177 Natu Psychic Flying -- 178 Xatu Psychic Flying -- 198 Murkrow Dark Flying -- 227 Skarmory Steel Flying -- 255 Torchic Fire 16 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 17 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 17 276 Taillow Normal Flying -- 277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 333 Swablu Normal Flying -- 334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 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 175 Togepi Normal Spearow, Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo, Dodrio Hoothoot, Noctowl Natu, Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Swablu, Altaria 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 021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 033 Nidorino Poison -- 034 Nidoking Poison Ground -- 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 118 Goldeen Water -- 119 Seaking Water -- 145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 13DP 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 9PtHGSS 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 13DP 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 9PtHGSS 177 Natu Psychic Flying -- 178 Xatu Psychic Flying -- 198 Murkrow Dark Flying -- 221 Piloswine Ice Ground -- 227 Skarmory Steel Flying -- 255 Torchic Fire 16 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 17 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 17 276 Taillow Normal Flying -- 277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 333 Swablu Normal Flying -- 334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 393 Piplup Water 15 394 Prinplup Water 15 395 Empoleon Water Steel 15 441 Chatot Normal Flying -- 473 Mamoswine Ice Ground -- 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 175 Togepi Normal Spearow, Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo, Dodrio Hoothoot, Noctowl Natu, Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Swablu, Altaria Chatot 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

	Swellow	Piplup
The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Spearow	Spearow pecks the opponent several times.
Multiple wild Spearow	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Multiple wild Spearow	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Multiple wild Spearow	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
Hoothoot	Hoothoot pecks the opponent several times.
Hagatha's Hoothoot	Illusion Confusion		None
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Farfetch'd	Farfetch'd pecks the opponent with its beak.
Sylvester's Farfetch'd	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
Pidgey	Pidgey pecks the opponent with its beak.
Trixie's Pidgey	Love, Totodile Style		None
Noctowl	Noctowl pecks the opponent repeatedly.
Ash's Noctowl	Fowl Play!		None
Murkrow	Murkrow pecks the opponent several times. Sometimes, Murkrow's beak glows white.
A group of wild Murkrow	All That Glitters!		None
Lily's Murkrow	Hocus Pokémon		None
Multiple wld Murkrow	Like a Meowth to a Flame		None
Michiru's Murkrow	DP148		None
Natu	Natu pecks the opponent several times.
Mackenzie's Natu	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally		None
Torchic	Torchic pecks the opponent several times.
May's Torchic	A Ruin with a View		None
Nurse Joy's Torchic	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
Taillow	Taillow pecks the opponent repeatedly.
Ash's Taillow	In the Knicker of Time!		None
Xatu	Xatu pecks the opponent multiple times.
Calista's Xatu	Me, Myself and Time		None
Combusken	Combusken pecks the opponent.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		None
Altaria	Altaria pecks the foe repeatedly.
Winona's Altaria	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Swellow	Swellow pecks the foe repeatedly.
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Ash's Swellow	Solid as a Solrock		None
Chatot	Chatot pecks the foe repeatedly.
Ada's Chatot	Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!		None
Officer Jenny's Buddy	Stealing the Convosation!		None
Piplup	Piplup's beak glow white and it pecks the opponent multiple times.
Dawn's Piplup	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
Staravia	Staravia pecks the opponent.
Ash's Staravia	Aiding the Enemy		None

Trivia

• In Generation I, Articuno and Moltres can both learn Peck, while Zapdos cannot. In Generation II, however, this is reversed so that Zapdos may learn Peck, while Articuno and Moltres cannot.

In other languages

• Spanish: Picotazo
• French: Picpic
• German: Schnabel
• Italian: Beccata
• Brazilian and European Portuguese: Bicada
• Hindi: Chonch Maro

Variations on the move Tackle
	Tackle | Peck

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