Pluck (move)

Pluck
ついばむ Pick

The user pecks the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user plucks it and gains its effect.

Battles

Type	Flying
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	60
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
TM88 in Generation IV

Contests

Category	Cute
Appeal	0
Jam	0
Receives voltage points in the previous Pokémon reaches max voltage

Super Contests

Category	Cute
Appeal	0
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Pluck (Japanese: ついばむ Pick) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Pluck inflicts damage and the base power will be doubled to 120 if target is holding a Berry. The user will then eat the Berry and gain its effect.

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
022	Fearow	Normal	Flying	--
085	Dodrio	Normal	Flying	--
145	Zapdos	Electric	Flying	22
277	Swellow	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.

#	Pokémon	Type
016	Pidgey	Normal	Flying
017	Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying
018	Pidgeot	Normal	Flying
019	Rattata	Normal
020	Raticate	Normal
021	Spearow	Normal	Flying
022	Fearow	Normal	Flying
041	Zubat	Poison	Flying
042	Golbat	Poison	Flying
083	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
084	Doduo	Normal	Flying
085	Dodrio	Normal	Flying
144	Articuno	Ice	Flying
145	Zapdos	Electric	Flying
146	Moltres	Fire	Flying
151	Mew	Psychic
163	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying
164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying
169	Crobat	Poison	Flying
177	Natu	Psychic	Flying
178	Xatu	Psychic	Flying
198	Murkrow	Dark	Flying
225	Delibird	Ice	Flying
227	Skarmory	Steel	Flying
250	Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying
276	Taillow	Normal	Flying
277	Swellow	Normal	Flying
278	Wingull	Water	Flying
279	Pelipper	Water	Flying
333	Swablu	Normal	Flying
334	Altaria	Dragon	Flying
393	Piplup	Water
394	Prinplup	Water
395	Empoleon	Water	Steel
396	Starly	Normal	Flying
397	Staravia	Normal	Flying
398	Staraptor	Normal	Flying
399	Bidoof	Normal
400	Bibarel	Normal	Water
430	Honchkrow	Dark	Flying
441	Chatot	Normal	Flying
468	Togekiss	Normal	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.

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.

Variations on the move Bug Bite
	Bug Bite \| Pluck