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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Pluck on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

Pluck inflicts damage. If the target is holding a Berry, the user will then eat the Berry and gain its effect. Pluck will not steal the Berry of a target that is behind a Substitute.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   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.

By TM88

#   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.

In other languages

• French: Picore
• Spanish: Picoteo
• Italian: Spennata
• German: Pflücker

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Variations on the move Bug Bite
	Bug Bite | Pluck