Pound (move)
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| Pound はたく Strike | ||||||||||||
| The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc. | ||||||||||||
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Pound (Japanese: はたく Strike) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 035 | 
| Clefairy | Normal | -- | |
| 039 | 
| Jigglypuff | Normal | 9 | |
| 088 | 
| Grimer | Poison | -- | |
| 089 | 
| Muk | Poison | -- | |
| 096 | 
| Drowzee | Psychic | -- | |
| 097 | 
| Hypno | Psychic | -- | |
| 113 | 
| Chansey | Normal | -- | |
| 124 | 
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | -- |
| 151 | 
| Mew | Psychic | -- | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 035 |
| Clefairy | Normal | -- | |
| 039 |
| Jigglypuff | Normal | 9 | |
| 088 |
| Grimer | Poison | -- | |
| 089 |
| Muk | Poison | -- | |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | -- | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | -- | |
| 113 |
| Chansey | Normal | -- | |
| 124 |
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | -- |
| 151 |
| Mew | Psychic | -- | |
| 173 | 
| Cleffa | Normal | -- | |
| 174 | 
| Igglybuff | Normal | 9 | |
| 192 | 
| Sunflora | Grass | -- | |
| 238 | 
| Smoochum | Ice | Psychic | -- |
| 242 | 
| Blissey | Normal | -- | |
| 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 III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 035 |
| Clefairy | Normal | -- | |
| 039 |
| Jigglypuff | Normal | 9 | |
| 088 |
| Grimer | Poison | -- | |
| 089 |
| Muk | Poison | -- | |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | -- | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | -- | |
| 113 |
| Chansey | Normal | -- | |
| 124 |
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | -- |
| 151 |
| Mew | Psychic | -- | |
| 173 |
| Cleffa | Normal | -- | |
| 174 |
| Igglybuff | Normal | 9 | |
| 192 |
| Sunflora | Grass | -- | |
| 238 |
| Smoochum | Ice | Psychic | -- |
| 242 |
| Blissey | Normal | -- | |
| 252 | 
| Treecko | Grass | -- | |
| 253 | 
| Grovyle | Grass | -- | |
| 254 | 
| Sceptile | Grass | -- | |
| 274 | 
| Nuzleaf | Grass | Dark | -- |
| 275 | 
| Shiftry | Grass | Dark | -- |
| 293 | 
| Whismur | Normal | -- | |
| 294 | 
| Loudred | Normal | -- | |
| 295 | 
| Exploud | Normal | -- | |
| 316 | 
| Gulpin | Poison | -- | |
| 317 | 
| Swalot | Poison | -- | |
| 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 IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 035 |
| Clefairy | Normal | -- | |
| 039 |
| Jigglypuff | Normal | 9 | |
| 088 |
| Grimer | Poison | -- | |
| 089 |
| Muk | Poison | -- | |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | -- | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | -- | |
| 113 |
| Chansey | Normal | -- | |
| 124 |
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | -- |
| 151 |
| Mew | Psychic | -- | |
| 173 |
| Cleffa | Normal | -- | |
| 174 |
| Igglybuff | Normal | 9 | |
| 192 |
| Sunflora | Grass | -- | |
| 238 |
| Smoochum | Ice | Psychic | -- |
| 242 |
| Blissey | Normal | -- | |
| 252 |
| Treecko | Grass | -- | |
| 253 |
| Grovyle | Grass | -- | |
| 254 |
| Sceptile | Grass | -- | |
| 274 |
| Nuzleaf | Grass | Dark | -- |
| 275 |
| Shiftry | Grass | Dark | -- |
| 293 |
| Whismur | Normal | -- | |
| 294 |
| Loudred | Normal | -- | |
| 295 |
| Exploud | Normal | -- | |
| 316 |
| Gulpin | Poison | -- | |
| 317 |
| Swalot | Poison | -- | |
| 393 | 
| Piplup | Water | -- | |
| 427 | 
| Buneary | Normal | -- | |
| 428 | 
| Lopunny | Normal | -- | |
| 440 | 
| Happiny | Normal | -- | |
| 456 | 
| Finneon | Water | -- | |
| 457 | 
| Lumineon | Water | -- | |
| 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 the anime
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| Happiny | Grovyle | Sceptile | Piplup |
| The opponent is physically hit by a body part of the user. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| Jigglypuff
| Jigglypuff slaps the opponent across the face. | ||
| Jigglypuff (anime) | Clefairy Tales | Debut | |
| Clefairy
| Celfairy slaps the opponent across the face. | ||
| a wild Clefairy | Clefairy Tales | None | |
| Happiny
| One (or both) of Happiny's arms glow white, then delivers a shattering punch. | ||
| Brock's Happiny | Episode unknown | None | |
| Treecko
| Treecko uses its tail to hit the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Treecko | Tree's a Crowd | None | |
| Grovyle
| Grovyle uses the large leaf on its head to hit the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Grovyle | Exploud and Clear! | None | |
| Sceptile
| Sceptile uses its tail to hit the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Sceptile | Cutting the Ties that Bind | None | |
| Piplup
| One (or both) of Piplup's arms glow white. Then it delivers a shattering punch. | ||
| Tyler's Pippy | The Thief That Keeps On Thieving! | None | |
Other appearances
- Jigglypuff uses Pound as its B attack in Super Smash Bros.. From Super Smash Bros. Melee onwards, Pound became its side B attack. It is mainly used as an alternate recovery move.
In other languages
- French: Ecras'face
- German: Pfund
- Italian: Botta (It was called Libbra in the first two generations because of a mistranslation.)
- Spanish: Destructor
- Dutch: Stamp
| Variations on the move Pound | |
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| Pound | Scratch |
| Gust |
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
