Pound (move)
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| Pound はたく Strike | ||||||||||||
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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
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||
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| I | II | III | IV | V | ||||||||||
| 035 | 
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Clefairy | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 039 | 
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Jigglypuff | Normal | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| 088 | 
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Grimer | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 089 | 
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Muk | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 096 | 
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Drowzee | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 097 | 
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Hypno | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 113 | 
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Chansey | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 124 | 
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Jynx | Ice | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 151 | 
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Mew | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 173 | 
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Cleffa | Normal | no | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 174 | 
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Igglybuff | Normal | no | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| 192 | 
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Sunflora | Grass | no | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 238 | 
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Smoochum | Ice | Psychic | no | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 242 | 
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Blissey | Normal | no | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 252 | 
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Treecko | Grass | no | no | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 253 | 
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Grovyle | Grass | no | no | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 254 | 
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Sceptile | Grass | no | no | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 274 | 
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Nuzleaf | Grass | Dark | no | no | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 275 | 
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Shiftry | Grass | Dark | no | no | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 293 | 
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Whismur | Normal | no | no | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 294 | 
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Loudred | Normal | no | no | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 295 | 
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Exploud | Normal | no | no | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 316 | 
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Gulpin | Poison | no | no | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 317 | 
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Swalot | Poison | no | no | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 393 | 
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Piplup | Water | no | no | no | -- | -- | ||||||
| 427 | 
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Buneary | Normal | no | no | no | -- | -- | ||||||
| 428 | 
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Lopunny | Normal | no | no | no | -- | -- | ||||||
| 440 | 
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Happiny | Normal | no | no | no | -- | -- | ||||||
| 456 | 
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Finneon | Water | no | no | no | -- | -- | ||||||
| 457 | 
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Lumineon | Water | no | no | no | -- | -- | ||||||
| 531 | 
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Audino | Normal | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 532 | 
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Timburr | Fighting | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 533 | 
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Gurdurr | Fighting | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 534 | 
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Conkeldurr | Fighting | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 568 | 
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Trubbish | Poison | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 569 | 
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Garbodor | Poison | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 572 | 
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Minccino | Normal | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 574 | 
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Gothita | Psychic | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 575 | 
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Gothorita | Psychic | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 576 | 
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Gothitelle | Psychic | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 594 | 
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Alomomola | Water | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 619 | 
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Mienfoo | Fighting | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 620 | 
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Mienshao | Fighting | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 622 | 
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Golett | Ground | Ghost | no | no | no | no | -- | |||||
| 623 | 
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Golurk | Ground | Ghost | no | no | no | no | -- | |||||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. | ||||||||||||||
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, since its up B attack, Sing, does not help Jigglypuff recover.
In the anime
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| Happiny | Grovyle | Sceptile | Piplup |
| The opponent is physically hit by a body part of the user. | |||
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| User | First Used In | Notes | |
| Jigglypuff
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Jigglypuff slaps the opponent across the face. | ||
| A wild Jigglypuff | Clefairy Tales | Debut | |
| Clefairy
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Clefairy slaps the opponent across the face. | ||
| A wild Clefairy | Clefairy Tales | None | |
| Treecko
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Treecko swings its tail and hits the opponent with it, or Treecko slams its hand on the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Treecko | Tree's a Crowd | None | |
| A Treecko brought by Prof. Birch | A Six Pack Attack! | None | |
| Grovyle
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Grovyle swings its head and hits the opponent with the large leaf on its head. | ||
| Ash's Grovyle | Exploud and Clear | None | |
| Sceptile
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Sceptile swings around and hits the opponent with its tail. | ||
| Ash's Sceptile | Ka Boom with a View! | None | |
| Happiny
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One or both of Happiny's arms glow white and it strikes the opponent, leaving behind a white trail where it punched. | ||
| Brock's Happiny | Tanks for the Memories! | None | |
| Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Happiny | Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! | Used via Transform | |
| Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Happiny | Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! | Used via Transform | |
| Piplup
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One of Piplup's arms glow white and it strikes the opponent with it. | ||
| Tyler's Pippy | The Thief That Keeps On Thieving! | None | |
| Chansey
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Half of Chansey's arm glows white and it stabs the opponent with it. | ||
| Nurse Joy's Chansey | Pedal to the Mettle! | None | |
| Igglybuff
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One of Igglybuff's arms glow white and it swings its arm, firing a while cresent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent. | ||
| An Igglybuff under Normajean's care | The Brockster Is In! | None | |
| Cleffa
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One of Cleffa's arms glow white and it swings its arm, releasing a white cresent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent. | ||
| A Cleffa that was under Normajean's care | The Brockster Is In! | None | |
 Teddiursa
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One of Teddiursa's arms glow white and it swings it, releasing a white cresent blade of energy from it at the opponent. | ||
| A Teddiursa under Normajean's care | The Brockster Is In! | Teddiursa cannot legally learn Pound | |
| Smoochum
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One of Smoochum's arms glow white and it swings it, releasing a white cresent blade of energy from its arm at the opponent. | ||
| A Smoochum under Normajean's care | The Brockster Is In! | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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| Jynx | |||
| The user slaps the opponent across the face. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Round/Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Jynx
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Jynx slaps the opponent across the face with one of its hands. | ||
| Lorelei's Jynx | Valiant Venomoth! | Debut | |
| Gurdurr
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Gurdurr strikes the opponent twice with the hand that it isn't holding its girder with. | ||
| N's Gurdurr | Listening to Pokémon | None | |
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
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| Piplup | |||
| The user pounds the opponent with its arm. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| Piplup
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Piplup pounds the opponent with its arm. | ||
| Hareta's Piplup | Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!! | Debut | |
In other generations
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Trivia
- Pound has an index number of 1, making it the first move in the game data.
- All Pokémon able to learn this move learn it at level 1, except Igglybuff and Jigglypuff, who both learn it at level 9.
In other languages
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