Punishment (move)

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Punishment
おしおき Punishment

This attack's power increases the more the foe has powered up with stat changes.

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
PP	5 (max. 8)
Power	Varies
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
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Super Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Punishment (Japanese: おしおき Punishment) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Punishment deals variable damage depending on the stats of the foe. Its damage is calculated by the following formula:

Base Power = 
60 + (20 × (No. of stat increases - No. of stat decreases))

For example, if the target has used Bulk Up twice and Swords Dance once, there is a four-stage increase for the Attack stat and a two-stage increase in the Defense stat, making a total of six, which causes Punishment have a base power of 180.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
056	Mankey	Fighting		45
057	Primeape	Fighting		53
249	Lugia	Psychic	Flying	71^DP ^Pt
249	Lugia	Psychic	Flying	50^HGSS
250	Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	71^DP ^Pt
250	Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	50^HGSS
289	Slaking	Normal		55
302	Sableye	Dark	Ghost	36
392	Infernape	Fire	Fighting	33
493	Arceus	Dark		--
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
052	Meowth	Normal		Mankey, Primeape Slaking Infernape
215	Sneasel	Dark	Ice	Mankey, Primeape Slaking Infernape
228	Houndour	Dark	Fire	Mankey, Primeape Slaking Infernape
241	Miltank	Normal		Mankey, Primeape Slaking Infernape
303	Mawile	Steel		Mankey, Primeape Slaking Infernape
359	Absol	Dark		Mankey, Primeape Slaking Infernape
434	Stunky	Poison	Dark	Mankey, Primeape Slaking Infernape
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.