Reversal (move)

Reversal きしかいせい Reversal

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earns double the score on the final performance.

Reversal on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Reversal on Eevee's Movedex

Reversal (Japanese: きしかいせい Reversal) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II that deals a varying amount of damage. It can be considered the inverse of Eruption and Water Spout.

Effect

Reversal doesn't have a standard Power; rather, it inflicts greater damage when the user's HP is lower. Reversal's power is calculated below:

User's Remaining HP	Power
71% - 100%	20
36% - 70%	40
21% - 35%	80
11% - 20%	100
5% - 10%	150
1 HP - 4%	200

Description

Games Description Stad2 An attack that increases in power if the user's HP is low. It could turn the tide in battle. GSC Stronger if the user's HP is low. RSEColo.XD Inflicts more damage when the user’s HP is down. FRLGDPPtHGSS BWB2W2 An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	no			no			25				25	19
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	51			51			57				61
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	49			49			49				55
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	44			45			43				43
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	no			49			49				55
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	no			49			43				43
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	no			55			57				57
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	no			42	41	43				46
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	no			46	47	49				55
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			19				19	29
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire	no			no			no				33
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				33
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				38
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				42
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no				53
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no				53
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel	no			no			no				49
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no				57
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no				63
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				46
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
019		Rattata*	Normal		Normal
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground	no			no
056		Mankey*	Fighting		Fighting
111		Rhyhorn*	Ground	Rock
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
155		Cyndaquil*	Fire		Fire
161		Sentret*	Normal		Normal
172		Pichu*	Electric		Electric
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying
228		Houndour*	Dark	Fire
241		Miltank*	Normal		Normal
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire	no
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no
610		Axew*	Dragon		Dragon	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.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 129 Magikarp Water New York Pokémon Center 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 056 Mankey Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 155 Cyndaquil Fire Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Hitmonlee
The user converts the attack strength from an attack that just hit it into fighting power and hits the opponent with its palm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Hitmonlee	Hitmonlee converts the attack strength from an attack that hit it earlier into fighting power, and a spiraling energy surrounds one of Hitmonlee's arms. It then hits the opponent with its palm.
Chuck's Hitmonlee	Entranced by Entei		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 起死回生 Qǐsǐhuíshēng French Contre German Gegenschlag Greek Ανατροπή Italian Contropiede Korean 사회생 Gisa Hoesaeng Brazilian Portuguese Reversão Serbian Preokret Spanish Inversión

Variations of the move Flail
Flail • Reversal

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