Reversal (move)

Reversal きしかいせい Reversal

An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

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 BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but 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.

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 as follows:

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 51 115 Kangaskhan Normal 49 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 44 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 019 Rattata Normal Smeargle 056 Mankey Fighting Smeargle 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock Smeargle 123 Scyther Bug Flying Heracross 155 Cyndaquil Fire Smeargle 161 Sentret Normal Smeargle 172 Pichu Electric Smeargle 193 Yanma Bug Flying Heracross 228 Houndour Dark Fire Smeargle 241 Miltank Normal Smeargle 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.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 51 115 Kangaskhan Normal 49 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 45 288 Vigoroth Normal 49 296 Makuhita Fighting 49 297 Hariyama Fighting 55 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 42RSE 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 41FRLG 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 46RSE 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 47FRLG 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 019 Rattata Normal Vigoroth 056 Mankey Fighting Vigoroth 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock Vigoroth 123 Scyther Bug Flying Heracross 155 Cyndaquil Fire Vigoroth 161 Sentret Normal Vigoroth 172 Pichu Electric Vigoroth 193 Yanma Bug Flying Heracross 228 Houndour Dark Fire Vigoroth 241 Miltank Normal Vigoroth 255 Torchic Fire Vigoroth 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.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 058 Growlithe Fire 25 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 57 115 Kangaskhan Normal 49 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 43 288 Vigoroth Normal 49 296 Makuhita Fighting 43 297 Hariyama Fighting 57 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 43 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 49 447 Riolu Fighting 19 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 019 Rattata Normal Growlithe Vigoroth 050 Diglett Ground Growlithe VigorothHGSS 056 Mankey Fighting Growlithe Vigoroth 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock Growlithe Vigoroth 123 Scyther Bug Flying Heracross 155 Cyndaquil Fire Growlithe Vigoroth 161 Sentret Normal Growlithe Vigoroth 172 Pichu Electric Growlithe Vigoroth 193 Yanma Bug Flying Heracross 228 Houndour Dark Fire Growlithe Vigoroth 241 Miltank Normal Growlithe Vigoroth 255 Torchic Fire Growlithe Vigoroth 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.

In other languages

• Spanish: Inversión
• German: Gegenschlag

Variations on the move Flail
	Flail | Reversal

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