Secret Power (move)

Secret Power ひみつのちから Secret Power

The user attacks with a secret power. Its added effects vary depending on the user's environment.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock Usable outside of battle

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM43 in Generation III TM43 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 The appeal works well if the user's condition is good.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Secret Power on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Secret Power on Eevee's Movedex

Secret Power (Japanese: ひみつのちから Secret Power) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

In battle

Secret Power inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing a secondary effect on the target. The effect is determined by the environment. The attack's appearance also changes to another move's animation.

Out of battle

Secret Power allows the user to create their own secret base. When used on certain trees, a vine drops down. When used on indented walls, a cave opens. When used on certain bushes, an entrance opens.

Generation IV

Secret Power inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing a secondary effect on the target. The effect is determined by the environment. The attack's appearance also changes to another move's animation.

Learnset

Generation III

By TM43

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Secret Power.

Generation IV

By TM43

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Secret Power.

In the anime

	Happiny	Bibarel
The user glows pink and attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Glameow	Glameow's body glows pink and it releases a pink wave from its body all around it.
Zoey's Glameow	Dawn's Early Night!		Debut
Happiny	Happiny waves its arms and it releases a pink wave from its body all around it.
Brock's Happiny	Tanks for the Memories!		None
Bibarel	Bibarel's body glow pink. Then, green energy surrounds the opponent's body and they fall asleep.
Reggie's Bibarel	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
Glaceon	Glaceon glows a sparkling pink, then charges at the foe.
May's Glaceon	Strategy With a Smile!		None
Ursaring	Ursaring's body glows a sparkling pink and it headbutts the foe.
Paul's Ursaring	Chim-Charred!		None

Trivia

• This is the only move that can cause sleep but has a chance of not doing so even if successful.
  • It is also the only move that can cause sleep and damage.

In other languages

• French: Force Cachée
• Spanish: Daño Secreto
• Italian: Forzasegreta

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