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

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

Tangrowth	Happiny	Bibarel	Multiple
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Glameow	Glameow's body lights up and sends out sparkly pink waves.
Zoey's Glameow	Dawn's Early Night!		None
Happiny	Happiny raises up her arms, then sends out a sparkling pink wave.
Brock's Happiny	Tanks for the Memories!		None
Bibarel	Bibarel glows a sparkling pink, then charges at the foe.
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
Tangrowth	It releases red or green beams of light from its hands.
Wild Tangrowth	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
Bellsprout	It releases green beams of light from its leaves.
Wild Bellsprout	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
Shroomish	It releases green beams of light from its head.
Wild Shroomish	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
Cherrim	It releases green beams of light from its head.
Wild Cherrim	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
Seedot	It releases green beams of light from its head.
Wild Seedot	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None

Trivia

• This is the only move that can cause sleep but has less than a 100% chance of doing so.
  • 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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