Sharpen (move)
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| Sharpen かくばる Improve Angles | ||||||||||||
| The user reduces its polygon count to make itself more jagged, raising the Attack stat. | ||||||||||||
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Sharpen (Japanese: かくばる Improve Angles) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is the signature move of Porygon.
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Effect
Sharpen increases the user's Attack stat by one stage. Sharpen will do nothing if the user's attack has reached a stage of +6 or a value of 999.
In the anime
 Two Porygon after using Sharpen. |
Pokémon
Porygon. Porygon glows white and then its nose gets sharp or it turns into a hammer or a shield.
- Used by Team Rocket's Porygon and the Porygon that befriended Ash in Electric Soldier Porygon. Debut.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | 
| Porygon | Normal | -- | |
| 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 II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 |
| Porygon | Normal | 24 | |
| 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 III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 |
| Porygon | Normal | 24 | |
| 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 IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 |
| Porygon | Normal | -- | |
| 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 other languages
- Spanish: Afilar
- German: Schärfer
- Portuguese: Sharpen
- French: Affûtage
- Korean: 각지기 kākjiki
- Italian: Affilatore
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
