Sky Uppercut (move)

Sky Uppercut スカイアッパー Sky Upper

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  85 Accuracy  90% 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 III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Sky Uppercut on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Sky Uppercut on Eevee's Movedex

Sky Uppercut (Japanese: スカイアッパー Sky Upper) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Sky Uppercut deals damage and is capable of hitting opponents while they are using the move Fly or Bounce.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	32			36				41
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	50			50				50
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	59			59				59
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	36			33				33
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
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	no
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Hitmonchan	Blaziken
The user attacks the foe with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Combusken	Combusken's claws glow light blue. It then uppercuts the opponent, leaving a white trail behind its claws.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		Debut
Breloom	One of Breloom's claws glow light blue, and it uppercuts the opponent.
Fighting Dojo's Breloom	Pasta La Vista!		None
Hitmonchan	Hitmonchan's fist glows light blue and it uppercuts the opponent, leaving a light blue trail behind its fist.
Kyle Hamm's Hitmonchan	Pasta La Vista!		None
Blaziken	Both of Blaziken's fists glow light blue and Blaziken uppercuts the opponent. If Blaziken misses, it uppercuts the opponent with the other fist as well.
May's Blaziken	Once More With Reeling!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Blaziken
The user uppercuts the opponent with one of its fists.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Blaziken	Blaziken jumps into the air and uppercuts the opponent with one of its fists.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Spoink II		Debut
Hitmonchan	Hitmonchan charges at the opponent and ducks underneath it. It then blasts into the air, leaving behind a stream of energy behind it as it shoots upwards, punching the opponent hard.
Crys's Monlee	VS. Regice		None

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	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 上天拳 Shàngtiān Quán Dutch Opwaartse Slag French Stratopercut German Himmelhieb Greek Ουράνιο Κόψιμο' Italian Stramontante Korean 스카이업퍼 Sky Upper Portuguese Brazil Direto no Céu Portugal Gancho Alto Serbian Nebeski Aperkat Spanish Gancho Alto

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