Slam (move)

Slam たたきつける Slam

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  80 Accuracy  75% 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 I Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Slam on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Slam on Eevee's Movedex

Slam (Japanese: たたきつける Slam) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Slam inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description Stad A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage (e.g. tail) to slam the target hard. Stad2 A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage to slam the target hard. GSC Slams the foe with a tail, vine, etc. RSE Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc. FRLG The foe is struck with a long tail, vines, etc. Colo.XD Slams the target with a long tail, vine, etc. DPPtHGSS The foe is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage. BWB2W2 The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage. PMDRBTDS Inflicts damage on the target. Conq Slams the target with a long tail, vine, etc.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric		20	20			20			21				26
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	42			45			45			41				41
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	49			54			54			41				41
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	33			40			37	41	25				33	28
098		Krabby	Water		Water	no			no			no			35				35
099		Kingler	Water		Water	no			no			no			44				44
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	31			37			40			29				29
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	45			40			40			43				43
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	30			29			29			21				21
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	35			29			29			21				21
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	--, 35			29			29			21				21
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	no			25			24			25				25
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	no			28			28			28				28
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	no			46			49			38				38	15
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	no			11			11			15				15
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	no			11			11			15				15
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	no			40			37	41	25				33	28
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground	no			no			no			24				24
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	no			no			no			24				24
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	no			no			36			36				36
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	no			no			41			41				41
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	no			no			43			43				43
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal	no			no			15			15				15	20
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock	no			no			no			38				38	15
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			29				29
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			43				43
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				25
496		Servine	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				28
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				28
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			no				36
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			no				43
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			no				37
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon	no			no			no			no				28
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon	no			no			no			no				28
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon	no			no			no			no				28
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
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
086		Seel	Water		Water
098		Krabby*	Water		Water
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
226		Mantine	Water	Flying
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal	no
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	no			no			no
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	no
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	no			no
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	no			no
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying	no			no
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	no			no			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

Onix	Dragonite	Lickilicky	Watchog
The user slams the foe into the ground, or hits the foe with a long appendage such as a tongue or tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Bellsprout	Bellsprout grabs the opponent with the two leaves on the side of its body and repeatedly slams it into the ground, or Bellsprout slams its vine-like leg down on the opponent.
Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout	The Fourth Round Rumble		Debut
Dragonite	Dragonite grabs the opponent and slams it into the ground.
Drake's Dragonite	Enter the Dragonite		None
A wild Dragonite	Great Bowls of Fire!		None
Lickitung	Lickitung grabs the opponent with its tongue and slams it into the ground.
Jessie's Lickitung	Ignorance is Blissey		None
Wooper	Wooper grabs the opponent with its tail and slams them into the ground repeatedly.
Olesia's Wooper	No Big Woop!		None
Onix	Onix slams its tail into the opponent.
Brock's Onix	A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!		None
Roark's Onix	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
Sudowoodo	Sudowoodo grabs the opponent and slams it into the ground.
A wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting		None
Furret	Furret slams the opponent with its tail.
Julie's Furret	Game Winning Assist		None
Lickilicky	Lickilicky grabs the opponent with its tongue and tosses it to the ground.
Unknown Trainer's Lickilicky	If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!		None
Watchog	Watchog grabs the opponent with its hands and tosses it to the ground.
Kylan's Watchog	Evolution by Fire!		None

In the manga

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

	Dragonite
The user tosses the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Dragonite	Dragonite grabs the opponent and tosses it into the ground.
Drake's Dragonite	Pikachu's Plan		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Machamp	Dragonair
The user tosses the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Machamp	Machamp picks up the opponent and tosses it to the ground.
Blue's Machamp	A Charizard...and a Champion		Debut Machamp cannot legally learn Slam
Dragonair	Dragonair slams its tail into the opponent.
Lance's Dragonair	The Legend		None
Onix	Onix slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Onix	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		None
Lickilicky	Lickilicky whips out its tongue and smacks the opponent with it.
Dia's Kit	VS. Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)		None

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

	Snivy
The user slams the foe with part of its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Snivy	Snivy slams the foe with its tail.
Monta's Snivy	PBW4		Debut

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	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• If Secret Power is used on ordinary terrain in the Generation III games, it will have the animation of Slam.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 叩打 Kòudǎ Dutch Smijt Finnish Läimäys Lämäri (EP162) French Souplesse German Slam Greek Κρότος Hindi पटक दो Patak do Italian Schianto Korean 힘껏치기 Himkkeotchigi Polish Powalenie Portuguese Brazil Pancada Portugal Batida Romanian Izbitura Serbian Tresak Spanish Latin America Golpazo Spain Portazo

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