Sucker Punch (move)

Sucker Punch (Japanese: ふいうち Surprise Attack) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Sucker Punch does damage, and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Sucker Punch will go first regardless of the user's or target's Speed. If the target also uses an increased priority move during the same round that the user uses Sucker Punch, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Sucker Punch is (or attempts to be) used, Sucker Punch's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

If the target uses a non-damaging move or happens to act before the user, Sucker Punch will fail.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
019		Rattata	Normal		19
020		Raticate	Normal		19
050		Diglett	Ground		23
051		Dugtrio	Ground		23
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	22
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	22
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	22
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		46
161		Sentret	Normal		31
162		Furret	Normal		36
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	26
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	28
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		41
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	45
261		Poochyena	Dark		49
262		Mightyena	Dark		62
303		Mawile	Steel		46
327		Spinda	Normal		32
331		Cacnea	Grass		37
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	41
352		Kecleon	Normal		43DP
352		Kecleon	Normal		46Pt
353		Shuppet	Ghost		35
354		Banette	Ghost		35
359		Absol	Dark		44
431		Glameow	Normal		41
438		Bonsly	Rock		41
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	31
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	31
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	31
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Rattata, Raticate Diglett, Dugtrio Sentret, Furret Spinda Kecleon Poochyena, Mightyena Mawile Glameow Absol
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	Murkrow, Honchkrow
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Shuppet, Banette Spiritomb
261		Poochyena	Dark		Rattata, Raticate Diglett, Dugtrio Sentret, Furret Spinda Kecleon Poochyena, Mightyena Mawile Glameow Absol
300		Skitty	Normal		Rattata, Raticate Diglett, Dugtrio Sentret, Furret Spinda Kecleon Poochyena, Mightyena Mawile Glameow Absol
303		Mawile	Steel		Rattata, Raticate Diglett, Dugtrio Sentret, Furret Spinda Kecleon Poochyena, Mightyena Mawile Glameow Absol
359		Absol	Dark		Rattata, Raticate Diglett, Dugtrio Sentret, Furret Spinda Kecleon Poochyena, Mightyena Mawile Glameow Absol
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum

#		Pokémon	Type
019		Rattata	Normal
020		Raticate	Normal
032		Nidoran♂	Poison
033		Nidorino	Poison
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground
050		Diglett	Ground
051		Dugtrio	Ground
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground
076		Golem	Rock	Ground
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison
100		Voltorb	Electric
101		Electrode	Electric
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting
151		Mew	Psychic
161		Sentret	Normal
162		Furret	Normal
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying
185		Sudowoodo	Rock
197		Umbreon	Dark
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
200		Misdreavus	Ghost
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic
222		Corsola	Water	Rock
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire
234		Stantler	Normal
237		Hitmontop	Fighting
261		Poochyena	Dark
262		Mightyena	Dark
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark
287		Slakoth	Normal
288		Vigoroth	Normal
289		Slaking	Normal
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost
300		Skitty	Normal
301		Delcatty	Normal
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
303		Mawile	Steel
327		Spinda	Normal
331		Cacnea	Grass
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark
336		Seviper	Poison
352		Kecleon	Normal
353		Shuppet	Ghost
354		Banette	Ghost
356		Dusclops	Ghost
359		Absol	Dark
367		Huntail	Water
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak	Bug	Ground
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying
429		Mismagius	Ghost
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying
431		Glameow	Normal
432		Purugly	Normal
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark
438		Bonsly	Rock
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting
477		Dusknoir	Ghost
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost
491		Darkrai	Dark
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Despite its name, Sucker Punch is not a punching attack. The name is another term for a cheap shot at the expense of the opponent. Thus, many Pokémon that do not possess arms can learn this move, and its attack power is not boosted by Iron Fist.
• When used by Absol, Sucker Punch is the strongest increased priority attack.
  • It is tied with ExtremeSpeed for highest base move power of an increased priority attack.

In other languages

• French: Coup Bas
• Spanish: Golpe Bajo.
• Italian: Sbigoattacco.

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