Sucker Punch (move)

Sucker Punch ふいうち Surprise Attack

This move enables the user to attack first. It fails if the foe is not readying an attack, however.

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0 Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Sucker Punch on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Sucker Punch on Eevee's Movedex

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 46PtHGSS 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, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   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 Normal Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Mow 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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