Superpower (move)

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Superpower
ばかぢから Great Power
The user attacks the foe with great power. However, it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense.
Battles
Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  120
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by BrightPowder
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Contests
Category  Tough
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam  0
After this move, the user is more easily startled.
Super Contests
Category  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Superpower (Japanese: ばかぢから Great Power) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III.

Contents

Effect

Superpower inflicts damage and then lowers the user's Attack stat and Defense stat by one stat level each.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 43FRLG
377 Regirock Rock 25
378 Regice Ice 25
379 Registeel Steel 25
386 Deoxys
Attack Forme
Psychic 30
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
031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 58
127 Pinsir Bug 52
158 Totodile Water 41DP
158 Totodile Water 43Pt
159 Croconaw Water 48DP
159 Croconaw Water 51Pt
160 Feraligatr Water 58DP
160 Feraligatr Water 63Pt
377 Regirock Rock 25
378 Regice Ice 25
379 Registeel Steel 25
386 Deoxys
Attack Forme
Psychic 30
399 Bidoof Normal 41
400 Bibarel Normal Water 48
486 Regigigas Normal 25
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
183 Marill Water Kabutops
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Marill, Azumarill
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Bidoof, Bibarel
341 Corphish Water Krabby, Kingler
Kabutops
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Marill, Azumarill
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Corphish, Crawdaunt
Bidoof, Bibarel
387 Turtwig Grass Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Breloom
Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Cacturne
Torterra
Cranidos, Rampardos
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
031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground
034 Nidoking Poison Ground
066 Machop Fighting
067 Machoke Fighting
068 Machamp Fighting
074 Geodude Rock Ground
075 Graveler Rock Ground
076 Golem Rock Ground
098 Krabby Water
099 Kingler Water
106 Hitmonlee Fighting
111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock
112 Rhydon Ground Rock
127 Pinsir Bug
136 Flareon Fire
141 Kabutops Rock Water
143 Snorlax Normal
149 Dragonite Dragon Flying
151 Mew Psychic
158 Totodile Water
159 Croconaw Water
160 Feraligatr Water
183 Marill Water
184 Azumarill Water
209 Snubbull Normal
210 Granbull Normal
212 Scizor Bug Steel
216 Teddiursa Normal
217 Ursaring Normal
220 Swinub Ice Ground
221 Piloswine Ice Ground
231 Phanpy Ground
232 Donphan Ground
246 Larvitar Rock Ground
247 Pupitar Rock Ground
248 Tyranitar Rock Dark
257 Blaziken Fire Fighting
258 Mudkip Water
259 Marshtomp Water Ground
260 Swampert Water Ground
286 Breloom Grass Fighting
296 Makuhita Fighting
297 Hariyama Fighting
304 Aron Steel Rock
305 Lairon Steel Rock
306 Aggron Steel Rock
332 Cacturne Grass Dark
341 Corphish Water
342 Crawdaunt Water Dark
348 Armaldo Rock Bug
359 Absol Dark
377 Regirock Rock
378 Regice Ice
379 Registeel Steel
389 Torterra Grass Ground
399 Bidoof Normal
400 Bibarel Normal Water
405 Luxray Electric
408 Cranidos Rock
409 Rampardos Rock
430 Honchkrow Dark Flying
449 Hippopotas Ground
450 Hippowdon Ground
464 Rhyperior Ground Rock
473 Mamoswine Ice Ground
486 Regigigas 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.

Trivia

  • Until Pokémon Platinum, no Fighting-type Pokémon could learn Superpower, despite it being a Fighting-type move.

In other languages

  • Spanish: Fuerza Bruta
  • Italian: Troppoforte
  • German: Kraftkoloss
Variations on the move Superpower
Physical Superpower | Close Combat


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