Superpower (move)

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 Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Superpower on Eevee's Movedex

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

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 43PtHGSS 159 Croconaw Water 48DP 159 Croconaw Water 51PtHGSS 160 Feraligatr Water 58DP 160 Feraligatr Water 63PtHGSS 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, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   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 the anime

The user becomes outlined in blue and can lift heavy objects.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Totodile	Totodile becomes outlined in blue and can lift heavy objects.
Kazunari's Totodile	DP145		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Fuerza Bruta
• Italian: Troppoforte
• German: Kraftkoloss

Variations on the move Superpower
	Superpower | Close Combat

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