Take Down (move)

Take Down とっしん
A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little.
Battles
Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	90
Accuracy	85%
Introduced	Generation I
Availability
TM09 in Generation I
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock
User is hurt with recoil.
Contests
Category	Tough
Appeal	6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam	0
???
Super Contests
Category	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Take Down on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Take Down on Eevee's Movedex

Take Down is a mostly accurate and very damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Take Down does damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to 25% of the damage done to the opponent.

If the user of Take Down attacks first and faints itself due to recoil damage, the opponent will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round. However, the user will still be subject to recurrent damage.

Self-inflicted recoil damage from Take Down from the previous turn can be countered if the opponent does not make a move on the following turn. If Take Down breaks a substitute, the user will take no recoil damage.

In Stadium, no recoil damage is taken if Take Down knocks out an opponent.

In the anime

A Rhyhorn using Take Down.

Ash's Phanpy using Take Down.

Morrison's Beldum using Take Down.

Morrison's Metang using Take Down.

Pokémon

Bulbasaur. The user charges at the opponent at a very high speed, then slams into the opponent.

• Used by Ash's Bulbasaur from ??? to ???

Rhyhorn. Same as above.

• Used by a Hiker's Rhyhorn in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden.

Phanpy and Donphan. Same as above.

• Used by Ash's Phanpy and Donphan from Hatching a Plan! to present

Tauros. Same as above.

• Used by Many Tauros, including Ash's, in Tricks of the Trade.

Beldum and Metang. Same as above.

• Used by Morrison's Beldum/Metang from Less is Morrison to Chose It or Lose It!.

Swinub. The user glows yellow, then charged at a high speed and slams into the target.

• Used by Dawn's Swinub from DP084 to ???

Bibarel The user glows yellow, then charges at a high speed and slams into the target.

• Used by Reggie's Bibarel in DP066

Learnset

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

In other languages

• Spanish: Derribo
• French: Bélier
• German: Bodycheck
• Italian: Riduttore
• Dutch: Haal Neer Aanval

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