Vital Throw (move)

Vital Throw あてみなげ Strike Throw

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  70 Accuracy  —% Priority  -1 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   The next appeal can be made later next turn.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Vital Throw on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Vital Throw on Eevee's Movedex

Vital Throw (Japanese: あてみなげ Strike Throw) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II, where it was a signature move of the Machop evolutionary line.

Effect

Vital Throw deals damage and is a decreased priority move, causing the user to attack after other Pokémon that are using ordinary priority moves. However, it will strike before Pokémon using other decreased priority moves such as Focus Punch and Avalanche. Vital Throw does not miss unless the target has just used Fly, Dig, Dive, Bounce, or Shadow Force.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

A Pokémon using Vital Throw will gain the Vital Throw status. A Pokémon that directly inflicts damage on a Pokémon with the Vital Throw status is sent flying, usually towards the other side of the room.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	31			31			25				31
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	34			33			25				32
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	34			33			25				32
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	no			no			25				25
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	no			13			10				10
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	no			13			10				10
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no				17
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Machamp	Makuhita starting Vital Throw	Makuhita
The user allows the foe to attack first. In return, this throw move is guaranteed not to miss.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Makuhita	Makuhita slams into the opponent, and as the opponent's falling, it grabs it and throws it into the ground.
Brawly's Makuhita	Brave the Wave		Debut
Hariyama	Hariyama slams into the opponent, and as the opponent is falling, grabs it and throws it into the ground.
Brawly's Hariyama	Just One of the Geysers		None
Machamp	Machamp swings its arm into the opponent, then throws it with its arm.
Gavin's Machamp	From Brags to Riches		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Machamp
The user lets the opponent attack it first, then throws it to the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Machamp	Machamp allows the opponent to hit it with an attack, then grabs it and throws it to the ground.
Chuck's Machamp	Flames From Entei		Debut

In other generations

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Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Although Vital Throw was introduced in Generation II, no Generation II Pokémon can legally learn it, with the exception of Smeargle (via Sketch).
• Although being a never-missing move, it had 100% accuracy in Generation III.
• No Pokémon introduced in Generation IV can learn this move by any means.
• Pinsir is the only non-Fighting-type Pokémon that learns Vital Throw.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 一招制敵 Yīzhāo Zhìdí Dutch Vitale Worp French Corps Perdu German Überwurf Greek Ζωτικό Ρίψιμο Indonesian Serangan Lemparan Italian Vitaltiro Korean 받아던지기 Bat'a Deonjigi Brazilian Portuguese Lançamento Vital Serbian Vitalno Bacanje Spanish Tiro Vital

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