Close Combat (move)

Close Combat インファイト Infight

File:Close Combat DPPt.png

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +3 if previous Pokémon reaches max judge voltage.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Close Combat (Japanese: インファイト Infight) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Close Combat inflicts damage and then lowers the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat by one stage each.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0056 Mankey Fighting 49 0057 Primeape Fighting 59 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 53 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 56 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 37 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 51 0296 Makuhita Fighting 40 0297 Hariyama Fighting 52 0335 Zangoose Normal 53 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 36 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 41 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 34 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 42 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 53 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0066 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Machop
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop
Makuhita, Hariyama
Monferno, Infernape
Lucario |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Heracross |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey, Primeape
Zangoose
Monferno, Infernape
Lucario |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey, Primeape
Zangoose
Monferno, Infernape
Lucario

|- | colspan="6" | 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. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0056 Mankey Fighting 49 0057 Primeape Fighting 59 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 57 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 66 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 37 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 55 0296 Makuhita Fighting 40 0297 Hariyama Fighting 52 0335 Zangoose Normal 53 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 36 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 36 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 34 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 55 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 59 0539 Sawk Fighting 49 0638 Cobalion Steel Fighting 73 0639 Terrakion Rock Fighting 73 0640 Virizion Grass Fighting 73 0647 Keldeo Water Fighting 73 0648 Meloetta Normal Psychic 78 0648 Meloetta Normal Fighting 78 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0056 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" |


|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" |


|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0066 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Machop
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" |





|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" |


|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | 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. |} |}

In the anime

File:Hitmonlee Close Combat.png Hitmonlee File:Staraptor Close Combat.png Staraptor File:Lucario Close Combat.png Lucario File:Infernape Close Combat.png Infernape
The user gets close to its opponent and attacks fiercely.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Infernape repeatedly punches and kicks the opponent at a fast speed.
Allegra's Infernape	The Rise of Darkrai		Debut
Flint's Infernape	Flint Sparks the Fire!		None
	Staraptor repeatedly kicks, pecks, and hits the opponent with its wings at a fast speed.
Barry's Staraptor	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
Ash's Staraptor	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		None
	Lucario repeatedly punches and kicks the opponent at a fast speed.
Riley's Lucario	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None
	Hitmonlee's eyes glow metallic red and it repeatedly kicks the opponent over and over again.
Barry's Hitmonlee	Casting a Paul on Barry!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Infernape Lucario
The user hits the opponent with great force.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lucario runs quickly to the opponent and delivers a powerful punch to its foe.
Riley's Lucario	VS Lucario II		Debut
	Infernape throws several punches at the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	VS. Magby		None

In other languages

• Chinese: 近身打 Jìn​shēn​dǎ​
• Dutch: Nabijstrijd
• French: Close Combat
• German: Nahkampf
• Greek: Ξέφρενη Πάλη
• Italian: Zuffa
• Korean: 인파이트 In-Fight
• Polish: Bliska Walka
• Spanish: A Bocajarro
• Serbian: Borba Izbliza

In other Generations

														File:Close Combat DPPt.png.png				File:Close Combat HGSS.png.png
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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Variations of the move Superpower
Superpower • Close Combat • Dragon Ascent • Headlong Rush Armor Cannon

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