Punishment (move)

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Punishment おしおき Punishment

File:Punishment.png

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  Varies 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  1 ♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that the audience has high expectations of.

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

Punishment (Japanese: おしおき Punishment) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Punishment deals damage. Its power depends on the positive stat stages of the target, and is calculated by the following formula:

File:Punishment formula.png, with a maximum base power of 200.

For example, if the target has used Bulk Up twice and Swords Dance once, there is a four-stage increase for the Attack stat and a two-stage increase in the Defense stat, making a total of six, which causes Punishment to have a base power of 180.

Stats decreased below normal do not affect the base power.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR This attack's power increases the more the foe has powered up with stat changes. BWB2W2 This attack's power increases the more the target has powered up with stat changes. XYORAS SM The more the target has powered up with stat changes, the greater the move's power.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	45	45	45	29
0057		Primeape		Field		Field	53	53	53	30
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field		44B2W2	44	44
0249		Lugia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	71DPPt 50HGSS	50	50	50
0250		Ho-Oh		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	71DPPt 50HGSS	50	50	50
0289		Slaking		Field		Field	55	61	1, 61XY 1, 53ORAS	1, 53
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	36	36	36XY 24ORAS	24
0392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like	33	29	29	29
0461		Weavile		Field		Field		44B2W2	44	44
0493		Arceus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	1	1	1	1
0570		Zorua		Field		Field		45	45	45
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field		49	49	49
0629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying		28	28	28
0630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying		28	28	28
0645		Landorus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		13	13	7
0772		Type: Null		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				65
0773		Silvally		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				65
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0052		Meowth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
052A		Meowth Alola Form		Field		Field				✔
0174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0241		Miltank		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon		✔	✔	✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0434		Stunky		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0571		ZoroarkLv. 45		Field		Field	Pokémon EXPO Gym Zoroark
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Vullaby
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Vullaby's wings glow purple and it slaps the opponent with it.
Nursery's Vullaby	Unrest at the Nursery!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Sableye
The user blows the enemy away with a wave of energy. If the opponent has increased their stats prior to usage then this move is made stronger.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sableye points one of its fingers straight up in the air and a beam of energy shoots out from its front and its back and hits the opponent. The attack does much more damage if Sableye was hit with an attack before using it.
Jupiter's Sableye	Tackling Tangrowth		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	Generation IV	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

Spin-off series games

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	Generation IV	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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 懲罰 Chìhngfaht Mandarin 懲罰 / 惩罚 Chéngfá Dutch Afstraffing French Punition German Strafattacke Greek Τιμωρία Italian Punizione Korean 혼내기 Honnaegi Norwegian Straff Polish Kara Portuguese Punição Castigo Spanish Castigo Vietnamese Trừng Phạt

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