Mach Punch (move)

Mach Punch マッハパンチ Mach Punch

File:Mach Punch.png

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 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 but the user (long-range)

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   The next appeal can be made earlier next turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Mach Punch (Japanese: マッハパンチ Mach Punch) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Mach Punch inflicts damage, and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Mach Punch will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Mach Punch, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Mach Punch is (or attempts to be) used, Mach Punch's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 32 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" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan

|- | 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 32 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 23 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" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan

|- | 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 32 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 17 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 17 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 23 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 14 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 14 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" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan
Monferno, Infernape

|- | 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 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 16 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 17 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 17 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 23 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 14 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 14 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" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0532 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Dokkora | style="background: #FFF" | Dokkora
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonchan

|- | 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:Breloom Mach Punch.png Breloom File:Hchan mach p.png Charging up File:Hchan mach p2.png Hitmonchan File:Infernape mach punch.png Infernape
The user's fist glows and it punches the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Breloom's fist becomes covered in a white orb and it punches the opponent.
Multiple wild Breloom	A Shroomish Skirmish		Debut
Kenny's Breloom	Journey to the Unown!		None
	Hitmonchan's fist glows light blue as it gathers energy in it. It then punches the air, making a huge see-through boxing glove come out and punch the opponent.
Kyle Hamm's Hitmonchan	Pasta La Vista!		None
	Infernape's fist glow light blue and it punches the opponent, or both of Infernape's fists or whole arm glow light blue and it repeatedly punches the opponent. Sometimes, it's eyes flash yellow before it uses the attack.
Allegra's Infernape	The Rise of Darkrai		None
Ash's Infernape	Fighting Ire with Fire!		None
Flint's Infernape	Flint Sparks the Fire!		None
Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Infernape	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		None
	One or both of Monferno's fists glow light blue and it punches the opponent.
A Monferno Angie used briefly	Camping It Up!		None
Ash's Monferno	Evolving Strategies!		None
Flint's Monferno	Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Hitmonlee
The user charges at the opponent at a high speed and punches the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hitmonchan charges at the opponent at a high speed and punches the opponent, or Hitmonchan punches the air in front of it and fires an energy blast from its fist at the opponent.
Crys's Monlee	Slugging it Out with Slugma		Debut
	Monferno quickly dashes at the opponent to deliver a powerful punch.
Pearl's Chimhiko	VS. Meditite and Riolu II		None
	Infernape flexes its arm and throws a powerful punch.
Pearl's Chimhiko	VS. Wingull		None

In other languages

• Chinese: 音速拳 Yīnsù Quán
• Dutch: Mach Slag
• French: Mach Punch
• German: Tempohieb
• Greek: Υπερηχητική Γροθιά
• Hindi: माक मुक्का / (mach mukka)
• Italian: Pugnorapido
• Korean: 마하펀치 Mach Punch
• Spanish: Ultrapuño
• European Portuguese: Golpe Supersónico
• Serbian: Probijanje Zvučnog Zida

Variations of the move Quick Attack
Quick Attack • Mach Punch • Bullet Punch Ice Shard • Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave

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