Knock Off (move)

Knock Off はたきおとす Knock Off

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  25 (max. 40) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the last Pokemon to act before the user.

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

Knock Off (Japanese: はたきおとす Knock Off) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generations III and IV

Knock Off inflicts damage and removes the target's held item. If Knock Off triggers an item (such as a Focus Band, Focus Sash, or Colbur Berry) after the attack, that item activates before Knock Off removes it (unless it was consumed). Once the item has been removed, it cannot be used throughout the battle and switching either Pokémon out will not cause the target to regain its item. Knock Off cannot remove an item from Pokémon with the Sticky Hold or Multitype Ability, or from Pokémon behind a substitute. It also cannot remove a Griseous Orb from Giratina.

After the battle, the target will regain the knocked-off item. If an Exp. Share or Lucky Egg was knocked off, the target will still gain experience accordingly.

Generation V

Knock Off can now remove any item from a Pokémon with Multitype except a Plate. Knock Off cannot remove a Drive from Genesect.

Generation VI

Knock Off's power has been increased from 20 to 65, and its PP increased from 20 to 25. If this move is used on a Pokémon that is holding an item that can be lost, it will deal 50% more damage. Sticky Hold does not prevent this bonus. If used on a Pokémon that cannot lose its item — such as Giratina holding a Griseous Orb, a Pokémon holding a Mega Stone or an Orb that enables it to Mega Evolve or undergo Primal Reversion, a Pokémon with Multitype holding a Plate, or Genesect holding a Drive — this move will not receive the boost.

Knock Off will not remove a held item if the user faints due to Rough Skin, Iron Barbs, or Rocky Helmet.

If the target faints in the turn that Knock Off is used against it, the item will still be shown as being removed from the target. This may be for cases where the player might revive a target in his or her party.

Description

Games Description RSE Knocks down the foe’s held item to prevent its use. FRLG Knocks down the foe’s held item to prevent its use during the battle. Drops the target's held item to prevent its use. The user slaps down the foe’s held item, preventing the item from being used during the battle. The user slaps down the target's held item, preventing that item from being used in the battle. The user slaps down the target's held item, and that item can't be used in that battle. The move does more damage if the target has a held item.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting											21
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting											21
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting											21
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison				27				27			27
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison				27				27			27
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	21			9				9			13
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	18			13				13			13
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass				36				33	27	27
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				12				22	10	10
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground				10				10			10 19
271		Lombre	Water	Grass											36
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	28			19				19			19
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	29			19				19			19
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	33			29				29			29 26
341		Corphish	Water		Water	26	25	26				26			26 23
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	26	25	26				26			26 23
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	--			--				--			--
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	--			--				--			--
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		Psychic	15			25				25			25 19
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		Psychic	15			25				25			25 19
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic	15			25				25			25 19
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug				23		6	6	5	5
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark				23		--, 6	--, 6	--, 5	--, 5
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal				13				13			13
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass				36				33	27	27
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying				--, 12				--, 12	--, 10	--, 10
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal				--				--			--
720		Hoopa Hoopa Unbound	Psychic	Dark											46
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison
098		Krabby	Water		Water
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock
278		Wingull	Water	Flying
341		Corphish	Water		Water
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock
566		Archen	Rock	Flying
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔		✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔		✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔		✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
036		Clefable	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔		✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔		✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔		✔
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
183		Marill	Water	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel								✔	✔		✔		✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock											✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice								✔	✔		✔		✔
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔		✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass													✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass													✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost								✔	✔		✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug								✔	✔		✔		✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug								✔	✔		✔		✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔		✔		✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔		✔		✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel								✔	✔		✔		✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug								✔	✔		✔		✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice								✔	✔		✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔		✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
489		Phione	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water											✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water											✔		✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water											✔		✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground											✔		✔
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass											✔		✔
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy											✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy											✔		✔
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark											✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark											✔		✔
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock											✔		✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock											✔		✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting											✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting											✔		✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock													✔
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock													✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying													✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying													✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying											✔		✔
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug											✔		✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel											✔		✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water											✔		✔
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel													✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel											✔		✔
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric											✔		✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric											✔		✔
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice											✔		✔
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug											✔		✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting											✔		✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel											✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel											✔		✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying											✔		✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying											✔		✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying											✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying											✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying											✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic											✔		✔
660		Diggersby	Normal	Ground													✔
674		Pancham	Fighting		Fighting													✔
675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark													✔
686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic													✔
687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic													✔
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying													✔
720		Hoopa	Psychic	Ghost													✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Mystery Dungeon series

In Rescue Team, Knock Off does not damage the target, only making it drop its item (if any) to a nearby tile.

In the anime

Gliscor Hariyama
The user slaps down the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hariyama slaps the opponent with its huge hand.
Brawly's Hariyama	Brave the Wave		Debut
	One of Gliscor's claws becomes surrounded by black sparks and it slams its claw into the opponent.
Paul's Gliscor	Chim - Charred!		None

In other generations

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

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 Mandarin Chinese 落拳 Luòquán Finnish Tyrmäys French Sabotage German Abschlag Greek Τράνταγμα Italian Privazione Korean 탁쳐서떨구기 Takchyeoseo Tteolgugi Polish Nokaut Brazilian Portuguese Nocaute Serbian Obijanje Spanish Desarme

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