Peck (move)

Peck つつく Peck

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  35 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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

Peck (Japanese: つつく Peck) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Peck inflicts damage and can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Peck can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Drill Peck and Fury Attack to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug							1PE
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	5
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
083G		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field								1SwSh
0084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0085		Dodrio		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0144		Articuno		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	1
0145		Zapdos		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
145G		Zapdos Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1SwSh
0146		Moltres		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	1
0163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying		11	11	13DP 9PtHGSS	9	9	7	1
0164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying		1, 11	1, 11	13DP 9PtHGSS	9	9	7	1
0177		Natu		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0178		Xatu		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field				1	1	1	1
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0255		Torchic		Field		Field			16	16	16	16XY 14ORAS	14
0256		Combusken		Field		Field			17	17	17	17XY 14ORAS	14
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field			17	17	17	17XY 14ORAS	14
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying			1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0277		Swellow		Flying		Flying			1	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
0333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
0334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
0393		Piplup		Water 1	Field				15	15	15	15	15BDSP
0394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field				15	15	15	15	15BDSP
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field				15	15	15	15	15BDSP
0430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying								1BDSP
0441		Chatot		Flying		Flying				1	1	1	1	5BDSP
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field				1	1	1	1
0556		Maractus		Grass		Grass					1	1	1	1SwSh
0588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug					1	1	1	1SwSh
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug					1	1	1	1SwSh
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying					1	1	1	1SwSh
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying					1	1	1	1SwSh
0661		Fletchling		Flying		Flying						10	10	1SwSh
0662		Fletchinder		Flying		Flying						10	10	1SwSh
0663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying						10	1, 10	1SwSh
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2						1	1	1SwSh
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2						1	1	1SwSh
0722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying							8	9SwSh
0723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying							1, 8	9SwSh
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying							1, 8	9SwSh
0731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying							1
0732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying							1
0733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying							1
0741		Oricorio		Flying		Flying							6
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							5	1SwSh
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							1, 5	1SwSh
0803		Poipole		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1USUM	1SwSh
0804		Naganadel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1USUM	1SwSh
0821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying								1SwSh
0822		Corvisquire		Flying		Flying								1SwSh
0823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying								1SwSh
0845		Cramorant		Water 1	Flying								1SwSh
0846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2								1SwSh
0847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2								1SwSh
0865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field								1SwSh
0871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous								1SwSh
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
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔
0175		Togepi		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0255		Torchic		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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Peck is a move with base power of 4, 22 PP and 95% accuracy. The user attacks enemy in the front.

In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the move's PP has been increased to 26.

Pokémon Masters EX

Pokémon GO

Peck
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 10 Energy boost 10 Duration 1 second Damage window 0.45 - 0.9 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 6 Energy boost 5 Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• February 16, 2017
  • Duration: 1.15 → 1.5 seconds
  • Damage window: 0.95 - 1.15 → 0.45 - 0.9 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Duration: 1.5 → 1 seconds

Description

In the anime

Natu Karrablast Rowlet Swellow
The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Spearow pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Multiple wild Spearow	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Multiple wild Spearow	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Multiple wild Spearow	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
	Dodrio pecks the opponent several times with its three beaks.
Dario's Dodrio	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
	Hoothoot pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Hagatha's Hoothoot	Illusion Confusion		None
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Farfetch'd pecks the opponent with its beak.
Sylvester's Farfetch'd	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
	Pidgey pecks the opponent with its beak.
Trixie's Pidgey	Love, Totodile Style		Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
Malachi's Ken	Carrying On!		Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
Denjirō's multiple Pidgey	Carrying On!		Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
	Noctowl pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Noctowl	Fowl Play!		None
	Murkrow pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, Murkrow's beak glows white.
Multiple wild Murkrow	Pikachu & Pichu		None
A wild Murkrow	Trouble in Big Town		None
Three wild Murkrow	All That Glitters!		None
Lily's Murkrow	Hocus Pokémon		None
Multiple wild Murkrow	Like a Meowth to a Flame		None
Mitchell's Murkrow	Try for the Family Stone!		None
	Fearow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
A wild Fearow	Carrying On!		None
	Natu pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows yellow while using the move.
McKenzie's Naughty	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally		None
Team Rocket's Natu	Take My Thief! Please!		None
	Torchic pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
May's Torchic	A Ruin with a View		None
Nurse Joy's Torchic	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
	Taillow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Taillow	In the Knicker of Time!		None
	Xatu pecks the opponent multiple times with its beak.
Calista's Xatu	Me, Myself and Time		None
	Combusken pecks the opponent.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		None
	Altaria pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Altaria	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
	Swellow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Ash's Swellow	Solid as a Solrock		None
	Chatot pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows white.
Ada's Chatot	Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!		None
Officer Jenny's Buddy	Stealing the Conversation!		None
	Piplup's beak glows white or gold and it pecks the opponent multiple times. Sometimes, its beak grows longer when it uses the attack.
Dawn's Piplup	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
Lauren's Piplup	The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!		None
	The horn on the top of Karrablast's head glows white and it jabs the opponent multiple times with it.
Professor Juniper's Karrablast	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None
	Rufflet hits an opponent with his beak.
Nursery's Rufflet	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
	Fletchling's beak glows white and it uses it to strike the opponent.
Ash's Fletchling	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
	Talonflame's beak glows white and it uses it to strike the opponent.
Moria's Talonflame	Battles in the Sky!		None
	Fletchinder pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows white.
Ash's Fletchinder	A Slippery Encounter!		None
	Rowlet flies towards the opponent, then a light green bird shaped aura surrounds the front of Rowlet's body, and Rowlet attacks the opponent.
Ash's Rowlet	Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!		None
	Pikipek flies towards the opponent, attacking the opponent with its beak or by pinching it with its beak separated.
A wild Pikipek	Dewpider Ascending!		None

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Braviary
The user jabs the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Braviary jabs the opponent with its beak.
Biker King's Braviary	Advance Toward the Path of the Strongest!		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Piplup Doduo Combusken Murkrow
The user jabs the opponent with its sharply pointed beak or fingertips.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Doduo repeatedly pecks the opponent with both of its beaks.
Yellow's Dody	Eradicate Raticate!		Debut
	Murkrow pecks the opponent with its beak.
Silver's Murkrow	Delibird Delivery - 2		None
	Combusken repeatedly hits the opponent with its fingertips.
Sapphire's Chic	Mashing Makuhita		None
	Piplup pecks the opponent once with its beak.
Platinum's Piplup	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		None

• In Perturbed by Pachirisu, Platinum's Prinplup was revealed to have used Peck, but the move was executed off-panel.

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

• In Piplup's Special Training, Piplup was told to use Peck, but he would use Bubble Beam instead.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup stabs the opponent with its beak.
Hareta's Piplup	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!		Debut

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Pidgey Xatu
The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pidgey stabs the opponent with its beak.
Gold's Pidgey	The Legendary Pokémon Appears!		Debut Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
	Xatu stabs the opponent with its beak.
Black's Xatu	The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon		None

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

Torchic
The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Torchic stabs the opponent with its beak.
Ginji	Why I Became a Pokémon. The Answer Finally Revealed!!		Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Natu
The user uses its beak to peck the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Natu pecks at the foe hard with its beak.
Falkner's Natu	The Gym Challenges Begin!!		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, andSky	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side 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, andSky	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, andSky	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, andSky	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

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