Bounce (move): Difference between revisions

Bounce (Japanese: とびはねる Bounce) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III to IV

The user bounces up high on the first turn, avoiding most moves. Gust, Twister, Thunder and Sky Uppercut have normal accuracy against a mid-air Pokémon, with all but Sky Uppercut also gaining doubled power. The user may also be hit in mid-air if it was previously targeted by Lock-On or Mind Reader or if it is attacked by a Pokémon with No Guard. On the second turn, the user slams down onto the target, inflicting damage with a 30% chance of paralyzing it.

Generation V

Bounce can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	45			44		42	45			'
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	50			49		47	45			'
186		Politoed	Water		Water				43		37	37			'
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying				40				46			''''
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying				48				56			''''
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying				48				64			''''
226		Mantine	Water	Flying				40				40			''''
320		Wailmer	Water		Water				44				44			'
321		Wailord	Water		Water				54				54			'
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	43			48				53			'
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	55			60				68			'
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal				46				56			'
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal				46				56			'
456		Finneon	Water		Water				45				45			'
457		Lumineon	Water		Water				53				53			'
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying				40				40			''''
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric								40			'
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting								49			'
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting								49			'
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
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass
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

In Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0129 Magikarp Water 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0186 Politoed Water 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0234 Stantler Normal 0255 Torchic Fire 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0339 Barboach Water Ground 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0359 Absol Dark 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 0370 Luvdisc Water 0424 Ambipom Normal 0427 Buneary Normal 0428 Lopunny Normal 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0129 Magikarp Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0320 Wailmer Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Buneary Bounce.png Buneary File:Lopunny Bounce.png Lopunny
The user bounces up high, then drops on the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Grumpig jumps on its tail, using it as a spring and bounces into the air.
Kelly's Grumpig	Lessons in Lilycove		Debut
	Buneary jumps high into the air, front flips as it falls and kicks the opponent, or Buneary repeatedly jumps on the opponent.
Dawn's Buneary	Setting the World on its Buneary!		None
	Lopunny jumps into the air and sticks its leg out, kicking the opponent and bouncing off it after.
Paris's Lopunny	Arriving in Style!		None

Trivia

• In Generation III, the only four Pokémon to learn Bounce were not Flying-type and therefore would not normally receive STAB from it.
• Bounce is the only Flying-type move that Gyarados can learn, despite being a Flying-type Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 飛跳 Fēitiào Dutch Sprong French Rebond German Sprungfeder Greek Αναπήδηση Hindi Uchlo Italian Rimbalzo Korean 뛰어오르다 Ttwieooreuda Polish Skok Portuguese Brazil Ricochetear Portugal Ataque Mola (Advanced Challenge) Salto (Diamond and Pearl Series) Serbian Odskok Spanish Bote

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