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==Effect==
==Effect==
Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
==Description==
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{{movedescentry|GSC|Pounds with forelegs or tail.}}
{{movedescentry|RSE|Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail.}}
{{movedescentry|FRLG|A physical attack delivered with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.}}
{{movedescentry|DPPtHGSS|The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.}}
{{movedescentry|BW|The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.}}
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==Learnset==
==Learnset==

Revision as of 18:59, 20 February 2012

Pound redirects here. If you were looking for the currency used in the Pokémon world, see Pokémon Dollar. If you were looking for the weight measurement, see List of Pokémon by weight.

Pound
はたく Strike
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  35 (max. 56)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Pound (Japanese: はたく Strike) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

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Reason: Description in console games
Games Description
GSC Pounds with forelegs or tail.
RSE Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail.
FRLG A physical attack delivered with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
DPPtHGSS The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
BW The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
035 Clefairy Clefairy Normal Normal -- -- -- -- -- ''''
039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Normal Normal 9 9 9 9 9 ''''
088 Grimer Grimer Poison Poison -- -- -- -- -- '
089 Muk Muk Poison Poison -- -- -- -- -- '
096 Drowzee Drowzee Psychic Psychic -- -- -- -- -- '
097 Hypno Hypno Psychic Psychic -- -- -- -- -- '
113 Chansey Chansey Normal Normal -- -- -- -- -- ''''
124 Jynx Jynx Ice Psychic -- -- -- -- -- '
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic -- -- -- -- -- '
173 Cleffa Cleffa Normal Normal   -- -- -- -- ''''
174 Igglybuff Igglybuff Normal Normal   9 9 9 9 ''''
192 Sunflora Sunflora Grass Grass   -- -- -- -- '
238 Smoochum Smoochum Ice Psychic   -- -- -- -- '
242 Blissey Blissey Normal Normal   -- -- -- -- ''''
252 Treecko Treecko Grass Grass     -- -- -- '
253 Grovyle Grovyle Grass Grass     -- -- -- '
254 Sceptile Sceptile Grass Grass     -- -- -- '
274 Nuzleaf Nuzleaf Grass Dark     -- -- -- '
275 Shiftry Shiftry Grass Dark     -- -- -- '
293 Whismur Whismur Normal Normal     -- -- -- ''''
294 Loudred Loudred Normal Normal     -- -- -- ''''
295 Exploud Exploud Normal Normal     -- -- -- ''''
316 Gulpin Gulpin Poison Poison     -- -- -- '
317 Swalot Swalot Poison Poison     -- -- -- '
393 Piplup Piplup Water Water       -- -- '
427 Buneary Buneary Normal Normal       -- -- ''''
428 Lopunny Lopunny Normal Normal       -- -- ''''
440 Happiny Happiny Normal Normal       -- -- ''''
456 Finneon Finneon Water Water       -- -- '
457 Lumineon Lumineon Water Water       -- -- '
531 Audino Audino Normal Normal         -- ''''
532 Timburr Timburr Fighting Fighting         -- '
533 Gurdurr Gurdurr Fighting Fighting         -- '
534 Conkeldurr Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting         -- '
568 Trubbish Trubbish Poison Poison         -- '
569 Garbodor Garbodor Poison Poison         -- '
572 Minccino Minccino Normal Normal         -- ''''
574 Gothita Gothita Psychic Psychic         -- '
575 Gothorita Gothorita Psychic Psychic         -- '
576 Gothitelle Gothitelle Psychic Psychic         -- '
594 Alomomola Alomomola Water Water         -- '
619 Mienfoo Mienfoo Fighting Fighting         -- '
620 Mienshao Mienshao Fighting Fighting         -- '
622 Golett Golett Ground Ghost         -- '
623 Golurk Golurk Ground Ghost         -- '
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.


Other appearances

  • Jigglypuff uses Pound as its B attack in Super Smash Bros. From Super Smash Bros. Melee onwards, Pound became its side B attack. It is mainly used as an alternate recovery move, since its up B attack, Sing, does not help Jigglypuff recover.

In the anime

Brock Happiny Pound.png
Happiny
Ash Grovyle Pound.png
Grovyle
Ash Sceptile Pound.png
Sceptile
Pippy Pound.png
Piplup
The opponent is physically hit by a body part of the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff slaps the opponent across the face.
A wild Jigglypuff Clefairy Tales Debut
Clefairy Clefairy slaps the opponent across the face.
A wild Clefairy Clefairy Tales None
Treecko Treecko swings its tail and hits the opponent with it, or Treecko slams its hand on the opponent.
Ash's Treecko Tree's a Crowd None
A Treecko brought by Prof. Birch A Six Pack Attack! None
Grovyle Grovyle swings its head and hits the opponent with the large leaf on its head.
Ash's Grovyle Exploud and Clear None
Sceptile Sceptile swings around and hits the opponent with its tail.
Ash's Sceptile Ka Boom with a View! None
Happiny One or both of Happiny's arms glow white and it strikes the opponent, leaving behind a white trail where it punched.
Brock's Happiny Tanks for the Memories! None
Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Happiny Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! Used via Transform
Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Happiny Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! Used via Transform
Piplup One of Piplup's arms glow white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Tyler's Pippy The Thief That Keeps On Thieving! None
Chansey Half of Chansey's arm glows white and it stabs the opponent with it.
Nurse Joy's Chansey Pedal to the Mettle! None
Igglybuff One of Igglybuff's arms glow white and it swings its arm, firing a while cresent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent.
An Igglybuff under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! None
Cleffa One of Cleffa's arms glow white and it swings its arm, releasing a white cresent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent.
A Cleffa that was under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! None
Teddiursa One of Teddiursa's arms glow white and it swings it, releasing a white cresent blade of energy from it at the opponent.
A Teddiursa under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! Teddiursa cannot legally learn Pound
Smoochum One of Smoochum's arms glow white and it swings it, releasing a white cresent blade of energy from its arm at the opponent.
A Smoochum under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


In other generations

Trivia

  • Pound has an index number of 1, making it the first move in the game data.
  • All Pokémon able to learn this move learn it at level 1, except Igglybuff and Jigglypuff, who both learn it at level 9.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 拍擊 Pāijí
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Rána
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Stamp
Finland Flag.png Finnish Mäjäys
France Flag.png French Écras'Face
Germany Flag.png German Pfund
Greece Flag.png Greek Κοπάνισμα
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Pukul
Tampar
Italy Flag.png Italian Botta (Gen III-present)
Libbra (Gen I-II)
South Korea Flag.png Korean 막치기 Makchigi
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Tapa
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Pancada
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Udar
Spain Flag.png Spanish Destructor


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