Pound (move)

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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  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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

Effect

Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A Normal-type attack. Slightly stronger than Tackle. Many Pokémon know this move.
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.
Colo.XD Pounds the target with forelegs or tail.
DPPtHGSS The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
BWB2W2 The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
XYORAS
SM
The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
035 Clefairy Clefairy* Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1
039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Normal Fairy 9 9 9 9 9 7
5
088 Grimer Grimer Poison Poison 1 1 1 1 1 1
089 Muk Muk Poison Poison 1 1 1 1 1 1
096 Drowzee Drowzee Psychic Psychic 1 1 1 1 1 1
097 Hypno Hypno Psychic Psychic 1 1 1 1 1 1
113 Chansey Chansey Normal Normal 1 1 1 1 1 1
124 Jynx Jynx Ice Psychic 1 1 1 1 1 1
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic 1 1 1 1 1 1
173 Cleffa Cleffa* Fairy Fairy   1 1 1 1 1
174 Igglybuff Igglybuff Normal Fairy   9 9 9 9 9
5
192 Sunflora Sunflora Grass Grass   1 1 1 1 1
238 Smoochum Smoochum Ice Psychic   1 1 1 1 1
242 Blissey Blissey Normal Normal   1 1 1 1 1
252 Treecko Treecko Grass Grass     1 1 1 1
253 Grovyle Grovyle Grass Grass     1 1 1 1
254 Sceptile Sceptile Grass Grass     1 1 1 1
274 Nuzleaf Nuzleaf Grass Dark     1 1 1 1
275 Shiftry Shiftry Grass Dark     1      
293 Whismur Whismur Normal Normal     1 1 1 1
294 Loudred Loudred Normal Normal     1 1 1 1
295 Exploud Exploud Normal Normal     1 1 1 1
316 Gulpin Gulpin Poison Poison     1 1 1 1
317 Swalot Swalot Poison Poison     1 1 1 1
393 Piplup Piplup Water Water       1 1 1
427 Buneary Buneary Normal Normal       1 1 1
428 Lopunny Lopunny Normal Normal       1 1 1
440 Happiny Happiny Normal Normal       1 1 1
456 Finneon Finneon Water Water       1 1 1
457 Lumineon Lumineon Water Water       1 1 1
531 Audino Audino Normal Normal         1 1
532 Timburr Timburr Fighting Fighting         1 1
533 Gurdurr Gurdurr Fighting Fighting         1 1
534 Conkeldurr Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting         1 1
568 Trubbish Trubbish Poison Poison         1 1
569 Garbodor Garbodor Poison Poison         1 1
572 Minccino Minccino Normal Normal         1 1
574 Gothita Gothita Psychic Psychic         1 1
575 Gothorita Gothorita Psychic Psychic         1 1
576 Gothitelle Gothitelle Psychic Psychic         1 1
594 Alomomola Alomomola Water Water         1 1
619 Mienfoo Mienfoo Fighting Fighting         1 1
620 Mienshao Mienshao Fighting Fighting         1 1
622 Golett Golett Ground Ghost         1 1
623 Golurk Golurk Ground Ghost         1 1
656 Froakie Froakie Water Water           1
657 Frogadier Frogadier Water Water           1
658 Greninja Greninja Water Dark           1
694 Helioptile Helioptile Electric Normal           1
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

Super Smash Bros. series

Jigglypuff uses Pound as its neutral special move in Super Smash Bros. From Super Smash Bros. Melee onwards, Pound is its side special move, with Rollout becoming its neutral special move. It is mainly used as an alternate recovery move, since its up special move, Sing, does not help Jigglypuff recover. The move is also useful for breaking shields in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U.

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★
Power: 26
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
Users: Igglybuff   Audino
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target.
Conq. The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.


In the anime

Brock Happiny Pound.png
Happiny
Ash Grovyle Pound.png
Grovyle
Normajean Igglybuff Cleffa.png
Igglybuff and Cleffa
Delbert Mienshao Pound.png
Mienshao
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.
Recurring 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 glows white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Tyler's Pippy The Thief That Keeps On Thieving! None
Chansey A quarter of Chansey's arm glows bright light-blue and it stabs the opponent with it.
Nurse Joy's Chansey Pedal to the Mettle! None
Igglybuff One of Igglybuff's arms glows white and it swings its arm, firing a while crescent 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 glows white and it swings its arm, releasing a white crescent 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 glows white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent 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 glows white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its arm at the opponent.
A Smoochum under Normajean's care The Brockster Is In! None
Mienshao One of Mienshao's arm furs glows white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its arm at the opponent.
Delbert's Mienshao Search for the Clubultimate! None
Froakie One of Froakie's hands glows white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Ash's Froakie An Appetite for Battle! None


In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga


In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga


In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 拍擊 Pāijí
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Rána
Denmark Flag.png Danish Dunk
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Slag
Finland Flag.png Finnish Nuija (OS)
Mäjäys (AG)
France Flag.png French Écras'Face*
Ecras'Face*
Germany Flag.png German Pfund
Greece Flag.png Greek Κοπάνισμα
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Pukul
Tampar
Italy Flag.png Italian Botta*
Libbra*
South Korea Flag.png Korean 막치기 Makchigi
Poland Flag.png Polish Grom
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Tapa
Pancada (TCG)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Pancada
Romania Flag.png Romanian Greutatea
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Udar
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Destructor (EP062)
Mazo (AG007-AG065)
Golpe de Cresta* (AG066-AG161)
Golpe de Cola* (AG071)
Golpe Recto (AG164)
Golpazo (AG191)
Golpe (DP062-present)
Spain Flag.png Spain Destructor
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Vurma


Variations of the move Pound
PhysicalIC HOME.png PoundScratchTackleLeafageBranch Poke
SpecialIC HOME.png GustFairy Wind


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