Power Gem (move)

Power Gem (Japanese: パワージェム Power Gem) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Power Gem inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation VI

Power Gem's power changed from 70 to 80.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0053		Persian		Field		Field	32	32	32
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	46	51BW 43B2W2	43XY 37ORAS
0179		Mareep		Monster	Field	41	50BW 29B2W2	29
0180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field	47	59BW 34B2W2	34
0181		Ampharos		Monster	Field	59	71BW 35B2W2	35
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	1PtHGSS	1	1
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	50PtHGSS	55	55
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	44	44BW 41B2W2	41
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	49PtHGSS	49BW 32B2W2	32XY 25ORAS
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	43	43	43XY 36ORAS
0325		Spoink		Field		Field	46	48BW 33B2W2	33XY 29ORAS
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field	55	60BW 35B2W2	35XY 29ORAS
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	21	21BW 25B2W2	25
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous			1
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	49PtHGSS	49BW 32B2W2	32XY 25ORAS
0483		Dialga		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	19HGSS	19	19
0484		Palkia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	19HGSS	19	19
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral		25	25
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral		25	25
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral			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.

In other games

Pokémon GO

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Description

In the anime

Sableye Vespiquen Persian Carbink
The user forms a yellow ball of light and throws it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Vespiquen puts its hands together and a glowing orange ball is formed between its hands. It then raises its hands and the ball's size grows dramatically. It then throws the ball at the opponent.
A wild Vespiquen	An Angry Combeenation!		Debut
	The jewel on Persian's forehead glows red and it fires a pale pink beam of energy with a bright white energy around it from the jewel at the opponent.
Giovanni's Persian	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!		None
	Small bits of dark pink light come from behind Sableye's back and into the gemstone on its stomach and then the gemstone starts to glow white with a pink outline. Sableye then shoots a pale pink beam from the gemstone at the opponent.
Carrie's Sableye	Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!		None
	The light-blue crystal on the top of Carbink's head glows light-red, then a big white light shines from the crystal and spins in a clockwise direction, and then a pale pink beam which is surrounded by a white aura shoots towards the opponent from the crystal.
Multiple wild Carbink	A Diamond in the Rough!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Vespiquen Gigalith
The user throws several exploding stones at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vespiquen waves one of its arms and multiple sharp rocks fly out of its arm and fire at the opponent. When all of the rocks are fired and fall on the ground, they all explode at the same time.
A Roughneck's Vespiquen	Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I		Debut
	Gigalith absorbs energy from the sun. It then fires the collected energy as a beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Cheren's Gigalith	True Friends		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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Power Gem is the only Rock-type Beauty move.
• Despite not being able to learn it, Diancie is seen using Power Gem on X and Y's official website. However, since the battle takes place in a cave, it is possible the move Diancie used was actually Nature Power.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 力量寶石 Lihkleuhng Bóusehk Mandarin 力量寶石 Lìliàng Bǎoshí Dutch Kroonjuweel French Rayon Gemme German Juwelenkraft Greek Ακτινοβόλα Κοσμήματα Indonesian Power Gem Italian Gemmoforza Korean 파워젬 Power Gem Polish Klejnot Siły Portuguese Brazil Joia do Poder Gema Poderosa (TCG and manga) Portugal Pedra Preciosa Romanian Puterea Giuvaerului Spanish Latin America Gema de Poder (DP032) Joya de Luz (BW096) Spain Joya de Luz

Variations of the move Drill Peck
Drill Peck • Strength • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor Power Gem

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