Self-Destruct (move)
Selfdestruct じばく Suicide Bombing | ||||||||||||
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Selfdestruct (Japanese: じばく Suicide Bombing) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I
Resembling a weaker version of Explosion, Selfdestruct inflicts damage, and causes the user to faint. Though its power is listed as 130, the target's Defense will be halved when damage from this attack is calculated, giving it an effective power of 260. The game will bump 0 up to 1 to avoid infinite damage, so Selfdestruct would have an effective power of 130 if it could be used against a target with a Defense value of 1 (although such circumstances would almost never happen in normal play).
If Selfdestruct breaks a target's Substitute, the user will not faint, though its image will be replaced by a blank image. Additionally, if the user of Selfdestruct had a Substitute at the time of such a situation, uses Substitute later, or switches out, its regular image will once again become visible.
If the user of Selfdestruct attacks first and faints itself, the target will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round.
In Stadium, if Selfdestruct breaks a target's Substitute, the user will faint.
Generation II
The move's power is increased to 200 instead. The target's Defense is still halved, giving it an effective power of 400. If the user uses the move on a target using a substitute, regardless if the substitute is broken or not, the user will always faint.
Generations III and IV
Selfdestruct cannot be used when a Pokémon with the ability Damp is on the field.
Generation V
Selfdestruct no longer halves the target's Defense.
Mystery Dungeon
Selfdestruct does not cause the user to faint, but instead cuts its HP in half, and affects all Pokémon, items, and walls within 2 tiles of the user, reducing HP by half on teammates, by 50 on hostile Pokémon, and destroying all walls, items, and special tiles. Selfdestruct cannot be used in rain or on any floor with a Pokémon with the ability Damp.
Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
074 | Geodude | Rock | Ground | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 29 | ' | |||||||
075 | Graveler | Rock | Ground | --, 21 | --, 21 | 21 | 18 | 31 | ' | |||||||
076 | Golem | Rock | Ground | --, 21 | --, 21 | 21 | 18 | 31 | ' | |||||||
100 | Voltorb | Electric | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 33 | ' | ||||||||
101 | Electrode | Electric | --, 22 | --, 23 | 27 | 29 | 35 | ' | ||||||||
109 | Koffing | Poison | 40 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | ' | ||||||||
110 | Weezing | Poison | 43 | --, 17 | --, 17 | 19 | 24 | ' | ||||||||
204 | Pineco | Bug | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ' | |||||||||
205 | Forretress | Bug | Steel | --, 8 | --, 8 | --, 6 | --, 6 | ' | ||||||||
343 | Baltoy | Ground | Psychic | 19 | 19 | 21 | ' | |||||||||
344 | Claydol | Ground | Psychic | 19 | 19 | 21 | ' | |||||||||
597 | Ferroseed | Grass | Steel | 38 | ' | |||||||||||
598 | Ferrothorn | Grass | Steel | 38 | ' | |||||||||||
649 | Genesect | Bug | Steel | 77 | ' | |||||||||||
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 TM
# | Pokémon | Type | Machine | |||||||||||||
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I TM36 |
II -- |
III -- |
IV -- |
V -- |
VI TM08 | |||||||||||
074 | Geodude | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ||||||||||||
075 | Graveler | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ||||||||||||
076 | Golem | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ||||||||||||
088 | Grimer | Poison | ✔ | |||||||||||||
089 | Muk | Poison | ✔ | |||||||||||||
090 | Shellder | Water | ✔ | |||||||||||||
091 | Cloyster | Water | Ice | ✔ | ||||||||||||
092 | Gastly | Ghost | Poison | ✔ | ||||||||||||
093 | Haunter | Ghost | Poison | ✔ | ||||||||||||
094 | Gengar | Ghost | Poison | ✔ | ||||||||||||
095 | Onix | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ||||||||||||
100 | Voltorb | Electric | ✔ | |||||||||||||
101 | Electrode | Electric | ✔ | |||||||||||||
102 | Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | ✔ | ||||||||||||
103 | Exeggutor | Grass | Psychic | ✔ | ||||||||||||
109 | Koffing | Poison | ✔ | |||||||||||||
110 | Weezing | Poison | ✔ | |||||||||||||
143 | Snorlax | Normal | ✔ | |||||||||||||
150 | Mewtwo | Psychic | ✔ | |||||||||||||
151 | Mew | Psychic | ✔ | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
143 | Snorlax | Normal | ||||||||||||
185 | Sudowoodo | Rock | ||||||||||||
438 | Bonsly | Rock | ||||||||||||
446 | Munchlax | Normal | ||||||||||||
568 | Trubbish | Poison | ||||||||||||
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 Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Special move
Generation IV
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In the anime
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The Pokémon becomes angry and white and then explodes. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Voltorb's body glows white and yellow sparks appear around its body. It then explodes violently. | |||
Koga's Voltorb | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | Debut | |
Duplica's Ditto in the form of Voltorb | Ditto's Mysterious Mansion | Used via Transform | |
Keith's Voltorb | So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd | None | |
Unknown Trainer's Voltorb | Pikachu Re-Volts | None | |
Multiple wild Voltorb | Bucking the Treasure Trend! | None | |
Pineco's body glows blue or white. It then suddenly explodes. | |||
Multiple wild Pineco | Going Apricorn! | None | |
Brock's Pineco | Going Apricorn! | None | |
Multiple wild Pineco | Bucking the Treasure Trend! | None |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The user explodes violently. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Electrode explodes violently. | |||
Lt. Surge's Electrode | Electrode's Big Shock! | Debut |
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Selfdestruct does not cause the user to faint, but instead cuts its HP in half, and reduces HP by half on teammates, by 40 on hostile Pokémon, and destroys all walls and items within one tile of the user.
In other generations
Trivia
- Only Munchlax, Snorlax, and Smeargle receive STAB for Selfdestruct.
- Lickilicky, who along with Smeargle receives STAB from Explosion, cannot learn Selfdestruct.
- Snorlax is only capable of learning Selfdestruct through a move tutor in Pokémon XD. Lickilicky's pre-evolved form is oddly incapable of learning it from the same move tutor.
- In Generation I, if Selfdestruct or Explosion causes the player to win and lose at the same time, the player blacks out as normal, but the victory music plays.
In other languages
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