Superpower (move)

Superpower (Japanese: ばかぢから Great Power) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Superpower inflicts damage and then lowers the user's Attack stat and Defense stat by one stat level each.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground		43	58				58			'
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug				52				52			'
158		Totodile	Water		Water				41		43	48			'
159		Croconaw	Water		Water				48		51	57			'
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water				58		63	71			'
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	25			25				25			'
378		Regice	Ice		Ice	25			25				25			'
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	25			25				25			'
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	30			30				30			'
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal				41				41			'
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water				48				48			'
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal				25						'
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting								49			''''
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting								57			''''
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting								57			''''
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting								49			''''
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire								39			'
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire								47			'
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice								--			'
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon								55			'
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying								51			'
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
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	no
183		Marill	Water		Water
304		Aron	Steel	Rock	no
341		Corphish	Water		Water
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	no
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

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground								✔	✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground								✔	✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water								✔	✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water								✔	✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug								✔	✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water								✔	✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water								✔	✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water								✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water								✔	✔
183		Marill	Water		Water								✔	✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water								✔	✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel								✔	✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark								✔	✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water								✔	✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground								✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground								✔	✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting								✔	✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark								✔	✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water								✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark								✔	✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug								✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice								✔	✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel								✔	✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground								✔	✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water								✔	✔
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
449		Hippopotas	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
450		Hippowdon	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground Video Game Championships 2012 0327 Spinda Normal Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0359 Absol Dark Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0449 Hippopotas Ground Dream World - Rugged Mountain 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

Totodile File:Masaomi Throh Superpower.png Throh
The user becomes outlined in blue and can lift heavy objects.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Totodile's body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura. It then picks up a large rock and throws it at the opponent.
Khoury's Totodile	A Rivalry to Gible On!		Debut
	Throh flexes its muscles to increase power and its body becomes outlined in a light blue aura. It then grabs the opponent and tosses them in the air. On an opponent that is underground, it slams its fists into the ground which cause the opponent to surface and become surrounded in rubble.
Masaomi's Throh	Search for the Clubultimate!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Regirock
The user strikes the opponent with a powerful punch.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Regirock raises one of its hands and strikes the opponent with a powerful punch.
Brandon's Regirock	VS. Regirock		Debut

In other generations

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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	DPPt	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

• Until Pokémon Platinum, no Fighting-type Pokémon could learn Superpower, despite it being a Fighting-type move.
• Superpower's German name is the same as the name for the Ability Huge Power in German.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 蠻力 Mánlì French Surpuissance German Kraftkoloss Greek Υπερδύναμη Indonesian Superpower Italian Troppoforte Korean 엄청난힘 Eomcheongnan Him Polish Super Moc Brazilian Portuguese Superpoder Romanian Superputerea Serbian Supermoć Spanish Fuerza Bruta

Variations of the move Superpower
Superpower • Close Combat • Dragon Ascent • Headlong Rush Armor Cannon

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