Ancient Power (move)
Ancient Power げんしのちから Primeval Power | ||||||||||||
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Ancient Power (Japanese: げんしのちから Primeval Power), formatted as AncientPower prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation II.
Contents
Effect
In battle
Ancient Power inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.
Generation III
This move makes contact.
Generation IV onward
This move does not make contact.
Other effects
From Generation IV onward, three Pokémon can evolve when they level up knowing Ancient Power: Tangela into Tangrowth, Piloswine into Mamoswine, and Yanma into Yanmega.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | ||||||
114 | ![]() |
Tangela |
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Grass | 33 | 36BW 40B2W2 |
38 | 38SMUSUM | 24 | |||
138 | ![]() |
Omanyte |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37SMUSUM | 30 |
139 | ![]() |
Omastar |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 54 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37SMUSUM | 30 |
140 | ![]() |
Kabuto |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 55 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46SMUSUM | 30 |
141 | ![]() |
Kabutops |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 65 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54SMUSUM | 30 |
142 | ![]() |
Aerodactyl |
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Flying | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25SMUSUM | 1 | |
144 | ![]() |
Articuno |
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Undiscovered | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29SMUSUM | 25 | |||
144 | ![]() |
Articuno Galarian Form |
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Undiscovered | 25 | |||||||
145 | ![]() |
Zapdos |
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Undiscovered | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29SMUSUM | 25 | |||
145 | ![]() |
Zapdos Galarian Form |
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Undiscovered | 25 | |||||||
146 | ![]() |
Moltres |
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Undiscovered | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29SMUSUM | 25 | |||
146 | ![]() |
Moltres Galarian Form |
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Undiscovered | 25 | |||||||
150 | ![]() |
Mewtwo |
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Undiscovered | 8 | |||||||
151 | ![]() |
Mew |
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Undiscovered | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50SMUSUM | 30 | |
175 | ![]() |
Togepi |
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Undiscovered | 21FRLG | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | ||
176 | ![]() |
Togetic |
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Flying | Fairy | 21FRLG | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | |
193 | ![]() |
Yanma |
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Bug | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | ||||
206 | ![]() |
Dunsparce |
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Field | 41 | 48BW 19B2W2 |
19 | 16SM 18USUM |
20 | |||
218 | ![]() |
Slugma |
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Amorphous | 26 | 28 | 28XY 22ORAS |
22 | ||||
219 | ![]() |
Magcargo |
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Amorphous | 26 | 28 | 28XY 22ORAS |
22 | ||||
221 | ![]() |
Piloswine |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
222 | ![]() |
Corsola |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 32BW 20B2W2 |
20XY 17ORAS |
17 | 20 |
222 | ![]() |
Corsola Galarian Form |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 20 | ||||||
249 | ![]() |
Lugia |
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Undiscovered | 88 | 88 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 1 | |
250 | ![]() |
Ho-Oh |
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Undiscovered | 88 | 88 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 1 | |
251 | ![]() |
Celebi |
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Undiscovered | 20 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | |
343 | ![]() |
Baltoy |
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Mineral | 25 | 25 | 26BW 21B2W2 |
21XY 19ORAS |
19 | 18 | ||
344 | ![]() |
Claydol |
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Mineral | 25 | 25 | 26BW 21B2W2 |
21XY 19ORAS |
19 | 18 | ||
345 | ![]() |
Lileep |
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Water 3 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43XY 17ORAS |
17 | 16 | ||
346 | ![]() |
Cradily |
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Water 3 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 36XY 17ORAS |
17 | 16 | ||
347 | ![]() |
Anorith |
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Water 3 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 31XY 21ORAS |
21 | 16 | ||
348 | ![]() |
Armaldo |
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Water 3 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 31XY 21ORAS |
21 | 16 | ||
352 | ![]() |
Kecleon |
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Field | 49 | 64DP 55PtHGSS |
55 | 1, 55XY 21ORAS |
21 | |||
369 | ![]() |
Relicanth |
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Water 1 | Water 2 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 1, 43XY 21ORAS |
21 | 10 | |
377 | ![]() |
Regirock |
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Undiscovered | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33XY 31ORAS |
31 | 12 | ||
378 | ![]() |
Regice |
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Undiscovered | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33XY 31ORAS |
31 | 12 | ||
379 | ![]() |
Registeel |
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Undiscovered | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33XY 31ORAS |
31 | 12 | ||
382 | ![]() |
Kyogre |
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Undiscovered | 15 | 15DPPt 45HGSS |
45 | 45XY 1ORAS |
1 | 1 | ||
383 | ![]() |
Groudon |
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Undiscovered | 15 | 15DPPt 45HGSS |
45 | 45XY 1ORAS |
1 | 1 | ||
384 | ![]() |
Rayquaza |
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Undiscovered | 15 | 15DPPt 45HGSS |
45 | 45XY 15ORAS |
15 | 1 | ||
408 | ![]() |
Cranidos |
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Monster | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | ||||
409 | ![]() |
Rampardos |
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Monster | 28 | 36 | 36 | 36 | ||||
410 | ![]() |
Shieldon |
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Monster | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||
411 | ![]() |
Bastiodon |
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Monster | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||
422 | ![]() |
Shellos |
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Water 1 | Amorphous | 20 | ||||||
423 | ![]() |
Gastrodon |
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Water 1 | Amorphous | 20 | ||||||
465 | ![]() |
Tangrowth |
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Grass | 33 | 36BW 40B2W2 |
40 | 40 | 24 | |||
468 | ![]() |
Togekiss |
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Flying | Fairy | 1 | ||||||
469 | ![]() |
Yanmega |
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Bug | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | ||||
473 | ![]() |
Mamoswine |
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Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
483 | ![]() |
Dialga |
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Undiscovered | 20DPPt 10HGSS |
10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |||
484 | ![]() |
Palkia |
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Undiscovered | 20DPPt 10HGSS |
10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |||
485 | ![]() |
Heatran |
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Undiscovered | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||
487 | ![]() |
Giratina |
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Undiscovered | 20DPPt 10HGSS |
10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |||
564 | ![]() |
Tirtouga |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |||
565 | ![]() |
Carracosta |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |||
566 | ![]() |
Archen |
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Flying | Water 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |||
567 | ![]() |
Archeops |
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Flying | Water 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |||
615 | ![]() |
Cryogonal |
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Mineral | 21 | 24 | ||||||
643 | ![]() |
Reshiram |
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Undiscovered | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | ||||
644 | ![]() |
Zekrom |
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Undiscovered | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | ||||
646 | ![]() |
Kyurem |
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Undiscovered | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | ||||
646 | ![]() |
Kyurem Black Kyurem |
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Undiscovered | 15B2W2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | ||||
646 | ![]() |
Kyurem White Kyurem |
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Undiscovered | 15B2W2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | ||||
688 | ![]() |
Binacle |
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Water 3 | 28 | 28 | 20 | |||||
689 | ![]() |
Barbaracle |
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Water 3 | 28 | 28 | 20 | |||||
696 | ![]() |
Tyrunt |
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Monster | Dragon | 26 | 26 | 8 | ||||
697 | ![]() |
Tyrantrum |
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Monster | Dragon | 26 | 26 | 1 | ||||
698 | ![]() |
Amaura |
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Monster | 26 | 26 | 8 | |||||
699 | ![]() |
Aurorus |
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Monster | 26 | 26 | 1 | |||||
703 | ![]() |
Carbink |
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Fairy | Mineral | 31 | 31 | 20 | ||||
719 | ![]() |
Diancie |
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Undiscovered | 31 | 27 | 28 | |||||
774 | ![]() |
Minior |
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Mineral | 17 | |||||||
837 | ![]() |
Rolycoly |
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Mineral | 20 | |||||||
838 | ![]() |
Carkol |
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Mineral | 20 | |||||||
839 | ![]() |
Coalossal |
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Mineral | 20 | |||||||
864 | ![]() |
Cursola |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 20 | ||||||
880 | ![]() |
Dracozolt |
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Undiscovered | 21 | |||||||
881 | ![]() |
Arctozolt |
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Undiscovered | 21 | |||||||
882 | ![]() |
Dracovish |
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Undiscovered | 21 | |||||||
883 | ![]() |
Arctovish |
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Undiscovered | 21 | |||||||
894 | ![]() |
Regieleki |
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Undiscovered | 12 | |||||||
895 | ![]() |
Regidrago |
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Undiscovered | 12 | |||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | ||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | ||||||
004 | ![]() |
Charmander |
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Monster | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
050 | ![]() |
Diglett |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
050 | ![]() |
Diglett Alolan Form |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
098 | ![]() |
Krabby |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
102 | ![]() |
Exeggcute |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
104 | ![]() |
Cubone |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
131 | ![]() |
Lapras |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
152 | ![]() |
Chikorita |
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Monster | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
158 | ![]() |
Totodile |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
194 | ![]() |
Wooper |
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Water 1 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
206 | ![]() |
Dunsparce |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
220 | ![]() |
Swinub |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
231 | ![]() |
Phanpy |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
246 | ![]() |
Larvitar |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
258 | ![]() |
Mudkip |
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Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
303 | ![]() |
Mawile |
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Field | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
318 | ![]() |
Carvanha |
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Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
322 | ![]() |
Numel |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
324 | ![]() |
Torkoal |
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Field | ✔ | |||||||
341 | ![]() |
Corphish |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
561 | ![]() |
Sigilyph |
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Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
769 | ![]() |
Sandygast |
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Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
874 | ![]() |
Stonjourner |
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Mineral | ✔ | |||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
By Move Tutor
Special move
Generation III
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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103 | ![]() |
Exeggutor |
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Grass | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
152 | ![]() |
Chikorita |
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Monster | Grass | Mt. Battle ChikoritaXD |
220 | ![]() |
Swinub |
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Field | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation IV
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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114 | ![]() |
TangelaLv. 1 |
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Grass | My Pokémon Ranch | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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220 | ![]() |
Swinub |
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Field | Dream World - Icy Cave | |
299 | ![]() |
Nosepass |
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Mineral | Dream World - Icy Cave | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation VIII
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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103 | ![]() |
Exeggutor Alolan Form |
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Grass | Regina's Exeggutor (The Isle of Armor) | |
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 II
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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Bulbasaur |
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Monster | Grass | Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #3 New York Pokémon Center |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Ancientpower is a move with 12 base power, 88% accuracy, and 12 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front and might raise user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defenae and Movement Speed by one level.
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move now cuts corners.
In Gates to Infinity, AncientPower hits nearby enemies in a 1 tile range around the user when used by a Gigantic Pokémon.
Pokémon GO
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Power: 30 → 35
- February 16, 2017
- Power: 35 → 70
- Energy cost: 25 → 33
- Duration: 3.6 → 3.5 seconds
- Damage window: 2.9 - 3.25 → 2.85 - 3.1 seconds
- Trainer Battles
- February 15, 2019
- Secondary effect added
- April 2, 2020
- Power: 70 → 45
Description
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In the anime
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Piloswine | Carracosta | Yanmega | Tirtouga |
The user forms a glowing ball of energy in front of its body and shoots it at foe. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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Yanma's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and creates a silver ball in front of Yanma's body. Yanma then launches the ball at the opponent. | ||
Jessie's Yanma | The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! | Debut | |
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Yanmega's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its body. It then launches the ball at the opponent. | ||
Jessie's Yanmega | The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! | None | |
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Piloswine's body glows white and it creates a silver energy ball in front of its nose. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
Dawn's Piloswine | A Breed Stampede! | None | |
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Mamoswine's body glows white and the glow comes off its body and forms a silver ball on the end of its tusks. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
Dawn's Mamoswine | Trials and Adulations! | None | |
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Tirtouga's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and creates a silver ball with a green core in front of Tirtouga's body. Tirtouga then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
A wild Tirtouga | A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 | None | |
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Carracosta's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage of itself. The afterimage then spins quickly and forms in its flipper as a silver ball with a green core. It then hurls the ball at the opponent. | ||
Four wild Carracosta | A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2 | None |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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Kabutops | Tirtouga | ||
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The user releases a powerful blast of energy from its body at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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Kabutops crosses its scythes across its chest and opens them quickly. A ring of energy then appears behind its body and it releases a blast of energy from its body at the opponent. | ||
Brock's Kabutops | Capital Kabutops | Debut | |
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Tirtouga points at the opponent, sending a large cluster of rocks flying into them. | ||
Black's Costa | The Battle Within | None |
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
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Dialga | |||
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The user releases a powerful blast of energy and converts them into rocks. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Dialga releases a powerful blast of energy and converts them into rocks. | ||
A wild Dialga | The Advent of Legendary Pokémon!! | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Ancient Power is learned by every Fossil Pokémon and a large number of Legendary Pokémon.
- Piloswine, which evolves into Mamoswine when leveled up knowing this move, has been able to learn it by breeding since the move's introduction. This trait is shared with Rollout, which has had a similar history with Lickitung.
In other languages
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