Axe Kick (move)

Axe Kick かかとおとし Axe Kick

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IX Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Axe Kick (Japanese: かかとおとし Axe Kick) is a damaging-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IX.

Effect

Axe Kick inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of confusing the target. If it misses, the user takes crash damage equal to half of its maximum HP. The user will also take crash damage if this move is used on a protected target, or if the target is immune to this move.

Description

Games Description SV The user attacks by kicking up into the air and slamming its heel down upon the target. This may also confuse the target. If it misses, the user takes damage instead.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IX
						SV
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	50
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	53
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass	5
0920		Lokix		Bug		Bug	53
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 animation

Pokémon animated series

Medicham
The user attacks by kicking up into the air and slamming its heel down upon the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	One of Medicham's feet glows pink, and it smashes its heel onto the opponent from above.
Chalce's Medicham	The Six Heroes Unleashed!		Debut Affected by Laquium

Trivia

• This is the first crash damage move introduced since Generation I.
• This move originated as a TCG attack.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	下壓踢 Hah'aat Tek
	Mandarin	下壓踢 / 下压踢 Xiàyā Tī
French		Talon-Marteau
German		Fersenkick
Italian		Calcio ad Ascia
Korean		발꿈치찍기 Balkkumchijjikgi
Spanish		Patada Hacha

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