Pounce
とびつく Pounce
Type  Bug
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IX
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Jamming  0  

Pounce (Japanese: とびつく Pounce) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation IX. It is TM021 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Effect

Pounce inflicts damage and lowers the target's Speed by one stage.

Description

Games Description
SV The user attacks by pouncing on the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Champs Lowers the target's Speed stat by 1 stage.


Learnset

By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0048 Venonat
Bug
0049 Venomoth
Bug
0069 Bellsprout
Grass
0070 Weepinbell
Grass
0071 Victreebel
Grass
0072 Tentacool
Water 3
0073 Tentacruel
Water 3
0085 Dodrio
Flying
0123 Scyther
Bug
0151 Mew No Eggs Discovered
0167 Spinarak
Bug
0168 Ariados
Bug
0193 Yanma
Bug
0204 Pineco Bug
0205 Forretress
Bug
0206 Dunsparce Field
0212 Scizor
Bug
0214 Heracross
Bug
0283 Surskit
Water 1
Bug
0284 Masquerain
Water 1
Bug
0285 Shroomish Fairy
Grass
0286 Breloom
Fairy
Grass
0289 Slaking Field
0313 Volbeat Bug
Human-Like
0314 Illumise Bug
Human-Like
0336 Seviper Field
Dragon
0353 Shuppet Amorphous
0354 Banette Amorphous
0402 Kricketune Bug
0416 Vespiquen
Bug
0469 Yanmega
Bug
0485 Heatran
No Eggs Discovered
0540 Sewaddle
Bug
0541 Swadloon
Bug
0542 Leavanny
Bug
0595 Joltik
Bug
0596 Galvantula
Bug
0636 Larvesta
Bug
0637 Volcarona
Bug
0664 Scatterbug Bug
0665 Spewpa Bug
0666 Vivillon
Vivillon
All forms

Bug
0692 Clauncher Water 1
Water 3
0693 Clawitzer Water 1
Water 3
0736 Grubbin Bug
0737 Charjabug
Bug
0738 Vikavolt
Bug
0742 Cutiefly
Bug
Fairy
0743 Ribombee
Bug
Fairy
0747 Mareanie
Water 1
0748 Toxapex
Water 1
0751 Dewpider
Water 1
Bug
0752 Araquanid
Water 1
Bug
0778 Mimikyu
Amorphous
0840 Applin
Grass
Dragon
0841 Flapple
Grass
Dragon
0842 Appletun
Grass
Dragon
0845 Cramorant
Water 1
Flying
0872 Snom
Bug
0873 Frosmoth
Bug
0886 Drakloak
Amorphous
Dragon
0887 Dragapult
Amorphous
Dragon
0900 Kleavor
Bug
0917 Tarountula Bug
0918 Spidops Bug
0919 Nymble Bug
0920 Lokix
Bug
0931 Squawkabilly
Squawkabilly
All forms

Flying
0944 Shroodle
Field
0945 Grafaiai
Field
0946 Bramblin
Grass
0947 Brambleghast
Grass
0953 Rellor Bug
0954 Rabsca
Bug
0955 Flittle Flying
0956 Espathra Flying
0957 Tinkatink
Fairy
0958 Tinkatuff
Fairy
0959 Tinkaton
Fairy
0973 Flamigo
Flying
0982 Dudunsparce
Dudunsparce
All forms
Field
0994 Iron Moth
No Eggs Discovered
1011 Dipplin
Grass
Dragon
1019 Hydrapple
Grass
Dragon
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.


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蟲撲 Chùhng Pūk
Mandarin 蟲撲 / 虫扑 Chóng Pū
French Bond
German Anspringen
Italian Balzo
Korean 달려들기 Dallyeodeulgi
Spanish Brinco
Variations of the move Flame Charge
Flame ChargePounceTrailblaze
Struggle BugChilling Water
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215
216217218219220221222223224225226227228229
ZA
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107
Added in ZA 2.0.0
108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126
127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145
146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160
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