Pounce (move)

Pounce とびつく Pounce

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  50 Accuracy  100% 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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IX TM021 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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

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

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.

Learnset

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I [[|]]	II [[|]]	III [[|]]	IV [[|]]	V [[|]]	VI [[|]]	VII [[|]]	VIII [[|]]	IX TM021
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	✔
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔
212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	✔
283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug	✔
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug	✔
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass	✔
289		Slaking		Field		Field	✔
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	✔
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug	✔
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	✔
485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug	✔
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug	✔
664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug	✔
665		Spewpa		Bug		Bug	✔
666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug	✔
692		Clauncher		Water 1	Water 3	✔
693		Clawitzer		Water 1	Water 3	✔
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1	✔
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1	✔
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
840		Applin		Grass	Dragon	✔
841		Flapple		Grass	Dragon	✔
842		Appletun		Grass	Dragon	✔
872		Snom		Bug		Bug	✔
873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug	✔
886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon	✔
887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon	✔
900		Kleavor		Bug		Bug	✔
917		Tarountula		Bug		Bug	✔
918		Spidops		Bug		Bug	✔
919		Nymble		Bug		Bug	✔
920		Lokix		Bug		Bug	✔
931		Squawkabilly		Flying		Flying	✔
944		Shroodle		Field		Field	✔
945		Grafaiai		Field		Field	✔
946		Bramblin		Grass		Grass	✔
947		Brambleghast		Grass		Grass	✔
953		Rellor		Bug		Bug	✔
954		Rabsca		Bug		Bug	✔
955		Flittle		Flying		Flying	✔
956		Espathra		Flying		Flying	✔
957		Tinkatink		Fairy		Fairy	✔
958		Tinkatuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔
959		Tinkaton		Fairy		Fairy	✔
973		Flamigo		Flying		Flying	✔
982		Dudunsparce		Field		Field	✔
994		Iron Moth		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• This move originated as a TCG attack.

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 Charge • Pounce • Trailblaze Struggle Bug • Chilling Water

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