Power Gem (move)

Power Gem パワージェム Power Gem

Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make 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 IV Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

Power Gem (Japanese: パワージェム Power Gem) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Power Gem inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation VI

Power Gem's power changed from 70 to 80.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
053		Persian		Field		Field	32	32	32	32
053		Persian Alola Form		Field		Field				32
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	46	51BW 43B2W2	43XY 37ORAS	37
179		Mareep		Monster	Field	41	50BW 29B2W2	29	29
180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field	47	59BW 34B2W2	34	34
181		Ampharos		Monster	Field	59	71BW 35B2W2	35	35
199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	1PtHGSS	1	1	1
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	50PtHGSS	55	55	55
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	44	44BW 41B2W2	41	41
299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	49PtHGSS	49BW 32B2W2	32XY 25ORAS	25
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	43	43	43XY 36ORAS	36
325		Spoink		Field		Field	46	48BW 33B2W2	33XY 29ORAS	29
326		Grumpig		Field		Field	55	60BW 35B2W2	35XY 29ORAS	29
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral				1
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	21	21BW 25B2W2	25	25
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1
476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	49PtHGSS	49BW 32B2W2	32XY 25ORAS	25
483		Dialga		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	19HGSS	19	19	19
484		Palkia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	19HGSS	19	19	19
525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	1, Evo.
526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	1
703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral			46	46
719		Diancie		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				40
774		Minior		Mineral		Mineral				38
793		Nihilego		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				37
800		Necrozma		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				43
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 GO

Power Gem
Charged Attack Type Rock Power 80 Energy cost Duration 2.9 seconds Critical rate 5% Drain  ?%
Eligible Pokémon:

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Power Gem had a power of 40 and an energy bar of .

Ampharos could only learn this move from February 1, 2019 onwards.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる MDGtI SMD It damages an enemy.

In the anime

Vespiquen	Persian	Carbink	Alolan Persian
The user forms a yellow ball of light and throws it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Vespiquen	Vespiquen puts her hands together and a glowing orange ball is formed between her hands. She then raises her hands and the ball's size grows dramatically. She then throws the ball at the opponent.
A wild Vespiquen	An Angry Combeenation!		Debut
Persian	The jewel on Persian's forehead glows red and it fires a pale pink beam of energy with a bright white energy around it from the jewel at the opponent.
Giovanni's Persian	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!		None
Sableye	Small bits of dark pink light come from behind Sableye's back and into the gemstone on its stomach and then the gemstone starts to glow white with a pink outline. Sableye then shoots a pale pink beam from the gemstone at the opponent.
Carrie's Sableye	Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!		None
Carbink	The light-blue crystal on the top of Carbink's head glows light-red, then a big white light shines from the crystal and spins in a clockwise direction, and then a pale pink beam which is surrounded by a white aura shoots towards the opponent from the crystal.
Multiple wild Carbink	A Diamond in the Rough!		None
Persian	The jewel on Alolan Persian's forehead glows white and it fires a light-blue beam of energy with a bright white energy around it from the jewel at the opponent.
A Madame's Pershie	That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!‬		None
Nanu's Persian	Guiding an Awakening!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Vespiquen	Gigalith
The user throws several exploding stones at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Vespiquen	Vespiquen waves one of its arms and multiple sharp rocks fly out of its arm and fire at the opponent. When all of the rocks are fired and fall on the ground, they all explode at the same time.
A Roughneck's Vespiquen	Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I		Debut
Gigalith	Gigalith absorbs energy from the sun. It then fires the collected energy as a beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Cheren's Gigalith	True Friends		None

In other generations

Core series games

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	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

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	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Despite not being able to learn it in Generation VI, Diancie is seen using Power Gem on X and Y's official website. However, since the battle takes place in a cave, it is possible the move Diancie used was actually Nature Power.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 力量寶石 Lihkleuhng Bóusehk Mandarin 力量寶石 / 力量宝石 Lìliàng Bǎoshí Dutch Kroonjuweel French Rayon Gemme German Juwelenkraft Greek Ακτινοβόλα Κοσμήματα Aktinovóla Kosmímata Indonesian Power Gem Italian Gemmoforza Korean 파워젬 Power Gem Polish Klejnot Siły Portuguese Brazil Gema Poderosa (games, TCG, manga) Joia do Poder (early anime) Portugal Pedra Preciosa Romanian Puterea Giuvaerului Spanish Latin America Gema de Poder (DP032) Joya de Luz (BW096) Spain Joya de Luz Vietnamese Bảo Thạch Năng Lượng* Sức Mạnh Đá Quý*

Variations of the move Strength
Strength • Drill Peck • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor Dazzling Gleam • Power Gem

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