Pound (move)
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Pound (Japanese:はたくPound) is a damage-dealingNormal-typemove introduced inGeneration I.
Effect
Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.
Pound is affected byKing's Rock in all generations other thanGeneration IV.
InGeneration III, Pound can be used as the first move of aPokémon Contest combination, causingDoubleSlap,Faint Attack, andSlam to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.
Description
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Learnset
Byleveling up
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
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Super Smash Bros. series
Pound isJigglypuff's neutral special inSuper Smash Bros. and its side special fromSuper Smash Bros. Melee onwards. It is mainly used as an alternate recovery move, since its up special,Sing, does not help Jigglypuff recover. The move does extra shield damage and can thus be used to easily break shields.
Pokémon Conquest
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Stars: ★★ Power: 26 Accuracy: 100% |
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Users: ![]() |
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move, if the move changes their positioning at all.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
Pokémon GO
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Power: 8 → 7
- February 16, 2017
- Power: 7 → 8
- Duration: 0.54 → 1.04 seconds
- February 21, 2017
- Power: 8 → 7
- Energy boost: 7 → 6
- Duration: 1.04 → 0.6 seconds
- Trainer Battles
- November 29, 2021
- Power: 5 → 4
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Pokémon UNITE
In Pokémon UNITE, Pound isWigglytuff's andBlissey's first move.
Wigglytuff starts with the move. The user slaps the area in front of them twice, damaging and slowing enemies in a cone. At level 6, it is replaced by eitherDouble Slap orDazzling Gleam.
Blissey starts with the move. The user pounds in a designated direction, damaging and slowing enemies hit. At level 6, it is replaced by eitherEgg Bomb orHelping Hand.
Description
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In animation
Pokémon animated series
| The user physically pounds the target with a long appendage. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Used In | Notes | |
| Jigglypuff slaps the opponent across the face. | |||
| Jigglypuff (anime) | Clefairy Tales | Debut | |
| Clefairy slaps the opponent across the face. | |||
| Clefairy (recurring) | Clefairy Tales | None | |
| Treecko swings its tail and hits the opponent with it, or Treecko slams its hand on the opponent. | |||
| Ash's Treecko | Tree's a Crowd | None | |
| Professor Birch's Treecko | A Six Pack Attack! | None | |
| Grovyle swings its head and hits the opponent with the large leaf on its head. | |||
| Ash's Grovyle | Exploud and Clear | None | |
| Sceptile swings around and hits the opponent with its tail. | |||
| Ash's Sceptile | Ka Boom with a View! | None | |
| One or both of Happiny's arms glow white and she strikes the opponent, leaving behind a white trail where she punched. | |||
| Brock's Happiny | Tanks for the Memories! | None | |
| Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Happiny | Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! | Used viaTransform | |
| Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Happiny | Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! | Used viaTransform | |
| One of Piplup's arms glows white and it strikes the opponent with it. | |||
| Tyler's Pippy | The Thief That Keeps On Thieving! | None | |
| One or both of Chansey's arms glow light blue or orange, and it hits the opponent with one of its arms. | |||
| Nurse Joy's Chansey | Pedal to the Mettle! | None | |
| Mollie's Chansey | Found You, Fuecoco! | None | |
| One of Igglybuff's arms glows white and it swings its arm, firing a while crescent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent. | |||
| An Igglybuff under Normajean's care | The Brockster Is In! | None | |
| One of Cleffa's arms glows white and it swings its arm, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its hand at the opponent. | |||
| A Cleffa that was under Normajean's care | The Brockster Is In! | None | |
| One of Teddiursa's arms glows white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from it at the opponent. | |||
| A Teddiursa under Normajean's care | The Brockster Is In! | Teddiursacannot legally learn Pound | |
| One of Smoochum's arms glows white and she swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from her arm at the opponent. | |||
| A Smoochum under Normajean's care | The Brockster Is In! | None | |
| One of Mienshao's arm furs glows white and it swings it, releasing a white crescent blade of energy from its arm at the opponent, or Mienshao attacks the target with a simple strike with one of its arm furs. | |||
| Delbert's Mienshao | Search for the Clubultimate! | None | |
| Ikari's Mienshao | Smashing with Sketch! | None | |
| One of Froakie's hands glows white and it strikes the opponent with it. | |||
| Ash's Froakie | An Appetite for Battle! | None | |
| Sobble repeatedly hits the opponent. | |||
| Goh's Sobble | Sobbing Sobble! | None | |
| Buneary repeatedly hits the opponent with its ears or by kicking them. | |||
| Team Rocket's Buneary | Gotta Catch aWhat?! | None | |
| Trubbish's hands glow yellow and it hits the opponent with them. | |||
| A Pokémon hunter's Trubbish | Healing the Healer! | None | |
| Drowzee's hands glow yellow and it hits the opponent with them. | |||
| Goh's Drowzee | Healing the Healer! | None | |
| Drizzile repeatedly hits the opponent with its tail. | |||
| Goh's Drizzile | Detective Drizzile! | None | |
| One of Quaxly's wings glows yellow and it hits the opponent with it. | |||
| Dot's Quaxly | Quaxly, We Can Do It | None | |
| Quaxwell's wings glow yellow and it hits the opponent with one of them. | |||
| Dot's Quaxwell | Encounters at the Crystal Pool | None | |
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
| The user physically pounds the target with a long appendage. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Used In | Notes | |
| Treecko leaps into the air and slams its tail down on the opponent. | |||
| Brendan's Treecko | Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer | None | |
Pokémon Evolutions
| The user physically pounds the target with a long appendage. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Used In | Notes | |
| Piplup's flippers glow white and hits the opponent with one of them. | |||
| Barry's Piplup | The Rival | Debut | |
In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
| The user pounds the opponent with its tail. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Treecko pounds the opponent with its tail. | |||
| Ash's Treecko | Trust In Each Other!! | Debut | |
How I Became a Pokémon Card
| The user pounds the opponent with its arm. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Jigglypuff pounds the opponent with its arm. | |||
| Unknown Trainer's Jigglypuff | PW20 | Debut | |
| Drowzee pounds the opponent with its arm. | |||
| Unknown Trainer's Drowzee | PW22 | None | |
Magical Pokémon Journey
| The user pounds the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Igglybuff pounds the opponent. | |||
| Igglybuff | The Accidental Treasure | Debut | |
Pokémon Adventures
| The user physically pounds the opponent with a long appendage. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Jynx slaps the opponent across the face with one of her hands. | |||
| Lorelei's Jynx | Valiant Venomoth! | Debut | |
| Mienshao repeatedly attacks the opponent with its arms and legs. | |||
| Marshal's Mienshao | A New Perspective | None | |
- InA Conk on Cranidos's Cranium,Platinum's Piplup was mentioned to know Pound. However, she was never seen using it.
- Professor Birch'sTreecko was revealed to know Pound on the official website, but he was never shown using the move.
Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!
| The user pounds the foe with a part of its body. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Buneary pounds the foe with its ears. | |||
| Ryū's Buneary | ABMS1 | Debut | |
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
| The user pounds the opponent with its arm. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Piplup pounds the opponent with its arm. | |||
| Hareta's Piplup | Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!! | Debut | |
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
| The user hits the foe with its arm. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Clefairy hits the foe with its arm. | |||
| Red's Clefairy | PMDP58 | Debut | |
In other generations
Core series games
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| 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 | SMUSUM | LGPE | Generation VIII | SwSh | BDSP | Legends: Arceus | Generation IX | SV | Legends: Z-A | Stadium (JP) | Stadium | Stadium 2 | Colosseum | XD | Battle Revolution | Battrio | MD: Red and Blue | MD:Time, Darkness, andSky | MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad | MD: GTI | SMD | MD: RTDX | Rumble | Rumble Blast | Masters EX |
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| 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 | SMUSUM | LGPE | Generation VIII | SwSh | BDSP | Legends: Arceus | Generation IX | SV | Legends: Z-A | Stadium (JP) | Stadium | Stadium 2 | Colosseum | XD | Battle Revolution | Battrio | MD: Red and Blue | MD:Time, Darkness, andSky | MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad | MD: GTI | SMD | MD: RTDX | Rumble | Rumble Blast | Masters EX |
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| 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 | SMUSUM | LGPE | Generation VIII | SwSh | BDSP | Legends: Arceus | Generation IX | SV | Legends: Z-A | Stadium (JP) | Stadium | Stadium 2 | Colosseum | XD | Battle Revolution | Battrio | MD: Red and Blue | MD:Time, Darkness, andSky | MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad | MD: GTI | SMD | MD: RTDX | Rumble | Rumble Blast | Masters EX |
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Side 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 | SMUSUM | LGPE | Generation VIII | SwSh | BDSP | Legends: Arceus | Generation IX | SV | Legends: Z-A | Stadium (JP) | Stadium | Stadium 2 | Colosseum | XD | Battle Revolution | Battrio | MD: Red and Blue | MD:Time, Darkness, andSky | MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad | MD: GTI | SMD | MD: RTDX | Rumble | Rumble Blast | Masters EX |
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| 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 | SMUSUM | LGPE | Generation VIII | SwSh | BDSP | Legends: Arceus | Generation IX | SV | Legends: Z-A | Stadium (JP) | Stadium | Stadium 2 | Colosseum | XD | Battle Revolution | Battrio | MD: Red and Blue | MD:Time, Darkness, andSky | MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad | MD: GTI | SMD | MD: RTDX | Rumble | Rumble Blast | Masters EX |
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Spin-off series games
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| 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 | SMUSUM | LGPE | Generation VIII | SwSh | BDSP | Legends: Arceus | Generation IX | SV | Legends: Z-A | Stadium (JP) | Stadium | Stadium 2 | Colosseum | XD | Battle Revolution | Battrio | MD: Red and Blue | MD:Time, Darkness, andSky | MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad | MD: GTI | SMD | MD: RTDX | Rumble | Rumble Blast | Masters EX |
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Trivia
- Pound is the firstGeneration I move inindex number order.
- Prior to the 1.2.0 update, Pound also appeared at index numbers 875 and 876 inPokémon Scarlet and Violet. These were placeholders for the movesPsyblade andHydro Steam, respectively.
- InPokémon Platinum,Secret Power has the animation of Pound when used in theDistortion World.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Catalan | Destructor | |
| Chinese | Cantonese | 拍擊Paakgīk |
| Mandarin | 拍擊 / 拍击Pāijí | |
| Czech | Rána | |
| Danish | Dunk | |
| Dutch | Stamp | |
| Finnish | Nuija (OS) Mäjäys (AG) | |
| French | Écras'FaceV+ Ecras'FaceI–IV | |
| German | KlapsVIII+ PfundI–VII | |
| Greek | Κοπάνισμα | |
| Hindi | पाउंडPound | |
| Indonesian | Tumbuk* Pukul Tampar | |
| Italian | BottaIII+ LibbraI–II | |
| Korean | 막치기Makchigi | |
| Lithuanian | Smūgis | |
| Polish | Grom | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Pancada (games,SM066-present, TCG, manga) Tapa Bater (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Martelar (The Official Pokémon Handbook) |
| Portugal | Pancada | |
| Romanian | Greutatea | |
| Russian | Тяжёлый УдарTyazhëlyy Udar | |
| Serbian | Udar | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Destructor (games,EP062,DP125–DP190,HZ059–present) Golpe (DP062–DP080,BW071–HZ041) Mazo (AG007–AG065) |
| Spain | Destructor | |
| Swedish | Slagattack Slag* | |
| Thai | ปัดPat | |
| Turkish | Vur | |
| Vietnamese | Đập | |
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