Pluck (move)

Pluck (Japanese: ついばむ Pick) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM88 in Generation IV to Generation V.

Pluck
ついばむ Pick

Battles

Type	Flying
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	60
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
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 but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
TM88 in Generation IV TM88 in Generation V

Super Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	0
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation IV

Pluck inflicts damage. If the target is holding a Berry, the user will eat the Berry and gain its effect. Pluck will not eat the target's Berry if it hits its substitute. Pluck will not consume the Berry of a target that has the Ability Sticky Hold. If the user has the Ability Klutz or is affected by Embargo, it will consume the target's held Berry without gaining its effect.

The effect of a Jaboca or Coba Berry will activate before the Berry can be stolen. Berries like Liechi or Sitrus Berries will be eaten by the attacker, regardless of them meeting their consumption requirement upon taking damage from Pluck.

Generation V onward

Pluck can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

The user will now receive the effects of the target's held Berry even if it has the Ability Klutz or is affected by Embargo.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user pecks the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user plucks it and gains its effect.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP	The user pecks the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM	1^BDSP
084		Doduo		Flying		Flying			21^ORAS	19^SMUSUM	19^BDSP
085		Dodrio		Flying		Flying	1	1	1^XY 21^ORAS	19^SMUSUM	19^BDSP
145		Zapdos		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	22	22	22	22^SMUSUM	15
145		Zapdos Galarian Form		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					15
277		Swellow		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon	1	1	1	1	1
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3		15	15	15	15
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3		15	15	15	15
629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying		10	10	10	12
630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying		1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1
686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2			35	35	12
687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2			35	35	12
722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying				22	21
723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying				24	25
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying				24	25
731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying				15
732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying				16
733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying				16
821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying					16
822		Corvisquire		Flying		Flying					16
823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying					16
845		Cramorant		Water 1	Flying					21
880		Dracozolt		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					28
881		Arctozolt		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					28
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV TM88	V TM88	VI --	VII --	VIII --
016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
019		Rattata		Field		Field	✔	✔
020		Raticate		Field		Field	✔	✔
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	✔	✔
084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
085		Dodrio		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
144		Articuno		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
145		Zapdos		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
146		Moltres		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
225		Delibird		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
276		Taillow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
277		Swellow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying	✔	✔
279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying	✔	✔
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon	✔	✔
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon	✔	✔
393		Piplup		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
396		Starly		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
397		Staravia		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
398		Staraptor		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
441		Chatot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
519		Pidove		Flying		Flying		✔
520		Tranquill		Flying		Flying		✔
521		Unfezant		Flying		Flying		✔
527		Woobat		Field	Flying		✔
528		Swoobat		Field	Flying		✔
561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying		✔
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3		✔
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3		✔
580		Ducklett		Water 1	Flying		✔
581		Swanna		Water 1	Flying		✔
627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying		✔
628		Braviary		Flying		Flying		✔
629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying		✔
630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
741		Oricorio		Flying	Flying				✔
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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time and Darkness and Sky, Pluck is a move with 10 base power, 15PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets enemy in front, consuming target's edible item, such as a Seed, Apple, Max Elixir or Gummi. If Pluck is used on any member of the player's team, the enemy will pick an item from the Bag. This move is affected by Muzzled status condition.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. If the enemy has a beneficial food item, such as a Berry, the user steals and eats it, gaining its effect.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるあいてがきのみなどをもっていればそれをじぶんにつかう
MDGtI	It damages an enemy. If the enemy has food, you eat it.
SMD	It damages an enemy. If the enemy is carrying any food, you'll pluck it from their grasp and eat it!

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Mandibuzz	Unfezant	Vullaby	Swanna
The user pecks the target.
User	First Used In		Notes
Mandibuzz	The black parts of Mandibuzz's beak glow pale blue and she flies at the opponent, slamming the tip of her beak into it.
A wild Mandibuzz	Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!		Debut
Unfezant	Unfezant's beak glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Skyla's Unfezant	Cilan Takes Flight!		None
Vullaby	Vullaby's beak glows white and she hits the opponent with it.
Nursery's Vullaby	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
Swanna	Swanna's beak glows white and it hits the opponent with it.
Cameron's Swanna	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Chatot

The user pecks the target. If the target is holding something, the user plucks it away.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Chatot	Chatot repeatedly pecks the opponent with its beak; or, Chatot snatches an item the opponent is holding into its beak.
Pearl's Chatler	Problematic Probopass & Mad Magnezone II	Debut
Corvisquire	Corvisquire repeatedly pecks the opponent with its beak.
Hop's Corvisquire	Watch Out!! Strong Rivals	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	啄食 Deuksihk
Chinese	Mandarin	啄食 Zhuóshí
Dutch		Pluk
French		Picore
German		Pflücker
Greek		Μάδημα
Italian		Spennata
Korean		쪼아대기 Jjoadaegi
Polish		Skubnięcie
Portuguese	Brazil	Colher (BW107-present, TCG) Picotar (early anime)
Portuguese	Portugal	Bicar
Serbian		Čupanje
Spanish	Latin America	Picotazo*
Spanish	Spain	Picoteo
Vietnamese		Gắp

Variations of the move Bug Bite

Bug Bite • Pluck

Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23
24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46
47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69
70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08

Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48
49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72
73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06

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