Pound (move)

Pound (Japanese: はたく Strike) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

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Pound
はたく Strike

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	35 (max. 56)
Power	40
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 adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam	0
A highly appealing move.

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Pound can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Double Slap, Faint Attack and Slam to give two extra appeal points if used in the next turn.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	A Normal-type attack. Slightly stronger than Tackle. Many Pokémon know this move.
GS C	Pounds with forelegs or tail.
RS E	Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail.
FRLG	A physical attack delivered with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
Colo.XD	Pounds the target with forelegs or tail.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
BW B2W2	The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy							1^PE	1
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	9	9	9	9	9	7^XY 5^ORAS	5^SMUSUM 4^PE	1
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy							1^PE	1
060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1							4^PE	6
061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1							1, 4^PE	1
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1							1^PE	1
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							1
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							1
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster								1
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like							1^USUM^PE	1
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								1^SwSh
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
173		Cleffa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
174		Igglybuff		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		9	9	9	9	9^XY 5^ORAS	5	1
175		Togepi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy								1
186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1								1
192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass		1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
238		Smoochum		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass			1	1	1	1	1
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass			1
293		Whismur		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
294		Loudred		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
295		Exploud		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like								1^BDSP
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like								1^BDSP
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
393		Piplup		Water 1	Field				1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field								1^BDSP
395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field								1^BDSP
401		Kricketot		Bug		Bug								1^BDSP
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug								1^BDSP
427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like				1	1	1	1	1
428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like				1	1	1	1	1
439		Mime Jr.		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1^USUM	1
440		Happiny		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				1	1	1	1	1
456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2				1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2				1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy								1
486		Regigigas		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy					1	1	1	1^SwSh
532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1^SwSh
533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1^SwSh
534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1^SwSh
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	1^SwSh
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	1^SwSh
572		Minccino		Field		Field					1	1	1	1^SwSh
573		Cinccino		Field		Field								1^SwSh
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1^SwSh
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1^SwSh
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like					1	1	1	1^SwSh
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2					1	1	1
619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like					1	1	1	1^SwSh
620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like					1	1	1	1^SwSh
622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	8^SwSh
623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral					1	1	1	1^SwSh
656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1						1	1
657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1						1	1
658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1						1	1
694		Helioptile		Monster	Dragon						1	1	4^SwSh
695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon								1^SwSh
728		Popplio		Water 1	Field							1	1^SwSh
729		Brionne		Water 1	Field							1	1^SwSh
730		Primarina		Water 1	Field							1	1^SwSh
741		Oricorio		Flying		Flying							1
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon							1	1^SwSh
793		Nihilego		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1	1^SwSh
816		Sobble		Water 1	Field								1^SwSh
817		Drizzile		Water 1	Field								1^SwSh
818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field								1^SwSh
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like								1^SwSh
898		Calyrex		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1^SwSh
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1^SwSh
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1^SwSh
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 Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Pound is a move with 8 base power, 90% accuracy and 22PP. The user attacks enemy in front of them.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's power has been changed to 6 and its PP to 27.

Pound is Jigglypuff's neutral special in Super Smash Bros. and its side special from Super 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%

Effect: None

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Pound

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	7
Energy boost	6
Duration	0.6 seconds
Damage window	0.34 - 0.54 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	4
Energy boost	4
Turns	2

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Fast TM

By GO Snapshot

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

Description

Games	Description
MDRB MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえる
Conq.	The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy.

In the anime

Main series

Pokémon	Method

Drizzile	Sceptile	Igglybuff and Cleffa	Mienshao
The opponent is physically hit by a body part of the user.
User	First Used In		Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff slaps the opponent across the face.
Jigglypuff (anime)	Clefairy Tales		Debut
Clefairy	Clefairy slaps the opponent across the face.
Clefairy (recurring)	Clefairy Tales		None
Treecko	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	Grovyle swings its head and hits the opponent with the large leaf on its head.
Ash's Grovyle	Exploud and Clear		None
Sceptile	Sceptile swings around and hits the opponent with its tail.
Ash's Sceptile	Ka Boom with a View!		None
Happiny	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 via Transform
Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Happiny	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform
Piplup	One of Piplup's arms glows white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!		None
Chansey	A quarter of Chansey's arm glows bright light-blue and she stabs the opponent with it.
Nurse Joy's Chansey	Pedal to the Mettle!		None
Igglybuff	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
Cleffa	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
Teddiursa	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!		Teddiursa cannot legally learn Pound
Smoochum	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
Mienshao	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
Froakie	One of Froakie's hands glows white and it strikes the opponent with it.
Ash's Froakie	An Appetite for Battle!		None
Sobble	Sobble repeatedly hits the opponent.
Goh's Sobble	Sobbing Sobble!		None
Buneary	Buneary repeatedly hits the opponent with its ears or by kicking them.
Team Rocket's Buneary	Gotta Catch a What?!		None
Trubbish	Trubbish's hands glow yellow and it hits the opponent with them.
A Pokémon hunter's Trubbish	Healing the Healer!		None
Drowzee	Drowzee's hands glow yellow and it hits the opponent with them.
Goh's Drowzee	Healing the Healer!		None
Drizzile	Drizzile repeatedly hits the opponent with its tail.
Goh's Drizzile	Detective Drizzile!		None

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

Pokémon	Method

	Treecko
The user hits the opponent with a part of its body.
User	First Used In	Notes
Treecko	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

Pokémon	Method

	Piplup
The opponent is physically hit by a body part of the user.
User	First Used In	Notes
Piplup	Piplup's arms glow white. It then hits the opponent with one of them.
Barry's Piplup	The Rival	Debut

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

	Treecko

The user pounds the opponent with its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Treecko	Treecko pounds the opponent with its tail.
Ash's Treecko	Trust In Each Other!!	Debut

How I Became a Pokémon Card

	Jigglypuff

The user pounds the opponent with its arm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Jigglypuff	Jigglypuff pounds the opponent with its arm.
Unknown Trainer's Jigglypuff	PW20	Debut
Drowzee	Drowzee pounds the opponent with its arm.
Unknown Trainer's Drowzee	PW22	None

Magical Pokémon Journey

	Igglybuff

The user pounds the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Igglybuff	Igglybuff pounds the opponent.
Igglybuff	The Accidental Treasure	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Jynx

The user physically pounds the opponent with a long appendage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Jynx	Jynx slaps the opponent across the face with one of her hands.
Lorelei's Jynx	Valiant Venomoth!	Debut
Mienshao	Mienshao repeatedly attacks the opponent with its arms and legs.
Marshal's Mienshao	A New Perspective	None

In A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium, Platinum's Piplup was mentioned to know Pound. However, she was never seen using it.
Professor Birch's Treecko was revealed to know Pound on the official website, but it was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!

	Buneary

The user pounds the foe with a part of its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Buneary	Buneary pounds the foe with its ears.
Ryū's Buneary	ABMS1	Debut

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Piplup

The user pounds the opponent with its arm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Piplup	Piplup pounds the opponent with its arm.
Hareta's Piplup	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!	Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Clefairy

The user hits the foe with its arm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy hits the foe with its arm.
Red's Clefairy	PMDP58	Debut

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

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

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

Trivia

Pound is the first Generation I move in index number order.
In Pokémon Platinum, Secret Power has the animation of Pound when used in the Distortion World.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	拍擊 Paakgīk
Chinese	Mandarin	拍擊 / 拍击 Pāijí
Czech		Rána
Danish		Dunk
Dutch		Stamp
Finnish		Nuija (OS) Mäjäys (AG)
French		Écras'Face* Ecras'Face*
German		Klaps* Pfund*
Greek		Κοπάνισμα
Indonesian		Pukul Tampar
Italian		Botta* Libbra*
Korean		막치기 Makchigi
Lithuanian		Smūgis
Polish		Grom* Mocny Cios* Atak Pięścią* Kopnięcie* Boczny Atak* Atak Totalny* Kontratak* Megacios*
Portuguese	Brazil	Pancada (Pokémon GO, SM066-present, TCG, manga) Tapa Bater (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Martelar (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Pancada
Romanian		Greutatea
Serbian		Udar
Spanish	Latin America	Destructor (EP062) Mazo (AG007-AG065) Golpe de Cresta* (AG066-AG161) Golpe de Cola* (AG071) Golpe Recto (AG164) Golpazo (AG191) Golpe (DP062-present)
Spanish	Spain	Destructor
Swedish		Slagattack Slag*
Thai		ปัด
Turkish		Vurma
Vietnamese		Đập

Variations of the move Gust

	Pound • Scratch • Tackle • Leafage • Branch Poke
	Gust • Fairy Wind

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Pound (move)

Effect

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Super Smash Bros. series

Pokémon Conquest

Pokémon GO

Updates

Description

In the anime

Main series

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

Pokémon Evolutions

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

How I Became a Pokémon Card

Magical Pokémon Journey

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages