Power Whip (move)

Power Whip (Japanese: パワーウィップ Power Whip) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TR72 in Generation VIII.

Power Whip
パワーウィップ Power Whip
Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  120
Accuracy  85%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Works better the more the crowd is excited.

Effect

Power Whip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description
Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR The user violently whirls its vines or tentacles to harshly lash the foe.
BWB2W2
XYORAS		 The user violently whirls its vines or tentacles to harshly lash the target.
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP		 The user violently whirls its vines, tentacles, or the like to harshly lash the target.


Learnset

By leveling up
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
003 Venusaur
Monster Grass 1PE
071 Victreebel
Grass Grass 1, 54PE
103 Exeggutor
Grass Grass 1PE
103 Exeggutor
Alolan Form
Grass Grass 1PE
108 Lickitung
 Monster Monster 49 53 53 53SMUSUM
45PE		 54
114 Tangela
 Grass Grass 54 54BW
53B2W2		 50 50SMUSUM
54PE		 48
455 Carnivine
 Grass Grass 47 51 50 50 50BDSP
463 Lickilicky
 Monster Monster 49 53 1, 53 1, 53 54
465 Tangrowth
 Grass Grass 54 54BW
53B2W2		 53 53 48
598 Ferrothorn
Grass Mineral 40 40 1, Evo. 1, Evo.SwSh
706 Goodra
 Dragon Dragon 55 50 67SwSh
763 Tsareena
 Grass Grass 53USUM 1SwSh
781 Dhelmise
Mineral Mineral 59 64SwSh
796 Xurkitree
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 59 65SwSh
893 Zarude
Undiscovered Undiscovered 84SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TR
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
[[|]]		 II
[[|]]		 III
[[|]]		 IV
--		 V
--		 VI
--		 VII
--		 VIII
TR72
001 Bulbasaur
Monster Grass ✔SwSh
002 Ivysaur
Monster Grass ✔SwSh
003 Venusaur
Monster Grass ✔SwSh
103 Exeggutor
Alolan Form
Grass Grass ✔SwSh
108 Lickitung
 Monster Monster ✔SwSh
114 Tangela
 Grass Grass ✔SwSh
130 Gyarados
Water 2 Dragon ✔SwSh
151 Mew
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔SwSh
315 Roselia
Fairy Grass ✔SwSh
346 Cradily
Water 3 Water 3 ✔SwSh
407 Roserade
Fairy Grass ✔SwSh
463 Lickilicky
 Monster Monster ✔SwSh
465 Tangrowth
 Grass Grass ✔SwSh
536 Palpitoad
Water 1 Water 1 ✔SwSh
537 Seismitoad
Water 1 Water 1 ✔SwSh
598 Ferrothorn
Grass Mineral ✔SwSh
706 Goodra
 Dragon Dragon ✔SwSh
711 Gourgeist
Amorphous Amorphous ✔SwSh
763 Tsareena
 Grass Grass ✔SwSh
781 Dhelmise
Mineral Mineral ✔SwSh
796 Xurkitree
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔SwSh
850 Sizzlipede
Bug Bug ✔SwSh
851 Centiskorch
Bug Bug ✔SwSh
858 Hatterene
Fairy Fairy ✔SwSh
861 Grimmsnarl
Fairy Human-Like ✔SwSh
878 Cufant
 Field Mineral ✔SwSh
879 Copperajah
 Field Mineral ✔SwSh
893 Zarude
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔SwSh
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
II III IV V VI VII VIII
001 Bulbasaur
Monster Grass ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
069 Bellsprout
Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
315 Roselia
Fairy Grass ✔USUM ✔BDSP
406 Budew
Fairy Grass ✔BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
114 Tangela
 Grass Grass My Pokémon Ranch
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VIII
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
893 Zarude
Undiscovered Undiscovered Jungle Zarude
European Jungle Zarude
893 Zarude
Dada
Undiscovered Undiscovered Forest of Okoya Dada Zarude
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, Darkness and Sky, Power Whip is a move with 42 base power, 80% accuracy, and 8 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front.

Pokémon Masters EX
Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description
Physical 3 — 118 141 85% An opponent — No additional effect

Pokémon GO
 Power Whip
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 90
Energy cost 50
Duration 2.6 seconds
Damage window 1.25 - 2.35 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 90
Energy cost 50
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates
Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 60 → 70
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 70 → 90
    • Energy cost: 100 → 50
    • Duration: 2.8 → 2.6 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.5 - 2.8 → 1.25 - 2.35 seconds

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 UNUSED
SMD
MDRTDX		 It damages an enemy.


In the anime
Bellsprout Lickilicky Tangrowth Copperajah
A whip-like part of the user's body begins to glow; it is then used to attack the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Tangrowth Both of Tangrowth's arms glow purple and it hits the opponent with them.
A wild Tangrowth Promoting Healthy Tangrowth! Debut
Lickilicky Lickilicky's tongue glows purple and it extends its tongue, slamming it into the opponent.
Conway's Lickilicky Working on a Right Move! None
Bellsprout One of Bellsprout's leaves glows light green and grows larger. Bellsprout then strikes the opponent with the leaf.
Team Rocket's Bellsprout Flash of the Titans! None
Copperajah Copperajah lifts up its trunk and strikes the opponent with it. Sometimes, its trunk glows light green when using it.
Rose's Copperajah Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!" None
Ferrothorn One of Ferrothorn's feelers glows light green. Ferrothorn then strikes the opponent with the end of the feeler, or two of Ferrothorn's vines glow light green, and it strikes the opponent with them.
Rose's Ferrothorn Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! None
A Trainer's Ferrothorn Secrets of the Jungle None
Goh's Ferrothorn Trial on a Golden Scale! None
Zarude The vines on Zarude's wrists and body glow light green and extend either one or all at their opponent, attacking it.
Dada Secrets of the Jungle None
Roserade A glowing green vine comes out of each the bunches of flowers at the end of Roserade's arms, and it hits the opponent with them.
Cynthia's Roserade JNS04 None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


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 DPPt Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS BW BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 強力鞭打 Jānglihk Bīndá *
能量鞭打 Nàhngleuhng Bīndá *
Mandarin 強力鞭打 / 强力鞭打 Qiánglì Biāndǎ *
能量鞭打 Néngliàng Biāndǎ *
Czech Silový bič
Dutch Krachtzweep
French Mégafouet
German Blattgeißel
Greek Βούρδουλας Voúrdoulas
Indonesian Power Whip
Italian Vigorcolpo
Korean 파워휩 Power Whip
Polish Potężny Bicz
Portuguese Brazil Chicote Poderoso (Pokémon GO, JN012-present, TCG)
Chicote do Poder (early anime)
Portugal Super Chicote
Spanish Latigazo
Thai พาวเวอร์วิป
Vietnamese Roi Năng Lượng


Variations of the move Megahorn
Megahorn • Power Whip • Precipice Blades


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 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 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
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 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 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
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