Mach Punch

Essentials

Mach Punch

physical

Generation 2

Summary

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 40; percentile 17.5
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 30, up to 48 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 1 (fast)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based

This move has 1.2× its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: A fast punch that lands first.

: A punch is thrown at wicked speed to strike first.
: A punch thrown at blinding speed. It is certain to strike first.

: The user throws a punch at blinding speed. It is certain to strike first.

: The user throws a punch at blinding speed. It is certain to strike first.

Foreign Names

German: Tempohieb
Spanish: Ultrapuño
Italian: Pugnorapido
French: Mach Punch
Czech: Hbitá pěst
Japanese: マッハパンチ (mahhapanchi)

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: The next appeal can be made earlier next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Mach Punch.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
ExtremeSpeed	5	80	100%	2	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Quick Attack	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Vacuum Wave	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Sneak	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bullet Punch	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Aqua Jet	20	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Ice Shard	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Pokémon

Fighting Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Mach Punch's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
32	20	16	16	Hitmonchan		Keen Eye Iron Fist Inner Focus		Human-Like	50	105	79	35	110	76	455
		17	17	Ledyba		Swarm Early Bird Rattled		Bug	40	20	30	40	80	55	265
		17	17	Ledian		Swarm Early Bird Iron Fist		Bug	55	35	50	55	110	85	390
	23	23	23	Breloom		Effect Spore Poison Heal Technician		Fairy Grass	60	130	80	60	60	70	460
		14	14	Monferno		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	64	78	52	78	52	81	405
		14	14	Infernape		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
				Tyrogue		Guts Steadfast Vital Spirit		Undiscovered	35	35	35	35	35	35	210
				Magby		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Undiscovered	45	75	37	70	55	83	365
				Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	75	80	55	25	35	35	305