Vital Throw

Essentials

Vital Throw

physical

Generation 2

Summary

Never misses.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 70; percentile 42.5
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: -1 (slow)

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
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

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

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: A 2nd-strike move that never misses.

: Makes the user’s move last, but it never misses.
: Makes the user attack after the foe. In return, it will not miss.

: The user allows the foe to attack first. In return, this throw move is guaranteed not to miss.

: The user attacks last. In return, this throw move is guaranteed not to miss.

: The user attacks last. In return, this throw move never misses.

: The user attacks last. In return, this throw move never misses.

Foreign Names

Japanese: あてみなげ (ateminage)
: あてみなげ
Korean: 받아던지기
Chinese: 借力摔
: 借力摔
French: Corps Perdu
German: Überwurf
Spanish: Tiro Vital
Italian: Vitaltiro
Czech: Osudný vrh

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

The next appeal can be made later next turn.

Use after

Fake Out

Use before

None

Super Contest

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

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Vital Throw.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Vital Throw'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.
31	31	25	31	31	31	25	25	Machop		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
34	33	25	32	32	32	25	25	Machoke		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
34	33	25	32	32	32	25	25	Machamp		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
		25	25	22	22	18	18	Pinsir		Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie		Bug	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
					22	18	18	Mega Pinsir		Aerilate		Bug	65	155	120	65	90	105	600
	13	10	10	10	10	22	22	Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
	13	10	10	10	10	22	22	Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
			17	17	17	17	9	Throh		Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Human-Like	120	100	85	30	85	45	465
					27	27	27	Pancham		Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy		Field Human-Like	67	82	62	46	48	43	348
					27	27	27	Pangoro		Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy		Field Human-Like	95	124	78	69	71	58	495
							19	Buzzwole		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	107	139	139	53	53	79	570
								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.
								Mienfoo		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Field Human-Like	45	85	50	55	50	65	350
								Passimian		Receiver Defiant		Field	100	120	90	40	60	80	490

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