Essentials
Summary
User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
- 85; percentile 68.9
- Accuracy
- 85% ≈ 72.2 power
- PP
- 5, up to 8 with
PP Up - Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- 30
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
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Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
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Has a charging turn
This move has a charging turn that can be skipped with a Power Herb.
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
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Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
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Unusable during Gravity
This move cannot be used in high Gravity.
- Defrosts when used
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Targets opposite side in triples
In triple battles, this move can be used on either side to target the farthest away opposing Pokémon.
- Heals
- Ignores Substitute
Machines

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Not a TM

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Not a TM

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Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage. User bounces high into the air for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn. Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
During the immune turn, Gust, Hurricane, Sky Uppercut, Smack Down, Thunder, and Twister still hit the user normally. Gust and Twister also have double power against the user.
The damage from Hail and Sandstorm still applies during the immune turn.
The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of Lock-On, Mind Reader, or No Guard.
This move cannot be used while Gravity is in effect.
This move cannot be selected by Sleep Talk.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
- Inflicts damage; inflicts status ailment
- 30% chance to inflict Paralysis
Flavor
Flavor Text

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Bounces up, then down the next turn. May paralyze.


The user bounces on the foe on the 2nd turn. It may paralyze the foe.

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The user bounces up high, then drops on the foe on the second turn. It may also paralyze the foe.

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The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
Foreign Names
- German

- Sprungfeder
- Italian

- Rimbalzo
- French

- Rebond
- Czech

- Odražení
- Spanish

- Bote
- Japanese

- とびはねる (tobihaneru)
Contests
Contest
- Type

- Appeal
- ♡
- Jam
- Flavor text
- Can avoid being startled by others.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Super Contest
- Type

- Appeal
- ♡
- Flavor text
- Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Bounce.
Pokémon
Flying Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Bounce's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | ||||||||||||||||
| 43 | 37 | 37 | Politoed |
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Water Absorb
Damp Drizzle |
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Water 1 | 90 | 75 | 75 | 90 | 100 | 70 | 500 | ||
| 45 | 44 | 42 | 45 | Ponyta |
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Run Away
Flash Fire Flame Body |
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Ground | 50 | 85 | 55 | 65 | 65 | 90 | 410 | |
| 50 | 49 | 47 | 45 | Rapidash |
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Run Away
Flash Fire Flame Body |
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Ground | 65 | 100 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 105 | 500 | |
| 40 | 40 | 46 | Hoppip |
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Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard Infiltrator |
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Fairy
Plant |
35 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 55 | 50 | 250 | ||
| 48 | 48 | 56 | Skiploom |
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Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard Infiltrator |
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Fairy
Plant |
55 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 65 | 80 | 340 | ||
| 48 | 48 | 64 | Jumpluff |
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Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard Infiltrator |
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Fairy
Plant |
75 | 55 | 70 | 55 | 85 | 110 | 450 | ||
| 40 | 40 | 40 | Mantyke |
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Swift Swim
Water Absorb Water Veil |
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No Eggs | 45 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 120 | 50 | 345 | ||
| 40 | 40 | 40 | Mantine |
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Swift Swim
Water Absorb Water Veil |
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Water 1 | 65 | 40 | 70 | 80 | 140 | 70 | 465 | ||
| 44 | 44 | 44 | Wailmer |
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Water Veil
Oblivious Pressure |
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Ground
Water 2 |
130 | 70 | 35 | 70 | 35 | 60 | 400 | ||
| 54 | 54 | 54 | Wailord |
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Water Veil
Oblivious Pressure |
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Ground
Water 2 |
170 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 45 | 60 | 500 | ||
| 43 | 48 | 48 | 53 | Spoink |
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Thick Fat
Own Tempo Gluttony |
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Ground | 60 | 25 | 35 | 70 | 80 | 60 | 330 | |
| 55 | 60 | 60 | 68 | Grumpig |
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Thick Fat
Own Tempo Gluttony |
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Ground | 80 | 45 | 65 | 90 | 110 | 80 | 470 | |
| 46 | 46 | 56 | Buneary |
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Run Away
Klutz Limber |
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Ground
Humanshape |
55 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 56 | 85 | 350 | ||
| 46 | 46 | 56 | Lopunny |
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Cute Charm
Klutz Limber |
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Ground
Humanshape |
65 | 76 | 84 | 54 | 96 | 105 | 480 | ||
| 45 | 45 | 45 | Finneon |
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Swift Swim
Storm Drain Water Veil |
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Water 2 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 49 | 61 | 66 | 330 | ||
| 53 | 53 | 53 | Lumineon |
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Swift Swim
Storm Drain Water Veil |
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Water 2 | 69 | 69 | 76 | 69 | 86 | 91 | 460 | ||
| 35 | Stunfisk |
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Static
Limber Sand Veil |
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Water 1
Indeterminate |
109 | 66 | 84 | 81 | 99 | 32 | 471 | ||||
| 49 | Mienfoo |
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Inner Focus
Regenerator Reckless |
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Ground
Humanshape |
45 | 85 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 65 | 350 | ||||
| 49 | Mienshao |
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Inner Focus
Regenerator Reckless |
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Ground
Humanshape |
65 | 125 | 60 | 95 | 60 | 105 | 510 | ||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||
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Aipom |
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Run Away
Pickup Skill Link |
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Ground | 55 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 55 | 85 | 360 | ||
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Maractus |
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Water Absorb
Chlorophyll Storm Drain |
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Plant | 75 | 86 | 67 | 106 | 67 | 60 | 461 | ||||
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
| Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC. | ||||||||||||||||
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Clefairy |
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Cute Charm
Magic Guard Friend Guard |
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Fairy | 70 | 45 | 48 | 60 | 65 | 35 | 323 | ||||
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Clefable |
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Cute Charm
Magic Guard Unaware |
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Fairy | 95 | 70 | 73 | 85 | 90 | 60 | 473 | ||||
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Igglybuff |
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Cute Charm
Friend Guard |
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No Eggs | 90 | 30 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 210 | ||||
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Jigglypuff |
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Cute Charm
Friend Guard |
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Fairy | 115 | 45 | 20 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 270 | ||||
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Wigglytuff |
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Cute Charm
Frisk |
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Fairy | 140 | 70 | 45 | 75 | 50 | 45 | 425 | ||||
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Politoed |
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Water Absorb
Damp Drizzle |
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Water 1 | 90 | 75 | 75 | 90 | 100 | 70 | 500 | ||||
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Ponyta |
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Run Away
Flash Fire Flame Body |
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Ground | 50 | 85 | 55 | 65 | 65 | 90 | 410 | ||||
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Rapidash |
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Run Away
Flash Fire Flame Body |
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Ground | 65 | 100 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 105 | 500 | ||||
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Hitmonlee |
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Limber
Reckless Unburden |
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Humanshape | 50 | 120 | 53 | 35 | 110 | 87 | 455 | ||||
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Horsea |
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Swift Swim
Sniper Damp |
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Water 1
Dragon |
30 | 40 | 70 | 70 | 25 | 60 | 295 | ||||
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Seadra |
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Poison Point
Sniper Damp |
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Water 1
Dragon |
55 | 65 | 95 | 95 | 45 | 85 | 440 | ||||
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Kingdra |
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Swift Swim
Sniper Damp |
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Water 1
Dragon |
75 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 540 | ||||
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Goldeen |
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Swift Swim
Water Veil Lightningrod |
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Water 2 | 45 | 67 | 60 | 35 | 50 | 63 | 320 | ||||
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Seaking |
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Swift Swim
Water Veil Lightningrod |
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Water 2 | 80 | 92 | 65 | 65 | 80 | 68 | 450 | ||||
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Magikarp |
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Swift Swim
Rattled |
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Water 2
Dragon |
20 | 10 | 55 | 15 | 20 | 80 | 200 | ||||
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Gyarados |
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Intimidate
Moxie |
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Water 2
Dragon |
95 | 125 | 79 | 60 | 100 | 81 | 540 | ||||
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Mew |
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No Eggs | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 600 | ||||
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Spinarak |
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Swarm
Insomnia Sniper |
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Bug | 40 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 250 | ||||
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Ariados |
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Swarm
Insomnia Sniper |
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Bug | 70 | 90 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 390 | ||||
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Chinchou |
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Volt Absorb
Illuminate Water Absorb |
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Water 2 | 75 | 38 | 38 | 56 | 56 | 67 | 330 | ||||
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Lanturn |
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Volt Absorb
Illuminate Water Absorb |
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Water 2 | 125 | 58 | 58 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 460 | ||||
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Hoppip |
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Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard Infiltrator |
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Fairy
Plant |
35 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 55 | 50 | 250 | ||||
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Skiploom |
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Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard Infiltrator |
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Fairy
Plant |
55 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 65 | 80 | 340 | ||||
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Jumpluff |
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Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard Infiltrator |
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Fairy
Plant |
75 | 55 | 70 | 55 | 85 | 110 | 450 | ||||
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Aipom |
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Run Away
Pickup Skill Link |
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Ground | 55 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 55 | 85 | 360 | ||||
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Ambipom |
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Technician
Pickup Skill Link |
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Ground | 75 | 100 | 66 | 60 | 66 | 115 | 482 | ||||
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Qwilfish |
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Poison Point
Swift Swim Intimidate |
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Water 2 | 65 | 95 | 75 | 55 | 55 | 85 | 430 | ||||
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Remoraid |
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Hustle
Sniper Moody |
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Water 1
Water 2 |
35 | 65 | 35 | 65 | 35 | 65 | 300 | ||||
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Octillery |
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Suction Cups
Sniper Moody |
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Water 1
Water 2 |
75 | 105 | 75 | 105 | 75 | 45 | 480 | ||||
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Delibird |
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Vital Spirit
Hustle Insomnia |
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Water 1
Ground |
45 | 55 | 45 | 65 | 45 | 75 | 330 | ||||
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Mantyke |
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Swift Swim
Water Absorb Water Veil |
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No Eggs | 45 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 120 | 50 | 345 | ||||
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Mantine |
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Swift Swim
Water Absorb Water Veil |
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Water 1 | 65 | 40 | 70 | 80 | 140 | 70 | 465 | ||||
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Donphan |
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Sturdy
Sand Veil |
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Ground | 90 | 120 | 120 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 500 | ||||
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Stantler |
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Intimidate
Frisk Sap Sipper |
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Ground | 73 | 95 | 62 | 85 | 65 | 85 | 465 | ||||
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Torchic |
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Blaze
Speed Boost |
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Ground | 45 | 60 | 40 | 70 | 50 | 45 | 310 | ||||
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Combusken |
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Blaze
Speed Boost |
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Ground | 60 | 85 | 60 | 85 | 60 | 55 | 405 | ||||
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Blaziken |
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Blaze
Speed Boost |
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Ground | 80 | 120 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 80 | 530 | ||||
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Shiftry |
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Chlorophyll
Early Bird Pickpocket |
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Ground
Plant |
90 | 100 | 60 | 90 | 60 | 80 | 480 | ||||
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Carvanha |
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Rough Skin
Speed Boost |
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Water 2 | 45 | 90 | 20 | 65 | 20 | 65 | 305 | ||||
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Sharpedo |
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Rough Skin
Speed Boost |
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Water 2 | 70 | 120 | 40 | 95 | 40 | 95 | 460 | ||||
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Wailmer |
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Water Veil
Oblivious Pressure |
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Ground
Water 2 |
130 | 70 | 35 | 70 | 35 | 60 | 400 | ||||
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Wailord |
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Water Veil
Oblivious Pressure |
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Ground
Water 2 |
170 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 45 | 60 | 500 | ||||
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Spoink |
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Thick Fat
Own Tempo Gluttony |
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Ground | 60 | 25 | 35 | 70 | 80 | 60 | 330 | ||||
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Grumpig |
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Thick Fat
Own Tempo Gluttony |
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Ground | 80 | 45 | 65 | 90 | 110 | 80 | 470 | ||||
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Barboach |
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Oblivious
Anticipation Hydration |
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Water 2 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 46 | 41 | 60 | 288 | ||||
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Whiscash |
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Oblivious
Anticipation Hydration |
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Water 2 | 110 | 78 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 468 | ||||
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Absol |
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Pressure
Super Luck Justified |
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Ground | 65 | 130 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 75 | 465 | ||||
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Huntail |
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Swift Swim
Water Veil |
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Water 1 | 55 | 104 | 105 | 94 | 75 | 52 | 485 | ||||
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Gorebyss |
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Swift Swim
Hydration |
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Water 1 | 55 | 84 | 105 | 114 | 75 | 52 | 485 | ||||
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Relicanth |
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Swift Swim
Rock Head Sturdy |
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Water 1
Water 2 |
100 | 90 | 130 | 45 | 65 | 55 | 485 | ||||
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Luvdisc |
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Swift Swim
Hydration |
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Water 2 | 43 | 30 | 55 | 40 | 65 | 97 | 330 | ||||
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Buneary |
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Run Away
Klutz Limber |
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Ground
Humanshape |
55 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 56 | 85 | 350 | ||||
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Lopunny |
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Cute Charm
Klutz Limber |
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Ground
Humanshape |
65 | 76 | 84 | 54 | 96 | 105 | 480 | ||||
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Croagunk |
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Anticipation
Dry Skin Poison Touch |
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Humanshape | 48 | 61 | 40 | 61 | 40 | 50 | 300 | ||||
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Toxicroak |
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Anticipation
Dry Skin Poison Touch |
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Humanshape | 83 | 106 | 65 | 86 | 65 | 85 | 490 | ||||
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Finneon |
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Swift Swim
Storm Drain Water Veil |
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Water 2 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 49 | 61 | 66 | 330 | ||||
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Lumineon |
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Swift Swim
Storm Drain Water Veil |
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Water 2 | 69 | 69 | 76 | 69 | 86 | 91 | 460 | ||||
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Phione |
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Hydration | ![]() |
Water 1
Fairy |
80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 480 | ||||
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Manaphy |
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Hydration | ![]() |
Water 1
Fairy |
100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 600 | ||||























