Bulk Up

Essentials

Bulk Up

non-damaging

Generation 3

Summary

Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one stage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: TM08
: TM08
: TM08

Effect

Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one stage each.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Bulks up the body to boost both ATTACK and DEFENSE.
: The user bulks up its body to boost both its ATTACK and DEFENSE stats.

: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats.

: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats.

Foreign Names

Spanish: Corpulencia
Italian: Granfisico
French: Gonflette
German: Protzer
Czech: Nadmutí
Japanese: ビルドアップ (birudoappu)

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Jam
Flavor text: Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Earn double the score in the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Bulk Up.

Pokémon

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
28	28	28	28	Combusken		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
28	28	28	28	Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
30	30	60	60	Groudon		Drought		No Eggs	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
			28	Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
			29	Gurdurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
			29	Conkeldurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
			33	Throh		Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Humanshape	120	100	85	30	85	45	465
			33	Sawk		Sturdy Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Humanshape	75	125	75	30	75	85	465
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
08	08	08	08	Mankey		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Ground	40	80	35	35	45	70	305
08	08	08	08	Primeape		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Ground	65	105	60	60	70	95	455
08	08	08	08	Poliwrath		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	90	85	95	70	90	70	500
08	08	08	08	Machop		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
08	08	08	08	Machoke		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
08	08	08	08	Machamp		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
08	08	08	08	Tyrogue		Guts Steadfast Vital Spirit		No Eggs	35	35	35	35	35	35	210
08	08	08	08	Hitmonlee		Limber Reckless Unburden		Humanshape	50	120	53	35	110	87	455
08	08	08	08	Hitmonchan		Keen Eye Iron Fist Inner Focus		Humanshape	50	105	79	35	110	76	455
08	08	08	08	Hitmontop		Intimidate Technician Steadfast		Humanshape	50	95	95	35	110	70	455
08	08	08	08	Pinsir		Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie		Bug	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
08	08	08	08	Mewtwo		Pressure Unnerve		No Eggs	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
08	08	08	08	Mew		Synchronize		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
08	08	08	08	Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Ground Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
08	08	08	08	Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet Rattled		Ground Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
08	08	08		Heracross		Swarm Guts Moxie		Bug	80	125	75	40	95	85	500
08	08	08	08	Teddiursa		Pickup Quick Feet Honey Gather		Ground	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
08	08	08	08	Ursaring		Guts Quick Feet Unnerve		Ground	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
08	08	08	08	Combusken		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
08	08	08	08	Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
	08	08	08	Gallade		Steadfast Justified		Indeterminate	68	125	65	65	115	80	518
08	08	08	08	Breloom		Effect Spore Poison Heal Technician		Fairy Plant	60	130	80	60	60	70	460
08	08	08	08	Slakoth		Truant		Ground	60	60	60	35	35	30	280
08	08	08	08	Vigoroth		Vital Spirit		Ground	80	80	80	55	55	90	440
08	08	08	08	Slaking		Truant		Ground	150	160	100	95	65	100	670
08	08	08	08	Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
08	08	08	08	Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
08	08	08	08	Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy		Humanshape	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
08	08	08	08	Medicham		Pure Power Telepathy		Humanshape	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
08	08	08	08	Groudon		Drought		No Eggs	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
08	08	08	08	Rayquaza		Air Lock		No Eggs	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
	08	08	08	Chimchar		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	44	58	44	58	44	61	309
	08	08	08	Monferno		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	64	78	52	78	52	81	405
	08	08	08	Infernape		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
	08	08	08	Buizel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Ground	55	65	35	60	30	85	330
	08	08	08	Floatzel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Ground	85	105	55	85	50	115	495
	08	08	08	Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		No Eggs	40	70	40	35	40	60	285
	08	08	08	Lucario		Steadfast Inner Focus Justified		Ground Humanshape	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
	08	08	08	Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
	08	08	08	Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
	08	08	08	Dialga		Pressure Telepathy		No Eggs	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
	08	08	08	Palkia		Pressure Telepathy		No Eggs	90	120	100	150	120	100	680
			08	Emboar		Blaze Reckless		Ground	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
			08	Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
			08	Gurdurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
			08	Conkeldurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
			08	Throh		Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Humanshape	120	100	85	30	85	45	465
			08	Sawk		Sturdy Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Humanshape	75	125	75	30	75	85	465
			08	Krookodile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	95	117	70	65	70	92	509
			08	Standard Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Ground	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
			08	Zen Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Ground	105	30	105	140	105	55	540
			08	Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
			08	Scrafty		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	65	90	115	45	115	58	488
			08	Beartic		Snow Cloak Swift Swim		Ground	95	110	80	70	80	50	485
			08	Mienfoo		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Ground Humanshape	45	85	50	55	50	65	350
			08	Mienshao		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Ground Humanshape	65	125	60	95	60	105	510
			08	Rufflet		Keen Eye Sheer Force Hustle		Flying	70	83	50	37	50	60	350
			08	Braviary		Keen Eye Sheer Force Defiant		Flying	100	123	75	57	75	80	510
			08	Tornadus		Prankster Defiant		No Eggs	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
			08	Thundurus		Prankster Defiant		No Eggs	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
			08	Landorus		Sand Force Sheer Force		No Eggs	89	125	90	115	80	101	600

Essentials

Summary

Damage Dealt

Stats

Flags

Machines

Effect

Meta

Flavor

Flavor Text

Foreign Names

Contests

Contest

Super Contest

Similar moves

Pokémon

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