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General

Explosion

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY

Quick Description

Flavor text: The user explodes to inflict damage on all Pokémon in battle. The user faints upon using this move.
Eevine summary: Inflicts double damage and faints the user.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: 250
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 5; maximum is 8
Target: others
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: 250.0
Power percentile: 99.8
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: だいばくはつ
Romaji: Daibakuhatsu

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: TM47 (¥), location: find in the middle-left side of F3 of Victory Road
GSC TM: Not a TM
RSE TM: Not a TM
DPPT TM: TM64 (¥0), location:

Effect Details

Halves the target's Defense for damage calculation (which approximately doubles base power). Automatically faints the user even if the attack fails or misses.

Flavor Text

Inflicts severe damage but makes the user faint.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 8
Jam: 0
Flavor text: User cannot make any more appeals for the remainder of the contest.

Similar Moves

: Selfdestruct
: Destiny Bond
: Memento

Combos

Use Explosion before: none
Use Explosion after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

By leveling up

22 Pokémon

								Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
						76	76	Azelf	11.8"	0.7 lb		No Eggs	Levitate	75	125	70	125	70	115	96.7
				45	45	71	71	Baltoy	1'7.7"	47.4 lb		Mineral	Levitate	40	40	55	40	70	55	50.0
				55	55	86	86	Claydol	4'11.1"	238.1 lb		Mineral	Levitate	60	70	105	70	120	75	83.3
						51	51	Drifblim	3'11.2"	33.1 lb		Indeterminate	Unburden Aftermath	150	80	44	90	54	80	83.0
						43	43	Drifloon	1'3.7"	2.6 lb		Indeterminate	Unburden Aftermath	90	50	34	60	44	70	58.0
50	50	44	44	54	54	51	51	Electrode	3'11.2"	146.8 lb		Mineral	Static Soundproof	60	50	70	80	80	140	80.0
		39	39	39	39	33	38	Forretress	3'11.2"	277.3 lb		Bug	Sturdy	75	90	140	60	60	40	77.5
36	36	41	41	41	41	32	32	Geodude	1'3.7"	44.1 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	40	80	100	30	30	20	50.0
43	43	48	48	53	53	38	38	Golem	4'7.1"	661.4 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	80	110	130	55	65	45	80.8
43	43	48	48	53	53	38	38	Graveler	3'3.4"	231.5 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	55	95	115	45	45	35	65.0
48	48	41	41	41	41	37	37	Koffing	1'11.6"	2.2 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	40	65	95	60	45	35	56.7
				49	49	56	56	Lunatone	3'3.4"	370.4 lb		Mineral	Levitate	70	55	65	95	85	70	73.3
		36	36	36	36	31	34	Pineco	1'11.6"	15.9 lb		Bug	Sturdy	50	65	90	35	35	15	48.3
				--	--	--	--	Regice	5'10.9"	385.8 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	50	100	100	200	50	96.7
				--	--	--	--	Regirock	5'6.9"	507.1 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	100	200	50	100	50	96.7
				--	--	--	--	Registeel	6'2.8"	451.9 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	75	150	75	150	50	96.7
				43	43	43	43	Seedot	1'7.7"	8.8 lb		Ground Plant	Chlorophyll Early Bird	40	40	50	30	30	30	36.7
						52	52	Skuntank	3'3.4"	83.8 lb		Ground	Stench Aftermath	103	93	67	71	61	84	79.8
				49	49	56	56	Solrock	3'11.2"	339.5 lb		Mineral	Levitate	70	95	85	55	65	70	73.3
						44	44	Stunky	1'3.7"	42.3 lb		Ground	Stench Aftermath	63	63	47	41	41	74	54.8
43	43	39	39	46	46	43	43	Voltorb	1'7.7"	22.9 lb		Mineral	Static Soundproof	40	30	50	55	55	100	55.0
53	53	44	44	44	44	40	40	Weezing	3'11.2"	20.9 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	65	90	120	85	70	60	81.7

Machine

Too many to list!

Egg

4 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Gastly	4'3.2"	0.2 lb	Indeterminate	Levitate	30	35	30	100	35	80	51.7
Grimer	2'11.4"	66.1 lb	Indeterminate	Stench Sticky Hold	80	80	50	40	50	25	54.2
Nosepass	3'3.4"	213.8 lb	Mineral	Sturdy Magnet Pull	30	45	135	45	90	30	62.5
Onix	28'10.5"	463 lb	Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	35	45	160	30	45	70	64.2

Tutor

41 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Baltoy	1'7.7"	47.4 lb		Mineral	Levitate	40	40	55	40	70	55	50.0
Camerupt	6'2.8"	485 lb		Ground	Magma Armor Solid Rock	70	100	70	105	75	40	76.7
Claydol	4'11.1"	238.1 lb		Mineral	Levitate	60	70	105	70	120	75	83.3
Cloyster	4'11.1"	292.1 lb		Water 3	Shell Armor Skill Link	50	95	180	85	45	70	87.5
Corsola	1'11.6"	11 lb		Water 1 Water 3	Natural Cure Hustle	55	55	85	65	85	35	63.3
Electrode	3'11.2"	146.8 lb		Mineral	Static Soundproof	60	50	70	80	80	140	80.0
Exeggcute	1'3.7"	5.5 lb		Plant	Chlorophyll	60	40	80	60	45	40	54.2
Exeggutor	6'6.7"	264.6 lb		Plant	Chlorophyll	95	95	85	125	65	55	86.7
Forretress	3'11.2"	277.3 lb		Bug	Sturdy	75	90	140	60	60	40	77.5
Gastly	4'3.2"	0.2 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	30	35	30	100	35	80	51.7
Gengar	4'11.1"	89.3 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	60	65	60	130	75	110	83.3
Geodude	1'3.7"	44.1 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	40	80	100	30	30	20	50.0
Glalie	4'11.1"	565.5 lb		Fairy Mineral	Inner Focus Ice Body	80	80	80	80	80	80	80.0
Golem	4'7.1"	661.4 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	80	110	130	55	65	45	80.8
Graveler	3'3.4"	231.5 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	55	95	115	45	45	35	65.0
Grimer	2'11.4"	66.1 lb		Indeterminate	Stench Sticky Hold	80	80	50	40	50	25	54.2
Gulpin	1'3.7"	22.7 lb		Indeterminate	Sticky Hold Liquid Ooze	70	43	53	43	53	40	50.3
Haunter	5'3"	0.2 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	45	50	45	115	55	95	67.5
Koffing	1'11.6"	2.2 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	40	65	95	60	45	35	56.7
Lunatone	3'3.4"	370.4 lb		Mineral	Levitate	70	55	65	95	85	70	73.3
Metagross	5'3"	1212.5 lb		Mineral	Clear Body	80	135	130	95	90	70	100.0
Metang	3'11.2"	446.4 lb		Mineral	Clear Body	60	75	100	55	80	50	70.0
Mew	1'3.7"	8.8 lb		No Eggs	Synchronize	100	100	100	100	100	100	100.0
Muk	3'11.2"	66.1 lb		Indeterminate	Stench Sticky Hold	105	105	75	65	100	50	83.3
Nosepass	3'3.4"	213.8 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Magnet Pull	30	45	135	45	90	30	62.5
Nuzleaf	3'3.4"	61.7 lb		Ground Plant	Chlorophyll Early Bird	70	70	40	60	40	60	56.7
Onix	28'10.5"	463 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	35	45	160	30	45	70	64.2
Pineco	1'11.6"	15.9 lb		Bug	Sturdy	50	65	90	35	35	15	48.3
Regice	5'10.9"	385.8 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	50	100	100	200	50	96.7
Regirock	5'6.9"	507.1 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	100	200	50	100	50	96.7
Registeel	6'2.8"	451.9 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	75	150	75	150	50	96.7
Seedot	1'7.7"	8.8 lb		Ground Plant	Chlorophyll Early Bird	40	40	50	30	30	30	36.7
Shellder	11.8"	8.8 lb		Water 3	Shell Armor Skill Link	30	65	100	45	25	40	50.8
Shiftry	4'3.2"	131.4 lb		Ground Plant	Chlorophyll Early Bird	90	100	60	90	60	80	80.0
Solrock	3'11.2"	339.5 lb		Mineral	Levitate	70	95	85	55	65	70	73.3
Steelix	30'2.2"	881.8 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	75	85	200	55	65	30	85.0
Sudowoodo	3'11.2"	83.8 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	70	100	115	30	65	30	68.3
Swalot	5'6.9"	176.4 lb		Indeterminate	Sticky Hold Liquid Ooze	100	73	83	73	83	55	77.8
Torkoal	1'7.7"	177.2 lb		Ground	White Smoke	70	85	140	85	70	20	78.3
Voltorb	1'7.7"	22.9 lb		Mineral	Static Soundproof	40	30	50	55	55	100	55.0
Weezing	3'11.2"	20.9 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	65	90	120	85	70	60	81.7

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