Knock Off

Essentials

Knock Off

physical

Generation 3

Summary

Target drops its held item.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 20; percentile 5.3
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

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

Machines

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

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Target loses its held item.

Neither the user nor the target can recover its item with Recycle.

If the target has Multitype or Sticky Hold, it will take damage but not lose its item.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Knocks down the foe’s held item to prevent its use.
: Knocks down the foe’s held item to prevent its use during the battle.

: The user slaps down the foe’s held item, preventing the item from being used during the battle.

: The user slaps down the target's held item, preventing that item from being used in the battle.

Foreign Names

Czech: Vyražení
French: Sabotage
German: Abschlag
Spanish: Desarme
Italian: Privazione
Japanese: はたきおとす (hatakiotosu)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡

Jam

♥♥♥♥

Flavor text

Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Use after

Fake Out

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Flavor text: A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Knock Off.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Knock Off'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.
			27	27	27	Bellsprout		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Plant	50	75	35	70	30	40	300
			27	27	27	Weepinbell		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Plant	65	90	50	85	45	55	390
21	21	21	9	9	9	Farfetch'd		Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant		Flying Ground	52	65	55	58	62	60	352
18	18	18	13	13	13	Lickitung		Own Tempo Oblivious Cloud Nine		Monster	90	55	75	60	75	30	385
			13	13	13	Lickilicky		Own Tempo Oblivious Cloud Nine		Monster	110	85	95	80	95	50	515
			36	36	33	Tangela		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Plant	65	55	115	100	40	60	435
			36	36	33	Tangrowth		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Plant	100	100	125	110	50	50	535
			12	12	12	Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
			—	—	—	Gliscor		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal		Bug	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
			10	10	10	Donphan		Sturdy Sand Veil		Ground	90	120	120	60	60	50	500
28	28	28	19	19	19	Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
29	29	29	19	19	19	Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
33	33	33	29	29	29	Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Humanshape	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
26	26	25	26	26	26	Corphish		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
26	26	25	26	26	26	Crawdaunt		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
—	—	—	—	—	—	Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Indeterminate	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
—	—	—	—	—	—	Banette		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Indeterminate	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
15			25	25	25	Normal Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	150	50	150	50	150	600
		15	25	25	25	Defense Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	70	160	70	160	90	600
	15		25	25	25	Speed Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	95	90	95	90	180	600
			23	6	6	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
			23	—	—	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
			—	—	—	Regigigas		Slow Start		No Eggs	110	160	110	80	110	100	670
						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.
						Abra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Humanshape	25	20	15	105	55	90	310
						Machop		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
						Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
						Krabby		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Sheer Force		Water 3	30	105	90	25	25	50	325
						Omanyte		Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	35	40	100	90	55	35	355
						Kabuto		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
						Ledyba		Swarm Early Bird Rattled		Bug	40	20	30	40	80	55	265
						Shuckle		Sturdy Gluttony Contrary		Bug	20	10	230	10	230	5	505
						Wingull		Keen Eye Rain Dish		Water 1 Flying	40	30	30	55	30	85	270
						Corphish		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
						Anorith		Battle Armor Swift Swim		Water 3	45	95	50	40	50	75	355
						Woobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Ground	55	45	43	55	43	72	313
						Tirtouga		Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim		Water 1 Water 3	54	78	103	53	45	22	355
						Archen		Defeatist		Flying Water 3	55	112	45	74	45	70	401
						Minccino		Cute Charm Technician Skill Link		Ground	55	50	40	40	40	75	300
						Karrablast		Swarm Shed Skin No Guard		Bug	50	75	45	40	45	60	315
						Mienfoo		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Ground Humanshape	45	85	50	55	50	65	350
						Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370
						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
						Bulbasaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Plant	45	49	49	65	65	45	318
						Ivysaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Plant	60	62	63	80	80	60	405
						Venusaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Plant	80	82	83	100	100	80	525
						Beedrill		Swarm Sniper		Bug	65	80	40	45	80	75	385
						Pikachu		Static Lightningrod		Ground Fairy	35	55	30	50	40	90	300
						Raichu		Static Lightningrod		Ground Fairy	60	90	55	90	80	100	475
						Sandshrew		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Ground	50	75	85	20	30	40	300
						Sandslash		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Ground	75	100	110	45	55	65	450
						Clefairy		Cute Charm Magic Guard Friend Guard		Fairy	70	45	48	60	65	35	323
						Clefable		Cute Charm Magic Guard Unaware		Fairy	95	70	73	85	90	60	473
						Jigglypuff		Cute Charm Friend Guard		Fairy	115	45	20	45	25	20	270
						Wigglytuff		Cute Charm Frisk		Fairy	140	70	45	75	50	45	425
						Paras		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Plant	35	70	55	45	55	25	285
						Parasect		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Plant	60	95	80	60	80	30	405
						Meowth		Pickup Technician Unnerve		Ground	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
						Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Ground	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
						Abra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Humanshape	25	20	15	105	55	90	310
						Kadabra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Humanshape	40	35	30	120	70	105	400
						Alakazam		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Humanshape	55	50	45	135	85	120	490
						Bellsprout		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Plant	50	75	35	70	30	40	300
						Weepinbell		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Plant	65	90	50	85	45	55	390
						Victreebel		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Plant	80	105	65	100	60	70	480
						Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
						Tentacruel		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
						Farfetch'd		Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant		Flying Ground	52	65	55	58	62	60	352
						Doduo		Run Away Early Bird Tangled Feet		Flying	35	85	45	35	35	75	310
						Dodrio		Run Away Early Bird Tangled Feet		Flying	60	110	70	60	60	100	460
						Gastly		Levitate		Indeterminate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
						Haunter		Levitate		Indeterminate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
						Gengar		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
						Krabby		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Sheer Force		Water 3	30	105	90	25	25	50	325
						Kingler		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Sheer Force		Water 3	55	130	115	50	50	75	475
						Cubone		Rock Head Lightningrod Battle Armor		Monster	50	50	95	40	50	35	320
						Marowak		Rock Head Lightningrod Battle Armor		Monster	60	80	110	50	80	45	425
						Hitmonlee		Limber Reckless Unburden		Humanshape	50	120	53	35	110	87	455
						Lickilicky		Own Tempo Oblivious Cloud Nine		Monster	110	85	95	80	95	50	515
						Tangela		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Plant	65	55	115	100	40	60	435
						Tangrowth		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Plant	100	100	125	110	50	50	535
						Kangaskhan		Early Bird Scrappy Inner Focus		Monster	105	95	80	40	80	90	490
						Goldeen		Swift Swim Water Veil Lightningrod		Water 2	45	67	60	35	50	63	320
						Seaking		Swift Swim Water Veil Lightningrod		Water 2	80	92	65	65	80	68	450
						Scyther		Swarm Technician Steadfast		Bug	70	110	80	55	80	105	500
						Scizor		Swarm Technician Light Metal		Bug	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
						Pinsir		Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie		Bug	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
						Leafeon		Leaf Guard Chlorophyll		Ground	65	110	130	60	65	95	525
						Omanyte		Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	35	40	100	90	55	35	355
						Omastar		Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	70	60	125	115	70	55	495
						Kabuto		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
						Kabutops		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
						Mew		Synchronize		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
						Sentret		Run Away Keen Eye Frisk		Ground	35	46	34	35	45	20	215
						Furret		Run Away Keen Eye Frisk		Ground	85	76	64	45	55	90	415
						Ledyba		Swarm Early Bird Rattled		Bug	40	20	30	40	80	55	265
						Ledian		Swarm Early Bird Iron Fist		Bug	55	35	50	55	110	85	390
						Azurill		Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper		No Eggs	50	20	40	20	40	20	190
						Marill		Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper		Water 1 Fairy	70	20	50	20	50	40	250
						Azumarill		Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper		Water 1 Fairy	100	50	80	50	80	50	410
						Aipom		Run Away Pickup Skill Link		Ground	55	70	55	40	55	85	360
						Ambipom		Technician Pickup Skill Link		Ground	75	100	66	60	66	115	482
						Gliscor		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal		Bug	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
						Heracross		Swarm Guts Moxie		Bug	80	125	75	40	95	85	500
						Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket		Ground	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
						Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Ground	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
						Phanpy		Pickup Sand Veil		Ground	90	60	60	40	40	40	330
						Donphan		Sturdy Sand Veil		Ground	90	120	120	60	60	50	500
						Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
						Shiftry		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Ground Plant	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
						Wingull		Keen Eye Rain Dish		Water 1 Flying	40	30	30	55	30	85	270
						Pelipper		Keen Eye Rain Dish		Water 1 Flying	60	50	100	85	70	65	430
						Gallade		Steadfast Justified		Indeterminate	68	125	65	65	115	80	518
						Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
						Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
						Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Humanshape	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
						Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Ground Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
						Zangoose		Immunity Toxic Boost		Ground	73	115	60	60	60	90	458
						Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Ground Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
						Corphish		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
						Crawdaunt		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Adaptability		Water 1 Water 3	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
						Anorith		Battle Armor Swift Swim		Water 3	45	95	50	40	50	75	355
						Armaldo		Battle Armor Swift Swim		Water 3	75	125	100	70	80	45	495
						Kecleon		Color Change		Ground	60	90	70	60	120	40	440
						Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Indeterminate	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
						Banette		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Indeterminate	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
						Chingling		Levitate		No Eggs	45	30	50	65	50	45	285
						Chimecho		Levitate		Indeterminate	65	50	70	95	80	65	425
						Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Ground	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
						Normal Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	150	50	150	50	150	600
						Attack Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	180	20	180	20	150	600
						Defense Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	70	160	70	160	90	600
						Speed Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	95	90	95	90	180	600
						Empoleon		Torrent Defiant		Water 1 Ground	84	86	88	111	101	60	530
						Kricketune		Swarm Technician		Bug	77	85	51	55	51	65	384
						Drifloon		Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost		Indeterminate	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
						Drifblim		Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost		Indeterminate	150	80	44	90	54	80	498
						Glameow		Limber Own Tempo Keen Eye		Ground	49	55	42	42	37	85	310
						Purugly		Thick Fat Own Tempo Defiant		Ground	71	82	64	64	59	112	452
						Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
						Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
						Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
						Carnivine		Levitate		Plant	74	100	72	90	72	46	454
						Uxie		Levitate		No Eggs	75	75	130	75	130	95	580
						Mesprit		Levitate		No Eggs	80	105	105	105	105	80	580
						Azelf		Levitate		No Eggs	75	125	70	125	70	115	580
						Phione		Hydration		Water 1 Fairy	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
						Manaphy		Hydration		Water 1 Fairy	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
						Darkrai		Bad Dreams		No Eggs	70	90	90	135	90	125	600