Selfdestruct

Essentials

Selfdestruct

physical

Generation 1

Summary

User faints.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 200; percentile 99.6
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 5, up to 8 with PP Up
Target: All other Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
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

: TM36
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

User faints, even if the attack fails or misses. Inflicts regular damage.

History

Before: Halves the target's Defense for damage calculation, which is similar to doubling the attack's power.
Before: Has 130 power.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Powerful but makes the user faint.

: Inflicts severe damage but makes the user faint.
: The user blows up to inflict severe damage, even making itself faint.

: The user blows up to inflict damage on all Pokémon in battle. The user faints upon using this move.

: The user attacks everything around it by causing an explosion. The user faints upon using this move.

Foreign Names

French: Destruction
Italian: Autodistruz.
Czech: Sebezničení
German: Finale
Spanish: Autodestruc
Japanese: じばく (jibaku)

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Selfdestruct.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Explosion			5	250	100%		User faints.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Selfdestruct'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.
21	21	21	18	29	Geodude		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	40	80	100	30	30	20	300
21	21	21	18	31	Graveler		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	55	95	115	45	45	35	390
21	21	21	18	31	Golem		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	80	110	130	55	65	45	485
22	23	27	29	33	Voltorb		Soundproof Static Aftermath		Mineral	40	30	50	55	55	100	330
22	—	27	29	35	Electrode		Soundproof Static Aftermath		Mineral	60	50	70	80	80	140	480
40	17	17	19	24	Koffing		Levitate		Indeterminate	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
43	—	—	19	24	Weezing		Levitate		Indeterminate	65	90	120	85	70	60	490
	8	8	6	6	Pineco		Sturdy Overcoat		Bug	50	65	90	35	35	15	290
	—	—	—	—	Forretress		Sturdy Overcoat		Bug	75	90	140	60	60	40	465
		19	19	21	Baltoy		Levitate		Mineral	40	40	55	40	70	55	300
		19	19	21	Claydol		Levitate		Mineral	60	70	105	70	120	75	500
				38	Ferroseed		Iron Barbs		Plant Mineral	44	50	91	24	86	10	305
				38	Ferrothorn		Iron Barbs		Plant Mineral	74	94	131	54	116	20	489
				77	Genesect		Download		No Eggs	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
					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.
					Munchlax		Pickup Thick Fat Gluttony		No Eggs	135	85	40	40	85	5	390
					Bonsly		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		No Eggs	50	80	95	10	45	10	290
					Sudowoodo		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		Mineral	70	100	115	30	65	30	410
					Trubbish		Stench Sticky Hold Aftermath		Mineral	50	50	62	40	62	65	329
					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.
36					Geodude		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	40	80	100	30	30	20	300
36					Graveler		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	55	95	115	45	45	35	390
36					Golem		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	80	110	130	55	65	45	485
36					Grimer		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Indeterminate	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
36					Muk		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Indeterminate	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
36					Shellder		Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat		Water 3	30	65	100	45	25	40	305
36					Cloyster		Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat		Water 3	50	95	180	85	45	70	525
36					Gastly		Levitate		Indeterminate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
36					Haunter		Levitate		Indeterminate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
36					Gengar		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
36					Onix		Rock Head Sturdy Weak Armor		Mineral	35	45	160	30	45	70	385
36					Voltorb		Soundproof Static Aftermath		Mineral	40	30	50	55	55	100	330
36					Electrode		Soundproof Static Aftermath		Mineral	60	50	70	80	80	140	480
36					Exeggcute		Chlorophyll Harvest		Plant	60	40	80	60	45	40	325
36					Exeggutor		Chlorophyll Harvest		Plant	95	95	85	125	65	55	520
36					Koffing		Levitate		Indeterminate	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
36					Weezing		Levitate		Indeterminate	65	90	120	85	70	60	490
36					Snorlax		Immunity Thick Fat Gluttony		Monster	160	110	65	65	110	30	540
36					Mewtwo		Pressure Unnerve		No Eggs	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
36					Mew		Synchronize		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600