Reversal

Essentials

Reversal

physical

Generation 2

Summary

Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: * (no fixed power)
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, up to 24 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
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

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

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Power varies inversely with the user's proportional remaining HP.

64 * current HP / max HP	Power
0– 1	200
2– 5	150
6–12	100
13–21	80
22–42	40
43–64	20

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Stronger if the user's HP is low.

: Inflicts more damage when the user’s HP is down.
: An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

: An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

: An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

: An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

: An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

Foreign Names

Japanese: きしかいせい (kishikaisei)
: きしかいせい
Korean: 기사회생
Chinese: 起死回生
: 起死回生
French: Contre
German: Gegenschlag
Spanish: Inversión
Italian: Contropiede
Czech: Zvrat

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

The appeal works great if performed last.

Use after

Endure

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earns double the score on the final performance.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Reversal.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Flail			15	*	100%		Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Reversal'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.
			25	25	25	19	19	19	19	Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Field	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
51	51	51	57	57	61	61	—	—	—	Hitmonlee		Limber Reckless Unburden		Human-Like	50	120	53	35	110	87	455
49	49	49	49	49	55	55	50	50	50	Kangaskhan		Early Bird Scrappy Inner Focus		Monster	105	95	80	40	80	90	490
							50	50	50	Mega Kangaskhan		Parental Bond		Monster	105	125	100	60	100	100	590
44	45	45	43	43	43	43	43	46	46	Heracross		Swarm Guts Moxie		Bug	80	125	75	40	95	85	500
							43	46	46	Mega Heracross		Skill Link		Bug	80	185	115	40	105	75	600
									45	Taillow		Guts Scrappy		Flying	40	55	30	30	30	85	270
									57	Swellow		Guts Scrappy		Flying	60	85	60	75	50	125	455
	49	49	49	49	55	55	—	—	—	Vigoroth		Vital Spirit		Field	80	80	80	55	55	90	440
	49	49	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
	55	55	57	57	57	57	57	50	50	Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
	42	41	43	43	46	46	46	39	39	Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
	46	47	49	49	55	55	55	42	42	Medicham		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
							55	42	42	Mega Medicham		Pure Power		Human-Like	60	100	85	80	85	100	510
			19	19	19	29	29	29	29	Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		Undiscovered	40	70	40	35	40	60	285
					33	33	33	33	33	Victini		Victory Star		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
					33	33	33	33	33	Lillipup		Vital Spirit Pickup Run Away		Field	45	60	45	25	45	55	275
					38	38	38	38	38	Herdier		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Field	65	80	65	35	65	60	370
					42	42	42	42	42	Stoutland		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Field	85	110	90	45	90	80	500
					53	53	50	50	45	Throh		Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Human-Like	120	100	85	30	85	45	465
					53	53	50	50	45	Sawk		Sturdy Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Human-Like	75	125	75	30	75	85	465
					49	49	49	49	49	Escavalier		Swarm Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	70	135	105	60	105	20	495
					57	57	57	57	57	Mienfoo		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Field Human-Like	45	85	50	55	50	65	350
					63	63	—	—	—	Mienshao		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Field Human-Like	65	125	60	95	60	105	510
					46	46	46	46	46	Bouffalant		Reckless Sap Sipper Soundproof		Field	95	110	95	40	95	55	490
							—	—	—	Malamar		Contrary Suction Cups Infiltrator		Water 1 Water 2	86	92	88	68	75	73	482
									33	Crabrawler		Hyper Cutter Iron Fist Anger Point		Water 3	47	82	57	42	47	63	338
									33	Crabominable		Hyper Cutter Iron Fist Anger Point		Water 3	97	132	77	62	67	43	478
									—	Midnight Lycanroc		Keen Eye Vital Spirit No Guard		Field	85	115	75	55	75	82	487
									46	Passimian		Receiver Defiant		Field	100	120	90	40	60	80	490
									—	Buzzwole		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	107	139	139	53	53	79	570
										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.
										Rattata		Run Away Guts Hustle		Field	30	56	35	25	35	72	253
										Pichu		Static Lightning Rod		Undiscovered	20	40	15	35	35	60	205
										Diglett		Sand Veil Arena Trap Sand Force		Field	10	55	25	35	45	95	265
										Mankey		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Field	40	80	35	35	45	70	305
										Rhyhorn		Lightning Rod Rock Head Reckless		Monster Field	80	85	95	30	30	25	345
										Scyther		Swarm Technician Steadfast		Bug	70	110	80	55	80	105	500
										Cyndaquil		Blaze Flash Fire		Field	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
										Sentret		Run Away Keen Eye Frisk		Field	35	46	34	35	45	20	215
										Yanma		Speed Boost Compound Eyes Frisk		Bug	65	65	45	75	45	95	390
										Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
										Miltank		Thick Fat Scrappy Sap Sipper		Field	95	80	105	40	70	100	490
										Torchic		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	45	60	40	70	50	45	310
										Aron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	50	70	100	40	40	30	330
										Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
										Axew		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	46	87	60	30	40	57	320
										Togedemaru		Iron Barbs Lightning Rod Sturdy		Field Fairy	65	98	63	40	73	96	435
										Jangmo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	45	55	65	45	45	45	300

48 Pokémon