Close Combat

Close Combat

インファイト Infight

Introduced:	Generation IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	120
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	5 (Max. 8)
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Close Combat is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
DPPt	The user fights the foe in close without guarding itself. It also cuts the user's Defense and Sp. Def.
HGSS	The user fights the foe up close without guarding itself. It also cuts the user's Defense and Sp. Def.
BWB2W2	The user fights the target up close without guarding itself. It also cuts the user's Defense and Sp. Def.
XYORAS SMUSUM SWSH	The user fights the target up close without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.

Effect

In battle

Close Combat does damage to the target, then lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by 1 stage each. In a Double Battle, Close Combat can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Close Combat can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Mankey	fighting	Field	49	49	49	36SMUSUM
	Primeape	fighting	Field	59	59	59	39SMUSUM
	Hitmonlee	fighting	Human-Like	53	57	1, 57	1, 57SMUSUM	36
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like	56	66	1, 66	1, 66SMUSUM	36
	Zapdos	fighting/flying	Undiscovered					65
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug	37	37BW 34B2W2	34XY 43ORAS	43	60
	Hitmontop	fighting	Human-Like	51	55	1, 55	1, 55	36
	Makuhita	fighting	Human-Like	40	40	40	40
	Hariyama	fighting	Human-Like	52	52	52XY 46ORAS	46
	Zangoose	normal	Field	53	53BW 47B2W2	47XY 50ORAS	50
	Monferno	fire/fighting	Field/Human-Like	36	36	36	36
	Infernape	fire/fighting	Field/Human-Like	41	36	36	1, Evo.
	Staraptor	normal/flying	Flying	34	34	34	1, Evo.
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like	42	55	1, 55	55	60
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous	53	59	1, 59XY 1, 53ORAS	1, 53	63
	Sawk	fighting	Human-Like		49	48	41	55
	Cobalion	steel/fighting	Undiscovered		73	1, 73	1, 61	70
	Terrakion	rock/fighting	Undiscovered		73	1, 73	1, 61	70
	Virizion	grass/fighting	Undiscovered		73	1, 73	1, 61	70
	Keldeo	water/fighting	Undiscovered		73	73	73	70
	Meloetta	normal/psychic	Undiscovered		78	78	78
	Xerneas	fairy	Undiscovered			80	80	75
	Crabrawler	fighting	Water 3				49
	Crabominable	fighting/ice	Water 3				49
	Passimian	fighting	Field				43	50
	Hakamo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon				63USUM	56
	Kommo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon				75USUM	60
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered				50	99
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered				47USUM	96
	Falinks	fighting	Fairy/Mineral					50
	Zacian	fairy	Undiscovered					77
	Zamazenta	fighting	Undiscovered					77
	Kubfu	fighting	Undiscovered					48
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered					48
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered					48
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Growlithe	fire	Field					TR53
	Arcanine	fire	Field					TR53
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	Water 1					TR53
	Machop	fighting	Human-Like					TR53
	Machoke	fighting	Human-Like					TR53
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like					TR53
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field					TR53
	Farfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field					TR53
	Hitmonlee	fighting	Human-Like					TR53
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like					TR53
	Pinsir	bug	Bug					TR53
	Tauros	normal	Field					TR53
	Zapdos	fighting/flying	Undiscovered					TR53
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TR53
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug					TR53
	Hitmontop	fighting	Human-Like					TR53
	Blaziken	fire/fighting	Field					TR53
	Sharpedo	water/dark	Water 2					TR53
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3					TR53
	Absol	dark	Field					TR53
	Lopunny	normal	Field/Human-Like					TR53
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like					TR53
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous					TR53
	Gurdurr	fighting	Human-Like					TR53
	Conkeldurr	fighting	Human-Like					TR53
	Sawk	fighting	Human-Like					TR53
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field					TR53
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon					TR53
	Escavalier	bug/steel	Bug					TR53
	Haxorus	dragon	Monster/Dragon					TR53
	Mienfoo	fighting	Field/Human-Like					TR53
	Mienshao	fighting	Field/Human-Like					TR53
	Golurk	ground/ghost	Mineral					TR53
	Bouffalant	normal	Field					TR53
	Rufflet	normal/flying	Flying					TR53
	Braviary	normal/flying	Flying					TR53
	Cobalion	steel/fighting	Undiscovered					TR53
	Terrakion	rock/fighting	Undiscovered					TR53
	Virizion	grass/fighting	Undiscovered					TR53
	Keldeo	water/fighting	Undiscovered					TR53
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like					TR53
	Honedge	steel/ghost	Mineral					TR53
	Doublade	steel/ghost	Mineral					TR53
	Aegislash	steel/ghost	Mineral					TR53
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon					TR53
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon					TR53
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying	Flying/Human-Like					TR53
	Xerneas	fairy	Undiscovered					TR53
	Incineroar	fire/dark	Field					TR53
	Lycanroc	rock	Field					TR53
	Lycanroc	rock	Field					TR53
	Lycanroc	rock	Field					TR53
	Mudbray	ground	Field					TR53
	Mudsdale	ground	Field					TR53
	Bewear	normal/fighting	Field					TR53
	Passimian	fighting	Field					TR53
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3					TR53
	Hakamo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon					TR53
	Kommo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon					TR53
	Tapu Bulu	grass/fairy	Undiscovered					TR53
	Solgaleo	psychic/steel	Undiscovered					TR53
	Buzzwole	bug/fighting	Undiscovered					TR53
	Pheromosa	bug/fighting	Undiscovered					TR53
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered					TR53
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered					TR53
	Arrokuda	water	Water 2					TR53
	Barraskewda	water	Water 2					TR53
	Clobbopus	fighting	Water 1/Human-Like					TR53
	Grapploct	fighting	Water 1/Human-Like					TR53
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field					TR53
	Perrserker	steel	Field					TR53
	Sirfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field					TR53
	Falinks	fighting	Fairy/Mineral					TR53
	Zacian	fairy	Undiscovered					TR53
	Zamazenta	fighting	Undiscovered					TR53
	Kubfu	fighting	Undiscovered					TR53
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered					TR53
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered					TR53
	Zarude	dark/grass	Undiscovered					TR53
	Glastrier	ice	Undiscovered					TR53
	Calyrex	psychic/ice	Undiscovered					TR53
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime
• Manga

Main games

• Close Combat depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• Close Combat depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2.
• Close Combat depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

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Main series

• Close Combat being used by Barry's Staraptor.
• Close Combat being used by Ash's Staraptor.
• Close Combat being used by Barry's Hitmonlee.
• Close Combat being used by Stephan's Sawk.
• Close Combat being used by Professor Kukui's Lucario.
• Close Combat being used by Bea's Grapploct.

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Pokémon Adventures

• Close Combat being used by Riley's Lucario.
• Close Combat being used by Hareta's Lucario.
• Close Combat being used by Hala's Hariyama.

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Other manga series

• Close Combat being used by Riley's Lucario.

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