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:
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
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

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	Level
			IV	V	VI	VII
	Mankey	fighting	49	49	49	36 (SM) 36(USUM)
	Primeape	fighting	59	59	59	TBA
	Hitmonlee	fighting	53	57	1, 57	TBA
	Hitmonchan	fighting	56	66	1, 66	TBA
	Heracross	bug/fighting	37	37 (BW) 34 (B2W2)	34 (XY) 43 (ORAS)	43(SM) 43(USUM)
	Hitmontop	fighting	51	55	1, 55	1-55 (SM) 1-55(USUM)
	Makuhita	fighting	40	40	40	40(SM) 40(USUM)
	Hariyama	fighting	52	52	52 (XY) 46 (ORAS)	46(SM) 46(USUM)
	Zangoose	normal	53	53 (BW) 47 (B2W2)	47 (XY) 50 (ORAS)	50(SM) 50(USUM)
	Monferno	fire/fighting	36	36	36	36 (SM) 36(USUM)
	Infernape	fire/fighting	41	36	36	Evolve(SM) Evolve(USUM)
	Staraptor	normal/flying	34	34	34	Evolve
	Lucario	fighting/steel	42	55	1, 55	55(SM) 55(USUM)
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	53	59	1, 59 (XY) 1, 53 (ORAS)	1,53(SM) 1,53(USUM)
	Sawk	fighting		49	48	41(SM) 41(USUM)
	Cobalion	steel/fighting		73	1, 73	1,61(SM) 1,61(USUM)
	Terrakion	rock/fighting		73	1, 73	1,61(SM) 1,61(USUM)
	Virizion	grass/fighting		73	1, 73	1,61(SM) 1,61(USUM)
	Keldeo	water/fighting		73	73	73(SM) 73(USUM)
	Meloetta	normal/psychic		78	78	78(SM) 78(USUM)
	Xerneas	fairy			1, 73	80(SM) 80(USUM)
	Crabrawler	fighting				49
	Crabominable	fighting/ice				49
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 breeding

Pokémon		Type	Father
			IV	V	VI	VII
	Mankey	fighting				TBA
	Growlithe	fire				TBA
	Machop	fighting				TBA
	Pinsir	bug				TBA
	Snubbull	fairy				TBA
	Teddiursa	normal				TBA
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery

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 Riley's Lucario
• Close Combat being used by Allegra's Infernape
• Close Combat being used by Barry's Staraptor
• Close Combat being used by Ash's Staraptor
• Close Combat being used by Flint's Infernape
• Close Combat being used by Barry's Hitmonlee
• Close Combat being used by Stephan's Sawk
• Close Combat being used by Meloetta
• Close Combat being used by a wild Zeraora
• Close Combat being used by Dia's Zeraora
• Close Combat being used by Hala's Makuhita
• Close Combat being used by Professor Kukui's Lucario

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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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