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 (DP Pt)

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
DP Pt	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	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
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Mankey	fighting	49	49	49	36 (SM) 36(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Primeape	fighting	59	59	59	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Hitmonlee	fighting	53	57	1, 57	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Hitmonchan	fighting	56	66	1, 66	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Heracross	bug/fighting	37	37 (BW) 34 (B2W2)	34 (XY) 43 (ORAS)	43(SM) 43(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Hitmontop	fighting	51	55	1, 55	1-55 (SM) 1-55(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Makuhita	fighting	40	40	40	40(SM) 40(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Hariyama	fighting	52	52	52 (XY) 46 (ORAS)	46(SM) 46(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Zangoose	normal	53	53 (BW) 47 (B2W2)	47 (XY) 50 (ORAS)	50(SM) 50(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Monferno	fire/fighting	36	36	36	36 (SM) 36(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Infernape	fire/fighting	41	36	36	Evolve(SM) Evolve(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Staraptor	normal/flying	34	34	34	Evolve	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Lucario	fighting/steel	42	55	1, 55	55(SM) 55(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	53	59	1, 59 (XY) 1, 53 (ORAS)	1,53(SM) 1,53(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Sawk	fighting		49	48	41(SM) 41(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Cobalion	steel/fighting		73	1, 73	1,61(SM) 1,61(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Terrakion	rock/fighting		73	1, 73	1,61(SM) 1,61(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Virizion	grass/fighting		73	1, 73	1,61(SM) 1,61(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Keldeo	water/fighting		73	73	73(SM) 73(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Meloetta	normal/psychic		78	78	78(SM) 78(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Xerneas	fairy			1, 73	80(SM) 80(USUM)	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Crabrawler	fighting				49	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Crabominable	fighting/ice				49	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
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	Egg Groups	Father
Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	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

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
Close Combat being used by Bea's Grapploct

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

Other manga series

Close Combat being used by Riley's Lucario