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
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
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 aftee 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	Level
Pokémon		Type	IV	V	VI	VII
	Mankey	fighting	49	49	49	TBA
	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)	TBA
	Hitmontop	fighting	51	55	1, 55	TBA
	Makuhita	fighting	40	40	40	TBA
	Hariyama	fighting	52	52	52 (XY) 46 (ORAS)	TBA
	Zangoose	normal	53	53 (BW) 47 (B2W2)	47 (XY) 50 (ORAS)	TBA
	Monferno	fire/fighting	36	36	36	TBA
	Infernape	fire/fighting	41	36	36	TBA
	Staraptor	normal/flying	34	34	34	TBA
	Lucario	fighting/steel	42	55	1, 55	TBA
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	53	59	1, 59 (XY) 1, 53 (ORAS)	TBA
	Sawk	fighting		49	48	TBA
	Cobalion	steel/fighting		73	1, 73	TBA
	Terrakion	rock/fighting		73	1, 73	TBA
	Virizion	grass/fighting		73	1, 73	TBA
	Keldeo	water/fighting		73	73	TBA
	Meloetta	normal/psychic		78	78	TBA
	Xerneas	fairy			1, 73	TBA
	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
Pokémon		Type	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.