Earthquake

Earthquake

じしん Earthquake

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	100
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10 (Max. 16)
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

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

Contests (RSE)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémom performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥
Badly startles Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

Earthquake is Ground-type move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM26 since Generation I. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM41.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
RSE	A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes.
FRLG	An earthquake that strikes all Pokémon in battle excluding the user.
DPPtHGSS	The user sets off an earthquake that hits all Pokémon in battle.
BWB2W2	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes those around it.
XYORAS	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
SMUSUMPE	The user sets off a powerful strike, hitting all the Pokémon around it.

Effect

In battle

Earthquake does damage to the target. If Earthquake is used and the target is underground due to using Dig, Earthquake will do double the damage. If Grassy Terrain is in effect, Earthquake's damage will be cut in half. In a Double Battle, Earthquake targets all Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Earthquake only targets Pokémon that are adjacent to the user. Earthquake has no effect on Flying-type Pokémon and Pokémon with the ability Levitate.

Learnset

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Torkoal	fire
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.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				VII	VIII
	Venusaur	grass/poison			TM26
	Charizard	fire/flying	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Blastoise	water	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Ekans	poison	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Arbok	poison	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Sandshrew	ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Sandshrew	ice/steel
	Sandslash	ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Sandshrew	ice/steel
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Nidoking	poison/ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Diglett	ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Diglett	ground/steel
	Dugtrio	ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Dugtrio	ground/steel
	Mankey	fighting			TM26
	Primeape	fighting			TM26
	Poliwhirl	water	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Machop	fighting	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Machoke	fighting	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Machamp	fighting	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Geodude	rock/ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Geodude	rock/electric
	Graveler	rock/ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Graveler	rock/electric
	Golem	rock/ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Golem	rock/electric
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Slowbro	water/psychic	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Onix	rock/ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Exeggutor	grass/dragon
	Cubone	ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Marowak	ground	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Marowak	fire/ghost
	Hitmonlee	fighting			TM26
	Hitmonchan	fighting			TM26
	Lickitung	normal	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Rhyhorn	ground/rock	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Rhydon	ground/rock	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Chansey	normal			TM26
	Kangaskhan	normal	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Pinsir	bug			TM26
	Tauros	normal	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Gyarados	water/flying			TM26
	Aerodactyl	rock/flying		TM26	TM26
	Snorlax	normal	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Dragonite	dragon/flying			TM26
	Mewtwo	psychic			TM26
	Mew	psychic	TM26	TM26	TM26
	Meganium	grass		TM26	TM26
	Typhlosion	fire		TM26	TM26
	Feraligatr	water		TM26	TM26
	Sudowoodo	rock		TM26	TM26
	Politoed	water		TM26	TM26
	Wooper	water/ground		TM26	TM26
	Quagsire	water/ground		TM26	TM26
	Slowking	water/psychic		TM26	TM26
	Girafarig	normal/psychic		TM26	TM26
	Pineco	bug			TM26
	Forretress	bug/steel			TM26
	Dunsparce	normal			TM26
	Gligar	ground/flying			TM26
	Steelix	steel/ground		TM26	TM26
	Snubbull	fairy			TM26
	Granbull	fairy			TM26
	Shuckle	bug/rock		TM26	TM26
	Heracross	bug/fighting		TM26	TM26
	Teddiursa	normal		TM26	TM26
	Ursaring	normal		TM26	TM26
	Magcargo	fire/rock		TM26	TM26
	Swinub	ice/ground		TM26	TM26
	Piloswine	ice/ground		TM26	TM26
	Corsola	water		TM26	TM26
	Mantine	water/flying			TM26
	Phanpy	ground		TM26	TM26
	Donphan	ground		TM26	TM26
	Stantler	normal		TM26	TM26
	Tyrogue	fighting			TM26
	Hitmontop	fighting			TM26
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

Main games

• Earthquake depicted in Generation I
• Earthquake depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen
• Earthquake depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
• Earthquake depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Earthquake depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
• Earthquake depicted in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

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Side games

• Earthquake depicted in Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Main series

• Earthquake being used by Togepi via Metronome
• Earthquake being used by Ash's Phanpy
• Earthquake being used by Guy's Loudred
• Earthquake being used by Guy's Exploud
• Earthquake being used by Norman's Slaking
• Earthquake being used by Nero

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Spin-offs & shorts

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Pokémon Adventures

• Earthquake being used by Giovanni's Nidoking
• Earthquake being used by Tucker's Charizard
• Earthquake being used by Digler
• Earthquake being used by Thorton's Ursaring

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