Explosion

Explosion

だいばくはつ Giant Explosion

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	250
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	5
Affects:	All Enemies
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	0

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

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Appeal:
Jam:

Explosion (だいばくはつ Giant Explosion) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Very powerful but makes user faint.
RSE	Inflicts severe damage but makes the user faint.
FRLG	The user explodes to inflict terrible damage even while fainting itself.
DPPtHGSS	The user explodes to inflict damage on all Pokémon in battle. The user faints upon using this move.
BWB2W2	The user explodes to inflict damage on those around it. The user faints upon using this move.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	The user attacks everything around it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move.

Effect

It inflicts damage to all the adjacent Pokémon in battle, but the user faints upon using this move.

From Generation II onwards, this move's Attack power becomes 250 attack power, and cuts any Pokémon's Defense stats by half or more than half.

In Generation V, it no longer cuts the foe's Defense by half.

In the Mystery Dungeon series, Explosion's range extends to a 5x5 space are around the user, dealing 80 damage to all Pokémon in range, destroys all destructible objects, and cutting the user's health in half.

In Super Mystery Dungeon, Explosion is status move that gives the user the explosion status. When a Pokémon with this status it hit with a damaging move, the Pokemon with this status explodes damaging all targets in range and destroying all items on the floor.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

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

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Main series

• Explosion being used by Togepi via Metronome.
• Explosion being used by Head of Security's Electrode.
• Explosion being used by Brock's Forretress.
• Explosion being used by a wild Azelf.

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Trivia

Explosion has the most power in single attack out of all the moves.