Hidden Power

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Hidden Power

めざめるパワー Awakening Power

Introduced:	Generation II

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	60[1]
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15 (Max. 24)
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:	Smart
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Can repeatedly be used without boring the judges.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	1 ♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Clever
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Hidden Power is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM10 since Generation II.

Description

Effect

In battle

Though a Normal-type move naturally, Hidden Power's type can change depending on the user's IVs. Hidden Power does damage to the target. In a Double Battle, Hidden Power can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Hidden Power can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

There is a special algorithm for determining Hidden Power's type. However, there is no in-game way to know the type of the attack, and NPCs typically refuse to tell the type. The type of the attack is determined by taking the two least significant bits (the eighth number of each set) of the Pokémon's Attack and Defense IVs, then concatenating them in the same order.

Type of Hidden Power

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
			II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Slowking	water/psychic			1	1	1	1
	Unown	psychic	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Meditite	fighting/psychic		18 (RSE) 17 (FRLG)	15	15	15 (XY) 20 (ORAS)	20
	Medicham	fighting/psychic		18 (RSE) 17 (FRLG)	15	15	15 (XY) 20 (ORAS)	20
	Burmy	bug			20	20	20	20
	Wormadam	bug/grass			20	20	20	20
	Mothim	bug/flying			20	20	20	20
	Shellos	water			16	16	16	16
	Gastrodon	water/ground			16	16	16	16
	Solosis	psychic				14	14	14
	Duosion	psychic				14	14	14
	Reuniclus	psychic				14	14	14
	Elgyem	psychic				22	22	22
	Beheeyem	psychic				22	22	22
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 TM

All Pokémon that can learn TMs can learn Hidden Power.

Trivia

• Despite being a Normal type move, it cannot deal Normal type damage.
• Because Hidden Power was introduced before the introduction of the Fairy type, it is never Fairy type since the method of finding the type has not changed since Generation III.

Main games

• Hidden Power depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
• Hidden Power depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2
• Hidden Power depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

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Main series

• Hidden Power being used by Gary's Umbreon
• Hidden Power being used by Ash's Larvitar
• Hidden Power being used by Norman's Slakoth
• Hidden Power being used by Gordon's Heracross
• Hidden Power being used by Katie's Scizor
• Hidden Power being used by Morrison's Gligar
• Hidden Power being used by Ash's Phanpy
• Hidden Power being used by Francesca's Chingling
• Hidden Power being used by James' Mime Jr. via Mimic
• Hidden Power being used by Dawn's Mamoswine
• Hidden Power being used by Ursula's Flareon
• Hidden Power being used by Ursula's Vaporeon
• Hidden Power being used by Iris' Emolga
• Hidden Power being used by Tornadus in Incarnate Form
• Hidden Power being used by Tornadus in Therain Form
• Hidden Power being used by James' Amoonguss
• Hidden Power being used by Jessie's Woobat
• Hidden Power being used by a Wild Weavile
• Hidden Power being used by Serena's Fennekin
• Hidden Power being used by Serena's Braixen

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