Pound

Pound

はたく Strike

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	40
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	35, max: 56
Affects:	Selected Target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

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:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Pound is a Normal-type move that was introduced in Generation I and many Pokémon can learn it at a low level. The user pounds the opponent with their tail, legs, body, etc.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Pounds with forelegs or tail.
RSE	Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail.
FRLG	A physical attack delivered with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
DPPtHGSS	The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
BWB2W2	The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE BDSPLA SV	The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.

Effect

Pound inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Pound can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Double Slap, Feint Attack and Slam to give two extra appeal points if used in the next turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon

Type

Egg groups

Level

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

In the Super Smash Bros. Series

Pound is Jigglypuff's side special move (Neutral in the original). It is used as Jigglypuff's primary recovery method as Sing (its Up special) doesn't help it gain any height.

Trivia

• Pound is the first move in the Move Index.
• When Secret Power is used in the Distortion World (Giratina's home dimension) in Platinum, Pound's animation is used.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Pound depicted in Generation I

Pound depicted in Generation II

Pound depicted in Generation V

Pound depicted in Generation VII

Pound depicted in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!

Pound depicted in Generation VIII

Main series

Pound being used by Jigglypuff.

Pound being used by Ash's Sceptile.

Pound being used by Brock's Happiny.

Pound being used by Nurse Joy's Chansey.

Pound being used by Delbert's Mienshao.

Pound being used by Ash's Froakie.

Pound being used by Ikari's Mienshao.

Pound being used by Goh's Drowzee.

Pound being used by Goh's Drizzile.

Pound being used by Mollie's Chansey.

Pound being used by Dot's Quaxly.