Rock · Special move · Gen 2
Ancient Power
Ancient Power is a Rock-type special move introduced in Generation 2. It has 60 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 175 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Rock
Category
Special
Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
10% chance to raise all stats by 1 (not acc/eva). Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (96 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (25 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (59 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Rock attack
2× vsFireIceFlyingBug
½× vsFightingGroundSteel
Pokémon that learn Ancient Power
175 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | 4 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 4 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 4 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 4 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Ground/Rock | 4 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 4 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Ice/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Fairy | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||
| Bug/Rock | 4 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Rock | 4–5 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Steel/Rock | 4 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 4 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Rock/Psychic | 4 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 4 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Water/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | 4 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4, 8–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4, 8–9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | 4 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 4 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 4 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | 4–5 | ||||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | 4 | ||||
| Ghost/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | 4 | ||||
| Water | 4 | ||||
| Normal | 4 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Dragon/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ||||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Rock/Dragon | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Rock/Ice | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Ice/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Dragon/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fighting/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 |
Ancient Power FAQ
What does Ancient Power do?
Ancient Power is a Rock-type special move with 60 power. Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Ancient Power?
175 Pokémon and forms can learn Ancient Power in at least one game: 96 in Scarlet & Violet, 25 in Pokémon Champions and 59 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Diglett, Alolan Diglett and Dugtrio.
Is Ancient Power in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 25 Pokémon can use Ancient Power in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Ancient Power super effective against?
As a Rock-type attack, Ancient Power is super effective against Fire, Ice, Flying and Bug, not very effective against Fighting, Ground and Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.