Fighting · Physical move · Gen 9
Axe Kick
Axe Kick is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 9. It has 120 base power and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 4 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fighting
Category
Physical
Power
120
Accuracy
90%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
30% confusion. User loses 50% max HP if miss. Has a 30% chance to confuse the target. If this attack is not successful, the user loses half of its maximum HP, rounded down, as crash damage. Pokemon with the Magic Guard Ability are unaffected by crash damage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (4 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Fighting attack
2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel
½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Axe Kick
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hitmonlee | Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Medicham | Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Hisuian Lilligant | Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Lokix | Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 |
Axe Kick FAQ
What does Axe Kick do?
Axe Kick is a Fighting-type physical move with 120 power. Has a 30% chance to confuse the target. If this attack is not successful, the user loses half of its maximum HP, rounded down, as crash damage. Pokemon with the Magic Guard Ability are unaffected by crash damage.
Which Pokémon can learn Axe Kick?
4 Pokémon and forms can learn Axe Kick in at least one game: 4 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Hitmonlee, Medicham, Hisuian Lilligant and Lokix.
Is Axe Kick in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Axe Kick in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Axe Kick super effective against?
As a Fighting-type attack, Axe Kick is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel, not very effective against Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug and Fairy and has no effect on Ghost (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.