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Dark · Physical move · Gen 2

Beat Up

Beat Up is a Dark-type physical move introduced in Generation 2. It has variable or fixed damage and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 66 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Dark

Category

Physical

Power

—

Accuracy

100%

PP

10 (max 16)

Priority

0

Effect

All healthy allies aid in damaging the target. Hits one time for the user and one time for each unfainted Pokemon without a non-volatile status condition in the user's party. The power of each hit is equal to 5+(X/10), where X is each participating Pokemon's base Attack; each hit is considered to come from the user.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (22 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (22 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Type matchups as a Dark attack

2× vsPsychicGhost

½× vsFightingDarkFairy

Pokémon that learn Beat Up

66 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
CharmanderFire3–8
CharmeleonFire3–8
CharizardFire/Flying✓3–8
EkansPoison3–7
ArbokPoison✓3–7
Nidoran-FPoison3–8
NidorinaPoison3–8
NidoqueenPoison/Ground3–8
Nidoran-MPoison3–8
NidorinoPoison3–8
NidokingPoison/Ground3–8
DiglettGround3–8
Alolan DiglettGround/Steel7–8
DugtrioGround3–8
Alolan DugtrioGround/Steel7–8
Alolan PersianDark✓8
MankeyFighting✓3–7, 9
PrimeapeFighting✓3–7, 9
KangaskhanNormal✓8
MewPsychic8
AipomNormal✓3–7, 9
GirafarigNormal/Psychic✓3–7, 9
SneaselDark/Ice✓3–9
HoundourDark/Fire✓3–7, 9
HoundoomDark/Fire✓✓3–7, 9
SeedotGrass5–8
NuzleafGrass/Dark5–8
ShiftryGrass/Dark✓5–9
VespiquenBug/Flying8
AmbipomNormal✓3–7, 9
WeavileDark/Ice✓✓3–9
CottoneeGrass/Fairy✓5–9
WhimsicottGrass/Fairy✓✓5–9
SandileGround/Dark5–8
KrokorokGround/Dark5–8
KrookodileGround/Dark✓5–8
ScraggyDark/Fighting✓8–9
ScraftyDark/Fighting✓✓8–9
VanilluxeIce✓8
PawniardDark/Steel8
BisharpDark/Steel8
DurantBug/Steel8
ZweilousDark/Dragon8
HydreigonDark/Dragon✓8
PangoroFighting/Dark✓8
BinacleRock/Water8
BarbaracleRock/Water✓8
WishiwashiWater7–8
SalanditPoison/Fire8
SalazzlePoison/Fire✓8
PassimianFighting✓✓7–9
MimikyuGhost/Fairy✓8
NickitDark8
ThievulDark✓8
FalinksFighting✓8
DrakloakDragon/Ghost8
DragapultDragon/Ghost✓8
UrshifuFighting/Dark8
TandemausNormal✓9
MausholdNormal✓✓9
BramblinGrass/Ghost✓9
BrambleghastGrass/Ghost✓9
AnnihilapeFighting/Ghost✓✓3–7, 9
FarigirafNormal/Psychic✓✓3–7, 9
KingambitDark/Steel8
FezandipitiPoison/Fairy✓9

Beat Up FAQ

What does Beat Up do?

Beat Up is a Dark-type physical move. Hits one time for the user and one time for each unfainted Pokemon without a non-volatile status condition in the user's party. The power of each hit is equal to 5+(X/10), where X is each participating Pokemon's base Attack; each hit is considered to come from the user.

Which Pokémon can learn Beat Up?

66 Pokémon and forms can learn Beat Up in at least one game: 22 in Scarlet & Violet, 22 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Ekans, Arbok and Nidoran-F.

Is Beat Up in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 22 Pokémon can use Beat Up in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Beat Up super effective against?

As a Dark-type attack, Beat Up is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Fighting, Dark and Fairy (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.