Flying · Physical move · Gen 3
Bounce
Bounce is a Flying-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 85 base power and 85% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 133 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Flying
Category
Physical
Power
85
Accuracy
85%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
Bounces turn 1. Hits turn 2. 30% paralyze. Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. On the first turn, the user avoids all attacks other than Gust, Hurricane, Sky Uppercut, Smack Down, Thousand Arrows, Thunder, and Twister, and Gust and Twister have doubled power when used against it. If the user is holding a Power Herb, the move completes in one turn.
- Targets
- Any one Pokémon (even non-adjacent)
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (34 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (24 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (27 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Flying attack
2× vsGrassFightingBug
½× vsElectricRockSteel
Pokémon that learn Bounce
133 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Fire | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Fighting/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Water/Electric | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Electric | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Poison | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 4–8 | ||||
| Ground | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Grass/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Ground | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 4–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Water | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Electric | 5–8 | ||||
| Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Ground/Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Steel/Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Normal/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fire/Normal | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Poison/Water | 6–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | 6–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Grass | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Electric/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 |
Bounce FAQ
What does Bounce do?
Bounce is a Flying-type physical move with 85 power. Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. On the first turn, the user avoids all attacks other than Gust, Hurricane, Sky Uppercut, Smack Down, Thousand Arrows, Thunder, and Twister, and Gust and Twister have doubled power when used against it. If the user is holding a Power Herb, the move completes in one turn.
Which Pokémon can learn Bounce?
133 Pokémon and forms can learn Bounce in at least one game: 34 in Scarlet & Violet, 24 in Pokémon Champions and 27 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Ponyta and Galarian Ponyta.
Is Bounce in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 24 Pokémon can use Bounce in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Bounce super effective against?
As a Flying-type attack, Bounce is super effective against Grass, Fighting and Bug, not very effective against Electric, Rock 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.