Fighting · Physical move · Gen 2
Dynamic Punch
Dynamic Punch is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 2. It has 100 base power and 50% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 160 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fighting
Category
Physical
Power
100
Accuracy
50%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
100% chance to confuse the target. Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Punch move (Iron Fist)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (27 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (12 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (24 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Fighting attack
2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel
½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Dynamic Punch
160 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, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3, 7 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3, 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3, 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3, 7, 9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3, 7 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3, 7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock/Dark | 3, 7 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | 3 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | ||
| Steel/Rock | 3 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Bug | 3 | ||||
| Bug | 3 | ||||
| Poison | 3 | ||||
| Poison | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Rock | 3 | ||||
| Ice | 3 | ||||
| Steel | 3 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 3 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3, 7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Steel | 3 | ||||
| Ghost | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | |
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | 3, 7 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 3, 7 |
Dynamic Punch FAQ
What does Dynamic Punch do?
Dynamic Punch is a Fighting-type physical move with 100 power. Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Dynamic Punch?
160 Pokémon and forms can learn Dynamic Punch in at least one game: 27 in Scarlet & Violet, 12 in Pokémon Champions and 24 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise.
Is Dynamic Punch in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 12 Pokémon can use Dynamic Punch in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Dynamic Punch super effective against?
As a Fighting-type attack, Dynamic Punch 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.