Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Explosion
Explosion is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 250 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). In double battles it hits all adjacent pokémon, allies included (spread moves deal 0.75× damage when they hit more than one target). 102 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
250
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits adjacent Pokemon. The user faints. The user faints after using this move, even if this move fails for having no target. This move is prevented from executing if any active Pokemon has the Damp Ability.
- Targets
- All adjacent Pokémon, allies included
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (41 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (8 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (15 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Explosion
102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Steel/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire/Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Fire/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Steel | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Grass/Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Ground/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Rock/Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Rock/Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Explosion FAQ
What does Explosion do?
Explosion is a Normal-type physical move with 250 power. The user faints after using this move, even if this move fails for having no target. This move is prevented from executing if any active Pokemon has the Damp Ability.
Which Pokémon can learn Explosion?
102 Pokémon and forms can learn Explosion in at least one game: 41 in Scarlet & Violet, 8 in Pokémon Champions and 15 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Geodude, Alolan Geodude, Graveler, Alolan Graveler, Golem and Alolan Golem.
Is Explosion in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 8 Pokémon can use Explosion in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Explosion super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Explosion is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel 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.