Steel · Physical move · Gen 5
Gear Grind
Gear Grind is a Steel-type physical move introduced in Generation 5. It has 50 base power and 85% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 3 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Steel
Category
Physical
Power
50
Accuracy
85%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits 2 times in one turn. Hits twice. If the first hit breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the second hit.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Hits
- 2 times
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Steel attack
2× vsIceRockFairy
½× vsFireWaterElectricSteel
Pokémon that learn Gear Grind
3 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.
Klink
Klang
KlinklangGear Grind FAQ
What does Gear Grind do?
Gear Grind is a Steel-type physical move with 50 power. Hits twice. If the first hit breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the second hit.
Which Pokémon can learn Gear Grind?
3 Pokémon and forms can learn Gear Grind in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Klink, Klang and Klinklang.
Is Gear Grind in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Gear Grind in Pokémon Champions.
What is Gear Grind super effective against?
As a Steel-type attack, Gear Grind is super effective against Ice, Rock and Fairy, not very effective against Fire, Water, Electric 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.