Fighting · Physical move · Gen 1
High Jump Kick
High Jump Kick is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 130 base power and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 20 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fighting
Category
Physical
Power
130
Accuracy
90%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
User is hurt by 50% of its max HP if it misses. If this attack is not successful, the user loses half of its maximum HP, rounded down, as crash damage. Pokemon with the Magic Guard Ability are unaffected by crash damage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (17 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (8 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Fighting attack
2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel
½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn High Jump Kick
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hitmonlee | Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Hitmonchan | Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Tyrogue | Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Hitmontop | Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Blaziken | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
 Meditite | Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Medicham | Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
 Lopunny | Normal | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Riolu | Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Lucario | Fighting/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Scraggy | Dark/Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Scrafty | Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Mienfoo | Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Mienshao | Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Hawlucha | Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Tsareena | Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Pheromosa | Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | |||
 Scorbunny | Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Raboot | Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Cinderace | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
High Jump Kick FAQ
What does High Jump Kick do?
High Jump Kick is a Fighting-type physical move with 130 power. If this attack is not successful, the user loses half of its maximum HP, rounded down, as crash damage. Pokemon with the Magic Guard Ability are unaffected by crash damage.
Which Pokémon can learn High Jump Kick?
20 Pokémon and forms can learn High Jump Kick in at least one game: 17 in Scarlet & Violet, 8 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Tyrogue, Hitmontop, Blaziken and Meditite.
Is High Jump Kick in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 8 Pokémon can use High Jump Kick in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is High Jump Kick super effective against?
As a Fighting-type attack, High Jump Kick 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.