Dark · Physical move · Gen 3
Knock Off
Knock Off is a Dark-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 65 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 348 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Physical
Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
1.5× damage if foe holds an item. Removes item. This move's power is multiplied by 1.5 if the target is holding an item, and the target loses its held item if the user has not fainted. A target with the Sticky Hold Ability does not lose its held item if it has not fainted. This move does not increase in power or remove the target's item if it is a Blue Orb, Red Orb, Adamant Crystal, Lustrous Globe, Griseous Core, Plate, Drive, Memory, Rusted Sword, Rusted Shield, Booster Energy, or Mask held by a Kyogre, Groudon, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Genesect, Silvally, Zacian, Zamazenta, Paradox Pokemon, or Ogerpon, respectively, or if the user is one of those species and the target is holding the respective item. In this case, Paradox Pokemon include every species with the Protosynthesis and Quark Drive Abilities, except Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle or the Harvest Ability.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (220 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (76 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (95 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Dark attack
2× vsPsychicGhost
½× vsFightingDarkFairy
Pokémon that learn Knock Off
348 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Bug/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | |
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ground | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 4–7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Bug/Rock | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Bug | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Ground | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 5–7 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
| Ghost | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 6–8 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Ice | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Dark/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Normal/Ground | 6–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 6–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7 | ||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fire/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Water | 7 | ||||
| Poison/Water | 7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass | 7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Bug/Water | 7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Electric | 7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Fire/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Fire/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Rock | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Ground/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 |
Knock Off FAQ
What does Knock Off do?
Knock Off is a Dark-type physical move with 65 power. This move's power is multiplied by 1.5 if the target is holding an item, and the target loses its held item if the user has not fainted. A target with the Sticky Hold Ability does not lose its held item if it has not fainted. This move does not increase in power or remove the target's item if it is a Blue Orb, Red Orb, Adamant Crystal, Lustrous Globe, Griseous Core, Plate, Drive, Memory, Rusted Sword, Rusted Shield, Booster Energy, or Mask held by a Kyogre, Groudon, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Genesect, Silvally, Zacian, Zamazenta, Paradox Pokemon, or Ogerpon, respectively, or if the user is one of those species and the target is holding the respective item. In this case, Paradox Pokemon include every species with the Protosynthesis and Quark Drive Abilities, except Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle or the Harvest Ability.
Which Pokémon can learn Knock Off?
348 Pokémon and forms can learn Knock Off in at least one game: 220 in Scarlet & Violet, 76 in Pokémon Champions and 95 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Beedrill, Alolan Raticate and Ekans.
Is Knock Off in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 76 Pokémon can use Knock Off in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Knock Off super effective against?
As a Dark-type attack, Knock Off is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Fighting, Dark and Fairy (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.