Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Mega Punch
Mega Punch is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 80 base power and 85% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 221 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
85%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
No additional effect.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Punch move (Iron Fist)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (7 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Mega Punch
221 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, 7–8 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fairy | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fairy | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fire | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Fire | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fairy | 3, 8 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fairy | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3, 8 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3, 8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3, 8 | ||||
| Rock | 3, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3, 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3, 8 | ||||
| Poison/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3, 8 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fire | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 8 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Rock/Dark | 3, 8 | ||||
| Grass | 3, 8 | ||||
| Grass | 3, 8 | ||||
| Grass | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fire | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3, 8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3, 8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3, 8 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3, 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 8 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 8 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 3, 8 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 3, 8 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3, 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Bug | 3 | ||||
| Bug | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Ghost | 3, 8 | ||||
| Rock | 3, 8 | ||||
| Ice | 3, 8 | ||||
| Steel | 3, 8 | ||||
| Ground | 3, 8 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Steel | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 3, 7–8 | ||||
| Fire | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3, 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Ghost | 3, 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4, 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fire | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Dark | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Ground | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Fire/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Rock | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fire/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Dragon/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Dragon/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Fire | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Poison | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Poison | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Water | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Normal | 3 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 3, 7 |
Mega Punch FAQ
What does Mega Punch do?
Mega Punch is a Normal-type physical move with 80 power. No additional effect.
Which Pokémon can learn Mega Punch?
221 Pokémon and forms can learn Mega Punch in at least one game: 7 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise.
Is Mega Punch in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Mega Punch in Pokémon Champions.
What is Mega Punch super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Mega Punch 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.