Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Pay Day
Pay Day is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 40 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 63 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Scatters coins.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (6 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (17 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Pay Day
63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 7–8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Psychic | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Dark | 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Fire/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | 7–8 |
Pay Day FAQ
What does Pay Day do?
Pay Day is a Normal-type physical move with 40 power. Scatters coins.
Which Pokémon can learn Pay Day?
63 Pokémon and forms can learn Pay Day in at least one game: 6 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 17 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap), Raichu, Alolan Raichu, Nidoqueen and Nidoking.
Is Pay Day in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Pay Day in Pokémon Champions.
What is Pay Day super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Pay Day 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.