Payback

Effect

Power doubles if the user moves after the target. Power doubles if the user moves after the target this turn, including actions taken through Instruct or the Dancer Ability. Switching in does not count as an action.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Properties

Makes contact

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (53 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (84 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Payback

315 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.

All (315)Champions (84)S/V (53)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Beedrill	Bug/Poison	✓			4–7
Ekans	Poison				4–7
Arbok	Poison	✓			4–7
Vulpix	Fire				4–8
Alolan Vulpix	Ice				7–8
Ninetales	Fire	✓			4–8
Alolan Ninetales	Ice/Fairy	✓			7–8
Zubat	Poison/Flying				4–8
Golbat	Poison/Flying				4–8
Meowth	Normal				4–8
Alolan Meowth	Dark				7–8
Galarian Meowth	Steel				8
Persian	Normal	✓			4–8
Alolan Persian	Dark	✓			7–8
Mankey	Fighting				4–7
Primeape	Fighting				4–7
Poliwrath	Water/Fighting				4–8
Machop	Fighting				4–8
Machoke	Fighting				4–8
Machamp	Fighting	✓			4–8
Tentacool	Water/Poison				4–8
Tentacruel	Water/Poison				4–8
Dodrio	Normal/Flying				4–7
Grimer	Poison				4–7
Alolan Grimer	Poison/Dark				7
Muk	Poison				4–7
Alolan Muk	Poison/Dark				7
Shellder	Water				4–8
Cloyster	Water/Ice				4–8
Gastly	Ghost/Poison		✓		4–9
Haunter	Ghost/Poison		✓		4–9
Gengar	Ghost/Poison	✓	✓		4–9
Onix	Rock/Ground				4–8
Koffing	Poison				4–8
Weezing	Poison				4–8
Galarian Weezing	Poison/Fairy				4–8
Rhyhorn	Ground/Rock				4–8
Rhydon	Ground/Rock				4–8
Mr. Mime	Psychic/Fairy	✓			4–8
Galarian Mr. Mime	Ice/Psychic				8
Jynx	Ice/Psychic				4–8
Tauros	Normal	✓	✓		4–9
Gyarados	Water/Flying	✓			4–8
Aerodactyl	Rock/Flying	✓			4–8
Galarian Zapdos	Fighting/Flying				8
Galarian Moltres	Dark/Flying		✓		8–9
Mew	Psychic				4–8
Crobat	Poison/Flying				4–8
Politoed	Water				4–8
Aipom	Normal				4–7
Umbreon	Dark	✓			4–8
Murkrow	Dark/Flying				4–7
Misdreavus	Ghost		✓		4–7, 9
Pineco	Bug		✓		4–7, 9
Forretress	Bug/Steel	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Gligar	Ground/Flying				4–7
Steelix	Steel/Ground	✓			4–8
Snubbull	Fairy		✓		4–7, 9
Granbull	Fairy		✓		4–7, 9
Qwilfish	Water/Poison	✓			4–8
Sneasel	Dark/Ice				4–8
Teddiursa	Normal		✓		4–7, 9
Ursaring	Normal		✓		4–7, 9
Octillery	Water				4–8
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	✓	✓		4–9
Houndour	Dark/Fire				4–7
Houndoom	Dark/Fire	✓			4–7
Smoochum	Ice/Psychic				4–8
Larvitar	Rock/Ground		✓		4–9
Pupitar	Rock/Ground		✓		4–9
Tyranitar	Rock/Dark	✓	✓		4–9
Poochyena	Dark				4–7
Mightyena	Dark				4–7
Galarian Zigzagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Galarian Linoone	Dark/Normal				8
Seedot	Grass		✓		8–9
Nuzleaf	Grass/Dark		✓		4–9
Shiftry	Grass/Dark		✓		4–9
Pelipper	Water/Flying				4–8
Hariyama	Fighting				4–7
Skitty	Normal				4–7
Delcatty	Normal				4–7
Sableye	Dark/Ghost	✓			4–8
Mawile	Steel/Fairy	✓			4–8
Aggron	Steel/Rock	✓			4–8
Carvanha	Water/Dark				4–8
Sharpedo	Water/Dark	✓			4–8
Spoink	Psychic		✓		4–7, 9
Grumpig	Psychic		✓		4–7, 9
Cacnea	Grass		✓		4–7, 9
Cacturne	Grass/Dark		✓		4–7, 9
Zangoose	Normal				4–7
Seviper	Poison				4–7
Corphish	Water				4–8
Crawdaunt	Water/Dark				4–8
Shuppet	Ghost				4–7
Banette	Ghost	✓			4–7
Duskull	Ghost		✓		4–9
Dusclops	Ghost		✓		4–9
Absol	Dark	✓			4–8
Glalie	Ice	✓			4–8
Cranidos	Rock				4–7
Rampardos	Rock	✓			4–7
Floatzel	Water				4–7
Ambipom	Normal				4–7
Drifloon	Ghost/Flying		✓		4–9
Drifblim	Ghost/Flying		✓		4–9
Buneary	Normal				8
Lopunny	Normal	✓			8
Mismagius	Ghost		✓		4–7, 9
Honchkrow	Dark/Flying				4–7
Glameow	Normal				4–7
Purugly	Normal				4–7
Stunky	Poison/Dark				4–8
Skuntank	Poison/Dark				4–8
Bronzor	Steel/Psychic		✓		4–9
Bronzong	Steel/Psychic		✓		4–9
Spiritomb	Ghost/Dark	✓	✓		8–9
Riolu	Fighting				4–8
Lucario	Fighting/Steel	✓			4–8
Skorupi	Poison/Bug				4–8
Drapion	Poison/Dark				4–8
Croagunk	Poison/Fighting				4–8
Toxicroak	Poison/Fighting	✓			4–8
Carnivine	Grass				4–7
Finneon	Water				4–7
Lumineon	Water				4–7
Weavile	Dark/Ice	✓			4–8
Rhyperior	Ground/Rock	✓			4–8
Tangrowth	Grass				4–8
Gliscor	Ground/Flying	✓			4–7
Dusknoir	Ghost		✓		4–9
Froslass	Ice/Ghost	✓			4–8
Azelf	Psychic		✓		4–9
Heatran	Fire/Steel				4–8
Regigigas	Normal		✓		5–9
Giratina	Ghost/Dragon				4–8
Darkrai	Dark				4–7
Arceus	Normal				4–7
Lillipup	Normal				8
Herdier	Normal				5–8
Stoutland	Normal				5–8
Purrloin	Dark				5–8
Liepard	Dark	✓			5–8
Pansage	Grass				5–7
Simisage	Grass	✓			5–7
Pansear	Fire				5–7
Simisear	Fire	✓			5–7
Panpour	Water				5–7
Simipour	Water	✓			5–7
Timburr	Fighting				5–8
Gurdurr	Fighting				5–8
Conkeldurr	Fighting	✓			5–8
Seismitoad	Water/Ground				5–8
Throh	Fighting				5–8
Sawk	Fighting				5–8
Sewaddle	Bug/Grass				5–7
Swadloon	Bug/Grass				5–7
Leavanny	Bug/Grass				5–7
Venipede	Bug/Poison				5–8
Whirlipede	Bug/Poison				5–8
Scolipede	Bug/Poison	✓			5–8
Sandile	Ground/Dark				5–8
Krokorok	Ground/Dark				5–8
Krookodile	Ground/Dark	✓			5–8
Darmanitan	Fire				5–8
Galarian Darmanitan	Ice				8
Scraggy	Dark/Fighting		✓		5–9
Scrafty	Dark/Fighting	✓	✓		5–9
Yamask	Ghost				5–8
Galarian Yamask	Ground/Ghost				8
Cofagrigus	Ghost	✓			5–8
Trubbish	Poison				5–8
Garbodor	Poison	✓			5–8
Zorua	Dark				5–8
Zoroark	Dark	✓			5–8
Hisuian Zoroark	Normal/Ghost	✓
Gothita	Psychic				5–8
Gothorita	Psychic				5–8
Gothitelle	Psychic				5–8
Foongus	Grass/Poison				5–8
Amoonguss	Grass/Poison				5–8
Ferroseed	Grass/Steel				5–8
Ferrothorn	Grass/Steel				5–8
Litwick	Ghost/Fire				5–8
Lampent	Ghost/Fire				5–8
Chandelure	Ghost/Fire	✓			5–8
Axew	Dragon				5–8
Fraxure	Dragon				5–8
Haxorus	Dragon				5–8
Stunfisk	Ground/Electric	✓			5–8
Galarian Stunfisk	Ground/Steel	✓			8
Mienfoo	Fighting				5–8
Mienshao	Fighting				5–8
Druddigon	Dragon				5–8
Pawniard	Dark/Steel				5–8
Bisharp	Dark/Steel				5–8
Bouffalant	Normal				5–8
Vullaby	Dark/Flying				5–8
Mandibuzz	Dark/Flying				5–8
Hydreigon	Dark/Dragon	✓			5–8
Tornadus	Flying				5–8
Thundurus	Electric/Flying				5–8
Reshiram	Dragon/Fire				5–8
Zekrom	Dragon/Electric				5–8
Landorus	Ground/Flying				5–8
Kyurem	Dragon/Ice				5–8
Kyurem-Black	Dragon/Ice				5–8
Kyurem-White	Dragon/Ice				5–8
Meloetta	Normal/Psychic				5–7
Chespin	Grass				6–7
Quilladin	Grass				6–7
Chesnaught	Grass/Fighting	✓			6–7
Bunnelby	Normal				6–8
Diggersby	Normal/Ground	✓			6–8
Litleo	Fire/Normal				6–7
Pyroar	Fire/Normal	✓			6–7
Skiddo	Grass				6–7
Gogoat	Grass	✓			6–7
Pancham	Fighting				6–8
Pangoro	Fighting/Dark	✓			6–8
Espurr	Psychic				6–8
Meowstic	Psychic	✓			6–8
Meowstic-F	Psychic	✓			6–8
Inkay	Dark/Psychic		✓		6–9
Malamar	Dark/Psychic	✓	✓		6–9
Binacle	Rock/Water				6–8
Barbaracle	Rock/Water	✓			6–8
Hawlucha	Fighting/Flying	✓			6–8
Yveltal	Dark/Flying				8
Zygarde	Dragon/Ground				8
Yungoos	Normal		✓		7, 9
Gumshoos	Normal		✓		7, 9
Crabrawler	Fighting		✓		7, 9
Crabominable	Fighting/Ice	✓	✓		7, 9
Lycanroc-Midnight	Rock	✓			8
Mareanie	Poison/Water				7–8
Toxapex	Poison/Water	✓			7–8
Mudbray	Ground				7–8
Mudsdale	Ground	✓			7–8
Fomantis	Grass				7–8
Lurantis	Grass				7–8
Salandit	Poison/Fire				7–8
Salazzle	Poison/Fire	✓			7–8
Stufful	Normal/Fighting				7–8
Bewear	Normal/Fighting				7–8
Steenee	Grass				7–8
Tsareena	Grass	✓			7–8
Oranguru	Normal/Psychic	✓			7–8
Passimian	Fighting	✓			7–8
Golisopod	Bug/Water	✓			7–8
Type: Null	Normal				7–8
Silvally	Normal				7–8
Komala	Normal				7
Turtonator	Fire/Dragon				7–8
Togedemaru	Electric/Steel				7–8
Mimikyu	Ghost/Fairy	✓			7–8
Bruxish	Water/Psychic				7
Dhelmise	Ghost/Grass				7–8
Jangmo-o	Dragon				7–8
Hakamo-o	Dragon/Fighting				7–8
Kommo-o	Dragon/Fighting	✓			7–8
Tapu Bulu	Grass/Fairy				7–8
Buzzwole	Bug/Fighting				7–8
Guzzlord	Dark/Dragon				7–8
Marshadow	Fighting/Ghost				7–8
Blacephalon	Fire/Ghost				7–8
Skwovet	Normal				8
Greedent	Normal				8
Rookidee	Flying				8
Corvisquire	Flying				8
Corviknight	Flying/Steel	✓			8
Dottler	Bug/Psychic				8
Orbeetle	Bug/Psychic				8
Wooloo	Normal				8
Dubwool	Normal				8
Chewtle	Water				8
Drednaw	Water/Rock				8
Appletun	Grass/Dragon				8
Toxtricity	Electric/Poison	✓			8
Toxtricity-Low-Key	Electric/Poison	✓			8
Clobbopus	Fighting				8
Grapploct	Fighting	✓			8
Sinistea	Ghost				8
Polteageist	Ghost	✓			8
Obstagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Perrserker	Steel	✓			8
Mr. Rime	Ice/Psychic	✓			8
Runerigus	Ground/Ghost	✓			8
Falinks	Fighting	✓			8
Pincurchin	Electric	✓			8
Morpeko	Electric/Dark	✓			8
Copperajah	Steel				8
Arctozolt	Electric/Ice				8
Zamazenta	Fighting				8
Eternatus	Poison/Dragon				8
Urshifu	Fighting/Dark				8
Zarude	Dark/Grass				8
Glastrier	Ice				8
Spectrier	Ghost				8
Calyrex-Ice	Psychic/Ice				8
Calyrex-Shadow	Psychic/Ghost				8
Ursaluna	Ground/Normal		✓		4–7, 9
Ursaluna-Bloodmoon	Ground/Normal		✓		9
Maschiff	Dark		✓		9
Mabosstiff	Dark	✓	✓		9
Bombirdier	Flying/Dark		✓		9
Flamigo	Flying/Fighting		✓		9
Annihilape	Fighting/Ghost				4–7
Kingambit	Dark/Steel				5–8
Brute Bonnet	Grass/Dark		✓		9
Wo-Chien	Dark/Grass		✓		9
Chien-Pao	Dark/Ice		✓		9
Ting-Lu	Dark/Ground		✓		9
Chi-Yu	Dark/Fire		✓		9