Flying · Physical move · Gen 4
Pluck
Pluck is a Flying-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has 60 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 80 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Flying
Category
Physical
Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
User steals and eats the target's Berry. If this move is successful and the user has not fainted, it steals the target's held Berry if it is holding one and eats it immediately, gaining its effects even if the user's item is being ignored. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle or the Harvest Ability.
- Targets
- Any one Pokémon (even non-adjacent)
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (27 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (7 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Flying attack
2× vsGrassFightingBug
½× vsElectricRockSteel
Pokémon that learn Pluck
80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Water | 4–5 | ||||
| Water | 4–5 | ||||
| Water/Steel | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Water | 4–5 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Pluck FAQ
What does Pluck do?
Pluck is a Flying-type physical move with 60 power. If this move is successful and the user has not fainted, it steals the target's held Berry if it is holding one and eats it immediately, gaining its effects even if the user's item is being ignored. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle or the Harvest Ability.
Which Pokémon can learn Pluck?
80 Pokémon and forms can learn Pluck in at least one game: 27 in Scarlet & Violet, 7 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Rattata, Raticate and Spearow.
Is Pluck in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 7 Pokémon can use Pluck in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Pluck super effective against?
As a Flying-type attack, Pluck is super effective against Grass, Fighting and Bug, not very effective against Electric, Rock and Steel (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.