Normal · Physical move · Gen 9
Population Bomb
Population Bomb is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 9. It has 20 base power and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 2 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
20
Accuracy
90%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits 10 times. Each hit can miss. Hits ten times. This move checks accuracy for each hit, and the attack ends if the target avoids a hit. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit ten times. If the user is holding Loaded Dice, this move hits four to ten times at random without checking accuracy between hits.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Hits
- 10 times
- Properties
- Makes contact · Slicing move (Sharpness)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (2 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Population Bomb
2 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.
Tandemaus
MausholdPopulation Bomb FAQ
What does Population Bomb do?
Population Bomb is a Normal-type physical move with 20 power. Hits ten times. This move checks accuracy for each hit, and the attack ends if the target avoids a hit. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit ten times. If the user is holding Loaded Dice, this move hits four to ten times at random without checking accuracy between hits.
Which Pokémon can learn Population Bomb?
2 Pokémon and forms can learn Population Bomb in at least one game: 2 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Tandemaus and Maushold.
Is Population Bomb in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Population Bomb in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Population Bomb super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Population Bomb 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.