Bug · Physical move · Gen 9
Pounce
Pounce is a Bug-type physical move introduced in Generation 9. It has 50 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 94 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Bug
Category
Physical
Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (86 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (28 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Bug attack
2× vsGrassPsychicDark
½× vsFireFightingPoisonFlyingGhostSteelFairy
Pokémon that learn Pounce
94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Beedrill | Bug/Poison | ✓ | |||
 Venonat | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Venomoth | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Bellsprout | Grass/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Weepinbell | Grass/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Victreebel | Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Tentacool | Water/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Tentacruel | Water/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Dodrio | Normal/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Scyther | Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Pinsir | Bug | ✓ | |||
 Mew | Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Spinarak | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Ariados | Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Yanma | Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Pineco | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Forretress | Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Dunsparce | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Scizor | Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Heracross | Bug/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Surskit | Bug/Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Masquerain | Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Shroomish | Grass | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Breloom | Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Slaking | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Manectric | Electric | ✓ | |||
 Volbeat | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Illumise | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Seviper | Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Shuppet | Ghost | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Banette | Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Kricketune | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Vespiquen | Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Lopunny | Normal | ✓ | |||
 Yanmega | Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Heatran | Fire/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Sewaddle | Bug/Grass | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Swadloon | Bug/Grass | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Leavanny | Bug/Grass | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Scolipede | Bug/Poison | ✓ | |||
 Emolga | Electric/Flying | ✓ | |||
 Joltik | Bug/Electric | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Galvantula | Bug/Electric | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Larvesta | Bug/Fire | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Volcarona | Bug/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Scatterbug | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Spewpa | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Vivillon | Bug/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Vivillon-Fancy | Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Vivillon-Pokeball | Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Clauncher | Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Clawitzer | Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Heliolisk | Electric/Normal | ✓ | |||
 Grubbin | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Charjabug | Bug/Electric | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Vikavolt | Bug/Electric | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Cutiefly | Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Ribombee | Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Mareanie | Poison/Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Toxapex | Poison/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Dewpider | Water/Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Araquanid | Water/Bug | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Golisopod | Bug/Water | ✓ | |||
 Mimikyu | Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Applin | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Flapple | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Appletun | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Cramorant | Flying/Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Snom | Ice/Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Frosmoth | Ice/Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Drakloak | Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Dragapult | Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Kleavor | Bug/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Tarountula | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Spidops | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Nymble | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Lokix | Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Squawkabilly | Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Shroodle | Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Grafaiai | Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Bramblin | Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Brambleghast | Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Rellor | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Rabsca | Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Flittle | Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Espathra | Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Tinkatink | Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Tinkatuff | Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Tinkaton | Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Flamigo | Flying/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Dudunsparce | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Moth | Fire/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Dipplin | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Hydrapple | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Pounce FAQ
What does Pounce do?
Pounce is a Bug-type physical move with 50 power. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Pounce?
94 Pokémon and forms can learn Pounce in at least one game: 86 in Scarlet & Violet, 28 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Beedrill, Venonat, Venomoth, Bellsprout, Weepinbell and Victreebel.
Is Pounce in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 28 Pokémon can use Pounce in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Pounce super effective against?
As a Bug-type attack, Pounce is super effective against Grass, Psychic and Dark, not very effective against Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel and Fairy (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.