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Power-Up Punch

Power-Up Punch is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 6. It has 40 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 228 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Fighting

Category

Physical

Power

40

Accuracy

100%

PP

20 (max 32)

Priority

0

Effect

100% chance to raise the user's Attack by 1. Has a 100% chance to raise the user's Attack by 1 stage.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Properties
Makes contact · Punch move (Iron Fist)
Scarlet & Violet
Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Usable (47 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Fighting attack

2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel

½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy

0× vsGhost

Pokémon that learn Power-Up Punch

228 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
CharmanderFire6
CharmeleonFire6
CharizardFire/Flying6
SquirtleWater6
WartortleWater6
BlastoiseWater6
NidoqueenPoison/Ground6
NidokingPoison/Ground6
ClefairyFairy6
ClefableFairy6
JigglypuffNormal/Fairy6
WigglytuffNormal/Fairy6
PsyduckWater6
GolduckWater6
MankeyFighting✓6
PrimeapeFighting✓6
PoliwhirlWater6
PoliwrathWater/Fighting6
MachopFighting✓6
MachokeFighting✓6
MachampFighting✓6
GeodudeRock/Ground6
GravelerRock/Ground6
GolemRock/Ground6
GrimerPoison6–7
Alolan GrimerPoison/Dark7
MukPoison6–7
Alolan MukPoison/Dark7
GengarGhost/Poison6
DrowzeePsychic6
HypnoPsychic6
CuboneGround6
MarowakGround✓6
Alolan MarowakFire/Ghost✓6
HitmonleeFighting6
HitmonchanFighting6, 8
LickitungNormal6
RhydonGround/Rock6
ChanseyNormal6
KangaskhanNormal✓6
Mr. MimePsychic/Fairy6
JynxIce/Psychic6
ElectabuzzElectric6
MagmarFire6
SnorlaxNormal6–7
DragoniteDragon/Flying6
MewtwoPsychic6
MewPsychic6
TyphlosionFire6
TotodileWater6
CroconawWater6
FeraligatrWater6
SentretNormal6
FurretNormal6
LedybaBug/Flying6
LedianBug/Flying6
FlaaffyElectric6
AmpharosElectric6
MarillWater/Fairy6
AzumarillWater/Fairy6
SudowoodoRock6
PolitoedWater6
AipomNormal6
WooperWater/Ground7–8
QuagsireWater/Ground6–8
SlowkingWater/Psychic6
SnubbullFairy6
GranbullFairy6
SneaselDark/Ice6
TeddiursaNormal6
UrsaringNormal6
DelibirdIce/Flying6
ElekidElectric6
MagbyFire6
MiltankNormal6
BlisseyNormal6
LarvitarRock/Ground6
PupitarRock/Ground6
TyranitarRock/Dark6
TreeckoGrass6
GrovyleGrass6
SceptileGrass6
CombuskenFire/Fighting✓6
BlazikenFire/Fighting✓6
MarshtompWater/Ground6
SwampertWater/Ground6
LombreWater/Grass6
LudicoloWater/Grass6
NuzleafGrass/Dark6
ShiftryGrass/Dark6
BreloomGrass/Fighting6
SlakothNormal6
VigorothNormal6
SlakingNormal6
LoudredNormal6
ExploudNormal6
MakuhitaFighting6
HariyamaFighting6
SableyeDark/Ghost6
MawileSteel/Fairy✓6–8
AggronSteel/Rock✓6
MedititeFighting/Psychic✓6
MedichamFighting/Psychic✓6
VolbeatBug6
IllumiseBug6
GulpinPoison6
SwalotPoison6
GrumpigPsychic6
SpindaNormal6
FlygonGround/Dragon6
CacneaGrass6–7
CacturneGrass/Dark6–7
ZangooseNormal6
KecleonNormal✓6–7
DusclopsGhost6
MetangSteel/Psychic✓6
MetagrossSteel/Psychic✓6
RegirockRock6
RegiceIce6
RegisteelSteel6
GroudonGround✓6
JirachiSteel/Psychic6
DeoxysPsychic6
ChimcharFire6–7
MonfernoFire/Fighting6–7
InfernapeFire/Fighting6–7
KricketuneBug6
CranidosRock6
RampardosRock6
BuizelWater6
FloatzelWater6
AmbipomNormal6
BunearyNormal✓6–7
LopunnyNormal✓6–7
MunchlaxNormal6
RioluFighting6
LucarioFighting/Steel✓6–8
CroagunkPoison/Fighting6
ToxicroakPoison/Fighting6
WeavileDark/Ice6
LickilickyNormal6
RhyperiorGround/Rock6
ElectivireElectric6
MagmortarFire6
GalladePsychic/Fighting6
DusknoirGhost6
UxiePsychic6
MespritPsychic6
AzelfPsychic6
RegigigasNormal6
DarkraiDark6
VictiniPsychic/Fire6
PigniteFire/Fighting✓6
EmboarFire/Fighting✓6
WatchogNormal✓6
PansageGrass✓
SimisageGrass✓6
PansearFire✓
SimisearFire✓6
PanpourWater✓
SimipourWater✓6
AudinoNormal✓6
TimburrFighting6–8
GurdurrFighting6–8
ConkeldurrFighting6–8
SeismitoadWater/Ground6
ThrohFighting✓6
SawkFighting✓6
KrokorokGround/Dark6
KrookodileGround/Dark6
DarumakaFire6
Galarian DarumakaIce8
DarmanitanFire6
Galarian DarmanitanIce8
ScraggyDark/Fighting✓6–8
ScraftyDark/Fighting✓6–8
GothitellePsychic6
ReuniclusPsychic6
EelektrossElectric6
CubchooIce6
BearticIce6
MienfooFighting6
MienshaoFighting6
DruddigonDragon6
GolettGround/Ghost6
GolurkGround/Ghost6
PawniardDark/Steel6
BisharpDark/Steel6
HeatmorFire6
MeloettaNormal/Psychic✓6
ChespinGrass6–7
QuilladinGrass6–7
ChesnaughtGrass/Fighting6–7
FennekinFire6
BraixenFire6
DelphoxFire/Psychic6
FroakieWater6–7
FrogadierWater6–7
GreninjaWater/Dark6–7
BunnelbyNormal6
DiggersbyNormal/Ground6
PanchamFighting6
PangoroFighting/Dark✓6
MeowsticPsychic6
Meowstic-FPsychic6
BinacleRock/Water✓6
BarbaracleRock/Water✓6
HawluchaFighting/Flying6
PhantumpGhost/Grass7
TrevenantGhost/Grass6–7
HoopaPsychic/Ghost6
CrabrawlerFighting7
CrabominableFighting/Ice7
BuzzwoleBug/Fighting7–8
MarshadowFighting/Ghost✓
ZeraoraElectric✓8
ToxelElectric/Poison8
ToxtricityElectric/Poison8
Toxtricity-Low-KeyElectric/Poison8
ClobbopusFighting✓8
GrapploctFighting✓8
GrimmsnarlDark/Fairy8
UrsalunaGround/Normal6
TinkatinkFairy/Steel✓
TinkatuffFairy/Steel✓
TinkatonFairy/Steel✓
AnnihilapeFighting/Ghost✓6
KingambitDark/Steel6

Power-Up Punch FAQ

What does Power-Up Punch do?

Power-Up Punch is a Fighting-type physical move with 40 power. Has a 100% chance to raise the user's Attack by 1 stage.

Which Pokémon can learn Power-Up Punch?

228 Pokémon and forms can learn Power-Up Punch in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 47 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise.

Is Power-Up Punch in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Power-Up Punch in Pokémon Champions.

What is Power-Up Punch super effective against?

As a Fighting-type attack, Power-Up Punch is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel, not very effective against Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug and Fairy 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.