Fighting · Physical move · Gen 6
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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Rock/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Poison | 6–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Poison | 6–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Ground | 6 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 6, 8 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Electric | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Electric | 6 | ||||
| Electric | 6 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Rock | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 7–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 6–8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Electric | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Water/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Steel/Rock | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Bug | 6 | ||||
| Bug | 6 | ||||
| Poison | 6 | ||||
| Poison | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Rock | 6 | ||||
| Ice | 6 | ||||
| Steel | 6 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 6–7 | ||||
| Bug | 6 | ||||
| Rock | 6 | ||||
| Rock | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fighting/Steel | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 6 | ||||
| Electric | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Dark | 6 | ||||
| Psychic/Fire | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fighting | 6–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 6–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 6–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Ground/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Electric | 6 | ||||
| Ice | 6 | ||||
| Ice | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Fire | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 7 | ||||
| Fighting/Ice | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Electric/Poison | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Poison | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Poison | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Normal | 6 | ||||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ||||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ||||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Dark/Steel | 6 |
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.