Normal · Physical move · Gen 2
Present
Present is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 2. It has variable or fixed damage and 90% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 27 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
—
Accuracy
90%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
40, 80, 120 power, or heals target 1/4 max HP. If this move is successful, it deals damage or heals the target. 40% chance for 40 power, 30% chance for 80 power, 10% chance for 120 power, and 20% chance to heal the target by 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (20 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Present
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pikachu | Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Pikachu (Alola Cap) | Electric | 8 | |||
 Raichu | Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Alolan Raichu | Electric/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Clefairy | Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Clefable | Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Jigglypuff | Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Wigglytuff | Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Chansey | Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Pichu | Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Cleffa | Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Igglybuff | Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Togepi | Fairy | 3–8 | |||
 Togetic | Fairy/Flying | 3–8 | |||
 Marill | Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Azumarill | Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Snubbull | Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Granbull | Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Delibird | Ice/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Miltank | Normal | 3–8 | |||
 Blissey | Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Azurill | Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Happiny | Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Togekiss | Fairy/Flying | 3–8 | |||
 Audino | Normal | 5 | |||
 Togedemaru | Electric/Steel | 7–8 | |||
 Iron Bundle | Ice/Water | ✓ | 9 |
Present FAQ
What does Present do?
Present is a Normal-type physical move. If this move is successful, it deals damage or heals the target. 40% chance for 40 power, 30% chance for 80 power, 10% chance for 120 power, and 20% chance to heal the target by 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down.
Which Pokémon can learn Present?
27 Pokémon and forms can learn Present in at least one game: 20 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap), Raichu, Alolan Raichu, Clefairy and Clefable.
Is Present in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Present in Pokémon Champions.
What is Present super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Present 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.