Dark · Physical move · Gen 4
Punishment
Punishment is a Dark-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has variable or fixed damage and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 34 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Physical
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
60 power +20 for each of the target's stat boosts. Power is equal to 60+(X × 20), where X is the target's total stat stage changes that are greater than 0, but not more than 200 power.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Dark attack
2× vsPsychicGhost
½× vsFightingDarkFairy
Pokémon that learn Punishment
34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal/Fairy | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark | 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 4–7 |
Punishment FAQ
What does Punishment do?
Punishment is a Dark-type physical move. Power is equal to 60+(X × 20), where X is the target's total stat stage changes that are greater than 0, but not more than 200 power.
Which Pokémon can learn Punishment?
34 Pokémon and forms can learn Punishment in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Meowth, Alolan Meowth, Persian and Alolan Persian.
Is Punishment in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Punishment in Pokémon Champions.
What is Punishment super effective against?
As a Dark-type attack, Punishment is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Fighting, Dark 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.