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Sky Uppercut

Sky Uppercut is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 85 base power and 90% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 14 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Fighting

Category

Physical

Power

85

Accuracy

90%

PP

15 (max 24)

Priority

0

Effect

Can hit Pokemon using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop. This move can hit a target using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop, or is under the effect of Sky Drop.

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
Not usable

Type matchups as a Fighting attack

2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel

½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy

0× vsGhost

Pokémon that learn Sky Uppercut

14 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
HitmonchanFighting3–7
GligarGround/Flying5–7
CombuskenFire/Fighting3–7
BlazikenFire/Fighting3–7
BreloomGrass/Fighting3–7
BunearyNormal4–7
LopunnyNormal4–7
RioluFighting4–7
LucarioFighting/Steel4–7
GliscorGround/Flying5–7
PanchamFighting6–7
PangoroFighting/Dark6–7
Hakamo-oDragon/Fighting7
Kommo-oDragon/Fighting7

Sky Uppercut FAQ

What does Sky Uppercut do?

Sky Uppercut is a Fighting-type physical move with 85 power. This move can hit a target using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop, or is under the effect of Sky Drop.

Which Pokémon can learn Sky Uppercut?

14 Pokémon and forms can learn Sky Uppercut in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Hitmonchan, Gligar, Combusken, Blaziken, Breloom and Buneary.

Is Sky Uppercut in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Sky Uppercut in Pokémon Champions.

What is Sky Uppercut super effective against?

As a Fighting-type attack, Sky Uppercut 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.