Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Slam
Slam is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 80 base power and 75% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 93 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
75%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
No additional effect.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (57 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 Slam
93 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel/Fairy | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | 4–5 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Fire/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 |
Slam FAQ
What does Slam do?
Slam is a Normal-type physical move with 80 power. No additional effect.
Which Pokémon can learn Slam?
93 Pokémon and forms can learn Slam in at least one game: 57 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Ekans, Arbok, Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap), Raichu and Alolan Raichu.
Is Slam in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Slam in Pokémon Champions.
What is Slam super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Slam 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.