Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Strength
Strength is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 362 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
No additional effect.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (7 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 Strength
362 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 7 | ||||
| Poison | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 4–6 | ||||
| Fire | 4–6 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire/Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire/Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Fire | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 3–6 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock | 3–6 | ||||
| Ice | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Fire | 4–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water/Steel | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal/Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Bug | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 4–6 | ||||
| Rock | 4–6 | ||||
| Rock | 4–6 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 4–6 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Fighting/Steel | 4–6 | ||||
| Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Bug | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | 4–6 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Ice | 4–6 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | 4–6 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 3–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Dragon | 4–6 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 4–6 | ||||
| Fire/Steel | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Dragon | 4–6 | ||||
| Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 5–6 | ||||
| Steel/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Rock/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ice | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Normal/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Normal | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Normal | 6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Fighting/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Dragon | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Ice | 6 | ||||
| Ice | 6 | ||||
| Ice/Rock | 6 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 6 | ||||
| Fire/Water | 6 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 |
Strength FAQ
What does Strength do?
Strength is a Normal-type physical move with 80 power. No additional effect.
Which Pokémon can learn Strength?
362 Pokémon and forms can learn Strength in at least one game: 7 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard.
Is Strength in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Strength in Pokémon Champions.
What is Strength super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Strength 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.