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Submission

Submission is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 80 base power and 80% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 75 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Fighting

Category

Physical

Power

80

Accuracy

80%

PP

20 (max 32)

Priority

0

Effect

Has 1/4 recoil. If the target lost HP, the user takes recoil damage equal to 1/4 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP.

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 Fighting attack

2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel

½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy

0× vsGhost

Pokémon that learn Submission

75 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
CharmanderFire7
CharmeleonFire7
CharizardFire/Flying7
SquirtleWater7
WartortleWater7
BlastoiseWater7
PikachuElectric7
RaichuElectric7
Alolan RaichuElectric/Psychic7
SandshrewGround7
SandslashGround7
NidoqueenPoison/Ground7
NidokingPoison/Ground7
ClefairyFairy7
ClefableFairy7
JigglypuffNormal/Fairy7
WigglytuffNormal/Fairy7
PsyduckWater7
GolduckWater7
MankeyFighting7
PrimeapeFighting7
PoliwhirlWater7
PoliwrathWater/Fighting3–8
AbraPsychic7
KadabraPsychic7
AlakazamPsychic7
MachopFighting3–8
MachokeFighting3–8
MachampFighting3–8
GeodudeRock/Ground7
GravelerRock/Ground7
GolemRock/Ground7
SlowbroWater/Psychic7
GengarGhost/Poison7
DrowzeePsychic7
HypnoPsychic7
CuboneGround7
MarowakGround7
Alolan MarowakFire/Ghost7
HitmonleeFighting7
HitmonchanFighting7
LickitungNormal7
RhydonGround/Rock7
ChanseyNormal7
KangaskhanNormal7
Mr. MimePsychic/Fairy7
JynxIce/Psychic7
ElectabuzzElectric7
MagmarFire7
PinsirBug3–8
OmastarRock/Water7
KabutopsRock/Water7
SnorlaxNormal7
MewtwoPsychic7
MewPsychic7
CyndaquilFire7
QuilavaFire7
TyphlosionFire7
Hisuian TyphlosionFire/Ghost7
PolitoedWater7
BlisseyNormal7
ChimcharFire5–7
MonfernoFire/Fighting5–7
InfernapeFire/Fighting5–7
LickilickyNormal7
RhyperiorGround/Rock7
ElectivireElectric7
MagmortarFire7
DrilburGround5–8
ExcadrillGround/Steel5–8
HawluchaFighting/Flying8
ClobbopusFighting8
GrapploctFighting8
ObstagoonDark/Normal8
AnnihilapeFighting/Ghost7

Submission FAQ

What does Submission do?

Submission is a Fighting-type physical move with 80 power. If the target lost HP, the user takes recoil damage equal to 1/4 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP.

Which Pokémon can learn Submission?

75 Pokémon and forms can learn Submission in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise.

Is Submission in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Submission in Pokémon Champions.

What is Submission super effective against?

As a Fighting-type attack, Submission 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.