Fighting · Physical move · Gen 2
Triple Kick
Triple Kick is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 2. It has 10 base power and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 2 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fighting
Category
Physical
Power
10
Accuracy
90%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits 3 times. Each hit can miss, but power rises. Hits three times. Power increases to 20 for the second hit and 30 for the third. This move checks accuracy for each hit, and the attack ends if the target avoids a hit. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit three times.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Hits
- 3 times
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Fighting attack
2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel
½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Triple Kick
2 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.
Hitmontop
PheromosaTriple Kick FAQ
What does Triple Kick do?
Triple Kick is a Fighting-type physical move with 10 power. Hits three times. Power increases to 20 for the second hit and 30 for the third. This move checks accuracy for each hit, and the attack ends if the target avoids a hit. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit three times.
Which Pokémon can learn Triple Kick?
2 Pokémon and forms can learn Triple Kick in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Hitmontop and Pheromosa.
Is Triple Kick in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Triple Kick in Pokémon Champions.
What is Triple Kick super effective against?
As a Fighting-type attack, Triple Kick 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.