Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
- Critical hit +1 stage(s) higher A normal move lands a critical hit about 1 time in 24; each stage noticeably raises that chance.
- Contact — The user touches the target, so abilities such as Static and Rough Skin and items like Rocky Helmet activate.
Some moves had different values in earlier games. Below you can see what changed and from which game the value you see now applies.
| Game | Property | Before |
|---|---|---|
| Black/ |
Accuracy | 85% |
| X/ |
Power | 90 |
- Power 100 now
- Accuracy 90% now
Each row is one change in one game. The Property column says what changed, Before shows the value that applied before that game, and Now is the value today. In X/Y, “Power” was 90; it is now 100.
Pokémon that learn this move (12)
The tiles cover all games at once. “From Lv.” is the level from the latest game in which that species learns this move by level-up — hover over the number to see which game. No number means it never learns the move by level-up.
