Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
- 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/ |
Power | 10 |
| X/ |
Power | 20 |
- Power 40 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 20; it is now 40.
- TM49 Gold/Silver, Crystal
Pokémon that learn this move (170)
page 1 of 5The 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.
