Stats and effect
Normal
Physical
Power
90
Accuracy
85%
PP
20
Priority
0
Effect
User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
Move mechanics
- Recoil 25% of damage dealt This much HP is lost by the Pokémon that used the move. The Rock Head Ability negates this cost, and Reckless boosts damage by 20% in exchange for it.
Move properties
- Contact — The user touches the target, so abilities such as Static and Rough Skin and items like Rocky Helmet activate.
Machines that teach this move
- TM09 Red/Green (Japan), Blue (Japan), Red/Blue, Yellow
- TM01 Scarlet/Violet
The same move has different numbers in different games — check the number for your version before going after the machine.
Pokémon that learn this move (848)
page 1 of 24The 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.
#001
Bulbasaur
from Lv. 21
#002
Ivysaur
from Lv. 25
#003
Venusaur
from Lv. 25
#004
Charmander
#005
Charmeleon
#006
Charizard
#007
Squirtle
#008
Wartortle
#009
Blastoise
#012
Butterfree
#015
Beedrill
#016
Pidgey
#017
Pidgeotto
#018
Pidgeot
#019
Rattata
from Lv. 16
#020
Raticate
from Lv. 16
#021
Spearow
from Lv. 22
#022
Fearow
from Lv. 23
#023
Ekans
#024
Arbok
#025
Pikachu
#026
Raichu
#027
Sandshrew
#028
Sandslash
#029
Nidoran♀
#030
Nidorina
#031
Nidoqueen
#032
Nidoran♂
#033
Nidorino
#034
Nidoking
#035
Clefairy
#036
Clefable
#037
Vulpix
#038
Ninetales
#039
Jigglypuff
#040
Wigglytuff