Stats and effect
Electric
Physical
Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Priority
0
Effect
User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to paralyze the target.
Move mechanics
- Recoil 33% 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.
Pokémon that learn this move (13)
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.
