Pound
Powder Snow
Powder
Essentials
Powder
Summary
Explodes if the target uses a Fire move this turn, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP and preventing the move.
Damage Dealt
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1
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2
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1
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1
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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2
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1
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1
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1
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½
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2
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1
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½
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1
Stats
- Power
- — (no damage)
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 20, up to 32 with
PP Up - Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 1 (fast)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
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Reflectable
This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
- Snatchable
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Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
- Targets opposite side in triples
- Heals
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Ignores Substitute
This move ignores the target's Substitute.
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
Effect
Explodes if the target uses a Fire move this turn, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP and preventing the move.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text
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The user covers the target in a powder that explodes and damages the target if it uses a Fire-type move.
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The user covers the target in a combustible powder. If the target uses a Fire-type move, the powder explodes and damages the target.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- ふんじん (funjin)
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- ふんじん
- Korean
- 분진
- Chinese
- 粉塵
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- 粉尘
- French
- Nuée de Poudre
- German
- Pulverschleuder
- Spanish
- Polvo Explosivo
- Italian
- Pulviscoppio
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Powder.
Pokémon
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | |||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | Vivillon |
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Shield Dust
Compound Eyes Friend Guard |
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Bug | 80 | 52 | 50 | 90 | 50 | 89 | 411 | |
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
| Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move. | |||||||||||||||
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Cutiefly |
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Honey Gather
Shield Dust Sweet Veil |
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Bug
Fairy |
40 | 45 | 40 | 55 | 40 | 84 | 304 | |||
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