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Sucker Punch (Japanese: ふいうち Surprise Attack) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.
Effect
Generation IV
Sucker Punch has a power of 80. It has a priority of +1, so it is used before all moves that do not have increased priority. If Sucker Punch's target has selected a physical or special attack and has not yet had a chance to execute its move, Sucker Punch will damage the target; otherwise, Sucker Punch will fail. Sucker Punch only depends on the move the target has selected, and is not affected by any consideration of whether the attack can actually be executed, such as status conditions like sleep or freeze or Abilities like Truant.
Generation V
Sucker Punch will now succeed if the opponent is using Me First (despite the fact that Me First is a status move).
Generation VII
Sucker Punch's base power is reduced to 70.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Due to a glitch, in a Double Battle where the player who didn't initiate the challenge is down to their final Pokémon, that Pokémon's Sucker Punch originally failed when used against the opponent on their right, regardless of what move that Pokémon selected for the turn. With the release of the version 1.1 update to Sword and Shield, this glitch was fixed and Sucker Punch can now correctly hit Pokémon in that position.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By breeding
By Move Tutor
Special move
Generation V
Generation IX
By event
Generation V
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0237 |  |  | Human-Like | Do Heun's Hitmontop | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. | ||||||
Generation VI
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0571 |  |  | Field | Sly Zoroark | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. | ||||||
Generation VII
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0745 |  |  | Field | Rocky Lycanroc | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. | ||||||
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Pokémon GO
Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Energy boost: 4 → 9
- February 16, 2017
- Power: 7 → 8
- Duration: 0.7 → 1.2 seconds
- February 21, 2017
- Power: 8 → 7
- Energy boost: 9 → 8
- Duration: 1.2 → 0.7 seconds
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Sucker Punch| ★★★★ | |
|---|---|
| Attack power | 34.54797 |
| Charge time | 0.54 seconds |
| Range type | Arc (melee) |
| Number of hits | 1 |
| Number of projectiles | 1 |
| Critical hit rate | 1.5% |
| Additional effect | None |
Pokémon UNITE
In Pokémon UNITE, Sucker Punch is Absol's second move. It is obtained by reaching level 7 and upgrading Slash into it instead of Psycho Cut. The user attacks a target Pokémon, slowing both it and the user. If the user is attacked, or the target attacks anything, hit does extra damage. At level 13, user's base attack speed is increased after a counter.
Description
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In the anime
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
 Absol | |||
| The user strikes before the opponent can attack. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
 | When the opponent is about to use a move, Absol slashes the opponent with the horn on its head. | ||
| Koya's Absol | Clash! Hareta vs. Koya | None | |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Despite its name, Sucker Punch is not a punching move. The term "sucker punch" refers to an unexpected or cheap shot at an opponent, akin to its Japanese name, which translates to surprise attack. Thus, many Pokémon that do not possess arms can learn this move, and its base power is not increased by Iron Fist.
