Body Press

Type

Gen.

Power

Accuracy

100%

Priority

Effect Summary

Deals damage and uses the user's Defense

stat instead of its Attack

stat to calculate its damage

Body Press deals damage and uses the user's Defense

stat instead of its Attack

stat to calculate its damage.
Body Press considers the Defense

stat stages but uses the user's Attack

for all other stat modifying effects (held items, abilities, burn

etc.)

SWSH	The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user’s Defense, the more damage it can inflict on the target.

Move Target

Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

means that the Pokémon can not be selected.

means that the Pokémon can be selected.

means that the Pokémon will be selected.

Effect Type

Damage	Deals damage.

Interactions

Makes contact	User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb ).
Blocked by Detect and Protect	This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move	A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.