Earthquake
Ground
Effect Summary
Deals damage to all adjacent enemies and allies and can hit Dig users.
Detailed Effect
Rock Throw deals damage to all adjacent enemies and allies.
If Grassy Terrain is in effect, this move only does half the damage.
Earthquake can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable phase of Dig, and if it does, it will have its power doubled for that Pokémon.
If Grassy Terrain is in effect, this move only does half the damage.
Earthquake can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable phase of Dig, and if it does, it will have its power doubled for that Pokémon.
- In Gen 2 this move was not affected by King's Rock
Description
C
GS
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
E
RS
A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes.
FRLG
An earthquake that strikes all POKéMON in battle excluding the user.
DP
HGSS
PL
The user sets off an earthquake that hits all the Pokémon in the battle.
B2W2
BW
The user sets off an earthquake that strikes those around it.
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Additional Information
Move Target
All Adjacent Pokémon
Affects all adjacent Pokémon simultaneously.
Cannot selectCan selectWill select
Effect Type
Damage
Deals damage.
Unique Effect
Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Interactions3
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Unusable during Sky Battles
This move is unusable during Sky Battles.
Other Languages
Level Up
Egg Breeding
Machine
Contest Information
Contest
Tough
Yellow
Sour FlavorContest Effect
Attempts to jam all Pokémon that have appealed this turn.
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Appeal❤️
Jam🖤🖤🖤
Super Contest
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Appeal❤️❤️