Earthquake

Type
Gen.
1
Power
100
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Priority
0
Category
Physicalcategory img

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.

Description

GS
C
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
RS
E
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.
COL
B2W2
The user sets off an earthquake that strikes those around it.
XY
ORAS
SM
USUM
LGPLGE
SWSH
The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.

Meta Information

Move Target
move target imgAll Adjacent Pokémon
Affects all adjacent Pokémon simultaneously.
means that the Pokémon can not be selected.
means that the Pokémon can be selected.
means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
DamageDeals damage.
Unique EffectUnique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Interactions
Blocked by Detect and ProtectThis move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror MoveA Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Unusable during Sky BattlesThis move is unusable during Sky Battles.
Other Languages
flag usa
Earthquake
japan flag
じしん (Jishin)
germany flag
Erdbeben
france flag
Séisme
italy flag
Terremoto
spain flag
Terremoto
south kore flag
지진 (Jijin)
mainland china flag
地震 (Dìzhèn / Deihjan)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

Machine

TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM26
TM41
TR10
TM149

Contest Information

Contest

Contest ConditionTough
ColorYellow
FlavorSour

Contest Effect

EffectAttempts to jam all Pokémon that have appealed this turn.
DescriptionBadly startles those that have made appeals.
Jam🖤🖤🖤
Appeal❤️

Super Contest Effect

DescriptionEarn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Appeal❤️❤️