Gear Grind
Steel
Effect Summary
Hits twice per use.
Detailed Effect
Gear Grind deals damage twice for 50 power each.
Each strike of Gear Grind is treated like a separate attack:
or a Razor Fang
the final strike has a chance to cause the target to flinch
Each strike of Gear Grind is treated like a separate attack:
- Each strike can get a critical hit independently.
- Abilities that activate on contact (Static, Weak Armor, Iron Barbs etc.) activate for each strike.
- If the Sturdy ability, Focus Sash
, or Focus Band
activates before the final hit, the subsequent hit will still deal damage and therefore cause the target to faint.
- If the first hit breaks a Substitute, the second hit will deal damage to the target Pokémon.
- The move Counter only counters the final hit, but Bide counters the complete damage.
- If the target is wearing a Rocky Helmet
each strike will hurt the user.
or a Razor Fang the final strike has a chance to cause the target to flinch- In BDSPand from Gen 9 onwards this move can not be selected in battle.
Description
B2W2
BW
The user attacks by throwing two steel gears at its target.
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
The user attacks by throwing steel gears at its target twice.
Additional Information
Move Target
Normalmeans 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
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
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