Gyro Ball

Type
type icon SteelSteel
Gen.
4
Power
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Priority
0
Category
PhysicalDamage Category Icon for Physical

Effect Summary

Deals damage and its power is raised when the user has lower Speedstat img, up to a maximum of 150.

Detailed Effect

Gyro Ball deals damage based on how much slower the user is than the target.
Gyro Ball's damage is calculated using the following formula:

This means that Gyro Ball's maximum power is 150 and minimum power is 1. If the target is ~6 times faster than the user, Gyro Ball will reach its maximum power.
Pokémon with the ability Bulletproof are immune to Gyro Ball.

Description

DP
HGSS
PL

The user tackles the foe with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.

B2W2
BW

The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.

ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH

The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move’s power.

Additional Information

Move Target

Move Target Image for Normal
Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

Cannot selectCan selectWill select

Effect Type

Damage

Deals damage.

Interactions
4

Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky BarbItem Icon for 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.
Ballistics-based
This move is blocked by Bulletproof.

Other Languages

United States of America flag
Gyro Ball
Japan flag
ジャイロボール (Jairo Bōru)
Germany flag
Gyroball
France flag
Gyroballe
Italy flag
Vortexpalla
Spain flag
Giro Bola
South Korea flag
자이로볼 (Gyroball)
Mainland China flag
陀螺球 (Tuóluó Qiú / Tòhlòh Kàuh)

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Machine

Contest Information

Contest

Beauty
Blue
Dry Flavor

Super Contest

Earns double the score on the final performance.

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