Secret Power

Type
Gen.
3
Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Priority
0
Category
Physicalcategory img

Effect Summary

Deals damage and has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.

Detailed Effect

Secret Power deals damage and causes a variety of different secondary effects depending on the current terrain.
Secret Power also changes its own animation to another move depending on the terrain.
The list of secondary effects of Secret Power varies highly by generation:

Gen 3

Terrain Secondary Effect Move Animation
Building and link battle paralysis status condition img Strength
Plain terrain paralysis status condition img Slam
Sand lowers accuracy stat img by one stage. Mud Shot
Cave flinching status condition img Bite
Rock confusion status condition img Rock Throw
Tall grass poison status condition img Needle Arm
Long grass sleep status condition img Magical Leaf
Pond water lowers Speed stat img by one stage. Bubble Beam
Sea water lowers Attack stat img by one stage. Surf
Underwater lowers Defense stat img by one stage. Waterfall

Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD

Terrain Secondary Effect Move Animation
Buildings, The Under Subway, Realgam Colosseum
Mt. Battle (Areas 1-3), S.S. Libra
paralysis status condition img Needle Arm
Outskirt Stand, Phenac City, Cipher Lab (outside) lowers accuracy stat img by one stage. Needle Arm
Pyrite Town, The Under, Cipher Key Lair (outside), Citadark Isle (outside),
Rock Poké Spot, Pyrite Colosseum, Mt. Battle (Areas 7-10)
confusion status condition img Needle Arm
Phenac Stadium lowers Defense stat img by one stage. Needle Arm
Agate Village, Relic Stone, Mt. Battle (outside),
Pokémon HQ Lab, Kaminko's House, Mt. Battle (Areas 1-3)
poison status condition img Needle Arm
Relic Stone sleep status condition img Needle Arm
Pyrite Cave, Relic Cave, Deep Colosseum, Mt. Battle (Areas 4-6), Cave Poké Spot flinching status condition img Needle Arm
Gateon Port lowers Attack stat img by one stage. Needle Arm
Oasis Poké Spot lowers Speed stat img by one stage. Needle Arm

Gen 4

Terrain Secondary Effect Move Animation
Building and link battle paralysis status condition img Body Slam
Distortion World paralysis status condition img Pound
Sand, plain terrain and puddles lowers accuracy stat img by one stage. Mud Slap
Cave and rock flinching status condition img Rock Throw
Grass sleep status condition img Needle Arm
Water lowers Attack stat img by one stage. Water Pulse
Snow freeze status condition img Avalanche
Ice freeze status condition img Ice Shard
Marsh lowers Speed stat img by one stage. Mud Shot

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Colosseum Secondary Effect
Lagoon paralysis status condition img
Main Street paralysis status condition img
Neon paralysis status condition img
Courtyard paralysis status condition img
Gateway lowers Attack stat img by one stage.
Waterfall sleep status condition img
Sunny Park sleep status condition img
Crystal lowers accuracy stat img by one stage.
Magma lowers accuracy stat img by one stage.
Stargazer lowers accuracy stat img by one stage.
Sunset lowers accuracy stat img by one stage.

Gen 5

Terrain Secondary Effect Move Animation
Building and urban paralysis status condition img Body Slam
Sand, plain terrain, rock and link battle lowers accuracy stat img by one stage. Mud Slap
Cave flinching status condition img Rock Throw
Grass sleep status condition img Needle Arm
Water lowers Attack stat img by one stage. Water Pulse
Puddles lowers Speed stat img by one stage. Mud Shot
Snow freeze status condition img Avalanche
Ice freeze status condition img Ice Shard

Gen 6

Terrain Secondary Effect Move Animation
Building, plain terrain, Sky Battles, and link battles paralysis status condition img Body Slam
On Electric Terrain paralysis status condition img Thunder Shock
Sand and rock lowers accuracy stat img by one stage. Mud Slap
Cave flinching status condition img Rock Throw
Burial ground flinching status condition img Shadow Sneak
Space flinching status condition img Swift
Water and underwater lowers Attack stat img by one stage. Water Pulse
Swamp water and marsh lowers Speed stat img by one stage. Mud Shot
Soaring in the sky and Sky Pillar lowers Speed stat img by one stage. Gust
Snow freeze status condition img Avalanche
Ice freeze status condition img Ice Shard
Volcano burn status condition img Incinerate
Grass, Grassy Terrain, and Coumarine Gym sleep status condition img Needle Arm
On Misty Terrain lowers Special Attack stat img by one stage. Fairy Wind

Gen 7

Terrain Secondary Effect Move Animation
Building, plain terrain, Sky Battles, and link battles paralysis status condition img Spit Up
On Electric Terrain paralysis status condition img Thunder Shock
Cave flinching status condition img Rock Throw
Sand, dirt and rock lowers accuracy stat img by one stage. Mud Slap
Water lowers Attack stat img by one stage. Water Pulse
Snow and ice freeze status condition img Ice Shard
Volcano burn status condition img Incinerate
Ultra Space lowers Defense stat img by one stage. Psywave
Grass, field, flowers, and on Grassy Terrain sleep status condition img Needle Arm
On Misty Terrain lowers Special Attack stat img by one stage. Fairy Wind
On Psychic Terrain lowers Speed stat img by one stage. Confusion
  • In Gen 3-4 Secret Power's power is doubled by Serene Grace
  • In Gen 3 and OmegaRubyAlphaSapphire Secret Power can be used out of combat to create a Secret Base
  • From Gen 8 onwards this move can not be selected in battle.

Description

RS
E
An attack with effects that vary by location.
FRLG
An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain.
DP
HGSS
PL
The user attacks with a secret power. Its added effects vary depending on the user’s environment.
COL
B2W2
The user attacks the target with a secret power. Its added effects vary depending on the user’s environment.
XY
The user attacks the target with a secret power. Its additional effects vary depending on the user’s environment.
ORAS
An attack whose additional effects depend upon where it was used. Can also be used to make a Secret Base.
SM
USUM
LGPLGE
The additional effects of this attack depend upon where it was used.
SWSH
This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Meta Information

Move Target
move target imgNormal
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
DamageDeals damage.
PoisonPoisons the target.
BurnBurns the target.
FreezeFreezes the target.
ParalysisParalyzes the target.
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.
Other Languages
flag usa
Secret Power
japan flag
ひみつのちから (Himitsu no Chikara)
germany flag
Geheimpower
france flag
Force Cachée
italy flag
Forzasegreta
spain flag
Daño Secreto
south kore flag
비밀의힘 (Bimil-yi Him)
mainland china flag
秘密之力 (Mìmì-zhī Lì / Beimaht-jī Lihk)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

Machine

TM43
TM43
TM43
TM43
TM43
TM43
TM43
TM43
TM94

Contest Information

Contest

Contest ConditionSmart
ColorGreen
FlavorBitter

Contest Effect

EffectIf user has no stars, earns one point; if one, three points; if two, five points; if three, seven points. This does not include the appeal point bonus the stars give.
DescriptionThe appeal works well if the user's condition is good.
Jam-
Appeal❤️

Super Contest Effect

DescriptionMakes the order of contestants random in the next turn.
Appeal❤️❤️