Bulk Up

Essentials

Bulk Up

status

Generation 3

Summary

Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one stage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 20, up to 32.0 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: TM08
: TM08
: TM08
: TM08
: TM08
TM08
TM30
: HM48

Effect

Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one stage each.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Bulks up the body to boost both ATTACK and DEFENSE.
: The user bulks up its body to boost both its ATTACK and DEFENSE stats.

: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats.

: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats.

: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats.

: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats.

: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ビルドアップ (birudoappu)
: ビルドアップ
Korean: 벌크업
Chinese: 健美
: 健美
French: Gonflette
German: Protzer
Spanish: Corpulencia
Italian: Granfisico
Czech: Nadmutí

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Jam
Flavor text: Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Earn double the score in the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Bulk Up.

Pokémon

											Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
									—		Poliwrath		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	90	95	95	70	90	70	510
						37	37	37	31	36	Machop		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
						43	43	43	37	42	Machoke		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
						43	43	43	37	42	Machamp		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
										50	Galarian Zapdos		Defiant		Undiscovered	90	125	90	85	90	100	580
28	28	28	28	28	28	31	31	31		45	Combusken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
28	28	28	28	28	28	31	31	31		49	Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
					28	31	31	31			Mega Blaziken		Speed Boost		Field	80	160	80	130	80	100	630
30	30	60	60	60	60	50	50	50		18	Groudon		Drought		Undiscovered	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
						50	50	50			Primal Groudon		Desolate Land		Undiscovered	100	180	160	150	90	90	770
			28	28	28	28	28	28		16	Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
			29	29	29	29	29	29		16	Gurdurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
			29	29	29	29	29	29		16	Conkeldurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
			33	33	33	33	25	25		25	Throh		Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Human-Like	120	100	85	30	85	45	465
			33	33	33	33	25	25		25	Sawk		Sturdy Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Human-Like	75	125	75	30	75	85	465
					39	39	39	39			Chespin		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	56	61	65	48	45	38	313
					44	44	44	44			Quilladin		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	61	78	95	56	58	57	405
					44	44	48	48			Chesnaught		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	88	107	122	74	75	64	530
					34	34	34	34			Skiddo		Sap Sipper Grass Pelt		Field	66	65	48	62	57	52	350
					34	34	34	34			Gogoat		Sap Sipper Grass Pelt		Field	123	100	62	97	81	68	531
							—	—		—	Incineroar		Blaze Intimidate		Field	95	115	90	80	90	60	530
							32	32		35	Passimian		Receiver Defiant		Field	100	120	90	40	60	80	490
							13	13		20	Buzzwole		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	107	139	139	53	53	79	570
										25	Clobbopus		Limber Technician		Water 1 Human-Like	50	68	60	50	50	32	310
										25	Grapploct		Limber Technician		Water 1 Human-Like	80	118	90	70	80	42	480
										—	Grimmsnarl		Prankster Frisk Pickpocket		Fairy Human-Like	95	120	65	95	75	60	510
										20	Falinks		Battle Armor Defiant		Fairy Mineral	65	100	100	70	60	75	470
										32	Kubfu		Inner Focus		Undiscovered	60	90	60	53	50	72	385
										32	Single Strike Urshifu		Unseen Fist		Undiscovered	100	130	100	63	60	97	550
										32	Rapid Strike Urshifu		Unseen Fist		Undiscovered	100	130	100	63	60	97	550
											Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
							08	08	30		Alolan Raticate		Gluttony Hustle Thick Fat		Field	75	71	70	40	80	77	413
							08	08			Totem Alolan Raticate		Gluttony Hustle Thick Fat		Field	75	71	70	40	80	77	413
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30		Mankey		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Field	40	80	35	35	45	70	305
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30		Primeape		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Field	65	105	60	60	70	95	455
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30	R48	Poliwrath		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	90	95	95	70	90	70	510
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30	R48	Machop		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30	R48	Machoke		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30	R48	Machamp		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Tyrogue		Guts Steadfast Vital Spirit		Undiscovered	35	35	35	35	35	35	210
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30	R48	Hitmonlee		Limber Reckless Unburden		Human-Like	50	120	53	35	110	87	455
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30	R48	Hitmonchan		Keen Eye Iron Fist Inner Focus		Human-Like	50	105	79	35	110	76	455
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Hitmontop		Intimidate Technician Steadfast		Human-Like	50	95	95	35	110	70	455
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30	R48	Pinsir		Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie		Bug	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
					08	08	08	08	30		Mega Pinsir		Aerilate		Bug	65	155	120	65	90	105	600
										R48	Galarian Zapdos		Defiant		Undiscovered	90	125	90	85	90	100	580
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30	R48	Mewtwo		Pressure Unnerve		Undiscovered	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
					08	08	08	08	30		Mega Mewtwo X		Steadfast		Undiscovered	106	190	100	154	100	130	780
					08	08	08	08	30		Mega Mewtwo Y		Insomnia		Undiscovered	106	150	70	194	120	140	780
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	30	R48	Mew		Synchronize		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Field Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet Rattled		Field Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
08	08	08		08	08	08	08	08		R48	Heracross		Swarm Guts Moxie		Bug	80	125	75	40	95	85	500
					08	08	08	08			Mega Heracross		Skill Link		Bug	80	185	115	40	105	75	600
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Teddiursa		Pickup Quick Feet Honey Gather		Field	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Ursaring		Guts Quick Feet Unnerve		Field	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Combusken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
					08	08	08	08			Mega Blaziken		Speed Boost		Field	80	160	80	130	80	100	630
										R48	Swampert		Torrent Damp		Monster Water 1	100	110	90	85	90	60	535
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Gallade		Steadfast Justified		Human-Like Amorphous	68	125	65	65	115	80	518
						08	08	08			Mega Gallade		Inner Focus		Human-Like Amorphous	68	165	95	65	115	110	618
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Breloom		Effect Spore Poison Heal Technician		Fairy Grass	60	130	80	60	60	70	460
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Slakoth		Truant		Field	60	60	60	35	35	30	280
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Vigoroth		Vital Spirit		Field	80	80	80	55	55	90	440
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Slaking		Truant		Field	150	160	100	95	65	100	670
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Medicham		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
					08	08	08	08			Mega Medicham		Pure Power		Human-Like	60	100	85	80	85	100	510
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Groudon		Drought		Undiscovered	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
						08	08	08			Primal Groudon		Desolate Land		Undiscovered	100	180	160	150	90	90	770
08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Rayquaza		Air Lock		Undiscovered	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
						08	08	08			Mega Rayquaza		Delta Stream		Undiscovered	105	180	100	180	100	115	780
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Chimchar		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	44	58	44	58	44	61	309
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Monferno		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	64	78	52	78	52	81	405
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Infernape		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Buizel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Field	55	65	35	60	30	85	330
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08			Floatzel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Field	85	105	55	85	50	115	495
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		Undiscovered	40	70	40	35	40	60	285
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Lucario		Steadfast Inner Focus Justified		Field Human-Like	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
					08	08	08	08			Mega Lucario		Adaptability		Field Human-Like	70	145	88	140	70	112	625
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Human-Like	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Human-Like	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Dialga		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
	08	08	08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Palkia		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	90	120	100	150	120	100	680
			08	08	08	08	08	08			Emboar		Blaze Reckless		Field	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Gurdurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Conkeldurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Throh		Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Human-Like	120	100	85	30	85	45	465
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Sawk		Sturdy Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Human-Like	75	125	75	30	75	85	465
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Krookodile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	95	117	80	65	70	92	519
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Standard Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Zen Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	30	105	140	105	55	540
										R48	Standard Galarian Darmanitan		Gorilla Tactics Zen Mode		Field	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
										R48	Zen Galarian Darmanitan		Gorilla Tactics Zen Mode		Field	105	160	55	30	55	135	540
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Field Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Scrafty		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Field Dragon	65	90	115	45	115	58	488
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Beartic		Snow Cloak Slush Rush Swift Swim		Field	95	130	80	70	80	50	505
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Mienfoo		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Field Human-Like	45	85	50	55	50	65	350
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Mienshao		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Field Human-Like	65	125	60	95	60	105	510
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Rufflet		Keen Eye Sheer Force Hustle		Flying	70	83	50	37	50	60	350
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Braviary		Keen Eye Sheer Force Defiant		Flying	100	123	75	57	75	80	510
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Incarnate Tornadus		Prankster Defiant		Undiscovered	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
				08	08	08	08	08		R48	Therian Tornadus		Regenerator		Undiscovered	79	100	80	110	90	121	580
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Incarnate Thundurus		Prankster Defiant		Undiscovered	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
				08	08	08	08	08		R48	Therian Thundurus		Volt Absorb		Undiscovered	79	105	70	145	80	101	580
			08	08	08	08	08	08		R48	Incarnate Landorus		Sand Force Sheer Force		Undiscovered	89	125	90	115	80	101	600
				08	08	08	08	08		R48	Therian Landorus		Intimidate		Undiscovered	89	145	90	105	80	91	600
					08	08	08	08			Chespin		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	56	61	65	48	45	38	313
					08	08	08	08			Quilladin		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	61	78	95	56	58	57	405
					08	08	08	08			Chesnaught		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	88	107	122	74	75	64	530
					08	08	08	08		R48	Bunnelby		Pickup Cheek Pouch Huge Power		Field	38	36	38	32	36	57	237
					08	08	08	08		R48	Diggersby		Pickup Cheek Pouch Huge Power		Field	85	56	77	50	77	78	423
					08	08	08	08		R48	Talonflame		Flame Body Gale Wings		Flying	78	81	71	74	69	126	499
					08	08	08	08			Skiddo		Sap Sipper Grass Pelt		Field	66	65	48	62	57	52	350
					08	08	08	08			Gogoat		Sap Sipper Grass Pelt		Field	123	100	62	97	81	68	531
					08	08	08	08		R48	Pancham		Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy		Field Human-Like	67	82	62	46	48	43	348
					08	08	08	08		R48	Pangoro		Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy		Field Human-Like	95	124	78	69	71	58	495
					08	08	08	08		R48	Barbaracle		Tough Claws Sniper Pickpocket		Water 3	72	105	115	54	86	68	500
					08	08	08	08		R48	Hawlucha		Limber Unburden Mold Breaker		Flying Human-Like	78	92	75	74	63	118	500
							08	08		R48	Litten		Blaze Intimidate		Field	45	65	40	60	40	70	320
							08	08		R48	Torracat		Blaze Intimidate		Field	65	85	50	80	50	90	420
							08	08		R48	Incineroar		Blaze Intimidate		Field	95	115	90	80	90	60	530
							08	08			Crabrawler		Hyper Cutter Iron Fist Anger Point		Water 3	47	82	57	42	47	63	338
							08	08			Crabominable		Hyper Cutter Iron Fist Anger Point		Water 3	97	132	77	62	67	43	478
							08	08		R48	Midday Lycanroc		Keen Eye Sand Rush Steadfast		Field	75	115	65	55	65	112	487
							08	08		R48	Midnight Lycanroc		Keen Eye Vital Spirit No Guard		Field	85	115	75	55	75	82	487
								08		R48	Dusk Lycanroc		Tough Claws		Field	75	117	65	55	65	110	487
							08	08		R48	Stufful		Fluffy Klutz Cute Charm		Field	70	75	50	45	50	50	340
							08	08		R48	Bewear		Fluffy Klutz Unnerve		Field	120	125	80	55	60	60	500
							08	08		R48	Passimian		Receiver Defiant		Field	100	120	90	40	60	80	490
							08	08		R48	Golisopod		Emergency Exit		Bug Water 3	75	125	140	60	90	40	530
							08	08			Komala		Comatose		Field	65	115	65	75	95	65	480
							08	08		R48	Turtonator		Shell Armor		Monster Dragon	60	78	135	91	85	36	485
							08	08		R48	Disguised Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
							08	08		R48	Busted Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
							08	08			Totem Disguised Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
							08	08			Totem Busted Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
							08	08			Bruxish		Dazzling Strong Jaw Wonder Skin		Water 2	68	105	70	70	70	92	475
							08	08		R48	Jangmo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	45	55	65	45	45	45	300
							08	08		R48	Hakamo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	55	75	90	65	70	65	420
							08	08		R48	Kommo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	75	110	125	100	105	85	600
							08	08			Totem Kommo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	75	110	125	100	105	85	600
							08	08		R48	Tapu Bulu		Grassy Surge Telepathy		Undiscovered	70	130	115	85	95	75	570
							08	08		R48	Buzzwole		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	107	139	139	53	53	79	570
							08	08		R48	Marshadow		Technician		Undiscovered	90	125	80	90	90	125	600
								08		R48	Zeraora		Volt Absorb		Undiscovered	88	112	75	102	80	143	600
										R48	Rillaboom		Overgrow Grassy Surge		Field Grass	100	125	90	60	70	85	530
										R48	Raboot		Blaze Libero		Field Human-Like	65	86	60	55	60	94	420
										R48	Cinderace		Blaze Libero		Field Human-Like	80	116	75	65	75	119	530
										R48	Corviknight		Pressure Unnerve Mirror Armor		Flying	98	87	105	53	85	67	495
										R48	Boltund		Strong Jaw Competitive		Field	69	90	60	90	60	121	490
										R48	Clobbopus		Limber Technician		Water 1 Human-Like	50	68	60	50	50	32	310
										R48	Grapploct		Limber Technician		Water 1 Human-Like	80	118	90	70	80	42	480
										R48	Grimmsnarl		Prankster Frisk Pickpocket		Fairy Human-Like	95	120	65	95	75	60	510
										R48	Obstagoon		Reckless Guts Defiant		Field	93	90	101	60	81	95	520
										R48	Falinks		Battle Armor Defiant		Fairy Mineral	65	100	100	70	60	75	470
										R48	Kubfu		Inner Focus		Undiscovered	60	90	60	53	50	72	385
										R48	Single Strike Urshifu		Unseen Fist		Undiscovered	100	130	100	63	60	97	550
										R48	Rapid Strike Urshifu		Unseen Fist		Undiscovered	100	130	100	63	60	97	550
										R48	Zarude		Leaf Guard		Undiscovered	105	120	105	70	95	105	600
										R48	Dada Zarude		Leaf Guard		Undiscovered	105	120	105	70	95	105	600

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