Essentials

Powder

Bug status

Generation 6

Summary

Explodes if the target uses a Fire move this turn, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP and preventing the move.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 2
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy ½
  • Fighting ½
  • Fire ½
  • Flying ½
  • Ghost ½
  • Grass 2
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison ½
  • Psychic 2
  • Rock 1
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
100%
PP
20, up to 32.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
1 (fast)

Flags

Machines

Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

Explodes if the target uses a Fire move this turn, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP and preventing the move.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user covers the target in a powder that explodes and damages the target if it uses a Fire-type move.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The user covers the target in a combustible powder. If the target uses a Fire-type move, the powder explodes and damages the target.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

The user covers the target in a combustible powder. If the target uses a Fire-type move, the powder explodes and damages the target.

Foreign Names

Japanese
ふんじん (funjin)
ふんじん
Korean
분진
Chinese
粉塵
粉尘
French
Nuée de Poudre
German
Pulverschleuder
Spanish
Polvo Explosivo
Italian
Pulviscoppio

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Powder.

Pokémon

Generation 6 Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Vivillon Bug Flying Shield Dust
Compound Eyes
Friend Guard
½ male, ½ female Bug 80 52 50 90 50 89 411
Generation 6 Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• Cutiefly Bug Fairy Honey Gather
Shield Dust
Sweet Veil
½ male, ½ female Bug
Fairy
40 45 40 55 40 84 304

2 Pokémon

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