Sky Uppercut

Essentials

Sky Uppercut

physical

Generation 3

Summary

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Bounce and Fly users.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 85; percentile 62.6
Accuracy: 90% ≈ 76.5 power
PP: 15, up to 24.0 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based

This move has 1.2× its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.
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

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

This move can hit Pokémon under the effect of Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: An uppercut thrown as if leaping into the sky.
: The user attacks with an uppercut thrown skywards with force.

: The user attacks the foe with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.

: The user attacks the target with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.

: The user attacks the target with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.

: The user attacks the target with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.

: This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Foreign Names

Japanese: スカイアッパー (sukaiappaa)
: スカイアッパー
Korean: 스카이업퍼
Chinese: 衝天拳
: 冲天拳
French: Stratopercut
German: Himmelhieb
Spanish: Gancho Alto
Italian: Stramontante
Czech: Nebeský úder

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡

Jam

♥

Flavor text

Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Use after

Focus Energy

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Sky Uppercut.

Pokémon

Fighting Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Sky Uppercut's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
32	36	41	41	41	41	41	Hitmonchan		Keen Eye Iron Fist Inner Focus		Human-Like	50	105	79	35	110	76	455
			45	45	45	45	Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
			45	45	45	45	Gliscor		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal		Bug	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
50	50	50	50	50	53	53	Combusken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
59	59	59	59	59	57	57	Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
				59	57	57	Mega Blaziken		Speed Boost		Field	80	160	80	130	80	100	630
36	33	33	33	33	39	39	Breloom		Effect Spore Poison Heal Technician		Fairy Grass	60	130	80	60	60	70	460
				48	48	48	Pancham		Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy		Field Human-Like	67	82	62	46	48	43	348
				52	52	52	Pangoro		Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy		Field Human-Like	95	124	78	69	71	58	495
						*	Hakamo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	55	75	90	65	70	65	420
						—	Kommo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	75	110	125	100	105	85	600
						—	Totem Kommo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	75	110	125	100	105	85	600
							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.
							Buneary		Run Away Klutz Limber		Field Human-Like	55	66	44	44	56	85	350
							Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		Undiscovered	40	70	40	35	40	60	285

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