Peck (move)

Peck (Japanese: つつく Peck) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Peck
つつく Peck

Battles

Type	Flying
Category	Physical
PP	35 (max. 56)
Power	35
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam	0
A highly appealing move.

Super Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cool
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Peck inflicts damage and can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Peck can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Drill Peck and Fury Attack to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A standard Flying-type attack. It is favored by Pokémon that have beaks and/or horns.
Stad2	A standard Flying-type attack. It is favored by Pokémon with beaks or horns.
GS C	Jabs the foe with a beak, etc.
RS E	Attacks the foe with a jabbing beak, etc.
Colo.XD	Attacks the target with a jabbing beak, etc.
FRLG DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh	The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug							1^PE
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	5
033		Nidorino		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
083		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field								1^SwSh
084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
085		Dodrio		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
144		Articuno		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	1
145		Zapdos		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
145		Zapdos Galarian Form		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1^SwSh
146		Moltres		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	1
163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying		11	11	13^DP 9^PtHGSS	9	9	7	1
164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying		1, 11	1, 11	13^DP 9^PtHGSS	9	9	7	1
177		Natu		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
221		Piloswine		Field		Field				1	1	1	1
227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
255		Torchic		Field		Field			16	16	16	16^XY 14^ORAS	14
256		Combusken		Field		Field			17	17	17	17^XY 14^ORAS	14
257		Blaziken		Field		Field			17	17	17	17^XY 14^ORAS	14
276		Taillow		Flying		Flying			1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
277		Swellow		Flying		Flying			1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon			1	1	1	1	1	1
393		Piplup		Water 1	Field				15	15	15	15	15^BDSP
394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field				15	15	15	15	15^BDSP
395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field				15	15	15	15	15^BDSP
430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying								1^BDSP
441		Chatot		Flying		Flying				1	1	1	1	5^BDSP
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field				1	1	1	1
556		Maractus		Grass		Grass					1	1	1	1^SwSh
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug					1	1	1	1^SwSh
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug					1	1	1	1^SwSh
627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying					1	1	1	1^SwSh
628		Braviary		Flying		Flying					1	1	1	1^SwSh
661		Fletchling		Flying		Flying						10	10	1^SwSh
662		Fletchinder		Flying		Flying						10	10	1^SwSh
663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying						10	1, 10	1^SwSh
686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2						1	1	1^SwSh
687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2						1	1	1^SwSh
722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying							8	9^SwSh
723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying							1, 8	9^SwSh
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying							1, 8	9^SwSh
731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying							1
732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying							1
733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying							1
741		Oricorio		Flying		Flying							6
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							5	1^SwSh
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							1, 5	1^SwSh
803		Poipole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1^USUM	1^SwSh
804		Naganadel		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1^USUM	1^SwSh
821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying								1^SwSh
822		Corvisquire		Flying		Flying								1^SwSh
823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying								1^SwSh
845		Cramorant		Water 1	Flying								1^SwSh
846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2								1^SwSh
847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2								1^SwSh
865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field								1^SwSh
871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous								1^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔
175		Togepi		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
255		Torchic		Field		Field							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Peck is a move with base power of 4, 22 PP and 95% accuracy. The user attacks enemy in the front.

In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the move's PP has been increased to 26.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Physical	1	—	20	24	100%	An opponent	—	No additional effect

Pokémon GO

Peck

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	10
Energy boost	10
Duration	1 second
Damage window	0.45 - 0.9 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	6
Energy boost	5
Turns	2

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

February 16, 2017
- Duration: 1.15 → 1.5 seconds
- Damage window: 0.95 - 1.15 → 0.45 - 0.9 seconds
February 21, 2017
- Duration: 1.5 → 1 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDRB MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえる
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Natu	Karrablast	Rowlet	Swellow
The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.
User	First Used In		Notes
Spearow	Spearow pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Multiple wild Spearow	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Multiple wild Spearow	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Multiple wild Spearow	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
Dodrio	Dodrio pecks the opponent several times with its three beaks.
Dario's Dodrio	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
Hoothoot	Hoothoot pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
Hagatha's Hoothoot	Illusion Confusion		None
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Farfetch'd	Farfetch'd pecks the opponent with its beak.
Sylvester's Farfetch'd	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
Pidgey	Pidgey pecks the opponent with its beak.
Trixie's Pidgey	Love, Totodile Style		Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
Malachi's Ken	Carrying On!		Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
Denjirō's multiple Pidgey	Carrying On!		Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
Noctowl	Noctowl pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Noctowl	Fowl Play!		None
Murkrow	Murkrow pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, Murkrow's beak glows white.
Multiple wild Murkrow	Pikachu & Pichu		None
A wild Murkrow	Trouble in Big Town		None
Three wild Murkrow	All That Glitters!		None
Lily's Murkrow	Hocus Pokémon		None
Multiple wild Murkrow	Like a Meowth to a Flame		None
Mitchell's Murkrow	Try for the Family Stone!		None
Fearow	Fearow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
A wild Fearow	Carrying On!		None
Natu	Natu pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows yellow while using the move.
McKenzie's Naughty	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally		None
Team Rocket's Natu	Take My Thief! Please!		None
Torchic	Torchic pecks the opponent several times with its beak.
May's Torchic	A Ruin with a View		None
Nurse Joy's Torchic	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
Taillow	Taillow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Ash's Taillow	In the Knicker of Time!		None
Xatu	Xatu pecks the opponent multiple times with its beak.
Calista's Xatu	Me, Myself and Time		None
Combusken	Combusken pecks the opponent.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		None
Altaria	Altaria pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Altaria	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Swellow	Swellow pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak.
Winona's Swellow	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Ash's Swellow	Solid as a Solrock		None
Chatot	Chatot pecks the opponent repeatedly with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows white.
Ada's Chatot	Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!		None
Officer Jenny's Buddy	Stealing the Conversation!		None
Piplup	Piplup's beak glows white or gold and it pecks the opponent multiple times. Sometimes, its beak grows longer when it uses the attack.
Dawn's Piplup	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
Lauren's Piplup	The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!		None
Karrablast	The horn on the top of Karrablast's head glows white and it jabs the opponent multiple times with it.
Professor Juniper's Karrablast	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None
Rufflet	Rufflet hits an opponent with his beak.
Nursery's Rufflet	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
Fletchling	Fletchling's beak glows white and it uses it to strike the opponent.
Ash's Fletchling	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
Talonflame	Talonflame's beak glows white and it uses it to strike the opponent.
Moria's Talonflame	Battles in the Sky!		None
Fletchinder	Fletchinder pecks the opponent several times with its beak. Sometimes, its beak glows white.
Ash's Fletchinder	A Slippery Encounter!		None
Rowlet	Rowlet flies towards the opponent, then a light green bird shaped aura surrounds the front of Rowlet's body, and Rowlet attacks the opponent.
Ash's Rowlet	Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!		None
Pikipek	Pikipek flies towards the opponent, attacking the opponent with its beak or by pinching it with its beak separated.
A wild Pikipek	Dewpider Ascending!		None

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

	Braviary

The user jabs the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Braviary	Braviary jabs the opponent with its beak.
Biker King's Braviary	Advance Toward the Path of the Strongest!	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Piplup	Doduo	Murkrow

The user jabs the opponent with its sharply pointed beak or fingertips.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Doduo	Doduo repeatedly pecks the opponent with both of its beaks.
Yellow's Dody	Eradicate Raticate!	Debut
Murkrow	Murkrow pecks the opponent with its beak.
Silver's Murkrow	Delibird Delivery - 2	None
Combusken	Combusken repeatedly hits the opponent with its fingertips.
Sapphire's Chic	Mashing Makuhita	None
Piplup	Piplup pecks the opponent once with its beak.
Platinum's Piplup	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium	None

In Perturbed by Pachirisu, Platinum's Prinplup was revealed to have used Peck, but the move was executed off-panel.

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

In Piplup's Special Training, Piplup was told to use Peck, but he would use Bubble Beam instead.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!



The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Piplup	Piplup stabs the opponent with its beak.
Hareta's Piplup	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!	Debut

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

	Pidgey

The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Pidgey	Pidgey stabs the opponent with its beak.
Gold's Pidgey	The Legendary Pokémon Appears!	Debut Pidgey cannot legally learn Peck
Xatu	Xatu stabs the opponent with its beak.
Black's Xatu	The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon	None

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

	Torchic

The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Torchic	Torchic stabs the opponent with its beak.
Ginji	Why I Became a Pokémon. The Answer Finally Revealed!!	Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Natu

The user uses its beak to peck the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Natu	Natu pecks at the foe hard with its beak.
Falkner's Natu	The Gym Challenges Begin!!	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	啄 Deuk * 啄擊 Deukgīk *
Chinese	Mandarin	啄 Zhuó * 喙 Huì *
Czech		Klovnutí
Danish		Hakke
Dutch		Boor
Finnish		Nokinta
French		Picpic
German		Pikser* Schnabel*
Greek		Ράμφισμα Ramfisma
Hebrew		ניקור Nikur
Hindi		चोंच मारो Chonch Maro
Indonesian		Patuk
Italian		Beccata
Korean		쪼기 Jjogi
Polish		Dziobanie* Atak Dzioba* Atak Ukłucia*
Portuguese	Brazil	Bicada (games, anime, TCG, manga) Bicar (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Morder (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Bicada
Romanian		Ciocul
Serbian		Kljucanje
Spanish		Picotazo
Swedish		Hackattack
Thai		จิก
Turkish		Gaga
Vietnamese		Mổ

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