Sucker Punch (move)

Sucker Punch (Japanese: ふいうち Surprise Attack) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Sucker Punch
ふいうち Surprise Attack

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
PP	5 (max. 8)
Power	70
Accuracy	100%
Priority	+1
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 adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Excites the audience a lot if used first.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation IV

Sucker Punch has a power of 80. It has a priority of +1, so it is used before all moves that do not have increased priority. If Sucker Punch's target has selected a physical or special attack and has not yet had a chance to execute its move, Sucker Punch will damage the target; otherwise, Sucker Punch will fail. Sucker Punch only depends on the move the target has selected, and is not affected by any consideration of whether the attack can actually be executed, such as status conditions like sleep or freeze or Abilities like Truant.

Generation V

Sucker Punch will now succeed if the opponent is using Me First (despite the fact that Me First is a status move).

Generation VII

Sucker Punch's base power is reduced to 70.

Generation VIII

Due to a glitch, in a Double Battle where the player who didn't initiate the challenge is down to their final Pokémon, that Pokémon's Sucker Punch originally failed when used against the opponent on their right, regardless of what move that Pokémon selected for the turn. With the release of the version 1.1 update to Sword and Shield, this glitch was fixed and Sucker Punch can now correctly hit Pokémon in that position.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	This move enables the user to attack first. It fails if the foe is not readying an attack, however.
BW B2W2	This move enables the user to attack first. It fails if the target is not readying an attack, however.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh	This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
019		Rattata		Field		Field	19	19	19	25^SM^USUM 24^PE	25^BDSP
019		Rattata Alolan Form		Field		Field				25^SM^USUM 24^PE
020		Raticate		Field		Field	19	19	19	29^SM^USUM 34^PE	29^BDSP
020		Raticate Alolan Form		Field		Field				29^SM^USUM 34^PE
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon				1^PE
050		Diglett		Field		Field	23	23	23	22^SM^USUM 25^PE	20
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field				22^SM^USUM 25^PE	20^SwSh
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	23	23	23	22^SM^USUM 25^PE	20
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field				22^SM^USUM 25^PE	20^SwSh
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass				1^PE
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	22	22	22	22^SM^USUM 19^PE	32
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	22	22	22	22^SM^USUM 19^PE	36
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	22	22	22	22^SM^USUM 19^PE	36
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	46	49	49	49^SM^USUM 50^PE	28
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like					40
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like					40
146		Moltres Galarian Form		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					30
161		Sentret		Field		Field	31	31	31	31	31^BDSP
162		Furret		Field		Field	36	36	36	36	36^BDSP
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug	26	26	26	26	26^BDSP
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug	28	28	28	28	28^BDSP
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral	41	41^BW 36^B2W2	36	40	28
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	45	55	55	55	55^BDSP
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like					24
261		Poochyena		Field		Field	49	49	49^XY 40^ORAS	43	43^BDSP
262		Mightyena		Field		Field	62	62	62^XY 48^ORAS	52	52^BDSP
273		Seedot		Field	Grass					30
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass					50
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass					1
289		Slaking		Field		Field					53^BDSP
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	46	46	46^XY 37^ORAS	37	20
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	32	32	32^XY 28^ORAS	28	28^BDSP
331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like	37	37	37^XY 34^ORAS	34	34^BDSP
332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like	41	41	41^XY 35^ORAS	35	35^BDSP
352		Kecleon		Field		Field	46^DP 43^PtHGSS	43	43^XY 46^ORAS	46	46^BDSP
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	35	38^BW 34^B2W2	34^XY 38^ORAS	38	38^BDSP
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	35	42^BW 34^B2W2	34^XY 40^ORAS	40	40^BDSP
359		Absol		Field		Field	44	44^BW 52^B2W2	50^XY 45^ORAS	45	40
367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1			23^ORAS	23	23^BDSP
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug				1	1^BDSP
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug				1	1^BDSP
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug				1	1^BDSP
430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying			1	1	1^BDSP
431		Glameow		Field		Field	41	41	41	41	41^BDSP
432		Purugly		Field		Field					1^BDSP
434		Stunky		Field		Field				39	30
435		Skuntank		Field		Field				39	30
438		Bonsly		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	41	41^BW 36^B2W2	36	40	28
439		Mime Jr.		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					40
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	31	31	31	31	35
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	31	31	31	24
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	31	31	31	24
491		Darkrai		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					29^BDSP
509		Purrloin		Field		Field		46	46	46	28^SwSh
510		Liepard		Field		Field		55	55	55	34^SwSh
556		Maractus		Grass		Grass		42	42	42	16^SwSh
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug		40	40	40	28^SwSh
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug		46	46	46	28^SwSh
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous					25^SwSh
618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous					25^SwSh
676		Furfrou		Field		Field			42	42
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field			48	48	24^SwSh
678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field			48	48	24^SwSh
717		Yveltal		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			80	80	20^SwSh
722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying				32	27^SwSh
723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying				37	35^SwSh
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying				38	37^SwSh
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field					1, Evo.^SwSh
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field					1^SwSh
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3				31	24^SwSh
775		Komala		Field		Field				31
802		Marshadow		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				56	45^SwSh
816		Sobble		Water 1	Field					20^SwSh
817		Drizzile		Water 1	Field					24^SwSh
818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field					24^SwSh
827		Nickit		Field		Field					24^SwSh
828		Thievul		Field		Field					28^SwSh
854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous					24^SwSh
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous					24^SwSh
859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like					24^SwSh
860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like					24^SwSh
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like					24^SwSh
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like					40^SwSh
887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon					1^SwSh
892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					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
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
228		Houndour		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
261		Poochyena		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
498		Tepig		Field		Field			✔	✔
570		Zorua		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster		✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
631		Heatmor		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous					✔^SwSh
744		Rockruff		Field		Field				✔
813		Scorbunny		Field	Human-Like					✔^SwSh
840		Applin		Grass	Dragon					✔^SwSh
852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like					✔^SwSh
871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous					✔^SwSh
885		Dreepy		Amorphous	Dragon					✔^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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		DP	Pt	HGSS
019		Rattata		Field		Field	✔	✔
020		Raticate		Field		Field	✔	✔
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔
033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	✔	✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔	✔
050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	✔	✔
069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
161		Sentret		Field		Field	✔	✔
162		Furret		Field		Field	✔	✔
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field	✔	✔
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔
228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔
229		Houndoom		Field		Field	✔	✔
234		Stantler		Field		Field	✔	✔
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
251		Celebi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
261		Poochyena		Field		Field	✔	✔
262		Mightyena		Field		Field	✔	✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	✔	✔
287		Slakoth		Field		Field	✔	✔
288		Vigoroth		Field		Field	✔	✔
289		Slaking		Field		Field	✔	✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
301		Delcatty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔
331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔
332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	✔	✔
352		Kecleon		Field		Field	✔	✔
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔
367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
380		Latias		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
431		Glameow		Field		Field	✔	✔
432		Purugly		Field		Field	✔	✔
434		Stunky		Field		Field	✔	✔
435		Skuntank		Field		Field	✔	✔
438		Bonsly		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
491		Darkrai		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
029	Nidoran♀	Monster	Field	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
287	Slakoth	Field		Field	Dream World - Dream Park
302	Sableye	Human-Like		Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
434	Stunky	Field		Field	Dream World - Spooky Manor
621	Druddigon	Dragon	Monster	Dream World - Icy Cave
624	Pawniard	Human-Like		Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	Do Heun's Hitmontop
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
571		Zoroark		Field		Field	Sly Zoroark
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field	Rocky Lycanroc
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 Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Sucker Punch is a move with 15 base power, 88% accuracy, and 7 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, from up to 2 tiles away, even if there's an ally inbetween.

Pokémon GO

Sucker Punch

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	7
Energy boost	8
Duration	0.7 seconds
Damage window	0.3 - 0.7 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	5
Energy boost	7
Turns	2

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Fast TM

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Energy boost: 4 → 9
February 16, 2017
- Power: 7 → 8
- Duration: 0.7 → 1.2 seconds
February 21, 2017
- Power: 8 → 7
- Energy boost: 9 → 8
- Duration: 1.2 → 0.7 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on a target up to 2 tiles away.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえる２マスまでとどく
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Mightyena	Kecleon
The user strikes the opponent unexpectedly.
User	First Used In		Notes
Mightyena	Mightyena runs around the opponent at a high speed, before suddenly headbutting them.
Hodge's Mightyena	Serving Up the Flute Cup!		Debut
Kecleon	When the opponent is about to attack Kecleon, it suddenly hits them with its tail.
Gizmo's Kecleon	Detective Drizzile!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Galarian Linoone	Croagunk

This move enables the user to attack first.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Croagunk	Croagunk punches the opponent with a powerful blow to the stomach when it is about to use an attack.
Saturn's Croagunk	Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra II	Debut
Purrloin	Purrloin jumps high into the air and delivers a powerful kick to the opponent with one of its legs.
N's Purrloin	Letting Go	None
Linoone	Galarian Linoone jumps high in the air and headbutts the opponent with its head.
A Team Yell Grunt's Linoone	Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light	Galarian Linoone cannot legally learn Sucker Punch

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Absol

The user strikes before the opponent can attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Absol	Absol slams the opponent before it can use a move.
Koya's Absol	Clash! Hareta vs. Koya	None

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

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

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

Trivia

Despite its name, Sucker Punch is not a punching move. The term "sucker punch" refers to an unexpected or cheap shot at an opponent, akin to its Japanese name, which translates to surprise attack. Thus, many Pokémon that do not possess arms can learn this move, and its base power is not increased by Iron Fist.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	突襲 Dahtjaahp
Chinese	Mandarin	突襲 / 突袭 Tūxí
French		Coup Bas
German		Tiefschlag
Greek		Χτύπημα Εξαπάτησης Chtýpima Exapátisis
Hungarian		Váratlan Csapás
Italian		Sbigoattacco
Korean		기습 Giseup
Polish		Ssący Cios
Brazilian Portuguese		Soco Enganador
Russian		Запрещенный приём Zapreshchennyy priyom
Spanish		Golpe Bajo
Thai		โจมตีแบบไม่คาดคิด
Turkish		Şaşırtıcı Darbe
Vietnamese		Đánh Úp

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