Wake-Up Slap (move)

Wake-Up Slap (Japanese: めざましビンタ Awakening Slap) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Wake-Up Slap
めざましビンタ Awakening Slap

Battles

Type	Fighting
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	70
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 adjacent to the user

Availability

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

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	0
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generations IV and V

Wake-Up Slap deals damage and will have double the power when the target is sleeping. It will also wake the target up.

Generation VI and VII

The base power of Wake-Up Slap is increased from 60 to 70.

Wake-Up Slap can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if a sleep-inducing status move (except Psycho Shift and Rest) was used in the prior turn.

It can deal double damage to Pokémon with the ability Comatose, but will not wake them.

Generation VIII

Wake-Up Slap cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	This attack inflicts high damage on a sleeping foe. It also wakes the foe up, however.
BW B2W2	This attack inflicts big damage on a sleeping target. It also wakes the target up, however.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE	This attack inflicts big damage on a sleeping target. This also wakes the target up, however.
SwSh	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	22	22	22	22^SMUSUM
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	37	41	41^XY 28^ORAS	27^SMUSUM
060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	35	35	35	35^SMUSUM
061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	43	43	43	43^SMUSUM
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	34	37	37^XY 27^ORAS	27^SMUSUM
067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	36	40	40^XY 27^ORAS	27^SMUSUM
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	36	40	40^XY 27^ORAS	27^SMUSUM
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like				29^USUM
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like				29^USUM
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	28	33	33	33^SMUSUM
241		Miltank		Field		Field	55	55	50	50
296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	34	34	34	34
297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like	42	42	42^XY 38^ORAS	38
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	29^DP 32^PtHGSS	32	32^XY 28^ORAS	28
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	28	28	28^XY 37^ORAS	37
532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like		20	20	20
533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like		20	20	20
534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like		20	20	20
572		Minccino		Field		Field		31	31	31
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2		29	29	29
648		Meloetta		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		50	50	50
791		Solgaleo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				1
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
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass				✔^USUM
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
238		Smoochum		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
431		Glameow		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
439		Mime Jr.		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
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, Wake-Up Slap is a move with 12 base power, 88% accuracy, and 10 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front. If the target has Sleep, Nightmare or Napping status conditions, the move's damage is doubled and the target is cured of its status.

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★★

Power: 36

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: This move doubles damage on a sleeping target, but wakes the target.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. It boosts the damage if the target has a Sleep status, a Nightmare status, or a Napping status, though such targets will then be awoken.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるあいてがすいみんじょうたいあくむじょうたいねむるじょうたいならダメージがおおきくなるがおこしてしまう
Conq.	This attack inflicts great damage on a sleeping target. It also wakes the target up, however.
MDGtI	It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if the enemy is in the Sleep, Nightmare, or Napping status, but it will wake the enemy up.
SMD	It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if the enemy is in the sleep, nightmare, or napping status condition, but it will wake the enemy up.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Froslass

The user slaps the opponent with great force.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Froslass	Froslass floats up to the opponent and slaps them across the face with one of her hands, automatically waking up the opponent if it is sleeping. It also does more damage if the opponent is sleeping.
Platinum's Froslass	To and Fro with Froslass	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

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

Shroomish and Tangela can learn this move through breeding, despite lacking visible hands.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	喚醒巴掌 Wuhnsíng Bājéung * 甦醒巴掌 Sōusíng Bājéung *
Chinese	Mandarin	喚醒巴掌 / 唤醒巴掌 Huànxǐng Bāzhang * 甦醒巴掌 Sūxǐng Bāzhang *
French		Réveil Forcé
German		Weckruf
Greek		Σφαλιάρα Αφύπνισης
Italian		Svegliopacca
Korean		잠깨움뺨치기 Jamkkae'um Ppyamchigi
Brazilian Portuguese		Tapa do Despertar
Serbian		Šamar za Buđenje
Spanish		Espabila
Vietnamese		Cú Tát Lay Tỉnh

Variations of the move Smelling Salts

Smelling Salts • Wake-Up Slap

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