Powder (move)

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Powder ふんじん Dust

Battles Type  Bug Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Powder (Japanese: ふんじん Dust) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation VII, it was the signature move of Vivillon.

Effect

Generation VI

Powder covers the target in powder for the remainder of the turn. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use a Fire-type move, they take damage equal to 25% of their maximum HP and cannot execute the move (PP is still consumed).

Powder has a priority of +1, so is used before all moves that do not have increased priority.

Grass-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, and Pokémon holding Safety Goggles cannot become affected by Powder (but a Pokémon already affected by Powder will remain affected even if it gains one of these properties). Powder fails if the target is already under the effect of Powder.

If a Pokémon with Magic Guard affected by Powder attempts to use a Fire-type move, it will fail to execute the move but take no damage. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use multiple Fire-type moves in one turn (such as due to Dancer), Powder will activate for each one.

Powder does not prevent a Pokémon from thawing itself by using a move like Flame Wheel. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use Natural Gift while holding a Berry that makes the move Fire-type, the Pokémon takes damage from Powder but the Berry is not consumed. If a Pokémon affected by Powder has Protean and uses a Fire-type move, it will not change type.

If a Pokémon affected by Powder uses Fire Pledge after an ally uses Water Pledge, such that the Pokémon ends up using Water Pledge as a combination move, Powder will not affect that move. If a Pokémon affected by Powder uses Fire Pledge otherwise (including as the first move of a combination move, or when using Grass Pledge as a combination move after an ally's Fire Pledge), Fire Pledge will be prevented by Powder like any other Fire-type move.

Despite involving an small explosion, Powder is not prevented from use or negated by Damp.

Powder will damage the Pokémon even during heavy rain.

Generation VII

If a Pokémon affected by Powder uses Shell Trap, it will take damage regardless of whether it was hit by a physical move. Powder can prevent a Pokémon from using a Fire-type Z-Move, but status Z-Moves still gain their Z-Power effects.

If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use a Fire-type dance move (such as Fiery Dance), that move will not trigger Dancer.

Powder will no longer damage the Pokémon during heavy rain.

If powered up by a Buginium Z into Z-Powder, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by two stages.

Generation VIII onwards

Powder cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description XYORAS The user covers the target in a powder that explodes and damages the target if it uses a Fire-type move. SMUSUMPE SwShLA The user covers the target in a combustible powder. If the target uses a Fire-type move, the powder explodes and damages the target. BDSP SV 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
						VI	VII
							SMUSUM
0666		Vivillon All forms		Bug		Bug	1, 55	1, 55
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						VII
						USUM
0742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Powder targets enemies in the same room and gives them the Powder status condition. A Fire-type move used once by a Pokémon affected by the Powder status will fail, and the Pokémon will also take damage when the move fails. The status lasts 11 turns or ends if the affected Pokémon uses a Fire-type move. It has no effect on Grass-type Pokémon as it is a powder move.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners SMD - - 20 40 10% - Entire room Enemy Yes With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description SMD If an enemy uses a Fire-type move, the move fails and the enemy takes damage.* It gives your enemies in the same room the Powder status condition. But it has no effect on Grass-type Pokémon.*

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Being affected
The user produces a powder that explodes if the opponent uses Fire-type moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vivillon releases a powder around the opponent. If the opponent attempts to use a Fire-type move, the powder creates a giant explosion.
Viola's Vivillon	Zygarde Agitated		Debut
Yvette's fifteen Vivillon	Zygarde Agitated		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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

• Powder is the only move that is unusable in Pokémon Sword and Shield without a generic description to be transferable into Sword and Shield.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 粉塵 Fánchàhn Mandarin 粉塵 / 粉尘 Fěnchén French Nuée de Poudre German Pulverschleuder Italian Pulviscoppio Korean 분진 Bunjin Brazilian Portuguese Pólvora Explosiva Spanish Polvo Explosivo

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