Close Combat
| Generation: | IV |
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Battle Data
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| Power: | 120 |
| Accuracy: | 100% |
| PP: | 5, max: ? |
| Affects: | Selected target |
| Secondary Effect: | Lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense stats |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | Yes |
Affected by
| Magic Coat: | No |
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| Magic Bounce: | |
| Bright Powder: | No |
| Protect/Detect: | Yes |
| Snatch: | No |
| Mirror Move: | |
| King's Rock: | Yes |
Contest Data
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
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Close Combat is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV, in which the user unleashes a barrage of punches on the target. However, the attack lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense stats by 2. It is a Physical attack, like most other Fighting-type moves, and greatly resembles Superpower.
Learnset
Generation IV
By Leveling Up
| By Leveling Up | ||
| Pokémon | type | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mankey | Fighting | 49 |
| Primeape | Fighting | 49 |
| Hitmonlee | Fighting | 53 |
| Hitmonchan | Fighting | 56 |
| Heracross | Bug/Fighting | 37 |
| Hitmontop | Fighting | 51 |
| Makuhita | Fighting | 40 |
| Hariyama | Fighting | 52 |
| Zangoose | Normal | 53 |
| Monferno | Fire/Fighting | 36 |
| Infernape | Fire/Fighting | 41 |
| Staraptor | Normal/ | 34 |
| Lucario | Fighting/Steel | 42 |
| Gallade | Fighting/Psychic | 53 |
| * Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move | ||
Generation V
By Leveling Up
| By Leveling Up | ||
| Pokémon | type | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mankey | Fighting | 49 |
| Primeape | Fighting | 49 |
| Hitmonlee | Fighting | 57 |
| Hitmonchan | Fighting | 66 |
| Heracross | Bug/Fighting | 37 (BW), 34 (B2W2) |
| Hitmontop | Fighting | 55 |
| Makuhita | Fighting | 40 |
| Hariyama | Fighting | 52 |
| Zangoose | Normal | 53 (BW), 47 (B2W2) |
| Monferno | Fire/Fighting | 36 |
| Infernape | Fire/Fighting | 36 |
| Staraptor | Normal/ | 34 |
| Lucario | Fighting/Steel | 55 |
| Gallade | Fighting/Psychic | 59 |
| Sawk | Fighting | 49 |
| Cobalion | Steel/Fighting | 73 |
| Terrakion | Rock/Fighting | 73 |
| Virizion | Grass/Fighting | 73 |
| Keldeo | Water/Fighting | 73 |
| Meloetta | Normal/Psychic | 78 |
| * Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move | ||
Generation VI
By Leveling Up
| By Leveling Up | ||
| Pokémon | type | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mankey | Fighting | 49 |
| Primeape | Fighting | 49 |
| Hitmonlee | Fighting | 1 or 57 |
| Hitmonchan | Fighting | 1 or 66 |
| Heracross | Bug/Fighting | 34 (XY), 43 (ORAS) |
| Hitmontop | Fighting | 1 or 55 |
| Makuhita | Fighting | 40 |
| Hariyama | Fighting | 52 (XY), 46 (ORAS) |
| Zangoose | Normal | 47 (XY), 50 (ORAS) |
| Monferno | Fire/Fighting | 36 |
| Infernape | Fire/Fighting | 36 |
| Staraptor | Normal/ | 34 |
| Lucario | Fighting/Steel | 1 or 55 |
| Gallade | Fighting/Psychic | 1 or 59 (XY), 1 or 53 (ORAS) |
| Sawk | Fighting | 49 |
| Cobalion | Steel/Fighting | 1 or 73 |
| Terrakion | Rock/Fighting | 1 or 73 |
| Virizion | Grass/Fighting | 1 or 73 |
| Keldeo | Water/Fighting | 73 |
| Meloetta | Normal/Psychic | 78 |
| Xerneas | Fairy | 80 |
| * Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move | ||
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