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Close Combat
Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.
- Power
- 120
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 5
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- Selected Pokémon
In-game description
The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Learned by
130 species
Mankey
Primeape
Growlithe
Arcanine
Poliwrath
Machop
Machoke
Machamp
Farfetch’d
Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Scyther
Pinsir
Tauros
Zapdos
Mew
Snubbull
Granbull
Scizor
Heracross
Sneasel
Teddiursa
Ursaring
Hitmontop
Combusken
Blaziken
Breloom
Makuhita
Hariyama
Meditite
Medicham
Sharpedo
Zangoose
Crawdaunt
Absol
Monferno
Infernape
Staraptor
Lopunny
Riolu
Lucario
Croagunk
Toxicroak
Gallade
Pignite
Emboar
Timburr
Gurdurr
Conkeldurr
Sawk
Lilligant
Krookodile
Scraggy
Scrafty
Escavalier
Eelektross
Haxorus
Beartic
Mienfoo
Mienshao
Golurk
Bouffalant
Rufflet
Braviary
Cobalion
Terrakion
Virizion
Keldeo
Meloetta
Chesnaught
Pangoro
Honedge
Doublade
Aegislash
Barbaracle
Tyrunt
Tyrantrum
Hawlucha
Xerneas
Decidueye
Incineroar
Crabrawler
Crabominable
Lycanroc
Mudbray
Mudsdale
Bewear
Passimian
Golisopod
Hakamo-o
Kommo-o
Tapu Bulu
Solgaleo
Buzzwole
Pheromosa
Marshadow
Zeraora
Arrokuda
Barraskewda
Clobbopus
Grapploct
Obstagoon
Perrserker
Sirfetch’d
Falinks
Zacian
Zamazenta
Kubfu
Urshifu
Zarude
Glastrier
Calyrex
Kleavor
Ursaluna
Sneasler
Quaquaval
Pawmot
Ceruledge
Palafin
Flamigo
Annihilape
Great Tusk
Brute Bonnet
Slither Wing
Iron Hands
Iron Valiant
Koraidon
Iron Leaves
Okidogi
Iron Boulder