Close Combat

Type	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority	Damage	Target
Fighting	120	100%	5	0	Physical	Single non-user

Description

Deals damage. Lowers the user's Defense by one stage 100% of the time, and lowers Special Defense by one stage if and only if Defense is attempted to be lowered by the effect of this move.

Competitive Use

Close Combat is possibly the most lauded Fighting-type move in the game, and undoubtedly one of the best offensive moves out there, since it has a very high 120 Base Power, a fairly inconsequential side effect, and provides the amazing Fighting-type coverage. It does lower both of the user's defensive stats by one stage, but most users of it are frail anyway, as well as fast.

Related Moves

Hi Jump Kick is a stronger alternative that will inflict heavy recoil should the user miss.

Superpower is an alternative with 120 Base Power, but lowers the user's Attack and Defense by one stage.

Brick Break is an alternative with 75 Base Power that can also destroy Reflect and Light Screen.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Arcanine	Fire	UU	Intimidate / Flash Fire / Justified	90	110	80	100	80	95	555
Cobalion	Steel / Fighting	UU	Justified	91	90	129	90	72	108	580
Gallade	Psychic / Fighting	RU	Steadfast / Justified	68	125	65	65	115	80	518
Granbull	Normal	NU	Intimidate / Quick Feet / Rattled	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
Growlithe	Fire	LC	Intimidate / Flash Fire / Justified	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
Hariyama	Fighting	RU	Thick Fat / Guts / Sheer Force	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
Heracross	Bug / Fighting	UU	Swarm / Guts / Moxie	80	125	75	40	95	85	500
Hitmonchan	Fighting	RU	Keen Eye / Iron Fist / Inner Focus	50	105	79	35	110	76	455
Hitmonlee	Fighting	RU	Limber / Reckless / Unburden	50	120	53	35	110	87	455
Hitmontop	Fighting	UU	Intimidate / Technician / Steadfast	50	95	95	35	110	70	455
Infernape	Fire / Fighting	OU	Blaze / Iron Fist	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
Keldeo	Water / Fighting	OU	Justified	91	72	90	129	90	108	580
Lucario	Fighting / Steel	OU	Steadfast / Inner Focus / Justified	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
Machamp	Fighting	UU	Guts / No Guard / Steadfast	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
Machoke	Fighting	NU	Guts / No Guard / Steadfast	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
Machop	Fighting	LC	Guts / No Guard / Steadfast	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
Makuhita	Fighting	LC	Thick Fat / Guts / Sheer Force	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
Mankey	Fighting	LC	Vital Spirit / Anger Point / Defiant	40	80	35	35	45	70	305
Meloetta	Normal / Psychic	UU	Serene Grace	100	77	77	128	128	90	600
Meloetta-P	Normal / Fighting	UU	Serene Grace	100	128	90	77	77	128	600
Pinsir	Bug	NU	Hyper Cutter / Mold Breaker / Moxie	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
Primeape	Fighting	NU	Vital Spirit / Anger Point / Defiant	65	105	60	60	70	95	455
Sawk	Fighting	NU	Sturdy / Inner Focus / Mold Breaker	75	125	75	30	75	85	465
Snubbull	Normal	LC	Intimidate / Run Away / Rattled	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
Staraptor	Normal / Flying	BL	Intimidate / Reckless	85	120	70	50	50	100	475
Teddiursa	Normal	LC	Pickup / Quick Feet / Honey Gather	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
Terrakion	Rock / Fighting	OU	Justified	91	129	90	72	90	108	580
Ursaring	Normal	NU	Guts / Quick Feet / Unnerve	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
Virizion	Grass / Fighting	UU	Justified	91	90	72	90	129	108	580
Zangoose	Normal	NU	Immunity / Toxic Boost	73	115	60	60	60	90	458