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Explosion

Type	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority	Damage	Target
Normal	250	100%	5	0	Physical	All others

Description

Deals damage, but the user faints after its use. If the target uses Protect, is a Ghost-type, or the move misses, then the move will deal no damage, but the user will faint regardless.

Competitive Use

As this move no longer halves the Defense of the opponent and consequently deals much less damage, Explosion is much less competitively viable in BW. Therefore, Pokemon such as Heatran, Azelf, and Metagross are better off using their STAB and coverage moves.

Related Moves

Selfdestruct is a weaker version of Explosion that is also Normal-type.

Final Gambit only faints the user if the move hits, and its damage is dependent on how much HP the user has left.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Azelf	Psychic	UU	Levitate	75	125	70	125	70	115	580
Baltoy	Ground / Psychic	LC	Levitate	40	40	55	40	70	55	300
Bonsly	Rock	LC	Sturdy / Rock Head / Rattled	50	80	95	10	45	10	290
Bronzong	Steel / Psychic	UU	Levitate / Heatproof / Heavy Metal	67	89	116	79	116	33	500
Camerupt	Fire / Ground	NU	Magma Armor / Solid Rock / Anger Point	70	100	70	105	75	40	460
Claydol	Ground / Psychic	UU	Levitate	60	70	105	70	120	75	500
Cloyster	Water / Ice	OU	Shell Armor / Skill Link / Overcoat	50	95	180	85	45	70	525
Corsola	Water / Rock	NU	Hustle / Natural Cure / Regenerator	55	55	85	65	85	35	380
Cryogonal	Ice	RU	Levitate	70	50	30	95	135	105	485
Drifblim	Ghost / Flying	NU	Aftermath / Unburden / Flare Boost	150	80	44	90	54	80	498
Drifloon	Ghost / Flying	LC	Aftermath / Unburden / Flare Boost	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
Duosion	Psychic	NU	Overcoat / Magic Guard / Regenerator	65	40	50	125	60	30	370
Electrode	Electric	NU	Soundproof / Static / Aftermath	60	50	70	80	80	140	480
Exeggcute	Grass / Psychic	LC	Chlorophyll / Harvest	60	40	80	60	45	40	325
Exeggutor	Grass / Psychic	NU	Chlorophyll / Harvest	95	95	85	125	65	55	520
Ferroseed	Grass / Steel	RU	Iron Barbs	44	50	91	24	86	10	305
Ferrothorn	Grass / Steel	OU	Iron Barbs	74	94	131	54	116	20	489
Forretress	Bug / Steel	OU	Sturdy / Overcoat	75	90	140	60	60	40	465
Garbodor	Poison	NU	Stench / Weak Armor / Aftermath	80	95	82	60	82	75	474
Gastly	Ghost / Poison	LC	Levitate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
Genesect	Bug / Steel	Uber	Download	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
Gengar	Ghost / Poison	OU	Levitate	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
Geodude	Rock / Ground	LC	Rock Head / Sturdy / Sand Veil	40	80	100	30	30	20	300
Gigalith	Rock	NU	Sturdy / Sand Force	85	135	130	60	70	25	505
Glalie	Ice	NU	Inner Focus / Ice Body / Moody	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
Golem	Rock / Ground	NU	Rock Head / Sturdy / Sand Veil	80	110	130	55	65	45	485
Grimer	Poison	LC	Stench / Sticky Hold / Poison Touch	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
Gulpin	Poison	LC	Liquid Ooze / Sticky Hold / Gluttony	70	43	53	43	53	40	302
Haunter	Ghost / Poison	NU	Levitate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
Heatran	Fire / Steel	OU	Flash Fire / Flame Body	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
Koffing	Poison	LC	Levitate	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
Landorus	Ground / Flying	OU	Sand Force / Sheer Force	89	125	90	115	80	101	600
Lickilicky	Normal	NU	Own Tempo / Oblivious / Cloud Nine	110	85	95	80	95	50	515
Lunatone	Rock / Psychic	NU	Levitate	70	55	65	95	85	70	440
Magcargo	Fire / Rock	NU	Magma Armor / Flame Body / Weak Armor	50	50	120	80	80	30	410
Magnemite	Electric / Steel	LC	Magnet Pull / Sturdy / Analytic	25	35	70	95	55	45	325
Magneton	Electric / Steel	RU	Magnet Pull / Sturdy / Analytic	50	60	95	120	70	70	465
Magnezone	Electric / Steel	OU	Magnet Pull / Sturdy / Analytic	70	70	115	130	90	60	535
Metagross	Steel / Psychic	OU	Clear Body / Light Metal	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
Metang	Steel / Psychic	NU	Clear Body / Light Metal	60	75	100	55	80	50	420
Mew	Psychic	UU	Synchronize	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
Muk	Poison	NU	Stench / Sticky Hold / Poison Touch	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
Nosepass	Rock	LC	Sturdy / Magnet Pull / Sand Force	30	45	135	45	90	30	375
Onix	Rock / Ground	LC	Rock Head / Sturdy / Weak Armor	35	45	160	30	45	70	385
Pineco	Bug	LC	Sturdy / Overcoat	50	65	90	35	35	15	290
Probopass	Rock / Steel	NU	Sturdy / Magnet Pull / Sand Force	60	55	145	75	150	40	525
Qwilfish	Water / Poison	RU	Poison Point / Swift Swim / Intimidate	65	95	75	55	55	85	430
Regice	Ice	NU	Clear Body / Ice Body	80	50	100	100	200	50	580
Regirock	Rock	NU	Clear Body / Sturdy	80	100	200	50	100	50	580
Registeel	Steel	UU	Clear Body / Light Metal	80	75	150	75	150	50	580
Reuniclus	Psychic	OU	Overcoat / Magic Guard / Regenerator	110	65	75	125	85	30	490
Roggenrola	Rock	LC	Sturdy / Sand Force	55	75	85	25	25	15	280
Seedot	Grass	LC	Chlorophyll / Early Bird / Pickpocket	40	40	50	30	30	30	220
Shellder	Water	LC	Shell Armor / Skill Link / Overcoat	30	65	100	45	25	40	305
Shiftry	Grass / Dark	NU	Chlorophyll / Early Bird / Pickpocket	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
Skuntank	Poison / Dark	NU	Stench / Aftermath / Keen Eye	103	93	67	71	61	84	479
Solosis	Psychic	LC	Overcoat / Magic Guard / Regenerator	45	30	40	105	50	20	290
Solrock	Rock / Psychic	NU	Levitate	70	95	85	55	65	70	440
Steelix	Steel / Ground	RU	Rock Head / Sturdy / Sheer Force	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
Stunky	Poison / Dark	LC	Stench / Aftermath / Keen Eye	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
Sudowoodo	Rock	NU	Sturdy / Rock Head / Rattled	70	100	115	30	65	30	410
Swalot	Poison	NU	Liquid Ooze / Sticky Hold / Gluttony	100	73	83	73	83	55	467
Torkoal	Fire	NU	White Smoke / Shell Armor	70	85	140	85	70	20	470
Trubbish	Poison	LC	Stench / Sticky Hold / Aftermath	50	50	62	40	62	65	329
Vanillite	Ice	LC	Ice Body / Weak Armor	36	50	50	65	60	44	305
Vanilluxe	Ice	NU	Ice Body / Weak Armor	71	95	85	110	95	79	535
Voltorb	Electric	LC	Soundproof / Static / Aftermath	40	30	50	55	55	100	330
Weezing	Poison	NU	Levitate	65	90	120	85	70	60	490