Superpower

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

Description

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

Competitive Use

In a sea of competition from other high-powered Fighting-type moves, wide distribution is Superpower's saving grace; a large number of non-Fighting-type Pokemon receive Superpower as a tutor move and can make good use of it. Scizor's Choice Band set simply isn't complete without Superpower, which gives it a way to smash through enemies that resist Bug and Steel, such as Heatran. With only Heat Wave and Hidden Power to break through Steel-types otherwise, Honchkrow loves using Superpower to bust through walls without a second thought. Finally, for giggles, Contrary Spinda can use Superpower to boost its Attack and Defense to a nearly passable level.

Related Moves

Drain Punch is much less powerful, but heals the user.

Close Combat has the same power but lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense after use.

Hi Jump Kick is more powerful but causes recoil damage if it misses.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Aggron	Steel / Rock	RU	Sturdy / Rock Head / Heavy Metal	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
Aron	Steel / Rock	LC	Sturdy / Rock Head / Heavy Metal	50	70	100	40	40	30	330
Azumarill	Water	UU	Thick Fat / Huge Power / Sap Sipper	100	50	80	50	80	50	410
Beartic	Ice	NU	Snow Cloak / Swift Swim	95	110	80	70	80	50	485
Bibarel	Normal / Water	NU	Simple / Unaware / Moody	79	85	60	55	60	71	410
Bidoof	Normal	LC	Simple / Unaware / Moody	59	45	40	35	40	31	250
Braviary	Normal / Flying	NU	Keen Eye / Sheer Force / Defiant	100	123	75	57	75	80	510
Conkeldurr	Fighting	OU	Guts / Sheer Force / Iron Fist	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
Corphish	Water	LC	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Adaptability	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
Crawdaunt	Water / Dark	RU	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Adaptability	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
Darmanitan	Fire	UU	Sheer Force / Zen Mode	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
Darmanitan-Z	Fire / Psychic	Limbo	Sheer Force / Zen Mode	105	30	105	140	105	55	540
Darumaka	Fire	LC	Hustle / Inner Focus	70	90	45	15	45	50	315
Deoxys-A	Psychic	Uber	Pressure	50	180	20	180	20	150	600
Druddigon	Dragon	RU	Rough Skin / Sheer Force / Mold Breaker	77	120	90	60	90	48	485
Emboar	Fire / Fighting	RU	Blaze / Reckless	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
Feraligatr	Water	RU	Torrent / Sheer Force	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
Gurdurr	Fighting	NU	Guts / Sheer Force / Iron Fist	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
Lairon	Steel / Rock	NU	Sturdy / Rock Head / Heavy Metal	60	90	140	50	50	40	430
Nidoqueen	Poison / Ground	UU	Poison Point / Rivalry / Sheer Force	90	82	87	75	85	76	495
Pinsir	Bug	NU	Hyper Cutter / Mold Breaker / Moxie	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
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
Tepig	Fire	LC	Blaze / Thick Fat	65	63	45	45	45	45	308
Throh	Fighting	NU	Guts / Inner Focus / Mold Breaker	120	100	85	30	85	45	465
Timburr	Fighting	LC	Guts / Sheer Force / Iron Fist	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
Torterra	Grass / Ground	NU	Overgrow / Shell Armor	95	109	105	75	85	56	525
Totodile	Water	LC	Torrent / Sheer Force	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
Turtwig	Grass	LC	Overgrow / Shell Armor	55	68	64	45	55	31	318