Gear Grind (move)

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Flavor text
Learnt by Level up

Move data

Type	Steel
Category	Physical
Power	50
Accuracy	85
PP	15 (max. 24)
Introduced	Generation V

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokemon.

Effects

Gear Grind deals damage and will strike twice (with 50 base power each time).

Each hit of Gear Grind is treated like a separate attack:

Each blow can get a critical hit independently.
Abilities that activate on contact (Static, Weak Armor, Iron Barbs etc.) activate for each blow.
If the Sturdy ability or Focus Sash/Band items activate before the final hit, the subsequent hit will still deal damage and therefore cause the opponent to faint.
If the first hit breaks a Substitute, the second hit will deal damage to the target Pokemon.

The move Counter only counters the final hit, but Bide counters the complete damage.

Game descriptions

Black/White	The user attacks by throwing two steel gears at its target.

Learnt by level up

These pokemon learn Gear Grind at the level specified. The level numbers given are for Pokemon Black & White and may vary in other games; check the pokemon's dex page for details.