Payback (move)

Move data

Type Dark
Category Physical  Physical
Power 50
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 4

Machine/Record

Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
TM66
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
TM66
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
TM66
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
TM66
Sword​/​Shield TM57
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl TM66

Effects

Power doubles if the user was attacked first.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Payback turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Payback
Japanese しっぺがえし (Shippegaeshi)
German Gegenstoß
French Représailles
Italian Rivincita
Spanish Vendetta
Korean 보복
Chinese (Simplified) 以牙还牙
Chinese (Traditional) 以牙還牙

Game descriptions

Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
If the user can use this attack after the foe attacks, its power is doubled.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user stores power, then attacks. If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user stores power, then attacks. If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user stores power, then attacks. If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user stores power, then attacks. This move’s power is doubled if the user moves after the target.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Payback at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Gastly Gastly
#0092 / Ghost · Poison
Level 12
Haunter Haunter
#0093 / Ghost · Poison
Level 12
Gengar Gengar
#0094 / Ghost · Poison
Level 12
Tauros Tauros
#0128 / Normal
Level 10
Galarian Moltres Moltres
Galarian Moltres
#0146 / Dark · Flying
Level 5
Misdreavus Misdreavus
#0200 / Ghost
Level 37
Pineco Pineco
#0204 / Bug
Level 31
Forretress Forretress
#0205 / Bug · Steel
Level 32
Snubbull Snubbull
#0209 / Fairy
Level 43
Granbull Granbull
#0210 / Fairy
Level 51
Teddiursa Teddiursa
#0216 / Normal
Level 13
Ursaring Ursaring
#0217 / Normal
Level 13
Skarmory Skarmory
#0227 / Steel · Flying
Level 32
Larvitar Larvitar
#0246 / Rock · Ground
Level 6
Pupitar Pupitar
#0247 / Rock · Ground
Level 1
Tyranitar Tyranitar
#0248 / Rock · Dark
Level 1
Seedot Seedot
#0273 / Grass
Level 18
Nuzleaf Nuzleaf
#0274 / Grass · Dark
Level 24
Shiftry Shiftry
#0275 / Grass · Dark
Level 1
Spoink Spoink
#0325 / Psychic
Level 40
Grumpig Grumpig
#0326 / Psychic
Level 46
Cacnea Cacnea
#0331 / Grass
Level 26
Cacturne Cacturne
#0332 / Grass · Dark
Level 26
Duskull Duskull
#0355 / Ghost
Level 20
Dusclops Dusclops
#0356 / Ghost
Level 20
Drifloon Drifloon
#0425 / Ghost · Flying
Level 12
Drifblim Drifblim
#0426 / Ghost · Flying
Level 12
Bronzor Bronzor
#0436 / Steel · Psychic
Level 8
Bronzong Bronzong
#0437 / Steel · Psychic
Level 1
Spiritomb Spiritomb
#0442 / Ghost · Dark
Level 15
Dusknoir Dusknoir
#0477 / Ghost
Level 20
Regigigas Regigigas
#0486 / Normal
Level 6
Scraggy Scraggy
#0559 / Dark · Fighting
Level 4
Scrafty Scrafty
#0560 / Dark · Fighting
Level 1
Inkay Inkay
#0686 / Dark · Psychic
Level 9
Malamar Malamar
#0687 / Dark · Psychic
Level 9
Yungoos Yungoos
#0734 / Normal
Level 7
Gumshoos Gumshoos
#0735 / Normal
Level 1
Crabrawler Crabrawler
#0739 / Fighting
Level 29
Ursaluna Ursaluna
#0901 / Ground · Normal
Level 13
Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) Ursaluna
Bloodmoon
#0901 / Ground · Normal
Level 13
Maschiff Maschiff
#0942 / Dark
Level 26
Mabosstiff Mabosstiff
#0943 / Dark
Level 26
Bombirdier Bombirdier
#0962 / Flying · Dark
Level 36
Flamigo Flamigo
#0973 / Flying · Fighting
Level 27
Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet
#0986 / Grass · Dark
Level 35
Wo-Chien Wo-Chien
#1001 / Dark · Grass
Level 10
Chien-Pao Chien-Pao
#1002 / Dark · Ice
Level 10
Ting-Lu Ting-Lu
#1003 / Dark · Ground
Level 10
Chi-Yu Chi-Yu
#1004 / Dark · Fire
Level 10