Reckless (ability)

Effect

Reckless increases the power of recoil moves by 20%. By extension this means the amount of recoil damage taken will increase as more more damage is dealt (except for High Jump Kick and Jump Kick which have fixed recoil).

Moves affected

The attacks classed as punching moves are shown below with their normal and boosted power:

Name	Type	Power	Boosted	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying	120	144	100
Double Edge	Normal	120	144	100
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	144	100
Head Charge	Normal	120	144	100
Head Smash	Rock	150	180	80
High Jump Kick	Fighting	130	156	90
Jump Kick	Fighting	100	120	95
Light Of Ruin*	Fairy	140	168	90
Submission	Fighting	80	96	80
Take Down	Normal	90	108	85
Volt Tackle*	Electric	120	144	100
Wood Hammer*	Grass	120	144	100
Wild Charge	Electric	90	108	100

* No Pokémon with Reckless can learn these moves.

Game descriptions

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

Other languages

English	Reckless
Japanese	すてみ (Sutemi)
German	Achtlos
French	Téméraire
Italian	Temerarietà
Spanish	Audaz

Pokémon with Reckless

#	Name	2^nd ability	Hidden ability
106	Hitmonlee	Limber	Unburden
550	Basculin Red-Striped Form	Adaptability	Mold Breaker
626	Bouffalant	Sap Sipper	Soundproof

Reckless as a hidden ability

#	Name	Other abilities
111	Rhyhorn	Lightning Rod Rock Head
112	Rhydon	Lightning Rod Rock Head
396	Starly	Keen Eye
397	Staravia	Intimidate
398	Staraptor	Intimidate
464	Rhyperior	Lightning Rod Solid Rock
500	Emboar	Blaze
619	Mienfoo	Inner Focus Regenerator
620	Mienshao	Inner Focus Regenerator