Explosion (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
Power	250
Accuracy	100
PP	5 (max. 8)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Machine/Record

Red/Blue Yellow	TM47
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	TM64
Black/White Black 2/White 2	TM64
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	TM64
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	TM64
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	TM64

Effects

Explosion deals high damage, but causes the user to faint.

Changes

In Generation 1, Explosion has 170 base power.
In Generations 1-4, the opponent's defense stat is temporarily halved when calculating the damage. This gives Explosion an effective power of 500 (or 340 in Gen 1).

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Explosion turns into Breakneck Blitz and has base power 200.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets all adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Explosion
Japanese	だいばくはつ (Dai Bakuhatsu)
German	Explosion
French	Explosion
Italian	Esplosione
Spanish	Explosión
Korean	대폭발
Chinese (Simplified)	大爆炸
Chinese (Traditional)	大爆炸

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	Very powerful but makes user faint.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Inflicts severe damage but makes the user faint.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The user explodes to inflict terrible damage even while fainting itself.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user explodes to inflict damage on all Pokémon in battle. The user faints upon using this move.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user explodes to inflict damage on those around it. The user faints upon using this move.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user attacks everything around it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The user attacks everything around it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user attacks everything around it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move.
Scarlet/Violet	The user attacks everything around it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Explosion 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.