Gear Grind (move)

Move data

Type	Steel
Category	Physical
Power	50
Accuracy	85
PP	15  (max. 24)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 5

Effects

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

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

• Each strike can get a critical hit independently.
• Abilities that activate on contact (Static, Weak Armor, Iron Barbs etc.) activate for each strike.
• If the Sturdy ability, Focus Sash, or Focus Band activates 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 Pokémon.

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

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Steelium Z and uses its Z-Power, Gear Grind turns into Corkscrew Crash and has base power 180.

Move target

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

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