Gear Up (move)

Move data

Type Steel
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy
PP 20  (max. 32)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 7

Effects

The user engages its gears to raise the Attack and Sp. Atk stats of ally Pokémon with the Plus or Minus Ability.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Steelium Z and uses its Z-Power, Gear Up turns into Z-Gear Up and raises Special Attack one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets all Pokémon on the user’s team.

Other languages

English Gear Up
Japanese アシストギア (Assist Gear)
German Hilfsmechanik
French Engrenage
Italian Marciainpiù
Spanish Piñón Auxiliar
Korean 어시스트기어
Chinese (Simplified) 辅助齿轮
Chinese (Traditional) 輔助齒輪

Game descriptions

Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user engages its gears to raise the Attack and Sp. Atk stats of ally Pokémon with the Plus or Minus Ability.
Sword​/​Shield The user engages its gears to raise the Attack and Sp. Atk stats of ally Pokémon with the Plus or Minus Ability.
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Scarlet​/​Violet This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Gear Up at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Klinklang Klinklang
#0601 / Steel
Level 1
Magearna Magearna
#0801 / Steel · Fairy
Level 24