Gyro Ball (move)

Move data

Type	Steel
Category	Physical
Power	—
Accuracy	100
PP	5  (max. 8)
Introduced	Generation 4

Technical/Hidden Machine

Effects

Gyro Ball inflicts varying damage: the slower the user compared to the opponent, the higher the damage, up to a maximum base power of 150. The base power is calculated as:

25 × TargetSpeed ÷ UserSpeed

For example, if the opponent is twice as fast as the user, Gyro Ball will have base power 50.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Steelium Z and uses its Z-Power, Gyro Ball turns into Corkscrew Crash and has base power 160.

Move target

Targets a single adjacent Pokemon.

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