Gyro Ball (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by TR

Move data

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

Machine/Record

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	TM74
Black/White Black 2/White 2	TM74
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	TM74
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	TM74
Sword/Shield	TR52

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

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Gyro Ball
Japanese	ジャイロボール (Gyroball)
German	Gyroball
French	Gyroballe
Italian	Vortexpalla
Spanish	Giro Bola

Game descriptions

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user tackles the foe with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move’s power.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move’s power.
Sword/Shield	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move’s power.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Gyro Ball 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.

Sandshrew
#027 / Ground
Level 36

Sandshrew
Alolan Sandshrew
#027 / Ice · Steel
Level 36

Sandslash
#028 / Ground
Level 46

Sandslash
Alolan Sandslash
#028 / Ice · Steel
Level 1

Jigglypuff
#039 / Normal · Fairy
Level 32

Wigglytuff
#040 / Normal · Fairy
Level 1

Magnemite
#081 / Electric · Steel
Level 16

Magneton
#082 / Electric · Steel
Level 16

Hitmontop
#237 / Fighting
Level 8

Bronzor
#436 / Steel · Psychic
Level 16

Bronzong
#437 / Steel · Psychic
Level 16

Magnezone
#462 / Electric · Steel
Level 16