Strength (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
Power	80
Accuracy	100
PP	15 (max. 24)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 1

Machine/Record

Red/Blue Yellow	HM04
Gold/Silver Crystal	HM04
Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald	HM04
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	HM04
Black/White Black 2/White 2	HM04
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	HM04
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	TM96

Effects

Strength deals damage with no additional effect in battle.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Strength turns into Breakneck Blitz and has base power 160.

Outside of battle

Strength is used to move large boulders in the field. Boulders can only be pushed, not pulled. It can only be used with the appropriate Gym Badge.

From Generation 5 onwards, boulders moved by Strength are often used to create shortcuts through caves and routes.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Strength
Japanese	かいりき (Kairiki)
German	Stärke
French	Force
Italian	Forza
Spanish	Fuerza
Korean	괴력
Chinese (Simplified)	怪力
Chinese (Traditional)	怪力

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	A powerful physical attack.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The foe is slugged at maximum power. Can also be used to move boulders.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It can also be used to move boulders.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It can also be used to move heavy boulders.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. This can also be used to move heavy boulders.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power.
Sword/Shield	The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power.
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It’s also one of the Pokétch’s hidden moves.
Scarlet/Violet	The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Strength 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.