Wake-Up Slap (move)

Move data

Type Fighting
Category Physical  Physical
Power 70
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 4

Effects

Wake-Up Slap deals damage, and hits with double power (140) if the target is asleep. However, it also wakes up the target.

Changes

  • In Generations 4-5, Wake-Up Slap has 60 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Fightinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Wake-Up Slap turns into All-Out Pummeling and has base power 140.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Wake-Up Slap
Japanese めざましビンタ (Mezamashi Binta)
German Weckruf
French Réveil Forcé
Italian Svegliopacca
Spanish Espabila
Korean 잠깨움뺨치기
Chinese (Simplified) 唤醒巴掌
Chinese (Traditional) 喚醒巴掌

Game descriptions

Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
This attack inflicts high damage on a sleeping foe. It also wakes the foe up, however.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
This attack inflicts big damage on a sleeping target. It also wakes the target up, however.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
This attack inflicts big damage on a sleeping target. This also wakes the target up, however.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
This attack inflicts big damage on a sleeping target. This also wakes the target up, however.
Sword​/​Shield
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 Wake-Up Slap at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Clefairy Clefairy
#0035 / Fairy
Level 22
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
#0039 / Normal · Fairy
Level 27
Poliwag Poliwag
#0060 / Water
Level 35
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
#0061 / Water
Level 43
Machop Machop
#0066 / Fighting
Level 27
Machoke Machoke
#0067 / Fighting
Level 27
Machamp Machamp
#0068 / Fighting
Level 27
Drowzee Drowzee
#0096 / Psychic
Level 29
Hypno Hypno
#0097 / Psychic
Level 29
Jynx Jynx
#0124 / Ice · Psychic
Level 33
Miltank Miltank
#0241 / Normal
Level 50
Makuhita Makuhita
#0296 / Fighting
Level 34
Hariyama Hariyama
#0297 / Fighting
Level 38
Skitty Skitty
#0300 / Normal
Level 28
Froslass Froslass
#0478 / Ice · Ghost
Level 37
Timburr Timburr
#0532 / Fighting
Level 20
Gurdurr Gurdurr
#0533 / Fighting
Level 20
Conkeldurr Conkeldurr
#0534 / Fighting
Level 20
Minccino Minccino
#0572 / Normal
Level 31
Alomomola Alomomola
#0594 / Water
Level 29
Meloetta (Aria Forme) Meloetta
Aria Forme
#0648 / Normal · Psychic
Level 50
Solgaleo Solgaleo
#0791 / Psychic · Steel
Level 1

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Wake-Up Slap as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.