Parental Bond
Pokémon Champions
This Pokémon's damaging moves hit twice. The second hit has its damage quartered.
- Who has it
- 1 Pokémon
- On Showdown
- 0.3% of Champions VGC teams bring it
- Showdown rating
How it works in Champions
This Pokémon's damaging moves become that hit twice. The second hit has its damage quartered. Does not affect Doom Desire, Dragon Darts, Dynamax Cannon, Endeavor, Explosion, Final Gambit, Fling, Future Sight, Ice Ball, Rollout, Self-Destruct, any multi-hit move, any move that has multiple targets, or any .
Changes over time
How Parental Bond changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IX
… any move that has multiple targets, added: or any two-turn
dropped: move, or any Max Move.added: move. - Gen VIII
… quartered. Does not affect Doom Desire, added: Dragon Darts, Dynamax Cannon, Endeavor, Explosion, Final Gambit, Fling, Future … targets, any two-turn move, or any
dropped: Z-Move.added: Max Move. - Gen VII
… The second hit has its damage
dropped: halved.added: quartered. Does not affect Doom Desire, Endeavor, … any move that has multiple targets, added: any two-turn move, or anydropped: two-turn move.added: Z-Move.
Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, and PokéAPI’s notes on the changes they don’t show. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
Good to know
Works with or against it
Who runs Parental Bond on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown; the ranks are from today’s in-game ladder.