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Gyro Ball

In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV

Game

Pokémon Champions

SteelPhysical

More power the slower the user than the target.

Power: –
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 5
Hits: One Pokémon next to the user

Changes over time

How Gyro Ball changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen VI
… the user's current Speed is 0, ~~dropped: it~~ added: this move's power is ~~dropped: treated as 1 instead.~~ added: 1.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Power is equal to (25 * target's current Speed / user's current Speed) + 1, rounded down, but not more than 150. If the user's current Speed is 0, this move's power is 1.

Makes contact
Ball or bomb: blocked by

“The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
Ball or bomb move: Bulletproof blocks it.Ball and bomb moves
Its power changes with the situation; How it works gives the rule.

Who runs Gyro Ball on Showdown

Perrserker10.9% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Gyro Ball among their most used moves.

Who learns Gyro Ball

42 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 42 in Champions

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