Matcha Gotcha
Pokémon Champions
20% . Recovers 50% dmg dealt. Thaws foe(s).
- Power
- 80
- Accuracy
- 90%
- PP
- 15
- Hits
- Both foes (spread move)
- On Showdown
- 1.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
Has a 20% chance to the target. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down. The target thaws out if it is .
- Healing: stopped by Heal Block
“The user fires a blast of tea that it mixed. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Hits both opponents in Doubles, at 0.75× damage each.Spread moves
- Heals the user by 1/2 of the damage dealt. Big Root heals 30% more; Liquid Ooze hurts the user instead.Draining moves
- Healing move: Heal Block stops it, and Triage gives it +3 priority.Healing moves
- Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
- Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
- Thaws the user if it's frozen.
- Thaws a frozen target.
Who runs Matcha Gotcha on Showdown
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 Matcha Gotcha among their most used moves.
Who learns Matcha Gotcha
1 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
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