Meteor Assault
In Pokémon ChampionsGen VIIIChanged in ChampionsNot in Scarlet & Violet
Game
Pokémon Champions
FightingPhysical
User cannot move next turn.
- Power
- 170
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 5
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
- On Showdown
- 0.1% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Changes over time
How Meteor Assault changed from game to game, newest first.
- Champions
Power 150 → 170 Buffed
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
If this move is successful, the user on the following turn and cannot select a move.
- The user must rest next turn
Good to know
- Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
- The user must rest on the next turn.
- Can't be used through: Metronome, Instruct.
Who runs Meteor Assault 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 Meteor Assault among their most used moves.