Present

Changes over time

How Present changed from game to game, newest first.

1. Gen III

   Before: If this move is successful, it deals damage or heals the target. 102/256 chance for 40 power, 76/256 chance for 80 power, 26/256 chance for 120 power, or 52/256 chance to heal the target by 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down. If this move deals damage, it uses an abnormal version of the damage formula by substituting certain values. The user's Attack stat is replaced with 10 times the effectiveness of this move against the target, the target's Defense stat is replaced with the index number of the user's secondary type, and the user's level is replaced with the index number of the target's secondary type. If a Pokémon does not have a secondary type, its primary type is used. The index numbers for each type are Normal: 0, Fighting: 1, Flying: 2, Poison: 3, Ground: 4, Rock: 5, Bug: 7, Ghost: 8, Steel: 9, Fire: 20, Water: 21, Grass: 22, Electric: 23, Psychic: 24, Ice: 25, Dragon: 26, Dark: 27. If at any point a division by 0 would happen in the damage formula, it divides by 1 instead.

   Now: If this move is successful, it deals damage or heals the target. 40% chance for 40 power, 30% chance for 80 power, 10% chance for 120 power, and 20% chance to heal the target by 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down.

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 Gen IX

Good to know

• Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.

Works with or against it

Kee Berry

Who learns Present

It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.

All 17 Pokémon that learn it in any game →