Punishment
Not in Pokémon ChampionsGen IVNot in Scarlet & Violet
Game
Sun & Moon and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
DarkPhysical
60 power +20 for each of the target's stat boosts.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 5
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Changes over time
How Punishment changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen V
Power 60 → – Nerfed
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 VII
Power is equal to 60+(X × 20), where X is the target's total changes that are greater than 0, but not more than 200 power.
- Makes contact
“The more the target has powered up with stat changes, the greater the move’s power.”
In-game text, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- Its power changes with the situation; How it works gives the rule.
Who learns Punishment
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.