Secret Power
Sun & Moon and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Effect varies with . (30% chance)
- Power
- 70
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Changes over time
How Secret Power changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen VII
… by 1 stage during Misty Terrain,
dropped: andcauses sleep during Grassy added: Terrain and lowers Speed by 1 stage during Psychic Terrain. - Gen VI
… target based on the battle terrain.
dropped: Lowers accuracy by 1 stageadded: Causes paralysis on the regular Wi-Fidropped: terrain. The secondary effect chance is not affectedadded: terrain, causes paralysis during Electric Terrain, lowers Special Attack bydropped: the Serene Grace Ability.added: 1 stage during Misty Terrain, and causes sleep during Grassy Terrain. - Gen V
… target based on the battle terrain.
dropped: Causes paralysisadded: Lowers accuracy by 1 stage on the regular Wi-Fi terrain. added: The secondary effect chance is not affected by the Serene Grace Ability.
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
Has a 30% chance to cause a on the target based on the battle . Causes on the regular Wi-Fi terrain, causes paralysis during Electric Terrain, Special Attack by 1 during Misty Terrain, causes during Grassy Terrain and lowers Speed by 1 stage during Psychic Terrain.
“The additional effects of this attack depend upon where it was used.”
In-game text, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Good to know
- 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.
- Terrain changes it: Electric Terrain, Grassy Terrain, Misty Terrain, Psychic Terrain.
Works with or against it
Who learns Secret Power
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.