Struggle
Pokémon Champions
User loses 1/4 of its max HP.
- Power
- 50
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 1
- Hits
- A random foe
Changes over time
How Struggle changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen VII
Deals typeless damage to a random
dropped: adjacentopposing Pokémon. If this move was … - Gen VI
Hits One Pokémon next to the user → A random foe Changed
- Gen V
Deals typeless damage to a random added: adjacent opposing Pokémon. If this move was successful, the user loses 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded
dropped: down,added: half up, and the Rock Head Ability does … - Gen IV
… this move was successful, the user
dropped: takes damage equal toadded: loses 1/4dropped: the HP lost by the target,added: of its maximum HP, rounded down,dropped: but not less than 1 HP,and the Rock Head Ability does … - Gen III
Deals typeless
dropped: damage.added: damage to a random opposing Pokémon. If this move was successful, the … down, but not less than 1dropped: HP.added: HP, and the Rock Head Ability does not prevent this. This move is automatically used if … - Gen II
Deals
dropped: Normal-typeadded: typeless damage. If this move was successful, the user takes damage equal todropped: 1/2added: 1/4 the HP lost by the target, …
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
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How it works in Champions
Deals typeless damage to a random opposing Pokémon. If this move was successful, the user loses 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded half up, and the Rock Head Ability does not prevent this. This move is automatically used if none of the user's known moves can be selected.
- Makes contact
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- Can't be used through: Metronome, Assist, Copycat, Sleep Talk, Encore, Instruct, Mimic, Me First, Sketch.
- Hits a random opponent.