Punk Rock (Ability) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

Publish date: 2024-07-13

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Punk Rockパンクロック
Punk Rock

Flavor text

Generation VIII
Boosts the power of sound-based moves. The Pokémon also takes half the damage from these kinds of moves.
Generation IX
Boosts the power of sound-based moves. The Pokémon also takes half the damage from these kinds of moves.

Punk Rock (Japanese: パンクロック Punk Rock) is an Ability introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature Ability of Toxtricity.

Effect

In battle

Punk Rock boosts the power of the Pokémon's sound-based moves by 30%. A Pokémon with Punk Rock also takes half damage from damaging sound-based moves.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Punk Rock, as well as the Pokémon that can have Punk Rock and learn those moves.

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Punk Rock. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Punk Rock by an Ability like Trace or Receiver or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Outside of battle

Punk Rock has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Punk Rock

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other languages

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