Body Slam (move)

Body Slam (Japanese: のしかかり Lean On) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I. It was TM08 in Generation I.

Generation I
Body Slam inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of the target. It cannot paralyze Pokémon.

Generations II to V
Body Slam can now paralyze Normal-type Pokémon.

Generation VI onward
If the target has used, Body Slam now deals double its regular damage and bypasses checks to always hit, unless the target is in the  of a move such as  or.

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Body Slam only has a 15% chance of paralysis.

Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Body Slam had a power of 50.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Body Slam had a power of 40, an energy bar of GO charge 2.png, and a duration of 1.56 seconds.

,, , and may only know this move if they were obtained before February 16, 2017.

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In the main series

 * In Pruning a Passel of Pals!, an unnamed told his  to use Body Slam, but it was  by Dawn's Buneary's  before it could execute the move.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In Susceptible to Sceptile, Emerald's Sceptile was mentioned to have used Body Slam, but the move was used off-panel.

Trivia

 * From Generation IV onwards, has the animation of Body Slam if used in a building.

In other languages
Bodyslam Golpe cuerpo Plaquage Corposcontro のしかかり 泰山压顶（招式）