Earthquake (move)

Earthquake (Japanese: じしん Earthquake) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I. It is TM26 in all core series games so far, except for Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, where it is TM41.

Generation I
Earthquake inflicts damage and has no secondary effects.

Generations II to IV
Earthquake can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of, and if it does, it will have its power doubled for that Pokémon.

Earthquake will hit all adjacent Pokémon, including allies.

Earthquake can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing and  to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Generation V onwards
If Earthquake hits a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of, instead of doubling power, damage is technically doubled instead now, resulting in virtually the same effect.

If is in effect, Earthquake deals only half the usual damage.

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Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Earthquake had a power of 60.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Earthquake had a power of 100 and a duration of 4.2 seconds.

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie, a that  was renting from the  was revealed to know Earthquake by 's Pokédex.
 * Cynthia's Garchomp was revealed to know Earthquake on the official web site, but it was never shown using the move.

Trivia

 * All fully evolved starter Pokémon introduced prior to Generation V can learn Earthquake by TM26.
 * This move caused an episode to be banned in Japan, due to the s having struck the country a couple of weeks before the episode in question was intended to air. Due to this, Earthquake, and the similar moves, and, have not been seen or used in the anime since.
 * , on the other hand, debuted in Clemont's Got a Secret!
 * In, Cooltrainer Dianne in has a  that knows Earthquake, even though it cannot legitimately have the move in any generation.

In other languages
Erdbeben Terremoto Séisme Terremoto じしん 地震（招式）