Secret Power (move)

Secret Power (Japanese: ひみつのちから Secret Power) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation III. It was TM43 from Generation III to Generation IV, and TM94 in. In Generation V, Pokémon X and Y, and Generation VII, it is the signature move of.

In battle
Secret Power inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing a secondary effect. The effect and animation are determined by environment. The effect and animation caused by each environment changes between games, as do the environments recognized.

Generation III
In a Pokémon Contest, Secret Power uses 's animation (but not the effects).

Pokémon Colosseum and XD
Secret Power uses the same animation, regardless of location.

Generation IV
In a Pokémon Super Contest, Secret Power uses 's animation (but not the effects).

Pokémon Battle Revolution
In Pokémon Battle Revolution, Secret Power's animation is the same for all Colosseums, but the move still has different secondary effects depending on which Colosseum is being fought at:

Generation V
Secret Power's secondary effect chance is not doubled by.

Generation VI
Secret Power's secondary effect chance is doubled by.

In a Pokémon Contest Spectacular, Secret Power uses 's animation (but not the effects).

Generation III
Secret Power allows the user to create their own Secret Base. When used on certain trees, a vine drops down. When used on indented walls, a cave opens. When used on certain bushes, an entrance opens.

Generation IV and V
It no longer has the out-of-battle effect of creating a Secret Base.

Generation VI
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Secret Power can again be used to create Secret Bases at Secret Spots. Secret Power can only be used in the field once the player has obtained its TM (TM94).

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
The effect depends on the dungeon's current terrain. In, it is also affected by moves that change terrain.

Prior to, the animation was always that of. Since then, Secret Power has its own unique animation that remains the same regardless of the dungeon terrain.

Pokémon Rumble series
The secondary effect depends on the type of stage it is used in. All other properties are the same regardless of area.

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Trivia

 * Secret Power is the only move that can have a chance of higher than 10%, excluding  in the Japanese Generation I handheld games.
 * Secret Power is the only physical move able to induce.
 * Secret Power only uses the animations of damage-dealing moves.
 * In Generation IV and as well as, Secret Power only uses the animations of single-target moves.
 * In, Secret Power uses the animation of in a volcanic area and the animation of  in space, the only instances of it using the animation of a multi-target move in Generation VI.
 * As a result, it has a unique animation when used in Horde Encounters in volcanic areas (there are no battles with multiple opponents in space). Incinerate shoots fireballs at all opponents, whereas Secret Power only shoots a fireball at the target. This is the only instance in the core series games that Secret Power has a unique animation.
 * In Generation VII, Secret Power uses the animation of Incinerate when used in volcanic areas, the only instance of it using the animation of a multi-target move in that generation. Unlike in Generation VI, it uses the same animation as Incinerate in battles with multiple opponents, causing both opponents to react to the hit despite the move only affecting one of them.

In other languages
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