Nature Power (move)

Nature Power (Japanese: しぜんのちから Nature Power) is a move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM96 since Generation VI.

Effect
Nature Power becomes a different damaging move depending on the environment that the battle is being conducted in.

Nature Power gains priority from, despite always calling a damaging move in games that Prankster exists. Effects that depend on a move's type (such as and Gems) will be executed based on the type of the move Nature Power becomes.

Generation III
Nature Power targets the user rather than any specific Pokémon. Therefore, in Double and Triple Battles, because of the inability to select a target, the chosen move always hit the opponent directly opposite the user. If the opponent directly opposite the user had fainted, the move will randomly target one of the other opponents. If in a terrain that calls a move that affects multiple Pokémon, it will target the Pokémon usually targeted by that move.

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

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

Pokémon Battle Revolution
In Pokémon Battle Revolution, the move called by Nature Power depends on which Colosseum is being fought at:

Generation VI
Nature Power now targets an adjacent Pokémon rather than the user (even if the move it would turn into affects multiple Pokémon). This allows single-target moves called by Nature Power to target an ally, which was not previously possible.

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

Generation VII
If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Nature Power, the selected move will become its corresponding Z-Move.

Description

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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.

Pokémon Rumble series
The Pokémon uses various moves based on the type of stage it's used in.

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Trivia

 * In, Nature Power's displayed accuracy of "95" has no effect in battle, as Nature Power is guaranteed to call another move (which in turn will use its own accuracy). In as well as from  onwards, Nature Power's displayed accuracy is "—" instead.
 * In Generation III, Nature Power becomes when used in tall grass or Agate Village. This is the only instance in which Nature Power can become a status move.
 * In Generation VI and, all moves called by Nature Power are special moves.
 * In, all moves called by Nature Power are single-target moves; in and Generation VII, when Nature Power is used in a volcanic area it becomes , the only instance of it becoming a multi-target move in Generation VI or VII.

In other languages
Natur-Kraft Adaptación Force-Nature Naturforza しぜんのちから 自然之力（招式）