Submission (move)

Submission (Japanese: じごくぐるま Hell Wheel) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I. It was TM17 in Generation I.

Generation I
Submission does damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to 25% of the damage done to the target.

If the user of Submission attacks first and faints due to recoil damage, the target will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round. However, the user will still be subject to recurrent damage even if the target faints. Self-inflicted recoil damage from Submission from the previous turn can be countered if the target does not make a move on the following turn. If Submission breaks a, the user will take no recoil damage.

In Stadium, no recoil damage is taken if Submission knocks out a target.

Generations II-V
The user will take recoil damage even if Submission breaks a substitute.

Submission can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra six appeal points if move was used in the prior turn.

Generation VI
Submission's PP was changed from 25 to 20.

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Submission inflicts damage to the enemy and the user receives recoil. In, the recoil damage is 10% of the user's max HP, rather than being affected by the damage dealt to the enemy.

Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Submission had a power of 30, an energy bar of GO charge 3.png, and a duration of 2.1 seconds.

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

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Trivia

 * The move's Japanese name, じごくぐるま Hell Wheel, is a reference to a manga Jūdō Icchokusen by.
 * This move's English name comes from the professional wrestling term, which is executed as a variety of or -inspired holds such as an , , or , in the hopes the opponent will either give up or be incapacitated to the point that they can no longer fight. This does not match the move's appearance in the anime.
 * Submission has the lowest base power of all recoil moves (besides ), as well as the highest number of PP.
 * Submission's description in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and falsely states it is the strongest Fighting-type attack - in Generation I,  is stronger in terms of base power.

In other languages
Überroller Sumisión Sacrifice Sottomissione じごくぐるま 地狱翻滚（招式）