Powder (move)

Powder (Japanese: ふんじん Dust) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of.

Effect
Powder covers the target in powder for the remainder of the turn. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use a move, they take damage equal to 25% of their maximum HP and cannot execute the move ( is still consumed).

Powder has a priority of +1, so is used before all moves that do not have increased priority. It bypasses checks to always hit, unless the target is in the  of a move such as  or.

Pokémon, Pokémon with, and Pokémon holding Safety Goggles cannot become affected by Powder (but a Pokémon already affected by Powder will remain affected even if it gains one of these properties). Powder fails if the target is already under the effect of Powder.

Powder will damage the Pokémon even during heavy rain. If a Pokémon with affected by Powder attempts to use a Fire-type move, it will fail to execute the move but take no damage. If a Pokémon affected by Powder uses, it will take damage regardless of whether it was hit by a physical move. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use multiple Fire-type moves in one turn (such as due to ), Powder will activate for each one. Powder can prevent a Pokémon from using a Fire-type Z-Move, but status Z-Moves still gain their Z-Power effects.

Powder does not prevent a Pokémon from itself by using a move like. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use while holding a Berry that makes the move Fire-type, the Pokémon takes damage from Powder but the Berry is not consumed. If a Pokémon affected by Powder has and uses a Fire-type move, it will not change type. If a Pokémon affected by Powder attempts to use a Fire-type (such as ), that move will not trigger.

If a Pokémon affected by Powder uses after an ally uses, such that the Pokémon ends up using Water Pledge as a combination move, Powder will not affect that move. If a Pokémon affected by Powder uses Fire Pledge otherwise (including as the first move of a combination move, or when using as a combination move after an ally's Fire Pledge), Fire Pledge will be prevented by Powder like any other Fire-type move.

If powered up by a Buginium Z into Z-Powder, the user's stat is raised by two stages.

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In other languages
Pulverschleuder Polvo explosivo Nuée de Poudre Pulviscoppio ふんじん 粉尘（招式）