Close Combat

The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.

129 Pokémon can learn this move

Legend:

Egg Move
Learned through breeding
TM/Tutor
Learned through TM or Move Tutor
Not Implemented
Not yet available in game
Raticate
#0020
RaticateAlola Form
darknormal
TM
Mankey
#0056
Mankey
fighting
Level 33
Primeape
#0057
Primeape
fighting
Level 39
Growlithe
#0058
GrowlitheHisui Form
firerock
TM
Arcanine
#0059
ArcanineHisui Form
firerock
TM
Poliwrath
#0062
Poliwrath
waterfighting
TM
Machop
#0066
Machop
fighting
TM
Machoke
#0067
Machoke
fighting
TM
Machamp
#0068
Machamp
fighting
TM
Farfetch’d
#0083
Farfetch’dGalar Form
fighting
TM
Hitmonlee
#0106
Hitmonlee
fighting
Level 36
Hitmonchan
#0107
Hitmonchan
fighting
Level 36
Scyther
#0123
Scyther
bugflying
TM
Pinsir
#0127
Pinsir
bug
TM
Tauros
#0128
TaurosPaldea-Combat Form
fighting
TM
Zapdos
#0145
ZapdosGalar Form
fightingflying
Level 65
Mew
#0151
Mew
psychic
TM
Snubbull
#0209
Snubbull
fairy
TM
Granbull
#0210
Granbull
fairy
TM
Scizor
#0212
Scizor
bugsteel
TM
Heracross
#0214
Heracross
bugfighting
Level 60
Sneasel
#0215
SneaselHisui Form
fightingpoison
Level 60
Teddiursa
#0216
Teddiursa
normal
Egg Move
Ursaring
#0217
Ursaring
normal
Egg Move
Hitmontop
#0237
Hitmontop
fighting
Level 36
Combusken
#0256
Combusken
firefighting
TM
Blaziken
#0257
Blaziken
firefighting
Level 1
Breloom
#0286
Breloom
grassfighting
TM
Makuhita
#0296
Makuhita
fighting
Level 40
Hariyama
#0297
Hariyama
fighting
Level 46
Meditite
#0307
Meditite
fightingpsychic
TM
Medicham
#0308
Medicham
fightingpsychic
TM
Sharpedo
#0319
Sharpedo
waterdark
TM
Zangoose
#0335
Zangoose
normal
Level 50
Crawdaunt
#0342
Crawdaunt
waterdark
TM
Absol
#0359
Absol
dark
TM
Monferno
#0391
Monferno
firefighting
Level 36
Infernape
#0392
Infernape
firefighting
Level 1
Staraptor
#0398
Staraptor
normalflying
Level 1
Lopunny
#0428
Lopunny
normal
TM
Riolu
#0447
Riolu
fighting
TM
Lucario
#0448
Lucario
fightingsteel
Level 60
Toxicroak
#0454
Toxicroak
poisonfighting
TM
Gallade
#0475
Gallade
psychicfighting
Level 63
Pignite
#0499
Pignite
firefighting
TM
Emboar
#0500
Emboar
firefighting
TM
Timburr
#0532
Timburr
fighting
TM
Gurdurr
#0533
Gurdurr
fighting
TM
Conkeldurr
#0534
Conkeldurr
fighting
TM
Sawk
#0539
Sawk
fighting
Level 55
Lilligant
#0549
LilligantHisui Form
grassfighting
TM
Krookodile
#0553
Krookodile
grounddark
TM
Scraggy
#0559
Scraggy
darkfighting
TM
Scrafty
#0560
Scrafty
darkfighting
TM
Escavalier
#0589
Escavalier
bugsteel
TM
Eelektross
#0604
Eelektross
electric
TM
Haxorus
#0612
Haxorus
dragon
TM
Beartic
#0614
Beartic
ice
TM
Mienfoo
#0619
Mienfoo
fighting
TM
Mienshao
#0620
Mienshao
fighting
TM
Golurk
#0623
Golurk
groundghost
TM
Bouffalant
#0626
Bouffalant
normal
TM
Rufflet
#0627
Rufflet
normalflying
TM
Braviary
#0628
BraviaryHisui Form
psychicflying
TM
Cobalion
#0638
Cobalion
steelfighting
Level 70
Terrakion
#0639
Terrakion
rockfighting
Level 70
Virizion
#0640
Virizion
grassfighting
Level 70
Keldeo
#0647
Keldeo
waterfighting
Level 70
Meloetta
#0648
Meloetta
normalpsychic
Level 78
Chesnaught
#0652
Chesnaught
grassfighting
TM
Pangoro
#0675
Pangoro
fightingdark
TM
Honedge
#0679
Honedge
steelghost
TM
Doublade
#0680
Doublade
steelghost
TM
Aegislash
#0681
AegislashBlade Form
steelghost
TM
Tyrunt
#0696
Tyrunt
rockdragon
TM
Tyrantrum
#0697
Tyrantrum
rockdragon
TM
Hawlucha
#0701
Hawlucha
fightingflying
TM
Xerneas
#0716
Xerneas
fairy
Level 75
Decidueye
#0724
DecidueyeHisui Form
grassfighting
TM
Incineroar
#0727
Incineroar
firedark
TM
Crabrawler
#0739
Crabrawler
fighting
Level 49
Crabominable
#0740
Crabominable
fightingice
Level 49
Lycanroc
#0745
LycanrocMidnight Form
rock
TM
Mudbray
#0749
Mudbray
ground
TM
Mudsdale
#0750
Mudsdale
ground
TM
Bewear
#0760
Bewear
normalfighting
TM
Passimian
#0766
Passimian
fighting
Level 50
Golisopod
#0768
Golisopod
bugwater
TM
Hakamo-o
#0783
Hakamo-o
dragonfighting
Level 56
Kommo-o
#0784
Kommo-o
dragonfighting
Level 60
Tapu Bulu
#0787
Tapu Bulu
grassfairy
TM
Solgaleo
#0791
Solgaleo
psychicsteel
TM
Buzzwole
#0794
Buzzwole
bugfighting
TM
Pheromosa
#0795
Pheromosa
bugfighting
TM
Marshadow
#0802
Marshadow
fightingghost
Level 99
Zeraora
#0807
Zeraora
electric
Level 96
Arrokuda
#0846
Arrokuda
water
TM
Barraskewda
#0847
Barraskewda
water
TM
Clobbopus
#0852
Clobbopus
fighting
TM
Grapploct
#0853
Grapploct
fighting
TM
Obstagoon
#0862
Obstagoon
darknormal
TM
Perrserker
#0863
Perrserker
steel
TM
Sirfetch’d
#0865
Sirfetch’d
fighting
TM
Falinks
#0870
Falinks
fighting
Level 50
Zacian
#0888
Zacian
fairy
Level 77
Zamazenta
#0889
Zamazenta
fighting
Level 77
Kubfu
#0891
Kubfu
fighting
Level 48
Urshifu
#0892
UrshifuRapid-Strike Form
fightingwater
Level 48
Zarude
#0893
Zarude
darkgrass
TM
Glastrier
#0896
Glastrier
ice
TM
Calyrex
#0898
CalyrexIce Form
psychicice
TM
Kleavor
#0900
Kleavor
bugrock
TM
Ursaluna
#0901
UrsalunaBloodmoon Form
groundnormal
Egg Move
Sneasler
#0903
Sneasler
fightingpoison
Level 60
Quaquaval
#0914
Quaquaval
waterfighting
Level 58
Pawmot
#0923
Pawmot
electricfighting
Level 44
Ceruledge
#0937
Ceruledge
fireghost
TM
Palafin
#0964
PalafinHero Form
water
TM
Flamigo
#0973
Flamigo
flyingfighting
TM
Annihilape
#0979
Annihilape
fightingghost
Level 39
Great Tusk
#0984
Great Tusk
groundfighting
Level 63
Brute Bonnet
#0986
Brute Bonnet
grassdark
TM
Slither Wing
#0988
Slither Wing
bugfighting
TM
Iron Hands
#0992
Iron Hands
fightingelectric
Level 63
Iron Valiant
#1006
Iron Valiant
fairyfighting
Level 63
Koraidon
#1007
Koraidon
fightingdragon
Level 84
Iron Leaves
#1010
Iron Leaves
grasspsychic
Level 63
Okidogi
#1014
Okidogi
poisonfighting
TM
Iron Boulder
#1022
Iron Boulder
rockpsychic
TM

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