Slam (move)

	Slam; たたきつける Slam
Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	80
Accuracy	75%
Priority	0
	Makes contact; Affected by Protect; Not affected by Magic Coat; Not affected by Snatch; Affected by Mirror Move; Affected by King's Rock;
	Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Introduced	Generation I
	Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.;
Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	1 ♥
	Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Condition	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
	A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition	Tough
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
	Quite an appealing move.
	On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I; Generation II; Generation III; Generation IV; Generation V; Generation VI; Generation VII; Generation VIII; Generation IX; ;

Slam (Japanese: たたきつける Slam) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Slam inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Slam can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Pound was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage (e.g. tail) to slam the target hard.
Stad2	A Normal-type attack move. The attacker uses an appendage to slam the target hard.
GS C	Slams the foe with a tail, vine, etc.
RS EColoXD	Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc.
FRLG	The foe is struck with a long tail, vines, etc.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage.
BW B2W2	The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, etc., to inflict damage.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA SV	The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII		IX
										SM USUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0023	Ekans	Field	Dragon	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	28		−	−
0024	Arbok	Field	Dragon	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	36		−	−
0025	Pikachu	Field	Fairy	20^Y	20	20	21	26	26^XY 37^ORAS	37	24	28	28	−
0026	Raichu	Field	Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	−
0026	Raichu Alolan Form	Field	Fairy							−	−	1		−
0069	Bellsprout	Grass		Grass	42	45	45	41	41	41	47	30		47	47
0070	Weepinbell	Grass		Grass	49	54	54	41	41	41	54	45		54	54
0071	Victreebel	Grass		Grass	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		1	−
0083	Farfetch'd Galarian Form	Flying	Field									50
0095	Onix	Mineral		Mineral	33	40	37^RSE 41^FRLG	25	33^BW 28^B2W2	28	28	25	36	36
0098	Krabby	Water 3		Water 3	−	−	−	35	35	35	35	32	36	36
0099	Kingler	Water 3		Water 3	−	−	−	44	44	44	44	37	42	42
0108	Lickitung	Monster		Monster	31	37	40	29	29	29	29	30	48	48
0114	Tangela	Grass		Grass	45	40	40	43	43	41	41	44	40	40
0147	Dratini	Water 1	Dragon	30	29	29	21	21	21	21	35	25	25	25
0148	Dragonair	Water 1	Dragon	35	29	29	21	21	21	21	40	25	25	25
0149	Dragonite	Water 1	Dragon	35	29	29	21	21	21	21	40	25	25	25
0161	Sentret	Field		Field		25	24	25	25	25	25			25	25
0162	Furret	Field		Field		28	28	28	28	28	28			28	28
0183	Marill	Water 1	Fairy		−	−	−	−	−	−		12	12	12
0184	Azumarill	Water 1	Fairy		−	−	−	−	−	−		12	12	12
0185	Sudowoodo	Mineral		Mineral		46	49	38	38^BW 15^B2W2	15	1, Evo.		1, Evo.	1, Evo.	Evo.
0194	Wooper	Water 1	Field		11	11	15	15	15	15		16	16	16
0194	Wooper Paldean Form	Water 1	Field											16
0195	Quagsire	Water 1	Field		11	11	15	15	15	15		16	16	16
0208	Steelix	Mineral		Mineral		40	37^RSE 41^FRLG	25	33^BW 28^B2W2	28	28		36	36
0231	Phanpy	Field		Field		−	−	24	24	24	24			24	24
0232	Donphan	Field		Field		−	−	24	24	24	24			24	24
0252	Treecko	Monster	Dragon			36	36	36	36^XY 29^ORAS	29		24	24	24
0253	Grovyle	Monster	Dragon			41	41	41	41^XY 33^ORAS	33		30	30	30
0254	Sceptile	Monster	Dragon			43	43	43	43^XY 33^ORAS	33		30	30	30
0298	Azurill	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			15	15	15^BW 20^B2W2	20	20		12	12	12
0408	Cranidos	Monster		Monster				−	−	−	−			−	28
0409	Rampardos	Monster		Monster				−	−	−	−			−	28
0438	Bonsly	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				38	38^BW 15^B2W2	−	−		−	−	−
0463	Lickilicky	Monster		Monster				29	29	29	29		48	48
0465	Tangrowth	Grass		Grass				43	43	43	43		40	40
0495	Snivy	Field	Grass					25	25	25				25
0496	Servine	Field	Grass					28	28	28				28
0497	Serperior	Field	Grass					28	28	28				28
0504	Patrat	Field		Field					36	36	41
0505	Watchog	Field		Field					43	43	50
0532	Timburr	Human-Like		Human-Like					−	−	−		24		24
0533	Gurdurr	Human-Like		Human-Like					−	−	−		24		24
0534	Conkeldurr	Human-Like		Human-Like					−	−	−		24		24
0562	Yamask Galarian Form	Mineral	Amorphous									32
0572	Minccino	Field		Field					37	37	37		40		40
0573	Cinccino	Field		Field					−	−	−		1		Rem.
0633	Deino	Dragon		Dragon					28	28	28		28		28
0634	Zweilous	Dragon		Dragon					28	28	28		28		28
0635	Hydreigon	Dragon		Dragon					28	28	28		28		28
0739	Crabrawler	Water 3		Water 3							−				25
0740	Crabominable	Water 3		Water 3							−				25
0775	Komala	Field		Field							21				21
0781	Dhelmise	Mineral		Mineral							45		40
0810	Grookey	Field	Grass									24		24
0811	Thwackey	Field	Grass									30		30
0812	Rillaboom	Field	Grass									30		30
0843	Silicobra	Field	Dragon									40		40
0844	Sandaconda	Field	Dragon									42		42
0850	Sizzlipede	Bug		Bug									30
0851	Centiskorch	Bug		Bug									32
0865	Sirfetch'd	Flying	Field									50
0867	Runerigus	Mineral	Amorphous									32
0880	Dracozolt	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									49
0881	Arctozolt	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									49
0921	Pawmi	Field		Field											35
0922	Pawmo	Field		Field											32
0923	Pawmot	Field		Field											33
0957	Tinkatink	Fairy		Fairy											27
0958	Tinkatuff	Fairy		Fairy											27
0959	Tinkaton	Fairy		Fairy											27
0960	Wiglett	Water 3		Water 3											20
0961	Wugtrio	Water 3		Water 3											16
0980	Clodsire	Water 1	Field											16
0992	Iron Hands	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered											28
1017	Ogerpon All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered											18
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
									SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0023	Ekans	Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	−
0086	Seel	Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	−
0098	Krabby	Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−	✔
0138	Omanyte	Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0190	Aipom	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0226	Mantine	Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0298	Azurill	Water 1	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−	✔	−
0303	Mawile	Field	Fairy		−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0357	Tropius	Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0408	Cranidos	Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	−
0455	Carnivine	Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0458	Mantyke	Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0564	Tirtouga	Water 1	Water 3				✔	✔	✔	✔
0878	Cufant	Field	Mineral							✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	16	-	12	-	78%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDTD S	16	-	12	-	78%	-	Front	Enemy	No
BSL	16	-	12	-	78%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDGtI	17	99	17	50	85%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
SMD	17	99	17	40	85%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Slam

★★★★
Attack power	40.2024
Charge time	0.58 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games	Description
MDRB MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえる
MDGtI SMD	It damages an enemy.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Sudowoodo Onix Watchog Tinkatink
The user slams the foe into the ground, or hits the foe with a long appendage such as a tongue or tail.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Bellsprout grabs the opponent with the two leaves on the side of its body and repeatedly slams it into the ground; or, Bellsprout slams its vine-like leg down on the opponent.
Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout	The Fourth Round Rumble	Debut
	Dragonite grabs the opponent and slams it into the ground.
Drake's Dragonite	Enter the Dragonite	None
	Lickitung grabs the opponent with its tongue and slams it into the ground.
Jessie's Lickitung	Ignorance is Blissey	None
	Wooper grabs the opponent with its tail and slams them into the ground repeatedly.
Olesia's Wooper	No Big Woop!	None
	Onix slams its tail into the opponent.
Brock's Onix	A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!	None
Roark's Onix	Shapes of Things to Come!	None
	Sudowoodo grabs the opponent and slams it into the ground.
A wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting	None
	Furret slams the opponent with its tail.
Julie's Furret	Game Winning Assist	None
	Lickilicky grabs the opponent with its tongue and tosses it to the ground.
Unnamed Trainer's Lickilicky	If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!	None
	Watchog grabs the opponent with its hands and tosses it to the ground.
Kylan's Watchog	Evolution by Fire!	None
	Azumarill hits the opponent with its tail.
Officer Jenny's Azumarill	The Pirates of Decolore!	None
	Weepinbell grabs the opponent with one of its leaves and tosses it to the ground.
Ramos's Weepinbell	The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!	None
	Tinkatink hits the opponent with her hammer.
Dot's Tinkatink	Tinkatink's Ideal Hammer	Confirmed in The Plan to Capture Rayquaza
	Tinkatuff hits the opponent with her hammer.
Dot's Tinkatuff	Beyond the Shining Rainbow	None

In A Cacturne for the Worse, an unnamed Coordinator's Azurill was commanded to use Slam, but it was stopped before it could execute the move.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Pokémon	Method
Serperior
The user throws the opponent into the ground.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Serperior coils itself around the opponent and throws them into the ground.
Rosa's Serperior	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer	None

In the manga

Aim to Be a Card Master!!

Pokémon	Method
Furret
The user throws the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Furret throws the opponent.
Unknown TCG Player's Furret	The Spring World Challenge (Part Three) "The Secret Plan"	Debut

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Pokémon	Method
Snivy
The user slams the foe with a part of its body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Snivy slams the foe with its tail.
Monta's Snivy	Challenge the Battle Subway!	Debut

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Pokémon	Method
Bellsprout
The user slams the foe with a part of its body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Bellsprout slams its vine-like leg down on the opponent.
Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout	Welcome to the Big Leagues	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Lickitung Machamp Dragonair Clodsire
The user slams the target hard with a long appendage.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Machamp picks up the opponent and tosses it to the ground.
Blue's Machamp	A Charizard...and a Champion	Debut Machamp cannot legally learn Slam
	Dragonite slams its tail into the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite	Eradicate Raticate!	None
	Dragonair slams its tail into the opponent.
Lance's Dragonair	The Legend	None
	Onix slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Onix	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium	None
	Lickitung whips out its tongue and smacks the opponent with it.
A wild Lickitung	Licking Lickitung	None
	Lickilicky whips out its tongue and smacks the opponent with it.
Diamond's Kit	Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)	None
	Sirfetch'd slams its leek into the opponent.
Henry's Lancelot	Crackle!! Practice Battle	None
	Sandaconda slams its tail into the opponent.
Raihan's Sandaconda	Thump!! The Gazing Sage	None
	Clodsire slams its tail into the opponent.
Violet's Clodsire	PASV11	None

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

Pokémon	Method
Pikachu
The user throws the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Pikachu throws the opponent.
Shu's Pikachu	GDZ57	Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Pokémon	Method
Sentret
The user slams the foe with its tail.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Sentret slams the foe with its tail.
An Unknown Trainer's Sentret	Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

If Secret Power is used on ordinary terrain in the Generation III games, it will have the animation of Slam.
In the Spanish versions of the Generation I to V games, Slam is mistranslated as Portazo, meaning "Door-Slam." In Generation VI, this was corrected to Atizar.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	摔打 Sēutdá * 叩打 Kaudá * 叩擊 Kaugīk *
Chinese	Mandarin	摔打 Shuāida * 叩打 Kòudǎ *
Czech		Zavalení
Danish		Smæld
Dutch		Smijt
Finnish		Läimäys Lämäri (EP162)
French		Souplesse
German		Slam
Greek		Κρότος Krótos
Hindi		पटक दो Patak do
Italian		Schianto
Korean		힘껏치기 Himkkeotchigi
Polish		Klaps
Portuguese	Brazil	Pancada Brusca (games, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, Dragon Vault-present, manga) Cacetada Violenta (Diamond & Pearl, BW Promo) Pancada (Undaunted-Next Destinies, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Paulada (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Bater (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Pancada com a Cauda (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Batida
Romanian		Izbitura
Serbian		Tresak
Spanish	Latin America	Golpazo (BW077–present) Plancha* (DP015–DP018) Other names: "Azótalo", Azotón, "Ataca", Bofetón, Azote, Portazo, "Salta", Lanzada, Golpe*
Spanish	Spain	Atizar^VI+ Portazo^I–V
Swedish		Smäll Kroppssmäll*
Thai		ฟาดผัวะ
Turkish		Çarpma
Vietnamese		Húc

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