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Body Slam

In Pokémon ChampionsGen I
Game

Pokémon Champions

NormalPhysical

30% chance to paralyze the target.

Power
85
Accuracy
100%
PP
16 Scarlet & Violet: 15
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
Properties

Changes over time

How Body Slam changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Champions

    PP 15 → 16 Buffed

  2. Gen VI

    Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. added: Damage doubles and no accuracy check is done if the target has used Minimize while active.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. Damage doubles and no accuracy check is done if the target has used Minimize while active.

“The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Body Slam, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

3

Blocks or weakens it

3

Punishes the user

12

Changes how it works

8

Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.

Good to know

  • Does double damage and never misses against a Pokémon that used Minimize.

Who runs Body Slam on Showdown

  1. Snorlax17.0% of its sets
  2. Mega Glalie51.3% of its sets
  3. Mega Feraligatr21.2% of its sets
  4. Kangaskhan2.6% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Body Slam among their most used moves.

Snorlax, ladder rank #87Glalie, ladder rank #176Pinsir, ladder rank #220

Who learns Body Slam

206 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 206 in Champions
VenusaurCharizardBlastoiseArbokPikachuRaichuClefableNinetalesVileplumeArcanineAlakazamMachampVictreebelSlowbroGengarKangaskhanPinsirTaurosGyaradosVaporeonJolteonFlareonSnorlaxDragoniteMeganiumTyphlosionFeraligatrAriadosAmpharosAzumarillPolitoedEspeonUmbreonSlowkingForretressSteelixHeracrossHoundoomTyranitarSceptileBlazikenSwampertPelipperGardevoirSableyeMawileAggronMedichamManectricCameruptTorkoalAltariaMiloticCastformAbsolGlalieMetagrossTorterraInfernapeEmpoleonLuxrayRoseradeRampardosBastiodonSpiritombGarchompLucarioHippowdonAbomasnowRhyperiorLeafeonGlaceonMamoswineGalladeFroslassSerperiorEmboarSamurottExcadrillAudinoConkeldurrKrookodileScraftyGarbodorZoroarkReuniclusEelektrossBearticGolurkHydreigonVolcaronaChesnaughtDiggersbyPyroarPangoroClawitzerTyrantrumAurorusSylveonHawluchaGoodraAvaluggNoivernIncineroarPrimarinaCrabominableLycanrocToxapexMudsdaleAraquanidSalazzleOranguruPassimianDrampaKommo-oCorviknightAppletunSandacondaGrimmsnarlMr. RimeFalinksDragapultWyrdeerSkeledirgeGarganaclEspathraPalafinOrthwormAnnihilapeFarigirafArchaludonHydrappleSunny CastformRainy CastformSnowy CastformMega VenusaurMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega BlastoiseMega AlakazamMega GengarMega KangaskhanMega PinsirMega GyaradosMega AmpharosMega HeracrossMega HoundoomMega TyranitarMega BlazikenMega GardevoirMega MawileMega AggronMega MedichamMega ManectricMega AbsolMega GarchompMega LucarioMega AbomasnowMega SwampertMega SceptileMega SableyeMega AltariaMega GalladeMega AudinoMega SlowbroMega SteelixMega GlalieMega MetagrossMega CameruptAlolan RaichuAlolan NinetalesMidnight LycanrocDusk LycanrocGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingHisuian ArcanineHisuian TyphlosionHisuian SamurottHisuian ZoroarkHisuian GoodraHisuian AvaluggPaldean Tauros (Combat Breed)Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)Mega ClefableMega VictreebelMega DragoniteMega MeganiumMega FeraligatrMega FroslassMega EmboarMega ExcadrillMega ScraftyMega EelektrossMega ChesnaughtMega PyroarMega HawluchaMega DrampaMega FalinksMega Raichu XMega Raichu YMega Absol ZMega Garchomp ZMega Lucario ZMega GolurkMega Crabominable

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