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Bulk Up

In Pokémon ChampionsGen III
Game

Pokémon Champions

FightingStatus

Raises the user's Attack and Defense by 1.

Power
–
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Hits
The user
On Showdown
0.7% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Raises the user's Attack and Defense by 1 stage.

“The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

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

Boosts it

1

Good to know

Who runs Bulk Up on Showdown

  1. Corviknight69.7% of its sets
  2. Ceruledge42.8% of its sets
  3. Annihilape19.8% of its sets
  4. Mega Swampert1.8% of its sets
  5. Palafin18.6% of its sets
  6. Gogoat28.8% 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 Bulk Up among their most used moves.

Annihilape, ladder rank #43Corviknight, ladder rank #52Ceruledge, ladder rank #67Gogoat, ladder rank #228

Who learns Bulk Up

64 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 64 in Champions
MachampStarmiePinsirHeracrossBlazikenSwampertSableyeMedichamInfernapeStaraptorLucarioToxicroakGalladeEmboarConkeldurrKrookodileScraftyEelektrossBearticChesnaughtDiggersbyTalonflamePangoroBarbaracleHawluchaIncineroarCrabominableLycanrocPassimianMimikyuKommo-oCorviknightGrimmsnarlFalinksSneaslerQuaquavalCeruledgePalafinAnnihilapeMega PinsirMega HeracrossMega BlazikenMega MedichamMega LucarioMega SwampertMega SableyeMega GalladeMidnight LycanrocDusk LycanrocHisuian DecidueyePaldean Tauros (Combat Breed)Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)Mega StarmieMega EmboarMega ScraftyMega EelektrossMega ChesnaughtMega BarbaracleMega HawluchaMega FalinksMega StaraptorMega Lucario ZMega Crabominable

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