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Close Combat

In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV
Game

Pokémon Champions

FightingPhysical

Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1.

Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
8 Scarlet & Violet: 5
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
9.9% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties
Contact

Changes over time

How Close Combat changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Champions

    PP 5 → 8 Buffed

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

Lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by 1 stage.

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

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

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

Boosts it

2

Blocks or weakens it

2

Punishes the user

12

Changes how it works

4
Only in other games 6

Punishes the user

5

Changes how it works

1

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

Good to know

  • Lowers the user's own stats after use; White Herb restores them and Contrary turns the drops into boosts.

Who runs Close Combat on Showdown

  1. Sneasler99.8% of its sets
  2. Mega Staraptor100.0% of its sets
  3. Pawmot95.3% of its sets
  4. Annihilape75.2% of its sets
  5. Mega Golisopod10.0% of its sets
  6. Incineroar3.7% of its sets
  7. Mega Blaziken97.3% of its sets
  8. Mega Absol Z53.9% of its sets
  9. Dusk Lycanroc94.9% of its sets
  10. Staraptor92.9% of its sets
  11. Mega Lopunny96.8% of its sets
  12. Sirfetch’d80.2% 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 Close Combat among their most used moves.

Sneasler, ladder rank #1Staraptor, ladder rank #18Annihilape, ladder rank #43Blaziken, ladder rank #51Absol, ladder rank #57Pawmot, ladder rank #69Kleavor, ladder rank #74Scizor, ladder rank #85Sirfetch’d, ladder rank #104Hawlucha, ladder rank #105Lopunny, ladder rank #111Scrafty, ladder rank #112Dusk Lycanroc, ladder rank #126Infernape, ladder rank #148Palafin, ladder rank #150Heracross, ladder rank #155Crabominable, ladder rank #157Medicham, ladder rank #160Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed), ladder rank #181Quaquaval, ladder rank #183Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed), ladder rank #186Beartic, ladder rank #190Emboar, ladder rank #196Perrserker, ladder rank #204Lycanroc, ladder rank #207Toxicroak, ladder rank #208Pangoro, ladder rank #209Falinks, ladder rank #216Barbaracle, ladder rank #225Passimian, ladder rank #227

Who learns Close Combat

72 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 72 in Champions
ArcanineMachampPinsirTaurosScizorHeracrossBlazikenMedichamSharpedoAbsolInfernapeStaraptorLopunnyLucarioToxicroakGalladeEmboarConkeldurrKrookodileScraftyEelektrossBearticGolurkChesnaughtPangoroAegislashBarbaracleTyrantrumHawluchaIncineroarCrabominableLycanrocMudsdalePassimianKommo-oFalinksKleavorSneaslerQuaquavalCeruledgePalafinAnnihilapeBlade AegislashMega PinsirMega ScizorMega HeracrossMega BlazikenMega MedichamMega AbsolMega LucarioMega GalladeMega SharpedoMega LopunnyMidnight LycanrocDusk LycanrocHisuian ArcanineHisuian DecidueyePaldean Tauros (Combat Breed)Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)Mega EmboarMega ScraftyMega EelektrossMega ChesnaughtMega BarbaracleMega HawluchaMega FalinksMega Absol ZMega StaraptorMega Lucario ZMega GolurkMega Crabominable

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