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Encore

In Pokémon ChampionsGen II
Game

Pokémon Champions

NormalStatus

Target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns.

Power
–
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
2.7% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Encore changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen IX

    … if the move has 0 PP, dropped: if the target is Dynamaxed, or if the move is Assist, added: Blazing Torque, Combat Torque, Copycat, Dynamax Cannon, Encore, added: Magical Torque, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, Nature Power, added: Noxious Torque, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Struggle, added: Transform, or dropped: Transform. added: Wicked Torque.

  2. Gen VIII

    … if the move has 0 PP, added: if the target is Dynamaxed, or if the move is Assist, Copycat, added: Dynamax Cannon, Encore, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, Nature Power, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Struggle, dropped: Transform, or dropped: any Z-Move. Z-Powered moves can still be selected and executed during this effect. added: Transform.

  3. Gen VII

    For added: its next 3 turns, the target is forced … PP, or if the move is added: Assist, Copycat, Encore, added: Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, added: Nature Power, Sketch, added: Sleep Talk, Struggle, added: Transform, or dropped: Transform. added: any Z-Move. Z-Powered moves can still be selected and executed during this effect.

  4. Gen V

    For dropped: 4 to 8 added: 3 turns, the target is forced to …

  5. Gen IV

    For dropped: 3 added: 4 to dropped: 6 added: 8 turns, the target is forced to …

  6. Gen III

    … or if the move is Encore, dropped: Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, Sketch, dropped: Sleep Talk, Struggle, or Transform.

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

For its next 3 turns, the target is forced to repeat its last move used. If the affected move runs out of PP, the effect ends. Fails if the target is already under this effect, if it has not made a move, if the move has 0 PP, or if the move is Assist, Blazing Torque, Combat Torque, Copycat, Dynamax Cannon, Encore, Magical Torque, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, Nature Power, Noxious Torque, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Struggle, Transform, or Wicked Torque.

  • Bounced back by

“The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Works with or against it

Who runs Encore on Showdown

  1. Whimsicott75.6% of its sets
  2. Politoed37.5% of its sets
  3. Mega Raichu Y21.5% of its sets
  4. Alolan Ninetales39.4% of its sets
  5. Sableye46.2% of its sets
  6. Liepard98.7% of its sets
  7. Mega Raichu X33.7% of its sets
  8. Maushold17.5% of its sets
  9. Mega Delphox6.5% of its sets
  10. Tinkaton43.2% of its sets
  11. Raichu61.7% of its sets
  12. Mega Lopunny17.1% 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 Encore among their most used moves.

#11Whimsicott#32Politoed#44Sableye#45Alolan Ninetales#54Maushold#92Oranguru#111Lopunny#114Tinkaton#172Liepard#174Banette#185Aromatisse#233Emolga

Who learns Encore

63 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 63 in Champions
PikachuRaichuClefableNinetalesAlakazamMachampVictreebelSnorlaxMeganiumAzumarillPolitoedGardevoirSableyeBanetteChimechoInfernapeLopunnyToxicroakGalladeSamurottLiepardAudinoWhimsicottScraftyZoroarkReuniclusEmolgaBearticDelphoxAromatisseAurorusHawluchaPrimarinaToucannonSalazzleOranguruMr. RimeAlcremieSkeledirgeQuaquavalMausholdTinkatonPalafinAnnihilapeMega AlakazamMega GardevoirMega BanetteMega SableyeMega GalladeMega AudinoMega LopunnyAlolan RaichuAlolan NinetalesHisuian SamurottMega ClefableMega VictreebelMega MeganiumMega ScraftyMega DelphoxMega HawluchaMega Raichu XMega Raichu YMega Chimecho

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