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Expanding Force

In Pokémon ChampionsGen VIII
Game

Pokémon Champions

PsychicSpecial

User on Psychic Terrain: 1.5× power, hits foes.

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
12 Scarlet & Violet: 10
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
4.8% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties

Changes over time

How Expanding Force changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Champions

    PP 10 → 12 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

If the current terrain is Psychic Terrain and the user is grounded, this move hits all opposing Pokémon and has its power multiplied by 1.5.

“The user attacks the target with its psychic power. When the ground is Psychic Terrain, this move's power is boosted and it damages all opposing Pokémon.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

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

Changes how it works

1

Good to know

Who runs Expanding Force on Showdown

  1. Mega Gardevoir90.7% of its sets
  2. Indeedee99.7% of its sets
  3. Armarouge96.0% of its sets
  4. Farigiraf15.8% of its sets
  5. Hatterene93.3% of its sets
  6. Mega Meowstic98.3% of its sets
  7. Mega Alakazam99.5% of its sets
  8. Mega Delphox11.5% of its sets
  9. Espathra21.0% of its sets
  10. Mega Slowbro69.3% of its sets
  11. Mega Starmie53.8% of its sets
  12. Delphox97.6% 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 Expanding Force among their most used moves.

Farigiraf, ladder rank #14Indeedee, ladder rank #23Gardevoir, ladder rank #26Armarouge, ladder rank #29Delphox, ladder rank #42Espathra, ladder rank #56Hatterene, ladder rank #59Alakazam, ladder rank #79Oranguru, ladder rank #92Female Meowstic, ladder rank #98Starmie, ladder rank #108Meowstic, ladder rank #118Galarian Slowking, ladder rank #119Slowbro, ladder rank #137Galarian Slowbro, ladder rank #149Espeon, ladder rank #151Alolan Raichu, ladder rank #158Mr. Mime, ladder rank #168Mr. Rime, ladder rank #177Reuniclus, ladder rank #178Slowking, ladder rank #189Musharna, ladder rank #211

Who learns Expanding Force

37 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

AlakazamSlowbroStarmieEspeonSlowkingGardevoirMedichamChimechoMetagrossGalladeMusharnaReuniclusDelphoxMeowsticMalamarOranguruHattereneMr. RimeWyrdeerArmarougeEspathraFarigirafMega AlakazamMega GardevoirMega MedichamMega GalladeMega SlowbroMega MetagrossAlolan RaichuGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingMega StarmieMega DelphoxMega MalamarMega ChimechoMega MeowsticMega Meowstic

All 89 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →