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Heal Pulse

In Pokémon ChampionsGen V

Game

Pokémon Champions

Heals the target by 50% of its max HP.

Power: –
Accuracy: —
PP: 10
Hits: Any one Pokémon, even far away
On Showdown: 0.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Heal Pulse changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen VI
… its maximum HP, rounded half up. added: If the user has the Mega Launcher Ability, the target instead restores 3/4 of its maximum HP, rounded half down.

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

The target restores 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded half up. If the user has the Mega Launcher Ability, the target instead restores 3/4 of its maximum HP, rounded half down.

Pulse: boosted by
Healing: stopped by Heal Block
Bounced back by

“The user emits a healing pulse that restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Pulse move: Mega Launcher boosts it ×1.5.Pulse and aura moves
Healing move: Heal Block stops it, and Triage gives it +3 priority.Healing moves
Magic Coat and Magic Bounce send it back to the user.Moves Magic Bounce reflects

Works with or against it

Who runs Heal Pulse on Showdown

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 Heal Pulse among their most used moves.

Who learns Heal Pulse

23 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

All 36 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →