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Payback

In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV
Game

Pokémon Champions

DarkPhysical

Power if the user moves after the target.

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user

Changes over time

How Payback changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen VII

    Power doubles if the user moves after the target this dropped: turn. added: turn, including actions taken through Instruct or the Dancer Ability. Switching in does not count as an action.

  2. Gen V

    … the target this turn. Switching in dropped: counts added: does not count as an action.

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

Power if the user moves after the target this turn, including actions taken through Instruct or the Dancer Ability. Switching in does not count as an action.

  • Makes contact

“The user stores power, then attacks. This move's power is doubled if the user moves after the target.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Who runs Payback on Showdown

  1. Grapploct26.4% 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 Payback among their most used moves.

#80Grapploct

Who learns Payback

103 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 103 in Champions
BeedrillArbokNinetalesMachampGengarTaurosGyaradosAerodactylUmbreonForretressSteelixQwilfishSkarmoryHoundoomTyranitarSableyeMawileAggronSharpedoBanetteAbsolGlalieRampardosLopunnySpiritombLucarioToxicroakWeavileRhyperiorGliscorFroslassLiepardSimisageSimisearSimipourConkeldurrScolipedeKrookodileScraftyCofagrigusGarbodorZoroarkChandelureStunfiskHydreigonChesnaughtDiggersbyPyroarPangoroMeowsticMalamarBarbaracleHawluchaCrabominableToxapexMudsdaleSalazzleTsareenaOranguruPassimianMimikyuKommo-oCorviknightPolteageistMr. RimeRunerigusFalinksMorpekoFemale MeowsticMega GengarMega GyaradosMega AerodactylMega HoundoomMega TyranitarMega MawileMega AggronMega BanetteMega AbsolMega LucarioMega SableyeMega SharpedoMega SteelixMega GlalieMega LopunnyMega BeedrillAlolan NinetalesMidnight LycanrocGalarian StunfiskHisuian ZoroarkMega SkarmoryMega FroslassMega ScolipedeMega ScraftyMega ChandelureMega ChesnaughtMega PyroarMega MalamarMega BarbaracleMega HawluchaMega FalinksMega Absol ZMega Lucario ZMega Crabominable

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