Struggle
Pokémon Champions
User loses 1/4 of its max HP.
- Power
- 50
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 1
- Hits
- A random foe
Changes over time
How Struggle changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen VII
Deals typeless damage to a random
dropped: adjacentopposing Pokémon. If this move was … - Gen VI
Hits One Pokémon next to the user → A random foe Changed
- Gen V
Deals typeless damage to a random added: adjacent opposing Pokémon. If this move was successful, the user loses 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded
dropped: down,added: half up, and the Rock Head Ability does not … - Gen IV
… this move was successful, the user
dropped: takes damage equal toadded: loses 1/4dropped: the HP lost by the target,added: of its maximum HP, rounded down,dropped: but not less than 1 HP,and the Rock Head Ability does not … - Gen III
Deals typeless
dropped: damage.added: damage to a random opposing Pokémon. If this move was successful, the … down, but not less than 1dropped: HP.added: HP, and the Rock Head Ability does not prevent this. This move is automatically used if … - Gen II
Deals
dropped: Normal-typeadded: typeless damage. If this move was successful, the user takes damage equal todropped: 1/2added: 1/4 the HP lost by the target, …
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
Deals typeless damage to a random opposing Pokémon. If this move was successful, the user loses 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded half up, and the Rock Head Ability does not prevent this. This move is automatically used if none of the user's known moves can be selected.
What interacts
Abilities and items that boost Struggle, block it, punish its user or change how it works.
Boosts it
3
- Tough Claws×1.3
- Poison Touch30% to poison
- Technician×1.5
Blocks or weakens it
2
- Fluffytakes ½
- Aura Guardtakes ½
Punishes the user
12
- Rough Skintakes ⅛ back
Rocky Helmettakes ⅙ back- Static30% paralysis
- Flame Body30% burn
- Poison Point30% poison
- Effect Spore30% poison, paralysis or sleep
- Cute Charm30% infatuation
- Gooey−1 Speed
- Mummyreplaces its ability
- Wandering Spiritswaps abilities
- Aftermathtakes ¼ if it knocks the holder out
- Pickpocketsteals its item
Changes how it works
8
- Long Reachno contact
- Unseen Fistgoes through Protect for ¼ damage
- Piercing Drillgoes through Protect for ¼ damage
- Infiltratorgoes through Substitute
- Pixilatebecomes Fairy-type, ×1.2
- Aerilatebecomes Flying-type, ×1.2
- Refrigeratebecomes Ice-type, ×1.2
- Dragonizebecomes Dragon-type, ×1.2
Only in other games 7
Punishes the user
5
- Iron Barbstakes ⅛ back
- Tangling Hair−1 Speed
- Lingering Aromareplaces its ability
- Perish Bodya 3-turn faint countdown for both
Sticky Barbcan stick to it
Changes how it works
2
Protective Padsno contact effects- Galvanizebecomes Electric-type, ×1.2
Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.
Good to know
- Can't be used through: Metronome, Assist, Copycat, Sleep Talk, Encore, Instruct, Mimic, Me First, Sketch.
- Hits a random opponent.