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Terrain Pulse

In Pokémon ChampionsGen VIII
Game

Pokémon Champions

NormalSpecial

User on terrain: power doubles, type varies.

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
12 Scarlet & Violet: 10
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
0.7% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties

Changes over time

How Terrain Pulse 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

Power doubles if the user is grounded and a terrain is active, and this move's type changes to match. Electric type during Electric Terrain, Grass type during Grassy Terrain, Fairy type during Misty Terrain, and Psychic type during Psychic Terrain.

“The user utilizes the energy of the terrain to attack. This move’s type and power change depending on the terrain at the time the move is used.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

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

Boosts it

2

Changes how it works

5

Good to know

Who runs Terrain Pulse on Showdown

  1. Female Indeedee13.4% of its sets
  2. Mega Blastoise31.5% of its sets
  3. Clawitzer48.5% 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 Terrain Pulse among their most used moves.

Female Indeedee, ladder rank #10Blastoise, ladder rank #47Clawitzer, ladder rank #141Galarian Stunfisk, ladder rank #253

Who learns Terrain Pulse

13 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

VenusaurBlastoiseKangaskhanSnorlaxLucarioClawitzerOranguruMega VenusaurMega BlastoiseMega KangaskhanMega LucarioGalarian StunfiskMega Lucario Z

All 26 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →