Close Combat

Close Combat
Charged attack
► - Close Combat sound
Gym and Raid Battles
Power	100
Power	100
Cooldown	2.3
Cooldown	2.3
DPS	43.48
DPS	43.48
Trainer Battles
Power	100
Power	100
Energy	-45
Energy	-45
Type effectiveness
Super Effective against ?	Dark  Ice  Normal  Rock  Steel
Super Effective against ?	Dark  Ice  Normal  Rock  Steel
Not Very Effective against ?	Bug  Fairy  Flying  Poison  Psychic
Not Very Effective against ?	Bug  Fairy  Flying  Poison  Psychic
Not Effective against ?	Ghost
Not Effective against ?	Ghost

Close Combat is a Fighting-type charged attack.

In Trainer Battle, it reduces the user's Defense by 2 stages.

Pokémon with this attack

The following Pokémon are currently able to learn this attack.

#0057

Primeape

#0068

Machamp

#0106

Hitmonlee

#0107

Hitmonchan

#0127

Pinsir

#0145

Zapdos

Galarian

  

#0210

Granbull

#0214

Heracross

  

#0215

Sneasel

Hisuian

  

#0217

Ursaring

#0237

Hitmontop

#0297

Hariyama

#0335

Zangoose

#0392

Infernape

  

#0398

Staraptor

  

#0448

Lucario

  

#0475

Gallade

  

#0628

Braviary

  

#0638

Cobalion

  

#0639

Terrakion

  

#0640

Virizion

  

#0647

Keldeo

  

#0675

Pangoro

  

#0716

Xerneas

#0766

Passimian

#0784

Kommo-o

  

#0795

Pheromosa

  

#0863

Perrserker

#0865

Sirfetch'd

#0888

Zacian

#0889

Zamazenta

#0903

Sneasler

  

#0914

Quaquaval

  

#0923

Pawmot

  

#0979

Annihilape

  

Update history

• Trainer Battles
  • December 11^th, 2019:
    • Energy cost buff: 60 → 45
    • Secondary effect added: 100% chance to reduce the user's Defense by 2 stages

Gallery

Close Combat used in a Trainer Battle

External links

• Close Combat article, on Bulbapedia
• Close Combat article, on the Pokémon Wiki

Attacks

• Fast attacks
• Charged attacks
• Unused attacks

Acid • Air Slash • Astonish • Bite • Bubble • Bug Bite • Bullet Punch • Bullet Seed • Charge Beam • Charm • Confusion • Counter • Cut • Double Kick • Dragon Breath • Dragon Tail • Ember • Extrasensory • Fairy Wind • Feint Attack • Fire Fang • Fire Spin • Frost Breath • Fury Cutter • Geomancy • Gust • Hex • Hidden Power • Ice Fang • Ice Shard • Incinerate • Infestation • Iron Tail • Karate Chop • Leafage • Lick • Lock-On • Low Kick • Metal Claw • Metal Sound • Mud Shot • Mud-Slap • Peck • Poison Jab • Poison Sting • Pound • Powder Snow • Present • Psycho Cut • Psywave • Quick Attack • Razor Leaf • Rock Smash • Rock Throw • Rollout • Sand Attack • Scratch • Shadow Claw • Smack Down • Snarl • Spark • Splash • Steel Wing • Struggle Bug • Sucker Punch • Tackle • Take Down • Thunder Fang • Thunder Shock • Transform • Vine Whip • Volt Switch • Water Gun • Water Shuriken • Waterfall • Wing Attack • Yawn • Zen Headbutt

Acid Spray • Acrobatics • Aerial Ace • Aeroblast • Air Cutter • Ancient Power • Aqua Jet • Aqua Tail • Aura Sphere • Aurora Beam • Avalanche • Blast Burn • Blaze Kick • Bleakwind Storm • Blizzard • Body Slam • Bone Club • Boomburst • Brave Bird • Breaking Swipe • Brick Break • Brine • Bubble Beam • Bug Buzz • Bulldoze • Close Combat • Crabhammer • Cross Chop • Cross Poison • Crunch • Crush Claw • Dark Pulse • Darkest Lariat • Dazzling Gleam • Dig • Disarming Voice • Discharge • Doom Desire • Double Iron Bash • Draco Meteor • Dragon Claw • Dragon Pulse • Drain Punch • Draining Kiss • Drill Peck • Drill Run • Dynamic Punch • Earth Power • Earthquake • Energy Ball • Feather Dance • Fell Stinger • Fire Blast • Fire Punch • Fissure • Flame Burst • Flame Charge • Flame Wheel • Flamethrower • Flash Cannon • Fly • Flying Press • Focus Blast • Foul Play • Frenzy Plant • Frustration • Fusion Bolt • Fusion Flare • Future Sight • Giga Drain • Giga Impact • Glaciate • Grass Knot • Gunk Shot • Gyro Ball • Heart Stamp • Heat Wave • Heavy Slam • High Horsepower • Horn Attack • Horn Drill • Hurricane • Hydro Cannon • Hydro Pump • Hyper Beam • Hyper Fang • Ice Beam • Ice Punch • Icicle Spear • Icy Wind • Iron Head • Last Resort • Leaf Blade • Leaf Tornado • Leech Life • Liquidation • Low Sweep • Lunge • Magma Storm • Magnet Bomb • Mega Drain • Megahorn • Meteor Beam • Meteor Mash • Mirror Coat • Mirror Shot • Moonblast • Mud Bomb • Muddy Water • Mystical Fire • Nature's Madness • Night Shade • Night Slash • Oblivion Wing • Obstruct • Octazooka • Ominous Wind • Origin Pulse • Outrage • Overheat • Parabolic Charge • Petal Blizzard • Play Rough • Poison Fang • Poltergeist • Power Gem • Power Whip • Power-Up Punch • Precipice Blades • Psybeam • Psychic • Psychic Fangs • Psycho Boost • Psyshock • Psystrike • Roar of Time • Razor Shell • Rest • Return • Rock Blast • Rock Slide • Rock Tomb • Rock Wrecker • Sacred Fire • Sacred Sword • Sand Tomb • Sandsear Storm • Scald • Scorching Sands • Seed Bomb • Seed Flare • Shadow Ball • Shadow Bone • Shadow Force • Shadow Punch • Shadow Sneak • Signal Beam • Silver Wind • Skull Bash • Sky Attack • Sludge • Sludge Bomb • Sludge Wave • Solar Beam • Spacial Rend • Spirit Shackle • Stomp • Stone Edge • Struggle • Submission • Superpower • Surf • Swift • Synchronoise • Techno Blast • Thunder • Thunder Punch • Thunderbolt • Trailblaze • Tri Attack • Triple Axel • Twister • V-create • Vise Grip • Volt Tackle • Water Pulse • Weather Ball • Wild Charge • Wildbolt Storm • Wrap • X-Scissor • Zap Cannon

Crush Claw • Fissure • Giga Drain • Heart Stamp • Horn Drill • Leech Life • Mega Drain • Rest