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Close Combat

Close Combat
Lowers the user’s Defense and Sp. Def stats by 1 stage.
Physical · 120 Power · 100% Accuracy · 8 PP · Contact · Priority: 0 (Normal)
4765
uses Fighting Fighting

Top Pokémon

Sneasler Sneasler
2211 (46.4%)
Mega Staraptor Mega Staraptor
1144 (24.0%)
Mega Blaziken Mega Blaziken
334 (7.0%)
Lycanroc [Dusk Form] Lycanroc [Dusk Form]
172 (3.6%)
Incineroar Incineroar
149 (3.1%)
Staraptor Staraptor
130 (2.7%)
Mega Scrafty Mega Scrafty
120 (2.5%)
Annihilape Annihilape
90 (1.9%)
Mega Lopunny Mega Lopunny
45 (0.9%)
Palafin Palafin
33 (0.7%)
Tauros [Paldean Form (Aqua Breed)] Tauros [Paldean Form (Aqua Breed)]
26 (0.5%)
Mega Falinks Mega Falinks
26 (0.5%)
Mega Scizor Mega Scizor
26 (0.5%)
Blaziken Blaziken
25 (0.5%)
Kleavor Kleavor
22 (0.5%)
Mega Barbaracle Mega Barbaracle
22 (0.5%)
Ceruledge Ceruledge
17 (0.4%)
Quaquaval Quaquaval
17 (0.4%)
Aegislash Aegislash
17 (0.4%)
Mega Lucario Mega Lucario
15 (0.3%)

Common Items

White Herb White Herb
1384 (29.0%)
Staraptite Staraptite
1144 (24.0%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
1057 (22.2%)
Blazikenite Blazikenite
334 (7.0%)
Choice Scarf Choice Scarf
179 (3.8%)
Life Orb Life Orb
135 (2.8%)
Scraftinite Scraftinite
120 (2.5%)
Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry
46 (1.0%)
Lopunnite Lopunnite
45 (0.9%)
Mental Herb Mental Herb
27 (0.6%)

Common Abilities

Unburden
1597 (33.5%)
Intimidate
1530 (32.1%)
Poison Touch
587 (12.3%)
Speed Boost
351 (7.4%)
Tough Claws
190 (4.0%)
Defiant
114 (2.4%)
Limber
37 (0.8%)
Technician
34 (0.7%)
Zero to Hero
33 (0.7%)
Pressure
31 (0.7%)

Pokémon that learn Close Combat

51 Pokémon learn this move — usage reflects Champions tournament appearances so far.

Sneasler
Sneasler
Fighting Poison
2211 uses
Staraptor
Staraptor
Normal Flying
1274 uses
Blaziken
Blaziken
Fire Fighting
359 uses
Lycanroc [Dusk Form]
Lycanroc [Dusk Form]
Rock
172 uses
Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
149 uses
Scrafty
Scrafty
Dark Fighting
134 uses
Annihilape
Annihilape
Fighting Ghost
90 uses
Lopunny
Lopunny
Normal
46 uses
Scizor
Scizor
Bug Steel
34 uses
Palafin
Palafin
Water
33 uses
Falinks
Falinks
Fighting
28 uses
Tauros [Paldean Form (Aqua Breed)]
Tauros [Paldean Form (Aqua Breed)]
Fighting Water
26 uses
Lucario
Lucario
Fighting Steel
24 uses
Barbaracle
Barbaracle
Rock Water
22 uses
Kleavor
Kleavor
Bug Rock
22 uses
Aegislash
Aegislash
Steel Ghost
17 uses
Ceruledge
Ceruledge
Fire Ghost
17 uses
Quaquaval
Quaquaval
Water Fighting
17 uses
Hawlucha
Hawlucha
Fighting Flying
15 uses
Infernape
Infernape
Fire Fighting
14 uses
Eelektross
Eelektross
Electric
7 uses
Heracross
Heracross
Bug Fighting
7 uses
Crabominable
Crabominable
Fighting Ice
6 uses
Arcanine [Hisuian Form]
Arcanine [Hisuian Form]
Fire Rock
5 uses
Golurk
Golurk
Ground Ghost
5 uses
Emboar
Emboar
Fire Fighting
4 uses
Lycanroc
Lycanroc
Rock
4 uses
Medicham
Medicham
Fighting Psychic
4 uses
Toxicroak
Toxicroak
Poison Fighting
4 uses
Krookodile
Krookodile
Ground Dark
3 uses
Absol
Absol
Dark
2 uses
Beartic
Beartic
Ice
2 uses
Decidueye [Hisuian Form]
Decidueye [Hisuian Form]
Grass Fighting
2 uses
Arcanine
Arcanine
Fire
1 uses
Conkeldurr
Conkeldurr
Fighting
1 uses
Machamp
Machamp
Fighting
1 uses
Pangoro
Pangoro
Fighting Dark
1 uses
Tauros [Paldean Form (Blaze Breed)]
Tauros [Paldean Form (Blaze Breed)]
Fighting Fire
1 uses
Aegislash [Blade Forme]
Aegislash [Blade Forme]
Steel Ghost
0 uses
Chesnaught
Chesnaught
Grass Fighting
0 uses
Gallade
Gallade
Psychic Fighting
0 uses
Kommo-o
Kommo-o
Dragon Fighting
0 uses
Lycanroc [Midnight Form]
Lycanroc [Midnight Form]
Rock
0 uses
Mudsdale
Mudsdale
Ground
0 uses
Palafin [Hero Form]
Palafin [Hero Form]
Water
0 uses
Passimian
Passimian
Fighting
0 uses
Pinsir
Pinsir
Bug
0 uses
Sharpedo
Sharpedo
Water Dark
0 uses
Tauros
Tauros
Normal
0 uses
Tauros [Paldean Form (Combat Breed)]
Tauros [Paldean Form (Combat Breed)]
Fighting
0 uses
Tyrantrum
Tyrantrum
Rock Dragon
0 uses

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