Close Combat

Lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.

Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage each.

128 Pokémon can learn this move

#056

Mankey

FightingKanto

#057

Primeape

FightingKanto

#058

Growlithe

FireKanto

#059

Arcanine

FireKanto

#062

Poliwrath

WaterFightingKanto

#066

Machop

FightingKanto

#067

Machoke

FightingKanto

#068

Machamp

FightingKanto

#083

Farfetch’d

NormalFlyingKanto

#106

Hitmonlee

FightingKanto

#107

Hitmonchan

FightingKanto

#123

Scyther

BugFlyingKanto

#127

Pinsir

BugKanto

#128

Tauros

NormalKanto

#145

Zapdos

FightingFlyingGalarian

#151

Mew

PsychicKanto

#209

Snubbull

FairyJohto

#210

Granbull

FairyJohto

#212

Scizor

BugSteelJohto

#214

Heracross

BugFightingJohto

#215

Sneasel

FightingPoisonHisuian

#216

Teddiursa

NormalJohto

#217

Ursaring

NormalJohto

#237

Hitmontop

FightingJohto

#256

Combusken

FireFightingHoenn

#257

Blaziken

FireFightingHoenn

#286

Breloom

GrassFightingHoenn

#296

Makuhita

FightingHoenn

#297

Hariyama

FightingHoenn

#307

Meditite

FightingPsychicHoenn

#308

Medicham

FightingPsychicHoenn

#319

Sharpedo

WaterDarkHoenn

#335

Zangoose

NormalHoenn

#342

Crawdaunt

WaterDarkHoenn

#359

Absol

DarkHoenn

#391

Monferno

FireFightingSinnoh

#392

Infernape

FireFightingSinnoh

#398

Staraptor

NormalFlyingSinnoh

#428

Lopunny

NormalSinnoh

#447

Riolu

FightingSinnoh

#448

Lucario

FightingSteelSinnoh

#454

Toxicroak

PoisonFightingSinnoh

#475

Gallade

PsychicFightingSinnoh

#499

Pignite

FireFightingUnova

#500

Emboar

FireFightingUnova

#532

Timburr

FightingUnova

#533

Gurdurr

FightingUnova

#534

Conkeldurr

FightingUnova

#539

Sawk

FightingUnova

#549

Lilligant

GrassFightingHisuian

#553

Krookodile

GroundDarkUnova

#559

Scraggy

DarkFightingUnova

#560

Scrafty

DarkFightingUnova

#589

Escavalier

BugSteelUnova

#604

Eelektross

ElectricUnova

#612

Haxorus

DragonUnova

#614

Beartic

IceUnova

#619

Mienfoo

FightingUnova

#620

Mienshao

FightingUnova

#623

Golurk

GroundGhostUnova