Close Combat

Base Power
120
Accuracy
100
Move Type
Fighting
Move Class
Physical
PP
5 (max. 8)
Target
One Target
Priority
Normal
Other Conditions
O
Activates King's Rock
O
Acc.% Lowered by BrightPowder
X
Affected by Snatch
X
Affected by Magic Coat
O
Stopped by Protect or Detect
O
Is a Direct Attack

Effect
Lowers user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.
In-game Text
The user fights the foe in close without guarding itself. It also cuts the user's Defense and Sp. Def.
Similar Moves
Moves with the same effect
Name Type Pow. Acc. Class
There are no other moves with the exact same effect as Close Combat

Pokemon that can learn Close Combat
Gallade Gallade Psychic
Fighting
Lv. 53
Hariyama Hariyama Fighting Lv. 52
Hitmonchan Hitmonchan Fighting Lv. 56
Hitmonlee Hitmonlee Fighting Lv. 53
Hitmontop Hitmontop Fighting Lv. 51
Infernape Infernape Fire
Fighting
Lv. 41
Lucario Lucario Fighting
Steel
Lv. 42
Machop Machop Fighting Egg Move
Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Lv. 40
Mankey Mankey Fighting Lv. 49
Egg Move
Monferno Monferno Fire
Fighting
Lv. 36
Primeape Primeape Fighting Lv. 59
Snubbull Snubbull Normal Egg Move
Staraptor Staraptor Normal
Flying
Lv. 34
Teddiursa Teddiursa Normal Egg Move