Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)

Ancient Power Effect and Pokemon That Learn It

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Ancient Power is a Rock-type Special Move in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Learn about the move's type, power, accuracy, PP, and effect, as well as what Pokemon learn it.

Ancient Power Effect and Type Effectiveness

Ancient Power Effect

Effect Has a 10% chance to increase Attack, Defense, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense, and Speed by one stage.
Type Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Rock Type Moves Category Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Moves
Power 60 Accuracy 100
PP (Max PP) 5 (8) Target Single opponent
Priority 0 Contact?
Special Groups Moves Affected by Sheer Force
Moves that Increase Attack
Moves that Increase Defense
Moves that Increase Special Attack
Moves that Increase Special Defense
Moves that Increase Speed

Ancient Power Effectiveness

Super Effective
(2x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
No Effect
(x0)
None

Pokemon that Learn Ancient Power

By Default

Piloswine ImagePiloswine Lugia ImageLugia Ho-Oh ImageHo-Oh
Kyogre ImageKyogre Groudon ImageGroudon Rayquaza ImageRayquaza
Mamoswine ImageMamoswine Reshiram ImageReshiram Zekrom ImageZekrom
Kyurem ImageKyurem Gouging Fire ImageGouging Fire Raging Bolt ImageRaging Bolt

By Level Up

Articuno ImageArticuno (25) Galarian Articuno ImageGalarian Articuno (25) Zapdos ImageZapdos (25)
Galarian Zapdos ImageGalarian Zapdos (25) Moltres ImageMoltres (25) Galarian Moltres ImageGalarian Moltres (25)
Mewtwo ImageMewtwo (8) Mew ImageMew (30) Yanma ImageYanma (33)
Dunsparce ImageDunsparce (20) Slugma ImageSlugma (22) Magcargo ImageMagcargo (22)
Regirock ImageRegirock (12) Regice ImageRegice (12) Registeel ImageRegisteel (12)
Cranidos ImageCranidos (33) Rampardos ImageRampardos (36) Shieldon ImageShieldon (28)
Bastiodon ImageBastiodon (28) Shellos (East Sea) ImageShellos (East Sea) (20) Gastrodon (East Sea) ImageGastrodon (East Sea) (20)
Yanmega ImageYanmega (33) Dialga ImageDialga (16) Dialga (Origin Forme) ImageDialga (Origin Forme) (16)
Palkia ImagePalkia (16) Palkia (Origin Forme) ImagePalkia (Origin Forme) (16) Heatran ImageHeatran (12)
Giratina (Altered Forme) ImageGiratina (Altered Forme) (14) Giratina (Origin Forme) ImageGiratina (Origin Forme) (14) Cryogonal ImageCryogonal (20)
Carbink ImageCarbink (20) Diancie ImageDiancie (28) Minior (Meteor Form) ImageMinior (Meteor Form) (17)
Rolycoly ImageRolycoly (20) Carkol ImageCarkol (20) Coalossal ImageCoalossal (20)
Regieleki ImageRegieleki (12) Regidrago ImageRegidrago (12) Glimmet ImageGlimmet (11)
Glimmora ImageGlimmora (11) Dudunsparce ImageDudunsparce (20) Koraidon ImageKoraidon (14)
Terapagos ImageTerapagos (10)

By Evolution

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

By TM

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

By Egg Move

Charmander ImageCharmander Charmeleon ImageCharmeleon Charizard ImageCharizard
Diglett ImageDiglett Alolan Diglett ImageAlolan Diglett Dugtrio ImageDugtrio
Alolan Dugtrio ImageAlolan Dugtrio Exeggcute ImageExeggcute Exeggutor ImageExeggutor
Alolan Exeggutor ImageAlolan Exeggutor Lapras ImageLapras Chikorita ImageChikorita
Bayleef ImageBayleef Meganium ImageMeganium Totodile ImageTotodile
Croconaw ImageCroconaw Feraligatr ImageFeraligatr Wooper ImageWooper
Paldean Wooper ImagePaldean Wooper Quagsire ImageQuagsire Swinub ImageSwinub
Piloswine ImagePiloswine Phanpy ImagePhanpy Donphan ImageDonphan
Larvitar ImageLarvitar Pupitar ImagePupitar Tyranitar ImageTyranitar
Mudkip ImageMudkip Marshtomp ImageMarshtomp Swampert ImageSwampert
Numel ImageNumel Camerupt ImageCamerupt Torkoal ImageTorkoal
Corphish ImageCorphish Crawdaunt ImageCrawdaunt Sandygast ImageSandygast
Palossand ImagePalossand Stonjourner ImageStonjourner Nacli ImageNacli
Naclstack ImageNaclstack Garganacl ImageGarganacl Klawf ImageKlawf
Clodsire ImageClodsire

By Move Tutor

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Related Guides

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Moves by Type
Grass TypeGrass Water TypeWater Fire TypeFire
Electric TypeElectric Ice TypeIce Fighting TypeFighting
Ground TypeGround Poison TypePoison Flying TypeFlying
Psychic TypePsychic Bug TypeBug Rock TypeRock
Ghost Type,Ghost Dragon TypeDragon Dark TypeDark
Steel TypeSteel Fairy TypeFairy Normal TypeNormal
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