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This page is about the move Payback in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn about Payback's effect, type, category, initial PP, range, and target, and which Pokemon can learn it.

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Payback - Basic Information

Effect You'll get the Counter condition, which enables you to counter when you take damage from physical moves.
Type DarkDark Category Physical
Initial PP Range User
Target Enemy Cuts Corners? No

Pokemon That Can Learn Payback

By Level Up

Pokemon Level Learned
Cacnea Image Cacnea 26
Cacturne Image Cacturne 26
Dusclops Image Dusclops 57
Dusknoir Image Dusknoir 57
Duskull Image Duskull 49
Forretress Image Forretress 32
Gastly Image Gastly 26
Gengar Image Gengar 28
Granbull Image Granbull 51
Grumpig Image Grumpig 46
Haunter Image Haunter 28
Larvitar Image Larvitar 37
Misdreavus Image Misdreavus 37
Pelipper Image Pelipper 19
Pineco Image Pineco 31
Pupitar Image Pupitar 41
Snubbull Image Snubbull 43
Spoink Image Spoink 40
Tauros Image Tauros 24
Tyranitar Image Tyranitar 41
Vulpix Image Vulpix 18

By TM

Absol Image Absol
Aerodactyl Image Aerodactyl
Aggron Image Aggron
Aipom Image Aipom
Arbok Image Arbok
Banette Image Banette
Beedrill Image Beedrill
Cacnea Image Cacnea
Cacturne Image Cacturne
Carvanha Image Carvanha
Cloyster Image Cloyster
Corphish Image Corphish
Crawdaunt Image Crawdaunt
Crobat Image Crobat
Delcatty Image Delcatty
Dodrio Image Dodrio
Dusclops Image Dusclops
Dusknoir Image Dusknoir
Duskull Image Duskull
Ekans Image Ekans
Forretress Image Forretress
Froslass Image Froslass
Gastly Image Gastly
Gengar Image Gengar
Glalie Image Glalie
Gligar Image Gligar
Gliscor Image Gliscor
Golbat Image Golbat
Granbull Image Granbull
Grimer Image Grimer
Grumpig Image Grumpig
Gyarados Image Gyarados
Hariyama Image Hariyama
Haunter Image Haunter
Honchkrow Image Honchkrow
Houndoom Image Houndoom
Houndour Image Houndour
Jynx Image Jynx
Koffing Image Koffing
Larvitar Image Larvitar
Lucario Image Lucario
Machamp Image Machamp
Machoke Image Machoke
Machop Image Machop
Mankey Image Mankey
Mawile Image Mawile
Meowth Image Meowth
Mew Image Mew
Mightyena Image Mightyena
Misdreavus Image Misdreavus
Mismagius Image Mismagius
Mr. Mime Image Mr. Mime
Muk Image Muk
Murkrow Image Murkrow
Ninetales Image Ninetales
Nuzleaf Image Nuzleaf
Octillery Image Octillery
Onix Image Onix
Pelipper Image Pelipper
Persian Image Persian
Pineco Image Pineco
Politoed Image Politoed
Poliwrath Image Poliwrath
Poochyena Image Poochyena
Primeape Image Primeape
Pupitar Image Pupitar
Qwilfish Image Qwilfish
Rhydon Image Rhydon
Rhyhorn Image Rhyhorn
Rhyperior Image Rhyperior
Riolu Image Riolu
Sableye Image Sableye
Seviper Image Seviper
Sharpedo Image Sharpedo
Shellder Image Shellder
Shiftry Image Shiftry
Shuppet Image Shuppet
Skarmory Image Skarmory
Skitty Image Skitty
Smoochum Image Smoochum
Sneasel Image Sneasel
Snubbull Image Snubbull
Spoink Image Spoink
Steelix Image Steelix
Tangrowth Image Tangrowth
Tauros Image Tauros
Teddiursa Image Teddiursa
Tentacool Image Tentacool
Tentacruel Image Tentacruel
Tyranitar Image Tyranitar
Umbreon Image Umbreon
Ursaring Image Ursaring
Vulpix Image Vulpix
Weavile Image Weavile
Weezing Image Weezing
Zangoose Image Zangoose
Zubat Image Zubat

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