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Choose your gamePower250
Accuracy100%
PP5
Priority0
In-battle effect
User faints, even if the attack fails or misses. Inflicts regular damage.
TM & HM
All TM lists →Explosion is taught by TM47, TM64 — the number varies by game.
| Game | Machine |
|---|---|
| Black & White | TM64 |
| Black 2 & White 2 | TM64 |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | TM64 |
| Diamond & Pearl | TM64 |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | TM64 |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | TM64 |
| Platinum | TM64 |
| Red & Blue | TM47 |
| Sun & Moon | TM64 |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | TM64 |
| X & Y | TM64 |
| Yellow | TM47 |
Changes across generations
Explosion had different stats in earlier games. A dash means that value was unchanged from what it is today, and an arrow marks what happened when that era ended — ▲ raised or ▼ lowered.
| Games | Type | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Gen 2 (G/S) | — | 170 Power increased after this | 100% | 5 |
| Current | Normal | 250 | 100% | 5 |
Pokémon that learn Explosion
89Grouped by National Pokédex number. Learn methods and availability vary by game; open a Pokémon to check its game-specific learnset.
No. 001–151 (20)
No. 152–251 (7)
No. 252–386 (18)
No. 387–493 (11)
No. 494–649 (16)
No. 810–905 (3)
No. 906 onward (3)
Community notes
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Cite this page
“Explosion”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/moves/explosion.
Move data from PokéAPI.