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Struggle (わるあがき, Vain Struggle) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in the first generation. It is a move that cannot be learned naturally by any Pokémon. However, every Pokémon can use it, but only if all of their moves cannot be used, usually due to a lack of PP.
Struggle can also be triggered if the Pokémon is taunted and has no available attacks, is disabled while holding a Choice item and every second move if the Pokémon is Tormented.
Effect[]
If the Pokémon has no more moves it can perform, it will perform this attack. It does typeless damage dealing quarter of the damage as recoil to the user (in Generation III and prior, it was half). Since it is typeless, it does neutral damage to every type, unaffected by STAB and will bypass Wonder Guard. The recoil damage cannot be ignored by Rock Head and other similar abilities or items. Struggle also ignores accuracy and evasion stat changes as of the fourth Generation.
Learnset[]
No Pokemon can actually learn this move, but every Pokemon knows this move when the PP of their moveset run out.
Trivia[]
- In the first generation, it was Normal-type, meaning Ghost-types were unaffected and Rock-types took half damage. This was rectified in future generations.
- Struggle is one of three moves that cannot be Sketched. The others are Chatter and Dark Void (As of Generation VII).
| Normal type moves | |
|---|---|
| Gen I | Barrage • Bide • Bind • Body Slam • Comet Punch • Constrict • Conversion • Cut • Defense Curl • Disable • Dizzy Punch • Double Slap • Double Team • Double-Edge • Egg Bomb • Explosion • Flash • Focus Energy • Fury Attack • Fury Swipes • Glare • Growl • Growth • Guillotine • Harden • Headbutt • Horn Attack • Horn Drill • Hyper Beam • Hyper Fang • Leer • Lovely Kiss • Mega Kick • Mega Punch • Metronome • Mimic • Minimize • Pay Day • Pound • Quick Attack • Rage • Razor Wind • Recover • Roar • Scratch • Screech • Self-Destruct • Sharpen • Sing • Skull Bash • Slam • Slash • Smokescreen • Soft-Boiled • Sonic Boom • Spike Cannon • Splash • Stomp • Strength • Struggle • Substitute • Super Fang • Supersonic • Swift • Swords Dance • Tackle • Tail Whip • Take Down • Thrash • Transform • Tri Attack • Vise Grip • Whirlwind • Wrap |
| Gen II | Attract • Baton Pass • Belly Drum • Conversion 2 • Encore • Endure • Extreme Speed • False Swipe • Flail • Foresight • Frustration • Heal Bell • Hidden Power • Lock-On • Mean Look • Milk Drink • Mind Reader • Morning Sun • Pain Split • Perish Song • Present • Protect • Psych Up • Rapid Spin • Return • Safeguard • Scary Face • Sketch • Sleep Talk • Snore • Swagger • Sweet Scent |
| Gen III | Assist • Block • Camouflage • Covet • Crush Claw • Endeavor • Facade • Fake Out • Follow Me • Helping Hand • Howl • Hyper Voice • Nature Power • Odor Sleuth • Recycle • Refresh • Secret Power • Slack Off • Smelling Salts • Spit Up • Stockpile • Swallow • Teeter Dance • Tickle • Uproar • Weather Ball • Wish • Yawn |
| Gen IV | Acupressure • Captivate • Copycat • Crush Grip • Double Hit • Feint • Giga Impact • Judgment • Last Resort • Lucky Chant • Me First • Natural Gift • Rock Climb • Trump Card • Wring Out |
| Gen V | After You • Bestow • Chip Away • Echoed Voice • Entrainment • Head Charge • Reflect Type • Relic Song • Retaliate • Round • Shell Smash • Simple Beam • Tail Slap • Techno Blast • Work Up |
| Gen VI | Boomburst • Celebrate • Confide • Happy Hour • Hold Back • Hold Hands • Noble Roar • Play Nice |
| Gen VII | Breakneck Blitz • Extreme Evoboost • Laser Focus • Multi-Attack • Pulverizing Pancake • Revelation Dance • Spotlight • Tearful Look • Veevee Volley |
| Gen VIII | Court Change • G-Max Cuddle • G-Max Gold Rush • G-Max Replenish • Max Guard • Max Strike • Power Shift • Stuff Cheeks • Teatime • Terrain Pulse |
| Gen IX | Blood Moon • Doodle • Fillet Away • Hyper Drill • Population Bomb • Raging Bull • Revival Blessing • Shed Tail • Tera Blast • Tera Starstorm • Tidy Up |