Ancient Power

Ancient Power
Categories

Element

Rock
Type

Special
Statistical Attributes

Base Power

60
Accuracy

100
PP

5
Purchasability
Move tutor
  • Ruins of Alph Research Center (must have donated at least three discrete fossils to Pewter Museum)

Ancient Power is a Rock-type damage-dealing special move.
The user attacks with a prehistoric power. It may also raise all the user’s stats at once.

Function

In battle

Ancient Power inflicts damage with a 10%-chance secondary effect of raising the attacker’s Attack, Defense, Sp.Attack, Sp.Defense and Speed by 1 stage.

Out of battle

While toting this move in their movesets, Tangela, Piloswine, and Yanma will be prompted to evolve into Tangrowth, Mamoswine, and Yanmega, respectively, when leveling up.

Learnability

Level-up/instinction

No. Pokémon Type 1 Type 2 Level
114 Tangela Grass 38
138 Omanyte Rock Water 37
139 Omastar Rock Water 37
140 Kabuto Rock Water 46
141 Kabutops Rock Water 54
142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 25
144 Articuno Ice Flying 29
145 Zapdos Electric Flying 29
146 Moltres Fire Flying 29
151 Mew Psychic 50
175 Togepi Fairy 33
176 Togetic Fairy Flying 33
193 Yanma Bug Flying 33
206 Dunsparce Normal 18
218 Slugma Fire 22
219 Magcargo Fire Rock 22
221 Piloswine Ice Ground 1
222 Corsola Water Rock 17
249 Lugia Psychic Flying 57
250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 57
251 Celebi Grass Psychic 28
343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 19
344 Claydol Ground Psychic 19
345 Lileep Rock Grass 17
346 Cradily Rock Grass 17
347 Anorith Rock Bug 21
348 Armaldo Rock Bug 21
352 Kecleon Normal 21
369 Relicanth Water Rock 21
377 Regirock Rock 31
378 Regice Ice 31
379 Registeel Steel 31
382 Kyogre Water 1
383 Groudon Ground 1
384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 15
408 Cranidos Rock 33
409 Rampardos Rock 36
410 Shieldon Rock Steel 28
411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 28
465 Tangrowth Grass 40
469 Yanmega Bug Flying 33
473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 1
483 Dialga Steel Dragon 10
484 Palkia Water Dragon 10
485 Heatran Fire Steel 1
487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 10
564 Tirtouga Water Rock 18
565 Carracosta Water Rock 18
566 Archen Rock Flying 18
567 Archeops Rock Flying 18
615 Cryogonal Ice
643 Reshiram Dragon Fire 15
644 Zekrom Dragon Electric 15
646 Kyurem Dragon Ice 15
688 Binacle Rock Water 28
689 Barbaracle Rock Water 28
696 Tyrunt Rock Dragon 26
697 Tyrantrum Rock Dragon 26
698 Amaura Rock Ice 26
699 Aurorus Rock Ice 26
703 Carbink Rock Fairy 31
719 Diancie Rock Fairy 27

Emboldened Pokémon avail from a STAB bonus for this move.

Move tutor

No. Pokémon Type 1 Type 2
004 Charmander Fire
005 Charmeleon Fire
074 Geodude Rock Ground
075 Graveler Rock Ground
076 Golem Rock Ground
095 Onix Rock Ground
111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock
112 Rhydon Ground Rock
208 Steelix Steel Ground
213 Shuckle Bug Rock
299 Nosepass Rock
304 Aron Steel Rock
305 Lairon Steel Rock
306 Aggron Steel Rock
337 Lunatone Rock Psychic
338 Solrock Rock Psychic
385 Jirachi Steel Psychic
422 Shellos Water
423 Gastrodon Water Ground
436 Bronzor Steel Psychic
437 Bronzong Steel Psychic
464 Rhyperior Ground Rock
476 Probopass Rock Steel
486 Regigigas Normal
489 Phione Water
490 Manaphy Water
493 Arceus Normal

Emboldened Pokémon avail from a STAB bonus for this move.

Egg Moves

No. Pokémon Type 1 Type 2
004 Charmander Fire
005 Charmeleon Fire
006 Charizard Fire Flying
050 Diglett Ground
50A Alolan Diglett Ground Steel
051 Dugtrio Ground
51A Alolan Dugtrio Ground Steel
098 Krabby Water
099 Kingler Water
102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic
103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic
103A Alolan Exeggutor Grass Dragon
104 Cubone Ground
105 Marowak Ground
105A Alolan Marowak Fire Ghost
131 Lapras Water Ice
152 Chikorita Grass
153 Bayleef Grass
154 Meganium Grass
158 Totodile Water
159 Croconaw Water
160 Feraligatr Water
194 Wooper Water Ground
195 Quagsire Water Ground
206 Dunsparce Normal
220 Swinub Ice Ground
221 Piloswine Ice Ground
231 Phanpy Ground
232 Donphan Ground
246 Larvitar Rock Ground
247 Pupitar Rock Ground
248 Tyranitar Rock Dark
258 Mudkip Water
259 Marshtomp Water Ground
260 Swampert Water Ground
303 Mawile Steel Fairy
318 Carvanha Water Dark
319 Sharpedo Water Dark
322 Numel Fire Ground
323 Camerupt Fire Ground
341 Corphish Water
342 Crawdaunt Water Dark
473 Mamoswine Ice Ground
561 Sigilyph Psychic Flying

Emboldened Pokémon avail from a STAB bonus for this move.