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Ancient Power (Japanese: げんしのちから Primitive Power), formatted as AncientPower prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation II.

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Effect

In battle

Ancient Power inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.

Generation III

This move makes contact.

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Generation IV onward

This move does not make contact.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Ancient Power PP is now increased from 5 to 15. May raise the user's offensive and defensive stats.

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Other effects

From Generation IV onward, three Pokémon can evolve when they level up knowing Ancient Power: Tangela into Tangrowth, Piloswine into Mamoswine, and Yanma into Yanmega.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A Rock-type attack. This prehistoric move may boost all of the user's stats.
GSCRSEColoXD An attack that may raise all stats.
FRLG An ancient power is used to attack. It may also raise all the user's stats.
DPPtHGSSPBRBWB2W2 The user attacks with a prehistoric power. It may also raise all the user's stats at once.
XYORASSMUSUMPESwShBDSP The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also raise all the user's stats at once.
LA The user attacks with a primeval power. This may also raise the user's offensive and defensive stats.
SV The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

By Move Tutor

Special move

Generation III

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0114 Grass My Pokémon Ranch
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation V

Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0103 Grass Regina's Exeggutor (The Isle of Armor)
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation IX

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0195 Water 1 Field Wild Tera Pokémon - Timeless WoodsSVTM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Ancient Power inflicts damage, and has a small chance to raise user's Attack, Defense, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense and Travel Speed by one stage. When used by a Gigantic Pokémon in Gates to Infinity, Ancient Power has base 20 PP and hits nearby enemies in a 1 tile range around the user.

Pokémon GO

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 30 → 35
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 35 → 70
    • Energy cost: 25 → 33
    • Duration: 3.6 → 3.5 seconds
    • Damage window: 2.9 - 3.25 → 2.85 - 3.1 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • February 15, 2019
    • Secondary effect added
  • April 2, 2020
    • Power: 70 → 45
  • September 1, 2022
    • Power: 45 → 60
    • Secondary effect: 2 Attack and Defense → 1 Attack and Defense

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Ancient Power
★★★
Attack power 58.32581
Charge time 1 seconds
Range type Wide Shot
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May raise Attack and Defense

Pokémon Masters EX

•Description of additional effect(s) prior to Version 2.10.0 (released on June 28, 2021): Has a very small chance of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Speed, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def, and Speed.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also simultaneously raise by one level Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also boost the user's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Movement Speed by 1 level.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる いっていのかくりつで じぶんの こうげき ぼうぎょ とくこう とくぼう いどうそくどが すべて １だんかいあがる
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also boost your Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)It damages nearby Pokémon. It could also boost the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)*
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also boost your Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Travel Speed. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

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