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Rage (Japanese: いかり Rage) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM20 in Generation I.

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Effect

This move effect may be in need of research.Reason: From Generation II onwards, does sleep, freeze, flinching etc. still pause but not disrupt the building of Rage?You can discuss this on the talk page.

Generation I

Rage deals damage and it will not be possible for the player to do anything other than let the user continue to use Rage, and it will not stop using Rage until it faints or the battle ends. Every time the user is damaged by an attack or is targeted by Disable, its rage will build, causing its Attack stat to increase by one stage. Being hit by a multi-hit move will raise the user's Attack once for each hit. Rage will use 1 PP when selected, but not use any PP on any subsequent turns.

If Rage misses during the turn it is selected, its secondary effects will not activate. If Rage misses due to the 99.6% accuracy bug of 100%-accuracy moves when there are no other accuracy or evasion modifiers in effect, or in case said modifiers cancel each other, its accuracy will be unaffected. However, if Rage misses due to an accuracy or evasion check when its decision-removing effect is active, the accuracy of Rage will subsequently become 0.4%. The duration of Rage will be paused but not disrupted by anything, including sleep, freeze, binding, flinching, or if the user hurts itself due to confusion.

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Rage will not attempt to increase the user's Attack if it has reached a stage of +6, and will not successfully increase the user's Attack if it has reached a value of 999.

In Pokémon Stadium, Rage's accuracy does not drop when it misses. Disable causes Rage to build only when Disable hits.

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Generation II

Rage is no longer a continuous move and will not automatically last until the end of the battle. When Rage is used consecutively, it will consume PP each turn, and the damage it deals is multiplied by a separate Rage counter; this Rage counter starts at 1 and increases by one each time the user of Rage is damaged by an attack (up to a maximum of 255), and is reset when the user ceases to use Rage (but not when Rage misses).

The accuracy-changing effects present in Generation I no longer apply, and missing does not change the accuracy of Rage.

Generation III

When Rage is used consecutively, the user's Attack stat now increases by one stage each time it is damaged by an attack instead. A Pokémon's rage will now build even if the initial use of Rage misses or fails.

Rage can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Leer, Scary Face, and Thrash to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.

Generation IV to VII

A Pokémon's rage will now only start to build after it successfully used Rage.

In Generation IV only, due to a glitch, if a Pokémon that is under the effect of Rage selects a move other than Rage, it removes all volatile status conditions except Rage (e.g. confusion, transform, substitute, etc.). If transform is removed this way, the transformed Pokémon gets to keep its transformed moveset permanently.

Generation VIII onwards

Rage cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A non-stop attack move. The user's Attack power increases every time it sustains damage.
GSC Raises Attack if the user is hit.
RSEColoXD Raises the user's Attack every time it is hit.
FRLG An attack that becomes stronger each time the user is hit in battle.
DPPtHGSSPBR While this move is in use, it gains attack power each time the user is hit in battle.
BWB2W2XYORASSMUSUMPE As long as this move is in use, the power of rage raises the Attack stat each time the user is hit in battle.
SwShBDSPLASV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII
0004 Monster Dragon 22 19 19RSE − − − − −
0005 Monster Dragon 24 20 20RSE − − − − −
0006 Monster Dragon 24 20 20RSE − − − − −
0015 Bug 25 25 25 19 19 19 14 13
0057 Field 28Y 1, 28 1, 28 28 28 28 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0084 Flying 36 25 25 10 10 10XY9ORAS 8 10
0085 Flying 39 25 25 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10XY1, 9ORAS 1, 8 1, 10
0095 Mineral 25 27 25RSE23FRLG 14 14BW10B2W2 13 13 10
0104 Monster 46 29 29 23 23 23 23 18
0105 Monster 55 32 32 23 23 23 23 18
0105 Monster − 18
0115 Monster 1 31 31 22 22 22 22 22
0128 Field 44 8 8RSE4FRLG 5 5 5 5 12
0130 Water 2 Dragon − − − − − − − 21
0136 Field 48RGB − − − − − − −
0158 Monster Water 1 7 7 8 8 8 8
0159 Monster Water 1 1, 7 1, 7 8 8 8 8
0160 Monster Water 1 1, 7 1, 7 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8
0206 Field 1 1 1 1 1 1
0208 Mineral 27 25RSE23FRLG 14 14BW10B2W2 13 13
0209 Field Fairy 34 34 31 31 31 31
0210 Field Fairy 38 38 35 35 35 35
0267 Bug − − − 37ORAS 37
0318 Water 2 7 6 6 6XY4ORAS 4
0319 Water 2 1, 7 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6XY1, 4ORAS 1, 4
0371 Dragon 1 1 1 1 1
0372 Dragon 1 1 1 1 1
0373 Dragon 1 1 1 1 1
0551 Field 1 1 1
0552 Field 1 1 1
0553 Field 1 1 1
0554 Field 9 9 9
0555 Field 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
0626 Field 6 6 6
0772 No Eggs Discovered 5
0773 No Eggs Discovered 5
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 TM

By breeding

By event

Generation II

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In the Rescue Team and Explorers series, Rage is a status move which gives the user the Enraged status condition. This status boosts the user's Attack stat by one stage every time it takes damage and lasts for 5-10 turns.

From Gates to Infinity onward, Rage now inflicts damage while also giving itself the Enraged status condition. As with the previous games, the Enraged status condition raises the user's Attack by one stage whenever it takes damage. This status condition lasts for 100 turns in Gates to Infinity, and only 11 turns in Super Mystery Dungeon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Rage
★★★
Attack power 47.82716
Charge time 0.82 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Enraged status. Its Attack rises by one level every time the user takes damage.
MDTDS Gives the user an Enraged status, which boosts its Attack by 1 level every time the user takes damage.
BSL じぶんを いかりじょうたいにかえる ダメージをうけるたびに こうげきが １だんかいあがる
MDGtI You'll get the Enraged status, which boosts your Attack every time you take damage. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)
SMD You'll get enraged, which boosts your Attack every time you take damage from a move. The boosted Attack returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime

Pokédex entries

Episode Subject Source Entry
EP025 Rage Ash's Pokédex Charmander's special attack, Rage. It gains more power the more it is attacked. It will continue to fight until its opponent falls.

In the manga

Aim to Be a Card Master!!

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • The Lake of Rage is named after this move, except in French and German.
    • In French, the Lake of Rage is named after Outrage (Colère) instead.
    • In German, it is not named after a specific move. The only move with Zorn- in its German name is Fury Cutter (Zornklinge).
  • Prior to Generation VI, if the last opposing Pokémon successfully used Self-Destruct or Explosion on a target that had used Rage and the target survived, Rage would build despite it being the end of the battle.

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