Ancient Power
Rock-type special move in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
SpecialMove text
The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.
Details
Introduced
Power
Accuracy
PP
Priority
Makes contact?
Machine
Learners
Learners
 Paldean Wooper Paldea #53 |   | Egg |
Paldean Wooper Paldea #53 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Clodsire Paldea #54 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Phanpy Paldea #122 | | Egg |
Phanpy Paldea #122 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Donphan Paldea #123 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Nacli Paldea #129 | | Egg |
Nacli Paldea #129 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Naclstack Paldea #130 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Garganacl Paldea #131 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Diglett Paldea #148 | | Egg |
Diglett Paldea #148 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Dugtrio Paldea #149 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Torkoal Paldea #150 |  | Egg |
Torkoal Paldea #150 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Numel Paldea #151 | | Egg |
Numel Paldea #151 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Camerupt Paldea #152 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Klawf Paldea #249 | | Egg |
Klawf Paldea #249 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Larvitar Paldea #316 | | Egg |
Larvitar Paldea #316 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Pupitar Paldea #317 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Tyranitar Paldea #318 |  | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Stonjourner Paldea #319 | | Egg |
Stonjourner Paldea #319 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Sandygast Paldea #322 |  | Egg |
Sandygast Paldea #322 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Palossand Paldea #323 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Wooper Kitakami #5 |  | Egg |
Wooper Kitakami #5 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Quagsire Kitakami #6 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Corphish Kitakami #11 | | Egg |
Corphish Kitakami #11 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Crawdaunt Kitakami #12 | | Egg |
Crawdaunt Kitakami #12 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Swinub Kitakami #50 |  | Egg |
Swinub Kitakami #50 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Piloswine Kitakami #51 | | Egg |
Piloswine Kitakami #51 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Mamoswine Kitakami #52 | | Egg |
Mamoswine Kitakami #52 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Exeggcute Blueberry #3 |   | Egg |
Exeggcute Blueberry #3 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Exeggutor Blueberry #4 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Alolan Exeggutor Blueberry #4 |  | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Smeargle Blueberry #40 |  | Permanently copy an eligible obtainable move with Sketch. |
 Alolan Diglett Blueberry #66 |  | Egg |
Alolan Diglett Blueberry #66 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Alolan Dugtrio Blueberry #67 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Lapras Blueberry #145 | | Egg |
Lapras Blueberry #145 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Charmander Blueberry #167 | | Egg |
Charmander Blueberry #167 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Charmeleon Blueberry #168 | | Egg |
Charmeleon Blueberry #168 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Charizard Blueberry #169 |  | Egg |
Charizard Blueberry #169 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
 Chikorita Blueberry #173 | | Egg |
Chikorita Blueberry #173 | | Picnic transfer: hold a Mirror Herb with an empty move slot while another party Pokémon knows the move. Egg-group and gender compatibility are not required. |
Related
| Move | Type | Class | TM | Power | Acc. | PP | Pokémon | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerock | |  Physical | - | 40 | 100 | 20 | 3 | The user smashes into the target at high speed. This move always goes first. |
| Diamond Storm | | Physical | - | 100 | 95 | 5 | 2 | The user whips up a storm of diamonds to damage opposing Pokémon. This may also sharply boost the user's Defense stat. |
| Head Smash | | Physical | - | 150 | 80 | 5 | 27 | The user attacks the target with a hazardous full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly. |
| Meteor Beam | | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 | 85 | The user gathers energy from space and boosts its Sp. Atk stat on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn. | |
| Mighty Cleave | | Physical | - | 95 | 100 | 5 | 2 | The user wields the light that has accumulated atop its head to cleave the target. This move hits even if the target protects itself. |
| Power Gem | | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 | 103 | The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones. | |
| Rock Blast | | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 | 91 | The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row. | |
| Rock Polish | |  Status | - | - | - | 20 | 41 | The user polishes its body to reduce drag. This sharply boosts the user's Speed stat. |
| Rock Slide | | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | 323 | Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. | |
| Rock Throw | | Physical | - | 50 | 90 | 15 | 39 | The user picks up and throws a small rock at the target to inflict damage. |
| Rock Tomb | | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 | 338 | The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement. | |
| Rock Wrecker | | Physical | - | 150 | 90 | 5 | 2 | The user launches a huge boulder at the target to attack. The user can't move on the next turn. |
| Rollout | | Physical | - | 30 | 90 | 20 | 91 | The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. This attack becomes more powerful each time it hits. |
| Salt Cure | | Physical | - | 40 | 100 | 15 | 3 | The user salt cures the target, inflicting damage every turn. Steel and Water types are more strongly affected by this move. |
| Sandstorm | | Status | - | - | 10 | 249 | A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types. | |
| Smack Down | | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 | 117 | The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. If the target is in the air, it will be knocked down to the ground. | |
| Stealth Rock | | Status | - | - | 20 | 202 | The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. | |
| Stone Axe | | Physical | - | 65 | 90 | 15 | 2 | The user swings its stone axes at the target. Stone splinters left behind by this attack float around the target. |
| Stone Edge | | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 | 230 | The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. | |
| Tar Shot | | Status | - | - | 100 | 15 | 2 | The user pours sticky tar over the target, lowering the target's Speed stat. The target becomes weaker to Fire-type moves. |
| Wide Guard | | Status | - | - | - | 10 | 50 | The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn. |
