Earthquake

Type

Ground

Category

physical

Power

100

Accuracy

100

PP

10

Priority

0

Target

all-adjacent

Contact

No

Spread

Yes

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

Yes

High spread damage but hits your own partner unless protected or immune.

• Incineroar
• Metagross Mega
• Tyranitar Mega
• Blaziken Mega
• Steelix Mega
• Drampa Mega
• Gyarados Mega
• Barbaracle Mega
• Heracross Mega
• Chesnaught Mega
• Gallade Mega
• Kommo O Totem
• Garchomp Mega Z
• Garchomp Mega
• Glalie Mega
• Sceptile Mega
• Aerodactyl Mega
• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Goodra Hisui
• Dragonite Mega
• Hydreigon
• Altaria Mega
• Blastoise Mega
• Pinsir Mega
• Charizard Mega Y
• Emboar Mega
• Kommo O
• Charizard Mega X
• Archaludon
• Kangaskhan Mega
• Sharpedo Mega
• Snorlax
• Excadrill Mega
• Lucario Mega Z
• Lucario Mega
• Empoleon
• Goodra
• Hydrapple
• Venusaur Mega
• Feraligatr Mega
• Crabominable Mega
• Infernape
• Scolipede Mega
• Golurk Mega
• Abomasnow Mega
• Meganium Mega
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
• Charizard Gmax
• Rhyperior
• Garchomp
• Aerodactyl
• Torterra
• Camerupt Mega
• Aggron Mega
• Venusaur Gmax
• Swampert
• Machamp Gmax
• Sandaconda
• Machamp
• Feraligatr
• Blastoise
• Tyranitar
• Skeledirge
• Typhlosion
• Charizard
• Gyarados
• Avalugg
• Blaziken
• Avalugg Hisui
• Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
• Aggron
• Beartic
• Heracross
• Sandaconda Gmax
• Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
• Farigiraf
• Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
• Scolipede
• Barbaracle
• Sceptile
• Kangaskhan
• Meganium
• Politoed
• Steelix
• Slowking Galar
• Passimian
• Venusaur
• Conkeldurr
• Oranguru
• Appletun
• Bastiodon
• Runerigus
• Typhlosion Hisui
• Chesnaught
• Orthworm
• Abomasnow
• Snorlax Gmax
• Garganacl
• Krookodile
• Rampardos
• Excadrill
• Altaria
• Emboar
• Crabominable
• Stunfisk
• Appletun Gmax
• Hippowdon
• Slowbro Galar
• Glalie
• Gallade
• Mamoswine
• Torkoal
• Lucario
• Metagross
• Slowbro
• Annihilape
• Pinsir
• Aurorus
• Sharpedo
• Wyrdeer
• Tauros
• Toxicroak
• Trevenant
• Tyrantrum
• Drampa
• Mudsdale
• Gliscor
• Pangoro
• Slowking
• Forretress
• Golurk
• Stunfisk Galar
• Camerupt
• Arbok
• Diggersby

Earthquake is a Ground-type physical attack. It has 100 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets all adjacent Pokémon, including allies. As a spread move it can affect multiple Pokémon at once. Hits all adjacent Pokémon, including the user's ally.

High spread damage but hits your own partner unless protected or immune.

Consider Earthquake when you want to pressure both opponents simultaneously. Spread attacks are powerful in doubles, but remember that they can be blocked by Wide Guard and may hit your own partner if they target all adjacent Pokémon. Pair it with Pokémon that are immune or resistant to its type, or protect your partner with Follow Me, Rage Powder or a well-timed Protect.

In team building, Earthquake helps compress coverage into a single moveslot because it threatens two foes at once. It works best on teams that can control the board with speed, redirection or Protect. Make sure your team does not rely too heavily on the same defensive typing, because a spread weakness can be punished by Wide Guard or an immune switch-in.

Common mistakes with Earthquake include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Hitting your own partner with friendly fire in spread matchups. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. Wide Guard blocks the spread effect. Spread moves hit both foes but may also damage your ally. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Earthquake in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: blocks this spread move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).