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General

Bulk Up

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE

Quick Description

Flavor text: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats.
Eevine summary: Raises the user's Attack and Defense.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: n/a
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20; maximum is 32
Target: user
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: n/a
Power percentile: 0
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: ビルドアップ
Romaji: Birudoappu

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: n/a
RSE TM: TM08 (¥0), location: bulk up
DPPT TM: TM08 (¥0), location:

Effect Details

Raises the user's Attack and Defense.

Flavor Text

Bulks up the body to boost both ATTACK and DEFENSE.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Flavor text: User gains one star.

Similar Moves

: Growth, Meditate, Silver Wind, Swords Dance, Tail Glow
: Cosmic Power, Dragon Dance, Howl
: Amnesia, Belly Drum, Refresh, Sharpen
: Acid Armor, AncientPower, Swallow

Combos

Use Bulk Up before: none
Use Bulk Up after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

By leveling up

3 Pokémon

			Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
28	28	28	Blaziken	6'2.8"	114.6 lb		Ground	Blaze	80	120	70	110	70	80	88.3
28	28	28	Combusken	2'11.4"	43 lb		Ground	Blaze	60	85	60	85	60	55	67.5
30	30	30	Groudon	11'5.8"	2094.4 lb		No Eggs	Drought	100	150	140	100	90	90	111.7

Machine

42 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Blaziken	6'2.8"	114.6 lb		Ground	Blaze	80	120	70	110	70	80	88.3
Breloom	3'11.2"	86.4 lb		Fairy Plant	Effect Spore Poison Heal	60	130	80	60	60	70	76.7
Buizel	2'3.6"	65 lb		Water 1 Ground	Swift Swim	55	65	35	60	30	85	55.0
Chimchar	1'7.7"	13.7 lb		Ground Humanshape	Blaze	44	58	44	58	44	61	51.5
Combusken	2'11.4"	43 lb		Ground	Blaze	60	85	60	85	60	55	67.5
Croagunk	2'3.6"	50.7 lb		Humanshape	Dry Skin Anticipation	48	61	40	61	40	50	50.0
Dialga	17'8.6"	1505.7 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	100	120	120	150	100	90	113.3
Floatzel	3'7.3"	73.9 lb		Water 1 Ground	Swift Swim	85	105	55	85	50	115	82.5
Gallade	5'3"	114.6 lb		Indeterminate	Steadfast Steadfast	68	125	65	65	115	80	86.3
Granbull	4'7.1"	107.4 lb		Ground Fairy	Intimidate Quick Feet	90	120	75	60	60	45	75.0
Groudon	11'5.8"	2094.4 lb		No Eggs	Drought	100	150	140	100	90	90	111.7
Hariyama	7'6.6"	559.5 lb		Humanshape	Thick Fat Guts	144	120	60	40	60	50	79.0
Heracross	4'11.1"	119 lb		Bug	Guts Swarm	80	125	75	40	95	85	83.3
Hitmonchan	4'7.1"	110.7 lb		Humanshape	Keen Eye Iron Fist	50	105	79	35	110	76	75.8
Hitmonlee	4'11.1"	109.8 lb		Humanshape	Limber Reckless	50	120	53	35	110	87	75.8
Hitmontop	4'7.1"	105.8 lb		Humanshape	Intimidate Technician	50	95	95	35	110	70	75.8
Infernape	3'11.2"	121.3 lb		Ground Humanshape	Blaze	76	104	71	104	71	108	89.0
Lucario	3'11.2"	119 lb		Ground Humanshape	Inner Focus Steadfast	70	110	70	115	70	90	87.5
Machamp	5'3"	286.6 lb		Humanshape	Guts No Guard	90	130	80	65	85	55	84.2
Machoke	4'11.1"	155.4 lb		Humanshape	Guts No Guard	80	100	70	50	60	45	67.5
Machop	2'7.5"	43 lb		Humanshape	Guts No Guard	70	80	50	35	35	35	50.8
Makuhita	3'3.4"	190.5 lb		Humanshape	Thick Fat Guts	72	60	30	20	30	25	39.5
Mankey	1'7.7"	61.7 lb		Ground	Vital Spirit Anger Point	40	80	35	35	45	70	50.8
Medicham	4'3.2"	69.4 lb		Humanshape	Pure Power	60	60	75	60	75	80	68.3
Meditite	1'11.6"	24.7 lb		Humanshape	Pure Power	30	40	55	40	55	60	46.7
Mew	1'3.7"	8.8 lb		No Eggs	Synchronize	100	100	100	100	100	100	100.0
Mewtwo	6'6.7"	269 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	106	110	90	154	90	130	113.3
Monferno	2'11.4"	48.5 lb		Ground Humanshape	Blaze	64	78	52	78	52	81	67.5
Palkia	13'9.4"	740.7 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	90	120	100	150	120	100	113.3
Pinsir	4'11.1"	121.3 lb		Bug	Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker	65	125	100	55	70	85	83.3
Poliwrath	4'3.2"	119 lb		Water 1	Damp Water Absorb	90	85	95	70	90	70	83.3
Primeape	3'3.4"	70.5 lb		Ground	Vital Spirit Anger Point	65	105	60	60	70	95	75.8
Rayquaza	22'11.6"	455.2 lb		No Eggs	Air Lock	105	150	90	150	90	95	113.3
Riolu	2'3.6"	44.5 lb		No Eggs	Inner Focus Steadfast	40	70	40	35	40	60	47.5
Slaking	6'6.7"	287.7 lb		Ground	Truant	150	160	100	95	65	100	111.7
Slakoth	2'7.5"	52.9 lb		Ground	Truant	60	60	60	35	35	30	46.7
Snubbull	1'11.6"	17.2 lb		Ground Fairy	Intimidate Run Away	60	80	50	40	40	30	50.0
Teddiursa	1'11.6"	19.4 lb		Ground	Pickup Quick Feet	60	80	50	50	50	40	55.0
Toxicroak	4'3.2"	97.9 lb		Humanshape	Dry Skin Anticipation	83	106	65	86	65	85	81.7
Tyrogue	2'3.6"	46.3 lb		No Eggs	Guts Steadfast	35	35	35	35	35	35	35.0
Ursaring	5'10.9"	277.3 lb		Ground	Guts Quick Feet	90	130	75	75	75	55	83.3
Vigoroth	4'7.1"	102.5 lb		Ground	Vital Spirit	80	80	80	55	55	90	73.3