Knock Off (move)

Knock Off (Japanese: はたきおとす Knock Off) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation III. It is TM181 in Generation IX.
==Effect==
Knock Off inflicts damage and knocks off the target's held item if it has one.
If an Exp. Share or Lucky Egg was knocked off, the Pokémon will still gain experience accordingly. If an Amulet Coin was knocked off, the Pokémon will still gain prize money accordingly. Knock Off can knock off Mail (unlike other item-manipulating effects, which often cannot affect Mail).
===Generations III and IV===
If the Pokémon's item is knocked off, that Pokémon's held item becomes unusable for the rest of the battle (even if switched out), but still remains visible on the status screen. If a Pokémon has a knocked off item, it cannot gain or lose an item: and always fail if either Pokémon has a knocked off item, and cannot steal an item from a knocked off Pokémon, and always fails when used by the Pokémon.
If Knock Off triggers an item (such as a Focus Band, Focus Sash, or Colbur Berry) after the attack, that item activates before Knock Off can knock it off (in the case of the Focus Band, which is not consumed, it will be removed after its effect has activated).
Even if the user faints when using Knock Off (such as due to the target's or user's Life Orb), it still knocks off the target's held item.
Knock Off cannot knock off an item from Pokémon with the Ability or if it hits a Pokémon's . Knock Off cannot knock off any item from a Pokémon with or a Griseous Orb from any Pokémon.
Knock Off can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if was used in the previous turn.
===Generation V===
Knock Off now removes the held item rather than rendering it unusable; this means that the Pokémon can obtain another item if its held item is removed by Knock Off. However, still cannot recover an item removed by Knock Off.
Wild Pokémon cannot remove held items of the player's Pokémon.
If the user faints due to the target's Ability ( or ) or held Rocky Helmet, it cannot remove the target's held item. However, Knock Off will still remove the target's held item if the user faints due to its own held Life Orb. If Knock Off causes a Pokémon with the Ability to faint, it can now remove that Pokémon's held item.
Knock Off can now remove a held Griseous Orb from any Pokémon other than . Knock Off cannot remove a Plate if the target is (Multitype has no effect on Knock Off), and cannot remove a Drive if the target is . If those Pokémon use Knock Off on a target holding this item (whenever or not the target benefits from holding the item), the item will not be removed.
===Generation VI onwards===
Knock Off's power has been increased from 20 to 65.
Knock Off cannot remove a Z-Crystal from any Pokémon, a Mega Stone or Orb if the target could use it to Mega Evolve or undergo Primal Reversion, a memory if the target is , a Rusted Sword from , a Rusted Shield from , any of the Hearthflame, Wellspring, or Cornerstone Masks from , or a Booster Energy from any Paradox Pokémon (excluding and ), even if it hasn't consumed the item because its Ability triggered from the appropriate weather or terrain condition instead.
If Knock Off is used on a Pokémon that is holding an item that can be knocked off, its base power will be boosted by 50%. Knock Off cannot remove the held item of a target that has or if it hits the target's , but the bonus damage will apply anyway. If used on a Pokémon weak to Dark-type moves holding a Colbur Berry, the Colbur Berry will still be eaten, but Knock Off will get the damage boost regardless. If used on a Pokémon that cannot lose its held item — such as a Pokémon holding its corresponding Mega Stone — this move will not receive the boost. Additionally, the boost will also not be applied if the user of Knock Off targets a Pokémon holding an item that would not be able to be removed from it.
In , when used in a Max Raid Battle, Knock Off fails completely, without even dealing damage.
In , when used on an ally in a Tera Raid Battle, Knock Off deals damage, but does not knock off the target's item. However, if used on a raid boss that is holding an item, the held item will be knocked off as normal.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By TM/Move Tutor===
===By ===
===Special move===
====Generation VII====
====Generation IX====
==In other games==
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Knock Off removes the target's held item. From onwards, Knock Off also deals damage, doubling if the enemy is holding an item.
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===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
* A 's was revealed to know Knock Off on the official web site, but it was never shown using the move.
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* In Generation III, an animation of the bag disappearing appears when Knock Off knocks an opponent's item.
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that can jam
Category:Item-manipulating moves
Category:Moves that power up
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Abschlag
es:Desarme
fr:Sabotage
it:Privazione
ja:はたきおとす
zh:拍落（招式）