Bulk Up
fighting
status
Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage.
Stats
| Power | None (status move) |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Never misses |
| PP | 20 |
| Priority | 0 |
| Category | status |
| Target | user |
| Introduced | Generation III |
In game description
The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
Pokemon that learn Bulk Up
#0056
Mankey
#0057
Primeape
#0062
Poliwrath
#0066
Machop
#0067
Machoke
#0068
Machamp
#0106
Hitmonlee
#0107
Hitmonchan
#0121
Starmie
#0125
Electabuzz
#0127
Pinsir
#0150
Mewtwo
#0151
Mew
#0209
Snubbull
#0210
Granbull
#0214
Heracross
#0216
Teddiursa
#0217
Ursaring
#0236
Tyrogue
#0237
Hitmontop
#0256
Combusken
#0257
Blaziken
#0260
Swampert
#0286
Breloom
#0287
Slakoth
#0288
Vigoroth
#0289
Slaking
#0296
Makuhita
#0297
Hariyama
#0302
Sableye
#0307
Meditite
#0308
Medicham
#0383
Groudon
#0384
Rayquaza
#0390
Chimchar
#0391
Monferno
#0392
Infernape
#0398
Staraptor
#0418
Buizel
#0419
Floatzel
Mankey
#0057
Primeape
#0062
Poliwrath
#0066
Machop
#0067
Machoke
#0068
Machamp
#0106
Hitmonlee
#0107
Hitmonchan
#0121
Starmie
#0125
Electabuzz
#0127
Pinsir
#0150
Mewtwo
#0151
Mew
#0209
Snubbull
#0210
Granbull
#0214
Heracross
#0216
Teddiursa
#0217
Ursaring
#0236
Tyrogue
#0237
Hitmontop
#0256
Combusken
#0257
Blaziken
#0260
Swampert
#0286
Breloom
#0287
Slakoth
#0288
Vigoroth
#0289
Slaking
#0296
Makuhita
#0297
Hariyama
#0302
Sableye
#0307
Meditite
#0308
Medicham
#0383
Groudon
#0384
Rayquaza
#0390
Chimchar
#0391
Monferno
#0392
Infernape
#0398
Staraptor
#0418
Buizel
#0419
Floatzel
Showing the first 40. Availability varies by server, since some restrict move tutors or TMs.
Using Bulk Up in Cobblemon
Bulk Up deals no damage, so its value is entirely in what it sets up. Status moves are usually the difference in a close gym fight, and sleep or paralysis also make a wild Pokemon far easier to catch.
Check the type chart before relying on it, and look up specific targets in the Pokedex where dual-type multipliers are already worked out.