Ability profile
Reckless Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation IV
Pokémon with ability
13
Effect
This Pokémon's recoil moves and crash moves have 1.2× their base power. Struggle is unaffected. The "crash moves" are the moves that damage the user upon missing: Jump Kick and High Jump Kick.
Flavor text
Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
Quick summary
Reckless is a main-series ability from Generation IV. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation IV
Reckless first appeared in Generation IV. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Reckless is used in main-series battles and links to 13 species profiles below.
13 Pokémon can have Reckless in the official dataset.
Fan favorite hub
See which fan favorites share this ability
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