Gyro Ball (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by TM

Move data

Type	Steel
Category	Physical
Power	—
Accuracy	100
PP	5 (max. 8)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 4

Machine/Record

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	TM74
Black/White Black 2/White 2	TM74
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	TM74
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	TM74
Sword/Shield	TR52
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	TM74
Scarlet/Violet	TM180

Effects

Gyro Ball inflicts varying damage: the slower the user compared to the opponent, the higher the damage, up to a maximum base power of 150. The base power is calculated as:

25 × TargetSpeed ÷ UserSpeed

For example, if the opponent is twice as fast as the user, Gyro Ball will have base power 50.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Steelium Z and uses its Z-Power, Gyro Ball turns into Corkscrew Crash and has base power 160.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Gyro Ball
Japanese	ジャイロボール (Gyroball)
German	Gyroball
French	Gyroballe
Italian	Vortexpalla
Spanish	Giro Bola
Korean	자이로볼
Chinese (Simplified)	陀螺球
Chinese (Traditional)	陀螺球

Game descriptions

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user tackles the foe with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user, the greater the damage.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move’s power.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move’s power.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user compared to the target, the greater the move’s power.
Scarlet/Violet	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move’s power.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Gyro Ball at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.