Pay Day (move)

Move data

Type Normal
Category Physical  Physical
Power 40
Accuracy 100
PP 20  (max. 32)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 1

Machine/Record

Red​/​Blue
Yellow
TM16
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee TM57
Sword​/​Shield TM02

Effects

Money is earned after the battle.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Pay Day turns into Breakneck Blitz and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Pay Day
Japanese ネコにこばん (Neko ni Koban)
German Zahltag
French Jackpot
Italian Giornopaga
Spanish Día de Pago
Korean 고양이돈받기
Chinese (Simplified) 聚宝功
Chinese (Traditional) 聚寶功

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
Throws coins. Gets them back later.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Throws coins at the foe. Money is recovered after.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen Numerous coins are hurled at the foe. Money is earned after battle.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
Numerous coins are hurled at the foe to inflict damage. Money is earned after battle.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
Numerous coins are hurled at the target to inflict damage. Money is earned after the battle.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
Numerous coins are hurled at the target to inflict damage. Money is earned after the battle.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
Numerous coins are hurled at the target to inflict damage. Money is earned after the battle.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
Numerous coins are hurled at the target to inflict damage. Money is earned after the battle.
Scarlet​/​Violet Coins are hurled at the target to inflict damage. Money is earned after the battle.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Pay Day 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.

Meowth Meowth
#0052 / Normal
Level 12
Alolan Meowth Meowth
Alolan Meowth
#0052 / Dark
Level 12
Galarian Meowth Meowth
Galarian Meowth
#0052 / Steel
Level 12
Persian Persian
#0053 / Normal
Level 12
Alolan Persian Persian
Alolan Persian
#0053 / Dark
Level 12
Perrserker Perrserker
#0863 / Steel
Level 12