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Bulk Up (Japanese: ビルドアップ Build Up) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III.

It is:

Effect

Bulk Up raises the user's Attack stat and Defense stat by one stage each.

If powered up by a Fightinium Z, the user's Attack stat is raised by another stage.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Bulk Up's PP has been reduced to 10, and it raises the user's offensive and defensive stats for four turns.

Description

Games	Description
RS EColo	Bulks up the body to boost both Attack and Defense.* Bulks up the body to boost both Attack & Defense.*
FRLG	The user bulks up its body to boost both its Attack and Defense stats.
XD	Raises Attack and Defense 1 level.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats.
LA	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising its offensive and defensive stats.
SV	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.

Learnset

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Bulk Up raises the user's Attack and Defense by one stage.

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Bulk Up could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Bulk Up could be seen as a move used by Boss Gurdurr.

Bulk Up

Charge time	1.54 seconds
Range type	Circular (self)
Target	Self
Additional effect	Raises the user's Attack and Defense

Pokémon Masters EX

Pokémon UNITE

Bulk Up is Machamp's second move as Machop. The user buffs themselves for 3 seconds increasing their attack by 15%. The user is unstoppable for the duration and gains a small amount of attack speed and movement speed. The user’s next basic attack is empowered. After evolving into Machoke at level 5, this move is replaced by either Dynamic Punch or Submission.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one level.
MDTD S	Boosts the user's Attack and Defense by 1 level.
BSL	じぶんのこうげきぼうぎょを１だんかいあげる
MDGtI	It boosts your Attack and Defense. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)
SMD	It boosts your Attack and Defense. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Slaking
The user increases their attack and defense power by buffing itself up.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Slaking roars loudly and flexes its muscles. Its muscles then dramatically increase in size.
Norman's Slaking	Hanging Around With Slaking II	Debut

Bulk Up (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

Effect

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR/Move Tutor

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pokémon Masters EX

Pokémon UNITE

Description

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages