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How to knock out a 120 HP Pokémon
172 Standard cards have exactly 120 HP. 422 Standard attacks print 120+ damage and Knock them Out in one hit; another 519 do it when they hit Weakness. 941 attacks do at least 60, enough for a two-hit Knock Out.
- One-hit attacks
- 422
- With Weakness
- 519
- Cheapest
- 0 Energy
- Needed with Weakness
- 60
Fastest one-hit Knock Outs
Attacks that print at least 120 damage, fewest Energy first.
| Pokémon | Type | Attack | Damage | HP | Prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alolan Dugtrio Surging Sparks | Metal | Trio-Cheehoo Free | 120 | 110 | 1 |
| Palafin ex Prismatic Evolutions | Water | Giga Impact W | 250 | 340 | 2 |
| Tinkaton Mega Evolution | Metal | Windup Swing M | 240- | 160 | 1 |
| Ceruledge Phantasmal Flames | Fire | Infernal Slash R | 220 | 140 | 1 |
| Decidueye Shrouded Fable | Grass | Power Shot G | 170 | 150 | 1 |
| Greninja ex Twilight Masquerade | Fighting | Shinobi Blade W | 170 | 310 | 2 |
| Medicham Ascended Heroes | Fighting | Seventh Kick F | 150 | 120 | 1 |
| Diggersby Perfect Order | Colorless | Earthquake C | 140 | 150 | 1 |
| Annihilape Surging Sparks | Fighting | Tantrum F | 130 | 140 | 1 |
| Centiskorch Surging Sparks | Fire | Billowing Heat Wave R | 130 | 130 | 1 |
| Flygon ex Surging Sparks | Fighting | Reversing Storm F | 130 | 310 | 2 |
| Lurantis Destined Rivals | Grass | Petal Blade Dance G | 130 | 120 | 1 |
| Malamar Pitch Black | Darkness | Brain Crush D | 130 | 120 | 1 |
| Mega Lucario ex Ascended Heroes | Fighting | Aura Jab F | 130 | 340 | 3 |
| Palafin Temporal Forces | Water | Vanguard Punch W | 130 | 150 | 1 |
One-hit Knock Outs with Weakness
These print 60–110 damage, which doubles to 120+ against a Pokémon weak to them.
| Pokémon | Type | Attack | Damage | HP | Prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beedrill ex Chaos Rising | Grass | Rumbling Bees G | 110× | 310 | 2 |
| Camerupt Ascended Heroes | Fire | Roasting Burn R | 110 | 140 | 1 |
| Inteleon Mega Evolution | Water | Water Shot W | 110 | 150 | 1 |
| Cradily Stellar Crown | Grass | Miasma Wind G | 100× | 150 | 1 |
| Cynthia's Garchomp ex Ascended Heroes | Fighting | Corkscrew Dive F | 100 | 330 | 2 |
| Escavalier Black Bolt | Metal | Wild Lances M | 90 | 130 | 1 |
| Sawk White Flare | Fighting | Rising Chop F | 90 | 110 | 1 |
| Team Rocket's Raticate Destined Rivals | Colorless | Reckless Abandon C | 90 | 90 | 1 |
| Vikavolt Ascended Heroes | Lightning | Volt Switch L | 90 | 160 | 1 |
| Vivillon Surging Sparks | Grass | Cutting Wind G | 90 | 120 | 1 |
| Banette Pitch Black | Psychic | Puppet Pull P | 80 | 80 | 1 |
| Beautifly Ascended Heroes | Grass | Energy Straw G | 80× | 130 | 1 |
Standard Pokémon with 120 HP
| Pokémon | Type | Stage | HP | Weakness | Retreat | Prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alolan Marowak Journey Together | Psychic | Stage 1 | 120 | Darkness ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Altaria Surging Sparks | Dragon | Stage 1 | 120 | None | 1 | 1 |
| Amoonguss Black Bolt | Grass | Stage 1 | 120 | Fire ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Aromatisse Perfect Order | Psychic | Stage 1 | 120 | Metal ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Aromatisse Prismatic Evolutions | Psychic | Stage 1 | 120 | Metal ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Articuno 30th Celebration | Water | Basic | 120 | Metal ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Arven's Greedent Destined Rivals | Colorless | Stage 1 | 120 | Fighting ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Azumarill Surging Sparks | Psychic | Stage 1 | 120 | Metal ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Azumarill Stellar Crown | Water | Stage 1 | 120 | Lightning ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bisharp Ascended Heroes | Metal | Stage 1 | 120 | Fire ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bisharp Black Bolt | Metal | Stage 1 | 120 | Fire ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Boltund Temporal Forces | Lightning | Stage 1 | 120 | Fighting ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bombirdier Journey Together | Darkness | Basic | 120 | Lightning ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Breloom Destined Rivals | Grass | Stage 1 | 120 | Fire ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Breloom Temporal Forces | Grass | Stage 1 | 120 | Fire ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brute Bonnet Twilight Masquerade | Darkness | Basic | 120 | Grass ×2 | 3 | 1 |
| Butterfree Journey Together | Grass | Stage 2 | 120 | Fire ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chansey Twilight Masquerade | Colorless | Basic | 120 | Fighting ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chien-Pao Perfect Order | Darkness | Basic | 120 | Grass ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chien-Pao Surging Sparks | Water | Basic | 120 | Metal ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Claydol Chaos Rising | Fighting | Stage 1 | 120 | Grass ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Clefable Ascended Heroes | Psychic | Stage 1 | 120 | Metal ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cobalion Black Bolt | Metal | Basic | 120 | Fire ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cofagrigus White Flare | Psychic | Stage 1 | 120 | Darkness ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cofagrigus Surging Sparks | Psychic | Stage 1 | 120 | Darkness ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cresselia 30th Celebration | Psychic | Basic | 120 | Darkness ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cresselia Phantasmal Flames | Psychic | Basic | 120 | Darkness ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cresselia Shrouded Fable | Psychic | Basic | 120 | Darkness ×2 | 1 | 1 |
| Deoxys Chaos Rising | Psychic | Basic | 120 | Darkness ×2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dhelmise Mega Evolution | Grass | Basic | 120 | Fire ×2 | 2 | 1 |
Damage is the number printed on the card. Attacks marked + or × can do more, and Abilities, Tools and Stadiums can change the maths — always read the card. Energy letters: G Grass, R Fire, W Water, L Lightning, P Psychic, F Fighting, D Darkness, M Metal, N Dragon, C Colorless (any Energy).
Questions people ask
How much damage do you need to knock out a 120 HP Pokémon?
120 in one hit, or 60 if the attack hits its Weakness (×2). Two hits of 60 also work.
What is the cheapest attack that one-shots 120 HP?
Alolan Dugtrio's Trio-Cheehoo — 120 damage for 0 Energy.
Which Pokémon have 120 HP?
172 Standard cards, including Alolan Marowak, Altaria, Amoonguss, Aromatisse, Articuno and Arven's Greedent.
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