Body Slam in Pokemon Survivor

Body Slam at a glance

What Body Slam does

Body Slam is a Normal-type melee move. A full-weight tackle: slow, short and brutal.

Normal moves are in every Pokemon's pool, so it can show up in any run. It reaches you as a new-move card when you level up, as long as one of your four move slots is free. No Pokemon begins a run with it, so you only find it on level-up cards. Each level-up draws three cards by weight from up to six new-move candidates, your move upgrades and the stat cards, so even a good move can sit out several level-ups.

It knocks enemies back.

Body Slam stats by level

At level 1, Body Slam deals 36 damage with a 0.95 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 76 damage every 0.71 seconds, which is 106.1 potential damage per second against 37.9 at level 1.

Potential damage per second multiplies damage by the number of hits and divides by the cooldown. It assumes every one lands on the same enemy and leaves out the Pokemon's attack multiplier, your cards and the type chart, so treat it as an upper bound for comparing levels and moves, not as a kill time.

Body Slam level-up changes

Each level-up card for Body Slam applies the changes below. They stack, so the level 5 row above already includes all of them.

• Level 2: +40% damage
• Level 3: +25% reach
• Level 4: -25% cooldown
• Level 5: full circle, +50% damage

Body Slam evolution: Giga Impact

Body Slam evolves into Giga Impact when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Power card at least once in the same run. Once both are true, a golden evolution card is always offered at your next level-up. Until then, the Power card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Giga Impact keeps the Normal type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 76 to 144 and its cooldown stays at 0.71 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +90% damage
• +30% reach
• Full circle

Which Pokemon can use Body Slam

Every Pokemon can learn Body Slam, because Normal moves are in all move pools. The real question is whether it is worth one of your four slots. No Pokemon starts with it. The table lists the top-ranked Pokemon overall by Stat Score. The full list is in the Pokedex.

How to use Body Slam

• Melee moves aim at an enemy touching you first, then at a boss within 330 pixels, then at the nearest enemy, and wait until a target is in reach before they fire. A crowd around you takes the hits before a boss does.
• No type takes extra damage from Normal moves, while Rock and Steel take 40% less and Ghost takes only 30% of the damage. Enemies with two types multiply both effects. See the type chart.
• Other melee moves are Tackle, Vine Whip, and Wing Attack. The moves list compares all 64.
• While your active slot holds a melee move, you take 25% less damage from ordinary hits. Pure damage such as the final fight's pillars and beams ignores that discount.
• Each Reflexes card multiplies every cooldown by 0.92 and each Power card multiplies damage by 1.10. After 5 Reflexes cards the 0.95 second cooldown of Body Slam at level 1 becomes 0.63 seconds.
• Only the move group in your active slot fires, and every move in the group keeps its own cooldown timer. A bond, which a rift win gives you, fuses loose moves into one group.

Body Slam in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Body Slam do in Pokemon Survivor?

A full-weight tackle: slow, short and brutal. It is a Normal-type melee move with 5 levels. It deals 36 damage at level 1 and 76 at level 5.

How do you evolve Body Slam?

Level it to 5 and take the Power card at least once in the same run. A golden evolution card then appears at the next level-up and turns it into Giga Impact.

Which Pokemon can learn Body Slam?

All 966 Pokemon, because it is a Normal move. None of them start with it.

Browse all 64 moves in the Pokemon Survivor moves list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.