Pay Day

Type Normal
Category Physical
PP 20 (max. 32)
Power 40
Accuracy 100%
Priority {{{priority}}}

* Does not make contact
* Affected by Protect
* Not affected by Magic Coat
* Not affected by Snatch
* Affected by BrightPowder
* Affected by King's Rock

Generations I and II

Pay Day does damage, and scatters coins on the ground with a value equal to twice the user's level for each time it's used. These coins are picked up afterwards if the player wins the battle.
Generations III and IV

Same as above, except the move scatters coins equal to five times the user's level each time. The Amulet Coin now doubles the number of coins picked up. However, in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the wrong amount of money will be displayed, leaving the impression that the Amulet Coin does not affect Pay Day. Yet, upon checking the Trainer card, the player will discover that the money earned from Pay Day has been doubled and added to their total savings. Starting with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, this error has been corrected.