Reckless increases the power of recoil moves by 20%. By extension this means the amount of recoil damage taken will increase as more more damage is dealt (except for High Jump Kick and Jump Kick which have fixed recoil).
The attacks classed as punching moves are shown below with their normal and boosted power:
* No Pokémon with Reckless can learn these moves.
| Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver | Powers up moves that have recoil damage. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | Powers up moves that have recoil damage. |
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | Powers up moves that have recoil damage. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon | Powers up moves that have recoil damage. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | Powers up moves that have recoil damage. |
| English | Reckless |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Audaz |
| Italian | Temerarietà |
| Japanese | すてみ (Sutemi) |
| German | Achtlos |
| French | Téméraire |