Punching

Punching is a basic attack used by Conker in Conker's Pocket Tales, Conker's Bad Fur Day and its Xbox remake, Conker: Live & Reloaded. It is a weak attack, and is eventually replaced by a weapon in each game.

History
In Conker's Pocket Tales, punching and stomping are the only two attacks Conker uses before acquiring the Slingshot. Punching is essentially ineffective. To make Conker punch, the player must press the button. If his Slingshot runs out of Conkers, Conker reverts back to using his punch attack.

Conker's Bad Fur Day / Conker: Live & Reloaded
Punching is only used in the Hungover chapter of Conker's Bad Fur Day and Conker: Live & Reloaded. The move is very similar as in Conker's Pocket Tales, as this attack is entirely ineffective. The button also makes Conker throw punches.

In the "Panhandled" segment, when Conker acquires the Frying Pan (or Baseball Bat in Live & Reloaded), he no longer throws punches as a regular move. The only other instance in which he punches is gets drunk from too much alcohol from a keg.

Trivia

 * An early photo from Twelve Tales: Conker 64 shows a pumpkin scarecrow (an early form of Birdy) providing Conker with a tutorial on how to punch. Like its final build, Conker's Bad Fur Day, the button is also used for punching.