diff --git a/Mathlib/Analysis/SpecialFunctions/Pow/Asymptotics.lean b/Mathlib/Analysis/SpecialFunctions/Pow/Asymptotics.lean
index fa0f3e0f35588..d31f8d88e4d11 100644
--- a/Mathlib/Analysis/SpecialFunctions/Pow/Asymptotics.lean
+++ b/Mathlib/Analysis/SpecialFunctions/Pow/Asymptotics.lean
@@ -51,6 +51,54 @@ theorem tendsto_rpow_neg_atTop {y : ℝ} (hy : 0 < y) : Tendsto (fun x : ℝ =>
     (tendsto_rpow_atTop hy).inv_tendsto_atTop
 #align tendsto_rpow_neg_at_top tendsto_rpow_neg_atTop
 
+open Asymptotics in
+lemma tendsto_rpow_atTop_of_base_lt_one (b : ℝ) (hb₀ : -1 < b) (hb₁ : b < 1) :
+    Tendsto (rpow b) atTop (𝓝 (0:ℝ)) := by
+  show Tendsto (fun z => b^z) atTop (𝓝 0)
+  rcases lt_trichotomy b 0 with hb|rfl|hb
+  case inl =>   -- b < 0
+    simp_rw [Real.rpow_def_of_nonpos hb.le, hb.ne, ite_false]
+    rw [←isLittleO_const_iff (c := (1:ℝ)) one_ne_zero, (one_mul (1 : ℝ)).symm]
+    refine IsLittleO.mul_isBigO ?exp ?cos
+    case exp =>
+      rw [isLittleO_const_iff one_ne_zero]
+      refine tendsto_exp_atBot.comp <| (tendsto_const_mul_atBot_of_neg ?_).mpr tendsto_id
+      rw [←log_neg_eq_log, log_neg_iff (by linarith)]
+      linarith
+    case cos =>
+      rw [isBigO_iff]
+      exact ⟨1, eventually_of_forall fun x => by simp [Real.abs_cos_le_one]⟩
+  case inr.inl =>  -- b = 0
+    refine Tendsto.mono_right ?_ (Iff.mpr pure_le_nhds_iff rfl)
+    rw [tendsto_pure]
+    filter_upwards [eventually_ne_atTop 0] with _ hx
+    simp [hx]
+  case inr.inr =>   -- b > 0
+    simp_rw [Real.rpow_def_of_pos hb]
+    refine tendsto_exp_atBot.comp <| (tendsto_const_mul_atBot_of_neg ?_).mpr tendsto_id
+    exact (log_neg_iff hb).mpr hb₁
+
+lemma tendsto_rpow_atTop_of_base_gt_one (b : ℝ) (hb : 1 < b) :
+    Tendsto (rpow b) atBot (𝓝 (0:ℝ)) := by
+  show Tendsto (fun z => b^z) atBot (nhds 0)
+  simp_rw [Real.rpow_def_of_pos (by positivity : 0 < b)]
+  refine tendsto_exp_atBot.comp <| (tendsto_const_mul_atBot_of_pos ?_).mpr tendsto_id
+  exact (log_pos_iff (by positivity)).mpr <| by aesop
+
+lemma tendsto_rpow_atBot_of_base_lt_one (b : ℝ) (hb₀ : 0 < b) (hb₁ : b < 1) :
+    Tendsto (rpow b) atBot atTop := by
+  show Tendsto (fun z => b^z) atBot atTop
+  simp_rw [Real.rpow_def_of_pos (by positivity : 0 < b)]
+  refine tendsto_exp_atTop.comp <| (tendsto_const_mul_atTop_iff_neg <| tendsto_id (α := ℝ)).mpr ?_
+  exact (log_neg_iff hb₀).mpr hb₁
+
+lemma tendsto_rpow_atBot_of_base_gt_one (b : ℝ) (hb : 1 < b) : Tendsto (rpow b) atBot (𝓝 0) := by
+  show Tendsto (fun z => b^z) atBot (𝓝 0)
+  simp_rw [Real.rpow_def_of_pos (by positivity : 0 < b)]
+  refine tendsto_exp_atBot.comp <| (tendsto_const_mul_atBot_iff_pos <| tendsto_id (α := ℝ)).mpr ?_
+  exact (log_pos_iff (by positivity)).mpr <| by aesop
+
+
 /-- The function `x ^ (a / (b * x + c))` tends to `1` at `+∞`, for any real numbers `a`, `b`, and
 `c` such that `b` is nonzero. -/
 theorem tendsto_rpow_div_mul_add (a b c : ℝ) (hb : 0 ≠ b) :
diff --git a/Mathlib/Analysis/SpecialFunctions/Pow/Real.lean b/Mathlib/Analysis/SpecialFunctions/Pow/Real.lean
index da4fccbe9f95f..23047cda6a43a 100644
--- a/Mathlib/Analysis/SpecialFunctions/Pow/Real.lean
+++ b/Mathlib/Analysis/SpecialFunctions/Pow/Real.lean
@@ -477,6 +477,24 @@ theorem rpow_le_rpow_of_exponent_le (hx : 1 ≤ x) (hyz : y ≤ z) : x ^ y ≤ x
   rw [exp_le_exp]; exact mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_left hyz (log_nonneg hx)
 #align real.rpow_le_rpow_of_exponent_le Real.rpow_le_rpow_of_exponent_le
 
+theorem rpow_lt_rpow_of_exponent_neg {x y z : ℝ} (hy : 0 < y) (hxy : y < x) (hz : z < 0) :
+    x ^ z < y ^ z := by
+  have hx : 0 < x := hy.trans hxy
+  rw [←neg_neg z, Real.rpow_neg (le_of_lt hx) (-z), Real.rpow_neg (le_of_lt hy) (-z),
+      inv_lt_inv (rpow_pos_of_pos hx _) (rpow_pos_of_pos hy _)]
+  exact Real.rpow_lt_rpow (by positivity) hxy <| neg_pos_of_neg hz
+
+theorem rpow_le_rpow_of_exponent_nonpos {x y : ℝ} (hy : 0 < y) (hxy : y ≤ x) (hz : z ≤ 0) :
+    x ^ z ≤ y ^ z := by
+  rcases ne_or_eq z 0 with hz_zero | rfl
+  case inl =>
+    rcases ne_or_eq x y with hxy' | rfl
+    case inl =>
+      exact le_of_lt <| rpow_lt_rpow_of_exponent_neg hy (Ne.lt_of_le (id (Ne.symm hxy')) hxy)
+        (Ne.lt_of_le hz_zero hz)
+    case inr => simp
+  case inr => simp
+
 @[simp]
 theorem rpow_le_rpow_left_iff (hx : 1 < x) : x ^ y ≤ x ^ z ↔ y ≤ z := by
   have x_pos : 0 < x := lt_trans zero_lt_one hx
@@ -634,6 +652,31 @@ theorem rpow_nat_inv_pow_nat {x : ℝ} (hx : 0 ≤ x) {n : ℕ} (hn : n ≠ 0) :
   rw [← rpow_nat_cast, ← rpow_mul hx, inv_mul_cancel hn0, rpow_one]
 #align real.rpow_nat_inv_pow_nat Real.rpow_nat_inv_pow_nat
 
+lemma strictMono_rpow_of_base_gt_one {b : ℝ} (hb : 1 < b) :
+    StrictMono (rpow b) := by
+  show StrictMono (fun (x:ℝ) => b ^ x)
+  simp_rw [Real.rpow_def_of_pos (zero_lt_one.trans hb)]
+  exact exp_strictMono.comp <| StrictMono.const_mul strictMono_id <| Real.log_pos hb
+
+lemma monotone_rpow_of_base_ge_one {b : ℝ} (hb : 1 ≤ b) :
+    Monotone (rpow b) := by
+  rcases lt_or_eq_of_le hb with hb | rfl
+  case inl => exact (strictMono_rpow_of_base_gt_one hb).monotone
+  case inr => intro _ _ _; simp
+
+lemma strictAnti_rpow_of_base_lt_one {b : ℝ} (hb₀ : 0 < b) (hb₁ : b < 1) :
+    StrictAnti (rpow b) := by
+  show StrictAnti (fun (x:ℝ) => b ^ x)
+  simp_rw [Real.rpow_def_of_pos hb₀]
+  exact exp_strictMono.comp_strictAnti <| StrictMono.const_mul_of_neg strictMono_id
+      <| Real.log_neg hb₀ hb₁
+
+lemma antitone_rpow_of_base_le_one {b : ℝ} (hb₀ : 0 < b) (hb₁ : b ≤ 1) :
+    Antitone (rpow b) := by
+  rcases lt_or_eq_of_le hb₁ with hb₁ | rfl
+  case inl => exact (strictAnti_rpow_of_base_lt_one hb₀ hb₁).antitone
+  case inr => intro _ _ _; simp
+
 end Real
 
 /-!