Secret Sword

Gen.
5
Power
85
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Priority
0
Category
SpecialDamage Category Icon for Special

Effect Summary

Deals damage based on the target's Defensestat img, not Special Defensestat img.

Detailed Effect

Secret Sword deals damage and but uses the target's Defensestat img instead of Special Defensestat img to calculate damage despite being a SpecialDamage Category Icon for Special move.
All other aspects of the move such as activating Mirror Coat work just as any other Special move. Secret Sword's power is increase by 50% when used by a Pokémon with Sharpness.
When KeldeoPokemon Image for Keldeo learns this move, it will change into its Resolute Form and change back into its Ordinary Form upon forgetting this move.
  • In
    BDSP
    this move can not be selected in battle.
  • In early versions of
    SV
    this move can not be selected in battle (fixed in version 3.0.0)
  • KeldeoPokemon Image for Keldeo does not have a Resolute Form in
    BW
    .
    When transferred into
    SWSH
    or later, it will transform while knowing this move at the end of battle.

Description

B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH

The user cuts with its long horn. The odd power contained in the horn does physical damage to the target.

Additional Information

Move Target

Move Target Image for Normal
Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

Cannot selectCan selectWill select

Effect Type

Damage

Deals damage.

Interactions
2

Blocked by Detect and Protect
This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.

Other Languages

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しんぴのつるぎ (Shinpi no Tsurugi)
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