Shell Side Arm

Type
Gen.
8
Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Priority
0
Category
Varycategory img

Effect Summary

Deals damage and has a 20% chance of poisoning status condition img the target.

Detailed Effect

Shell Side Arm deals damage and has a 20% chance of poisoning status condition img the target.
Shell Side Arm chooses the category ( Physical category img or Special category img ) that deals more damage to the target.
The animation is different depending on the category and Shell Side Arm makes contact if it is Physical category img
Pokémon are immune to poison status condition img if:
  • In Brilliant DiamondShining Pearl this move can not be selected in battle.

Description

SWSH
This move inflicts physical or special damage, whichever will be more effective. This may also poison the target.

Meta Information

Move Target
move target imgNormal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
means that the Pokémon can not be selected.
means that the Pokémon can be selected.
means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
DamageDeals damage.
PoisonPoisons the target.
Interactions
Blocked by Detect and ProtectThis move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror MoveA Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Other Languages
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Shell Side Arm
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シェルアームズ (Sheru Āmuzu)
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Muschelwaffe
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Kokiyarme
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Armaguscio
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Moluscañón
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셸암즈 (Shell Arms)
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臂貝武器 / 臂贝武器 (Bìbèi Wǔqì / Beibui Móuhhei)

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