Wicked Blow

Type

Dark

Gen.

Power

Accuracy

100%

Priority

Effect Summary

Deals damage and always lands a critical strike

Detailed Effect

Wicked Blow deals damage and will always land a critical strike

if it does not miss.
Pokémon with the abilities Battle Armor or Shell Armor, or while under the effect of Lucky Chant, are protected against critical hits

In Brilliant DiamondShining Pearl this move can not be selected in battle.
In Gen 8 Wicked Blow has 80 power.

Description

SWSH	The user, having mastered the Dark style, strikes the target with a fierce blow. This attack always results in a critical hit.

Meta Information

Move Target

Normal

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

Damage	Deals damage.
100% Crit	Is guaranteed to land a critical strike unless blocked.

Interactions

Makes contact	User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb ).
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.
Punch-based	This move has 1.2x its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.