Wicked Blow

Type
Gen.
8
Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Priority
0
Category
Physicalcategory img

Effect Summary

Deals damage and always lands a critical strike stat img

Detailed Effect

Wicked Blow deals damage and will always land a critical strike stat img 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 stat img .
  • 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
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.
100% CritIs guaranteed to land a critical strike unless blocked.
Interactions
Makes contactUser touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb item img).
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.
Punch-basedThis move has 1.2x its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.
Other Languages
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Wicked Blow
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あんこくきょうだ (Ankoku Kyōda)
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Finstertreffer
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Poing Obscur
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Pugnotenebra
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暗冥強擊 / 暗冥强击 (Ànmíng Qiángjī / Ànmíng Qiángjí / Ammìhng Kèuhnggīk)

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