Max Strike (move)

Max Strike ダイアタック Dai Attack

Battles Type  Normal Category  Varies PP  — (max. —) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect any adjacent foe, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Max Strike (Japanese: ダイアタック Dai Attack) is a damage-dealing Normal-type Max Move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Max Strike does damage to a target and lowers the Speed of all opponents by one stage. Its power and whether it is a special or physical move depends on the move it is based on.

If Max Strike is used with Multi-Attack as its base move while the user is holding a Memory, Max Strike turns into the Max Move of the type corresponding to the type of Memory held by the user.

If Max Strike is used during weather with Weather Ball as its base move, it turns into the Max Move of the type corresponding to the type Weather Ball would be in that weather.

If Max Strike is used by a Pokémon with Galvanize, Pixilate, or Refrigerate, it turns into the Max Move of the type corresponding to the Pokémon's Ability.

Description

Learnset

Any Dynamax Pokémon can use Max Strike if it knows a damaging Normal-type move.

In the anime

Dynamax Gyarados Dynamax Gyarados Gigantamax Pikachu
The Dynamaxed user attacks into the ground, sending sparks of energy across the battlefield to the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dynamax Gyarados strikes its tail into the ground, sending sparks of energy across the battlefield and towards the opponent. When the sparks reach the opponent, the ground underneath them explodes.
Lance's Gyarados	SS012		Debut Base move is Hyper Beam
	Gigantamax Pikachu jumps into the air, creating yellow glowing cracks on the ground as it lands. The cracks spread towards the opponent, and as they reach them, a burst of yellow energy erupts from the ground underneath the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	SS013		Base move is Quick Attack

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 極巨攻擊 Gihkgeuih Gūnggīk Mandarin 極巨攻擊 / 极巨攻击 Jíjù Gōngjí / Jíjù Gōngjī French Normalomax German Dyna-Angriff Italian Dynattacco Korean 다이어택 Dai Attack Russian Максимальный Удар Maksimal'nyy Udar Spanish Maxiataque

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