Moonblast (move)

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Moonblast
ムーンフォース Moon Force
Moonblast IX.png
Moonblast IX 2.png
Type  Fairy
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  95
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  1
Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Moonblast (Japanese: ムーンフォース Moon Force) is a damage-dealing Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Moonblast does damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's Special Attack by one stage.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Moonblast's base power was reduced to 85.

Category  Special
PP  10
Agile Strong
Power  85  65  105
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Chance  20%  20%  40%
Turns  3  2  4
   ?  ?
May lower the target's offensive stats

Description

Games Description
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP
SV
Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat.
LA Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target’s offensive stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0035 Clefairy FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 46 46 28 44 44 37 44
0036 Clefable FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 1 1 37 1
0043 Oddish GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Grass Grass 43ORAS 43 30 28 28 28
0044 Gloom GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Grass Grass 45 32 32 32
0045 Vileplume GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Grass Grass 1 1 1
0089 Muk PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 1
0089 Muk
Muk
Alolan Form
PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 1
0163 Hoothoot NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Flying 40 33 33 33
0164 Noctowl NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Flying 47 43 43 43
0173 Cleffa FairyIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 37
0175 Togepi FairyIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 43
0176 Togetic FairyIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Fairy 43
0182 Bellossom GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 1 1 1
0282 Gardevoir PsychicIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Human-Like Amorphous 1, 85XY
1, 62ORAS
1, 62 1 1 43 49
0333 Swablu NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Dragon 50XY
46ORAS
46 40 40 40
0334 Altaria DragonIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Dragon 60XY
52ORAS
52 44 44 44
0337 Lunatone RockIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Mineral Mineral 50XY
1ORAS
1 1 1
0468 Togekiss FairyIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Fairy 43
0488 Cresselia PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 99 99 60 60 46 60
0489 Phione WaterIC Big.png Water 1 Fairy 36
0490 Manaphy WaterIC Big.png Water 1 Fairy 36
0517 Munna PsychicIC Big.png Field Field 40
0518 Musharna PsychicIC Big.png Field Field 1
0547 Whimsicott GrassIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Grass Fairy 50 50 1 1
0669 Flabébé
Flabébé
All forms
FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 41 41 41
0670 Floette
Floette
All forms
FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 46 46 46
0670 Floette
Floette
Eternal Flower
FairyIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 46 46
0671 Florges
Florges
All forms
FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 1 1 5
0682 Spritzee FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 31 31 36
0683 Aromatisse FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 31 31 36
0700 Sylveon FairyIC Big.png Field Field 37 37 50 50
0703 Carbink RockIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Fairy Mineral 50 50 55 55
0711 Gourgeist
Gourgeist
All forms
GhostIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 1
0716 Xerneas FairyIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 35 35 60
0719 Diancie RockIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50 77 77
0728 Popplio WaterIC Big.png Water 1 Field 36 33 33
0729 Brionne WaterIC Big.png Water 1 Field 42 45 45
0730 Primarina WaterIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Water 1 Field 44 51 51
0755 Morelull GrassIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Grass Grass 39 40
0756 Shiinotic GrassIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Grass Grass 44 50
0786 Tapu Lele PsychicIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 58 60
0788 Tapu Fini WaterIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 60
0792 Lunala PsychicIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47 56 56
0888 Zacian
Zacian
All forms
FairyIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 66 66
0889 Zamazenta
Zamazenta
All forms
FightingIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 66 66
0901 Ursaluna
Ursaluna
Bloodmoon
GroundIC Big.png
NormalIC Big.png
Field Field 56
0905 Enamorus
Enamorus
All forms
FairyIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47 65
0987 Flutter Mane GhostIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 84
1006 Iron Valiant FairyIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 56
1016 Fezandipiti PoisonIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 72
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0037 Vulpix
Vulpix
Alolan Form
IceIC Big.png Field Field
0742 Cutiefly BugIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Bug Fairy
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0282 Gardevoir
GardevoirLv. 50
PsychicIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Human-Like Amorphous Kimia's Gardevoir
0385 Jirachi SteelIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 2014 Tanabata Jirachi
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Moonblast inflicts damage and may lower the enemy's Sp. Atk by one stage.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
SMD 22 99 15 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

GO Fairy.png Moonblast
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 130
Energy cost 100
Duration 3.9 seconds
Damage window 2.2 - 3.7 seconds
Moonblast GO.png
Trainer Battles
Power 110
Energy cost 60
Secondary effect GO drop arrow.png 1 Opponent Attack
Effect chance 10%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
ClefairyClefableOddishGloomVileplumeLunatoneCresseliaWhimsicottFlorgesAromatisseSylveonCarbinkXerneasDianciePrimarinaShiinoticTapu LeleTapu FiniLunalaZamazenta
By Elite Charged TM
Altaria
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 60 → 85
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 85 → 130
    • Duration: 4.1 → 3.9 seconds
    • Damage window: 3.5 - 4.1 → 2.2 - 3.7 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • May 1, 2020
    • Power: 130 → 110
    • Energy cost: 70 → 60
    • Secondary effect added
  • July 27, 2020
    • Effect chance: 30% → 10%

Pokémon Rumble Rush

FairyIC RR.png Moonblast
★★★★★
Attack power 46.10579
Charge time 0.6 seconds
Range type Projectile
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May lower the foe's Attack
Moonblast Rumble Rush.png

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 3 98 117 100% An opponent Has a chance (30%) of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stat rank. Lillie & Clefairy
Lillie (Anniversary 2021) & Lunala
Lisia & Altaria
Serena (Palentine's 2021) & Whimsicott
Professor Sycamore & Xerneas
Sygna Suit Dawn & Cresselia (Direct link)
Scottie/Bettie & Strike Clefairy/Clefable Egg
4 147 175 100% An opponent Diantha & Gardevoir
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a moderate chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Moonblast is Gardevoir's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 7 as Kirlia and upgrading Confusion into it instead of Psychic. The user moves back while firing a blast, stunning the first enemy hit and damaging all enemies in a cone behind it. At level 13, the move also grants the user a shield.

Description

Games Description
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Atk.


In the anime

Main series

Blue Flower Florges Moonblast.png
Florges
Valerie Spritzee Moonblast.png
Spritzee
Lusamine Clefable Moonblast.png
Clefable
Rocket Prize Master Lunatone Moonblast.png
Lunatone
Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target with a ball of energy.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Sylveon Sylveon spreads its feelers wide open, and an image of the moon appears behind it. It then forms an orb of pink energy in front of its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
Penelope's Sylveon Kindergarten Chaos! Debut
Gardevoir Gardevoir gathers energy from the moon. It then forms an orb of pink energy in front of its hands and fires it at the opponent.
Diantha's Gardevoir The Bonds of Evolution! None
Horace's Gardevoir Battling in the Freezing Raid! None
Gardevoir Mega Gardevoir gathers energy from the moon. It then forms an orb of pink energy in front of its hands and fires it at the opponent.
Diantha's Gardevoir The Bonds of Evolution! None
Florges Florges gathers energy from the moon. She then forms an orb of pink energy from her mouth and fires it at the opponent.
Florges (anime) Defending the Homeland! None
Spritzee Spritzee gathers energy that forms into an orb of pink energy in front of its nose and fires it at the opponent.
Valerie's Spritzee Fairy-Type Trickery! None
Flabébé Flabébé gathers energy from the moon. She then forms an orb of pink energy from her mouth and fires it at the opponent.
Shauna's Flabébé Performing a Pathway to the Future! None
Clefable Clefable gathers energy from the moon. It then forms an orb of pink energy from its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
Lusamine's Clefable Rescuing the Unwilling! None
Lunala Lunala gathers energy from the moon. It then forms an orb of pink energy in front of its body and fires it at the opponent.
Lunala (anime) Full Moon and Many Arms! None
Lunatone Lunatone gathers energy from the moon. It then forms an orb of pink energy in front of its body and fires it at the opponent.
Team Rocket's Lunatone A Midsummer Night's Light! None
A wild Lunatone The Mew from Here! None


Pokémon Evolutions

Nebby Moonblast Evolutions.png
Lunala
Calem Xerneas Moonblast Evolutions.png
Xerneas
Green Clefable Moonblast Evolutions.png
Clefable
Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target with a blast of energy.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Lunala Lunala forms an orb of pink energy in front of its body and fires it at the opponent.
Nebby The Eclipse Debut
Xerneas Xerneas raises its head, and an image of the moon appears above it. It then fires a beam of energy from it at the opponent.
Calem's Xerneas The Visionary None
Clefable Clefable raises one of its hands and forms an orb of bright energy on it. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Green's Clefable The Discovery None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 月亮之力 Yuhtleuhng-jī Lihk *
月亮攻擊 Yuhtleuhng Gūnggīk *
Mandarin 月亮之力 Yuèliàng-zhī Lì *
月亮攻擊 Yuèliàng Gōngjí *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Měsíční výbuch
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Maanknal
France Flag.png French Pouvoir Lunaire
Germany Flag.png German Mondgewalt
Italy Flag.png Italian Forza Lunare
South Korea Flag.png Korean 문포스 Munposeu
Poland Flag.png Polish Księżycowy Błysk
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Explosão Lunar (games, JN075–present, TCG)
Força Lunar (Pokémon the Series: XY)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Força Lunar
Russia Flag.png Russian Лунный Взрыв Lunnyy Vzryv
Spain Flag.png Spanish Fuerza Lunar
Thailand Flag.png Thai มูนฟอร์ซ
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Năng Lượng Mặt Trăng


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