Sacred Sword (move)

Sacred Sword せいなるつるぎ Sacred Sword

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Sacred Sword on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Sacred Sword on Eevee's Movedex

Sacred Sword (Japanese: せいなるつるぎ Sacred Sword) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation V. It is the signature move of the Swords of Justice.

Effect

Sacred Sword inflicts damage, ignoring the target's Defense and evasion boosts. However, Sacred Sword does not bypass Reflect.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user attacks by slicing with its long horns. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting	42
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting	42
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting	42
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting	43
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Sacred Sword is the only move of Terrakion.

In the anime

Terrakion	Cobalion	Virizion
The user slices the foe with a long horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Virizion	Virizion's body glows green. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a light green aura forms on Virizion's forehead. It then slices the opponent with it.
Virizion (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		Debut
Terrakion	Terrakion's body glows brown. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a golden aura forms on Terrakion's forehead. It then slices the foe with it.
Terrakion (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
Cobalion	Cobalion's body glows blue. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a white aura forms from Cobalion's forehead. Cobalion then slices the opponent with it.
Cobalion (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 聖劍 Shèngjiàn French Lame Sainte German Sanctoklinge Italian Spadasolenne Korean 성스러운칼 Sungsurau-oonkal Brazilian Portuguese Espada Sagrada Spanish Espadasanta

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