Malicious Moonsault (move)
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Malicious Moonsault ハイパーダーククラッシャー Hyper Dark Crusher | ||||||||||||
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Malicious Moonsault (Japanese: ハイパーダーククラッシャー Hyper Dark Crusher) is a damage-dealing Dark-type Z-Move introduced in Generation VII. It is the exclusive Z-Move of Incineroar and a transformed version of its Darkest Lariat.
Effect
Malicious Moonsault inflicts damage. If the target has used Minimize, Malicious Moonsault deals double its regular damage.
Description
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Learnset
Incineroar can use Malicious Moonsault if it knows Darkest Lariat, holds an Incinium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-Ring.
In other games
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Max Malicious Moonsault, a faster and fiercer version of this move, is featured as Incineroar's Final Smash.
In the anime
The user strengthens its body using its Z-Power and crashes into the target with full force. | |||
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Incineroar strikes a series of synchronized poses with its Trainer to build Z-Power. Its body then becomes surrounded in yellow-orange fire and it jumps into the air, landing chest-first onto the opponent and causing a big explosion. | |||
Professor Kukui's Incineroar | Pushing the Fiery Envelope! | Debut Base move is Darkest Lariat |
Trivia
- Despite its English name, Malicious Moonsault actually has Incineroar doing a 450° splash rather than a moonsault.
In other languages
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