Ruination (move)

Ruination カタストロフィ Catastrophe

Battles Type  Dark Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

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

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

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Ruination (Japanese: カタストロフィ Catastrophe) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IX.

Effect

Ruination deals damage equal to 50% of the opponent's remaining HP. It always deals at least 1 HP of damage.

Description

Games Description SV The user summons a ruinous disaster. This cuts the target’s HP in half.

In other languages

Language Title French Cataclysme German Verderben Italian Catastrofe Korean 카타스트로피 Spanish Calamidad

Variations of the move Super Fang
Super Fang Nature's Madness • Ruination

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