Judgment (move)
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Judgment (Japanese: さばきのつぶて Judgment Strike) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature move of Arceus and varies in type depending on the Plate held by the user.
Effect
Generation IV
Judgment inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. The type of Judgment depends on the type of Plate held by the user, being Normal-type if there is no held Plate.
Judgment is affected by Normalize.
Generation V
Judgment is unaffected by Normalize.
Generation VI onward
If Magic Room is in effect, Judgment's type will always be Normal regardless of the Plate held.
Judgment is unaffected by Normalize, Pixilate, Refrigerate, and Aerilate. However, it is affected by Ion Deluge (if the move would be Normal-type) and Electrify.
Judgment's type is unaffected by Z-Crystals held by the user, remaining a Normal-type move.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Judgment cannot be selected in a battle.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Judgment can be selected and works identically to how it did in previous generations.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Judgement's PP was reduced to 5. Judgement's type is now determined by which Plate Arceus last interacted with, and thus the move will match Arceus's current type. When used by another Pokémon through Mimic, Judgment will always be Normal-type regardless of what type it was when copied by Mimic. Unlike in other games, Judgment's animation is slightly different depending on which of the eighteen types it is currently using.
The move's function drastically changes if the last plate Arceus interacted with is the Legend Plate. In battle, Arceus gains the ability to change type when using Judgment, based on the selected opponent's type. While selecting a move, Judgment display the type that it will become against the selected opponent, if used that turn. This is similar to Unown's signature move Hidden Power.
- Judgment will become a type that is super effective against the target, prioritizing any double weaknesses of dual-type targets.
- If multiple types are equally effective, Judgment will change to a type that best resists the target's primary type, prioritizing immunities, regardless of what the target's secondary type may be.
- For Palkia, since its primary type is Water, Judgment will always become Dragon-type. Although Fairy-type is immune to Palkia's secondary Dragon-type, it does not resist Water.
- For Giratina, since its primary type is Ghost, Judgment will always become Dark-type. Although Fairy is immune to Giratina's secondary Dragon-type, it does not resist Ghost.
- If multiple types are still equally valid, Judgment will change to the type that best resists the target's secondary type, if any.
- If multiple types are still equally valid, then one of them will be selected at random.
This calculation is done on each turn, so if there are multiple valid types, Judgment's type may vary between them each turn.
At the start of battle Arceus will be a Normal type. Upon using Judgment, Arceus will first transform into whatever type Judgment has chosen, and then use the move. This means Judgment will always receive a same-type attack bonus. Arceus will transform even if Judgment misses the opponent. Arceus will not transform however, if the move could not be executed due to its paralysis or drowsy status condition. Arceus will also revert back into a Normal type at the end of battle.
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Learnset
By leveling up
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| 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 Conquest
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Power: 55
Accuracy: 100%
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Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
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While neither Arceus nor Judgment are legitimately obtainable prior to WiiWare games, the move still exists in Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky data—it has no description, and its name is $$$, however. It is a move with base power of 20, 7PP and 80% accuracy. The user targets all enemies in the room, and since Plates do not exist, it instead uses the user's primary type.
In the WiiWare games, Judgment's type depends on the version of the game played. In Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad, it is a Fire-type move; in Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad, it is a Water-type move; and in Go For It! Light Adventure Squad, it is an Electric-type move. This is due to the absence of Plates and to the fact that Arceus instead takes the type represented by each version.
The move is unobtainable and has only dummy data in Gates to Infinity as Arceus does not appear in the game.
In Super Mystery Dungeon, Judgment deals damage as if it were the same type as the user. Again due to the absence of Plates, this will almost always be Normal-type damage. However, Judgment will change to Water-type if the user's type is changed with Soak (but not if a type is added to the user due to Forest's Curse or Trick-or-Treat).
Description
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In the anime
 Arceus  The orb  The meteors | |||
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The wheel on Arceus's body glows brightly, and an orange orb appears on top of Arceus's forehead. It then launches the orb into the sky, which leaves behind orange streaks as it fires. The orb then explodes in the air, releasing multiple pink meteors to come crashing down on the opponent. | ||
| Arceus (M12) | Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Debut | |
| A wild Arceus | The Arceus Chronicles (Part 3) | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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| The user strikes the opponent with beams of light sent from above. | |||
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Arceus's body glows brightly, and it releases multiple orbs of energy from it into the air. The orbs then shoot down and crash into the opponent. | ||
| Arceus (Adventures) | All About Arceus II | Debut | |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
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Trivia
- In the English dub of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, Arceus consistently says the word "Justice" whenever using this move.
In other languages
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