Kowtow Cleave (move)

Kowtow Cleave ドゲザン Kowtow Slash

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  85 Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Makes 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.

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

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

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

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Kowtow Cleave (Japanese: ドゲザン Kowtow Slash) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature move of Kingambit.

Effect

Kowtow Cleave inflicts damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. If used by a Pokémon with Sharpness, its power is increased by 50%.

Description

Games Description SV The user slashes at the target after kowtowing to make the target let down its guard. This attack never misses.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IX
						SV
0983		Kingambit		Human-Like		Human-Like	Evo.
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 Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Kowtow Cleave	Physical	4	—	190	228	—%	An opponent	Sure Hit	Never misses.	Giacomo & Kingambit
Buddy move
Perfect Kowtow Cleave	Physical	4	2	400	480	—%	All opponents	Sure Hit	Activation Condition: When the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect is increased. Deactivation Condition: When the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect is not increased. Never misses. The more the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect is increased, the greater the power of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would reduce the damage of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. Ignores the target's Enduring effect. Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by a number of ranks equal to the number of fainted Pokémon on your team.	Giacomo & Kingambit
Sync move
Name	Category	State		Base power	Max power	Target		Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair
Earnest DJ Vice's Kowtow Cleave	Physical	Default		250	300	An opponent		—	No additional effect.	Giacomo & Kingambit
		6★ EX				All opponents
		6★ EX with EX role		375	450

Trivia

• Kowtow Cleave is based on dogeza, which is kneeling to a person of higher status. The word "kowtow" more accurately refers to a Chinese act that is similar to dogeza.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 仆斬 Pūkjáam Mandarin 仆斬 Pūzhǎn * 仆刀 Pūdāo * French Génusection German Kniefallspalter Italian Genufendente Korean 도각참 Dogakcham Spanish Genufendiente

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