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
Malicious Moonsault VII.png
Malicious Moonsault VII 2.png
Type  Dark
Category  Physical
PP  — (max. —)
Power  180
Accuracy  —%
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  • Makes contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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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

Games Description
SMUSUM The user, Incineroar, strengthens its body using its Z-Power and crashes into the target with full force.


Learnset

Incineroar can use Malicious Moonsault if it knows Darkest Lariat, holds an Incinium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-RingSM or Z-Power RingUSUM.

In other games

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Max Malicious Moonsault, described as a faster and fiercer version of this move, is featured as Incineroar's Final Smash.

In the anime

Kukui Malicious Moonsault pose.png
Professor Kukui/The Masked Royal
Kukui Incineroar Malicious Moonsault.png
Incineroar
The user strengthens its body using its Z-Power and crashes into the target with full force.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Incineroar 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

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 極惡飛躍粉碎擊 Gihk'ok Fēiyeuhk Fánseuigīk
Mandarin 極惡飛躍粉碎擊 / 极恶飞跃粉碎击 Jí'è Fēiyuè Fěnsuìjí / Jí'è Fēiyuè Fěnsuìjī
France Flag.png French Dark Body Press
Germany Flag.png German Hyper Dark Crusher
Italy Flag.png Italian Iperschianto delle Tenebre
South Korea Flag.png Korean 하이퍼다크크러셔 Hyper Dark Crusher
Poland Flag.png Polish Księżycowe Salto Grozy
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Mortal Malicioso
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Salto Presa Brutal
Russia Flag.png Russian Злодейский Мунсолт Zlodeyskiy Munsolt*
Злоумышленный мунсолт Zloumyshlennyy munsolt*
Spain Flag.png Spanish Hiperplancha Oscura


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Continental CrushSavage Spin-OutNever-Ending NightmareCorkscrew Crash
Inferno OverdriveHydro VortexBloom DoomGigavolt HavocShattered Psyche
Subzero SlammerDevastating DrakeBlack Hole EclipseTwinkle Tackle
Species-based Z-Moves
Catastropika10,000,000 Volt ThunderboltStoked SparksurferExtreme Evoboost
Pulverizing PancakeGenesis SupernovaSinister Arrow RaidMalicious Moonsault
Oceanic OperettaSplintered StormshardsLet's Snuggle ForeverClangorous Soulblaze
Guardian of AlolaSearing Sunraze SmashMenacing Moonraze Maelstrom
Light That Burns the SkySoul-Stealing 7-Star Strike


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