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Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom ムーンライトブラスター Moonlight Blaster

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Special PP  — (max. —) Power  200 Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make 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 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 VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom (Japanese: ムーンライトブラスター Moonlight Blaster) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type Z-Move introduced in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. It is the exclusive Z-Move of Lunala and Dawn Wings Necrozma and a transformed version of their Moongeist Beam.

Effect

Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom inflicts damage, ignoring all ignorable Abilities (Abilities that could affect the success or damage of a move) during its execution.

Description

Learnset

Lunala or Dawn Wings Necrozma can use Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom if it knows Moongeist Beam, holds a Lunalium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-Power Ring.

In the anime

Gladion Preparing Lunala
The user's Trainer turns the Lunalium Z in their Z-Power Ring and strikes a pose on top of the user. Then, it emits six sinister rays to attack the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lunala's Trainer turns Lunalium Z clockwise in their Z-Power Ring and strikes a series of synchronized poses to build Z-Power. Lunala then flies into it air and activates its Full Moon phase before firing six blue beams of energy from around its body at the opponent.
Lunala (anime)	Securing the Future!		Debut Partnered with Gladion Base move is Moongeist Beam

Appearance

Pose

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom has the longest English name of all moves, with 25 letters.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 月華飛濺落靈霄 Yuhtwàh Fēijin Lohklìhngsīu Mandarin 月華飛濺落靈霄 / 月华飞溅落灵霄 Yuèhuá Fēijiàn Luòlíngxiāo French Rayons Séléno-Explosifs German Geballter Mondlaser Italian Deflagrazione Lunare Korean 문라이트블래스터 Moonlight Blaster Polish Złowieszcze Odmęty Księżyca Brazilian Portuguese Combustão Lunar Pavorosa Russian Лунно-Сокрушительный Омут Lunno-Sokrushitel'nyy Omut Spanish Deflagración Lunar Thai มูนไลท์บลาสเตอร์ Moonlight Blaster

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