Sacred Sword (move)

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Sacred Sword
せいなるつるぎ Sacred Sword
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Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  90
Accuracy  100%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Appeal  0  
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Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Sacred Sword (Japanese: せいなるつるぎ Sacred Sword) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation V. It is the signature move of the Swords of Justice.

Effect

Sacred Sword inflicts damage, ignoring the target's Defense and evasion boosts. However, Sacred Sword does not bypass Reflect.

Description

Games Description
The user attacks by slicing with its long horns. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
638 Cobalion Cobalion Steel Fighting 42 ''''
639 Terrakion Terrakion Rock Fighting 42 ''''
640 Virizion Virizion Grass Fighting 42 ''''
647 Keldeo Keldeo Water Fighting 43 ''''
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 the anime

Cobalion Sacred Sword.png
Cobalion


The user slices the foe with a long horn.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Virizion Virizion's body glows green. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a light green aura forms on Virizion's forehead. It then slices the opponent with it.
Virizion (M15) Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice Debut
Terrakion Terrakion's body glows brown. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a golden aura forms on Terrakion's forehead. It then slices the foe with it.
Terrakion (M15) Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice None
Cobalion Cobalion's body glows blue. Then a long, curved horn glowing with a white aura forms from Cobalion's forehead. Cobalion then slices the opponent with it.
Cobalion (M15) Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice None


Trivia

  • Keldeo is the only Pokémon which learns this move at level 43, with the others learning it at level 42.

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Lame Sainte
Germany Flag.png German Sanctoklinge
Italy Flag.png Italian Spadasolenne
South Korea Flag.png Korean 성스러운칼 Sungsurau-oonkal
Spain Flag.png Spanish Espadasanta


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