Judgment (move)

Judgment さばきのつぶて Judgment Strike

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch 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 IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Order of appealing is random in the next turn

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

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.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR The user releases countless shots of light. Its type varies with the kind of Plate the user is holding. BWB2W2 The user releases countless shots of light at the target. Its type varies with the kind of Plate the user is holding. XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh The user releases countless shots of light at the target. This move's type varies depending on the kind of Plate the user is holding.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
493		Arceus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★★ Power: 55 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: None

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
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

While neither Arceus nor Judgment are legitimately obtainable prior to WiiWare games, the move Judgment still exists in Explorers of Sky data—it has no description, and its name is $$$, however. It hits all enemies in the room, and since Plates do not exist, it instead uses the user's primary type.

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

Games Description BSL おなじへやの てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる このわざのタイプは じぶんのタイプと おなじになる Conq. The user releases countless shots of light. MDGtI UNUSED SMD It damages all enemies in the same room. This move will change its type to match yours.

In the anime

Arceus	The orb	The meteors
The user shoots a shower of glowing beams.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Arceus	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

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Arceus	Being hit
The user strikes the opponent with beams of light sent from above.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Arceus	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

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Side series games

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 制裁光礫 Jaichòih Gwōnglīk * 制裁石礫 Jaichòih Sehklīk * Mandarin 制裁光礫 / 制裁光砾 Zhìcái Guānglì * 制裁石礫 Zhìcái Shílì * Dutch Vonnis French Jugement German Urteilskraft Greek Εκδίκαση Hebrew גזר-דין Italian Giudizio Korean 심판의뭉치 Simpan-yi Mungchi Brazilian Portuguese Julgamento Spanish Sentencia Vietnamese Phi Thạch Phán Xét

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