Sword of Ruin (Ability)

Sword of Ruin	わざわいのつるぎ
	Sword of Ruin
Flavor text Generation IX The power of the Pokémon's ruinous sword lowers the Defense stats of all Pokémon except itself.

Sword of Ruin (Japanese: わざわいのつるぎ Sword of Ruin) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Chien-Pao.

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• Effect
  • In battle
• Pokémon with Sword of Ruin
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In other languages

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Sword of Ruin is sent into battle, Sword of Ruin decreases the Defense stat of all Pokémon on the field other than Pokémon with this Ability by 25%. The effect does not stack if more than one Pokémon with Sword of Ruin is on the field. The effect ends when no Pokémon with Sword of Ruin are in battle.

If Wonder Room is in effect, the Special Defense stat is decreased instead.

Pokémon with Sword of Ruin

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
1002		Chien-Pao	Dark	Ice	Sword of Ruin	None	None
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Chien-Pao Effect
The power of the Pokémon's ruinous sword lowers the Defense stats of all Pokémon except itself.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Both of Chien-Pao's sword shards glow yellow, and its body emits a beam of dark blue energy at the opponents. When a Pokémon is hit by the beam, a blue glow shoots down around its body, lowering its Defense stat.
A wild Chien-Pao	HZ154		Debut

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	災禍之劍 Jōiwoh jī Gim
	Mandarin	災禍之劍 / 灾祸之剑 Zāihuò zhī Jiàn
French		Épée du Fléau
German		Unheilsschwert
Italian		Spada Nefasta
Korean		재앙의검 Jae-ang ui Geom
Spanish		Espada Debacle

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