Wicked Blow (move)

Wicked Blow あんこくきょうだ Dark Blow

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes 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 VIII 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 VIII

Wicked Blow (Japanese: あんこくきょうだ Dark Blow) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Single Strike Style Urshifu.

Effect

Wicked Blow inflicts damage and will always result in a critical hit unless the target has Battle Armor, Shell Armor, or is under the effects of Lucky Chant.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user, having mastered the Dark style, strikes the target with a fierce blow. This attack always results in a critical hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	1, Evo.
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 languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 暗冥強擊 Ammìhng Kèuhnggīk Mandarin 暗冥強擊 / 暗冥强击 Ànmíng Qiángjī / Ànmíng Qiángjí Czech Hříšný Úder French Poing Obscur German Finstertreffer Italian Pugnotenebra Korean 암흑강타 Amheuk Gangta Russian Злобный Удар Zlobnyy Udar Spanish Golpe Oscuro

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