Ruination (move)

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Ruination
カタストロフィ Catastrophe
Ruination IX.png
Ruination IX 2.png
Type  Dark
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  90%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IX
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Jamming  0  

Ruination (Japanese: カタストロフィ Catastrophe) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature move of the treasures of ruin.

Effect

Ruination deals damage equal to 50% of the opponent's remaining HP, rounded down. It always deals at least 1 HP of damage.

Description

Games Description
SV The user summons a ruinous disaster. This cuts the target’s HP in half.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
1001 Wo-Chien DarkIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50
1002 Chien-Pao DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50
1003 Ting-Lu DarkIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50
1004 Chi-Yu DarkIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50
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 other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 大災難 Daaih Jōinaahn
Mandarin 大災難 / 大灾难 Dà Zāinàn
France Flag.png French Cataclysme
Germany Flag.png German Verderben
Italy Flag.png Italian Catastrofe
South Korea Flag.png Korean 카타스트로피 Catastrophe
Spain Flag.png Spanish Calamidad


Variations of the move Super Fang
PhysicalIC HOME.png Super Fang
SpecialIC HOME.png Nature's MadnessRuination


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