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Sacred Sword (move)

Sacred Sword
せいなるつるぎ Sacred Sword
Sacred Sword IX.png
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Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  90
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Excites the audience in any kind of contest.

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

Effect

Generation V

Sacred Sword inflicts damage, ignoring the target's Defense and evasion stat changes.

Generation VI onwards

Sacred Sword's PP was changed from 20 to 15. If used by a Pokémon with Sharpness, its power is increased by 50%.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Sacred Sword cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 The user attacks by slicing with its long horns. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShLA 		The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.
BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
SV The user attacks by slicing with a sword. The target's stat changes don't affect the damage inflicted by this move.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
V VI VII VIII IX
0475    
  		Human-Like Amorphous − − − − 1
0638    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 42 42 31 49 49
0639    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 42 42 31 49 49
0640    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 42 42 31 49 49
0647  
Keldeo
All available forms
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 43 43 43 49 49
0679    
  		Mineral Mineral 47 47 48
0680    
  		Mineral Mineral 51 51 56
0681    
  		Mineral Mineral 1 1 1
0798    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 60
0888  
Zacian
All forms
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
1002    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 60
1010    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 42
1022    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 49
1023    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 49
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
VII IX
0501     Field Field ✔ ✔
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 games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Sacred Sword deals damage. The enemy's stat changes in Defense and evasiveness do not affect the move's damage calculation.

Game Base
Power 		Max
Power 		Base
PP 		Max
PP 		Base
Accuracy 		Max
Accuracy 		Range Target Cuts
corners
MDGtI 20 99 17 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 20 99 17 40 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:


Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 45
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Unaffected by the target's stat changes
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 GO

In Pokémon GO, Sacred Sword is a Charged Attack that has been available since March 17, 2020.

  Sacred Sword
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 55
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.2 seconds
Damage window 0.5 - 1 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 60
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
 
By Elite Charged TM
   
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Sacred Sword
★★★★
Attack power 19.34144
Charge time 0.5 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 3 — 90 108 100% An opponent — Ignores the target's raised stats. Scottie/Bettie & Cobalion (Direct link)
  • Description prior to Unknown Version Past Ver. 2.10.0*: Ignores the target's raised stats when attacking with this move.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Sacred Sword is Aegislash's first move. It is obtained by evolving into Doublade at level 5 and upgrading Shadow Sneak into it instead of Shadow Claw. The user thrusts its blade into the ground, creating a triangular zone. This zone erupts with a hidden power, dealing damage to enemies in the area and throws them. Also increases boost count by 1 for each enemy hit (capped at 2 for wilds, 4 for players). At the same time as the eruption, the user slashes forward, dealing additional damage to enemies hit. For a short time after this slash hits, damage dealt by the user ignores 45% of the enemies' Defense. At level 11, this move also increases Attack by 50 for a short time after hitting enemies with the triangle attack.

Description

Games Description
Conq. The user attacks by slicing with its long horns. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.
MDGtI It damages an enemy. The enemy's stat changes in Defense and evasiveness don't affect this attack's damage. (Whether they are boosted or lowered, they don't affect this attack's damage.)
SMD The enemy's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.*
It damages an enemy. The enemy's stat changes in Defense and evasiveness don't affect this attack, regardless of whether the stats were boosted or reduced.*


In the anime

 
Virizion
 
Terrakion
 
Cobalion
 
Aegislash
The user slices the foe with a blade.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  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'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'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
  Blade Form Aegislash's sword-like body glows light blue. Aegislash then slices the opponent with it. Sometimes, its body grows longer as the move is used.
Sawyer's Aegislash Valuable Experience for All! None
Wikstrom's Aegislash Searching for Chivalry! None


In the manga

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

   
  		   
Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Spin-off series games

     
MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 聖劍 Singgim
Mandarin 聖劍 / 圣剑 Shèngjiàn
  Dutch Heilig zwaard
  French Lame Sainte
  German Sanctoklinge
  Italian Spadasolenne
  Korean 성스러운칼 Seongseureo-un Kal
  Polish Miecz Potęgi
  Portuguese Espada Sagrada
Spanish   Latin America Espada Sagrada
  Spain Espada SantaVI+
EspadasantaV
  Thai ดาบศักดิ์สิทธิ์
  Vietnamese Thánh Kiếm


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