Sacred Sword (move)

Sacred Sword
せいなるつるぎ Sacred Sword
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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 boosts. However, Sacred Sword does not bypass Reflect.

Generation VI

Sacred Sword's PP was changed from 20 to 15. Sacred Sword does not bypass Aurora Veil.

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
SM
The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0638    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 42 42 31
0639    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 42 42 31
0640    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 42 42 31
0647    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 43 43 43
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral 47 47
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral 51 51
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral 1 1
0798    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1
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 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.

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.


In the anime

 
Terrakion
 
Cobalion
 
Virizion
 
Aegislash
The user slices the foe with a long horn.
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.
A wild Virizion 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.
A wild Terrakion 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.
A wild Cobalion Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice None
  Aegislash's goes from Shield Form to Blade Form and spins clockwise as it changed form and then its sword glows light blue. The sword then grows a bit bigger and turns blue and then Aegislash slashes the opponent with it.
Sawyer's Aegislash Valuable Experience for All! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

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
  Brazilian Portuguese Espada Sagrada
  Spanish Espada Santa*
Espadasanta*


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