Astral Barrage (move)

Astral Barrage アストラルビット Astral Bit

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

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 Generation IX

Astral Barrage (Japanese: アストラルビット Astral Bit) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Shadow Rider Calyrex.

Effect

Astral Barrage deals damage to all adjacent opponents.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Astral Barrage cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Astral Barrage's base power was reduced to 120.

Description

Games Description SwShLA SV The user attacks by sending a frightful amount of small ghosts at opposing Pokémon. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	1SwSh	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.

Form change

Generation VIII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Upon changing into this form
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.

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Upon changing into this form
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.

Trivia

• Astral Barrage is tied with Shadow Force for the highest base power of all Ghost-type moves, excluding Z-Moves, Max Moves, and G-Max Moves.
• Astral Barrage and Glacial Lance are not present in the mobile version of Pokémon HOME's move Pokédex. This is because they would be impossible to register, as the forms of Calyrex that they are the signature moves of cannot be deposited into Pokémon HOME. They share this distinction with Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Bash, which are also the signature moves of forms that cannot be deposited into Pokémon HOME, and Struggle and Light of Ruin, which cannot be legitimately learned. Notably, Ice Burn and Freeze Shock are present in the move Pokédex (despite also being the signature moves of fused Pokémon) due to the fact that Smeargle can learn them with Sketch.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 星碎 Sīngseui Mandarin 星碎 Xīngsuì French Éclat Spectral German Astralfragmente Italian Schegge Astrali Korean 아스트랄비트 Aseuteuralbiteu Brazilian Portuguese Barricada Astral Spanish Orbes Espectro

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