Breaking Swipe (move)

Breaking Swipe
ワイドブレイカー Wide Breaker
Breaking Swipe VIII.png
Type  Dragon
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation VIII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Breaking Swipe (Japanese: ワイドブレイカー Wide Breaker) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is TM99 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Breaking Swipe deals damage to all opponents. It lowers the Attack of all targets by one stage.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Breaking Swipe cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
SwShLA The user swings its tough tail wildly and attacks opposing Pokémon. This also lowers their Attack stats.
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
0610     Monster Dragon 30
0611     Monster Dragon 30
0612     Monster Dragon 30
0884    
 
Mineral Dragon 24SwSh
0000 Baxcalibur  
 
Dragon Mineral 1
0000 Cyclizar  
 
Field Field 14
0000 Roaring Moon  
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Rem.
0000 Koraidon  
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 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.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TM99
IX
--
0006    
 
Monster Dragon
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral
103A  
Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0112    
 
Monster Field
0147     Water 1 Dragon
0148     Water 1 Dragon
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral
0230    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0254     Monster Dragon
0330    
 
Bug Dragon
0334    
 
Flying Dragon
0350     Water 1 Dragon
0373    
 
Dragon Dragon
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0384    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0445    
 
Monster Dragon
0464    
 
Monster Field
0483    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0484    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0643    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0644    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0646    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
646W  
Kyurem
White Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
646B  
Kyurem
Black Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0695    
 
Monster Dragon
0697    
 
Monster Dragon
0706     Dragon Dragon
0718    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0758    
 
Monster Dragon
0780    
 
Monster Dragon
0784    
 
Dragon Dragon
0800     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
800DM  
Necrozma
Dusk Mane
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
800DW  
Necrozma
Dawn Wings
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0804    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0818     Water 1 Field
0880    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0884    
 
Mineral Dragon
0886    
 
Amorphous Dragon
0887    
 
Amorphous Dragon
0895     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 2 30 36 100%* All opponents Lowers the target's Attack by one stat rank*. Iris (Champion) & Hydreigon

Past description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Lowers the target's Attack.

In the anime

 
Duraludon
 
Haxorus
 
Altaria
 
Mega Altaria
The user swings its tough tail wildly and attacks the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Duraludon's tail glows purple, and it hits the opponent with it.
Raihan's Duraludon Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! Debut
  Haxorus's tail glows purple, and it hits the opponent with it.
Iris's Haxorus Thrash of the Titans! None
  Altaria hits the opponent with its tail, creating a purple flash of energy when the move makes contact.
Drasna's Altaria The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy! None
  Mega Altaria's tail glows purple, and it hits the opponent with it.
Drasna's Altaria Taking Two For The Team! None


In other generations

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 廣域破壞 Gwóngwihk Powaaih
Mandarin 廣域破壞 / 广域破坏 Guǎngyù Pòhuài
  Czech Drtivý švih
  French Abattage
  German Breitseite
  Italian Vastoimpatto
  Korean 와이드브레이커 Waideubeureikeo
  Polish Niszczący Zamach
Portuguese   Brazil Impacto Vasto
  Portugal Golpe Impactante
  Spanish Vasto Impacto


Variations of the move Bulldoze
  BulldozeBreaking Swipe


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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