Behemoth Blade (move)

Behemoth Blade きょじゅうざん Behemoth Slash

Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  100 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Behemoth Blade (Japanese: きょじゅうざん Behemoth Slash) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Zacian.

Effect

Behemoth Blade deals damage. If the target is Dynamaxed or Gigantamaxed, its damage is doubled. The bonus does not apply to Eternamax Eternatus, despite its similarities to a Gigantamaxed Pokémon.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user becomes a gigantic sword and cuts the target. This move deals twice the damage if the target is Dynamaxed. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnset

Special move

If Zacian knows Iron Head while entering battle in its Crowned Sword form, Iron Head will become Behemoth Blade for the duration of the battle.

Generation VIII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
888		Zacian Crowned Sword		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Rusted Sword
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Physical	4	—	144	172	100%	An opponent	—	This move's power increases 50% when the target has a sync buff.

Past Description

• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): This move's power increases if the target has a sync buff.

In the anime

Main series

	Preparing	Crowned Sword Zacian
The user slashes the opponent with its sword.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Zacian	Zacian's sword glows blue and grows in size. It then slashes the opponent with it.
Zacian (recurring)	Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!		Debut

Pokémon Evolutions

	Preparing	Crowned Sword Zacian
The user slashes the opponent with its sword.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Zacian	Zacian's sword glows blue and grows in size. It then slashes the opponent with it.
A wild Zacian	The Champion		Debut

In other generations

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Behemoth Blade being used by a Ditto

• If used by a transformed Pokémon, it will display a shorter animation with the transformed Pokémon stuck in a default pose. However, it cannot be copied by Copycat.
• Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Bash are not present in the mobile version of Pokémon HOME's move Pokédex. This is because they would be impossible to register, since the forms of Zacian and Zamazenta that they are the signature moves of can only appear in battles and therefore cannot be deposited into Pokémon HOME. They share this distinction with Glacial Lance and Astral Barrage, which are also the signature moves of forms that cannot be deposited into Pokémon HOME. Notably, Ice Burn and Freeze Shock are present in the move Pokédex (despite also being the signature moves of Pokémon that cannot be deposited) due to the fact that Smeargle can learn them with Sketch.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 巨獸斬 Geuihsau Jáam Mandarin 巨獸斬 / 巨兽斩 Jùshòu Zhǎn Czech Monstrózní Čepel French Gladius Maximus German Gigantenhieb Italian Taglio Maestoso Korean 거수참 Geosu Cham Spanish Tajo Supremo

Variations of the move Dynamax Cannon
Behemoth Blade • Behemoth Bash Dynamax Cannon

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