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 Generation IX

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.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Behemoth Blade cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwShLA 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. SV The user wields a large, powerful sword using its whole body and cuts the target in a vigorous attack.

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		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	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.

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
888		Zacian Crowned Sword		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	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	Playable Users
Physical	4	—	144	172	100%	An opponent	—	This attack's power increases 50% when the target has a sync buff.	Gloria & Zacian*

Past descriptions

• Prior to Version 2.10.0*: This move's power increases if the target has a sync buff.
• Prior to Version 2.20.0*: This move's power increases 50% when 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

Core 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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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

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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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

This role is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this role to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Behemoth Blade's animation when used through Mimic

Behemoth Blade being used by a Ditto

• If used by a transformed Pokémon, Behemoth Blade will display a shorter animation with the transformed Pokémon stuck in a default pose.
• Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Bash are not present in the mobile version of Pokémon HOME's move Pokédex, as they are the signature moves of Crowned Sword Zacian and Crowned Shield Zamazenta (which are forms that appear only in battles and, therefore, cannot be deposited into HOME) and cannot be learned by a Smeargle via Sketch, as it is not present in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
  • This distinction is shared with Glacial Lance and Astral Barrage for the same reasoning, as well as Struggle and Light of Ruin, both of which cannot be legitimately learned by any Pokémon.

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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