Breaking Swipe (move)

Breaking Swipe
ワイドブレイカー Wide Breaker

Battles

Type	Dragon
Category	Physical
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	60
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
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

Availability

Introduced	Generation VIII
TM99 in Generation VIII

On Smogon's Movedex:
- Generation VIII

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

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

Description

Games	Description
SwSh LA	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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
884		Duraludon		Mineral	Dragon	24^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM99
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass	✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔
147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	✔
148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	✔
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon	✔
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	✔
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon	✔
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔
373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon	✔
380		Latias		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
381		Latios		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
384		Rayquaza		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon	✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔
483		Dialga		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
484		Palkia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
487		Giratina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon	✔
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon	✔
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon	✔
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon	✔
643		Reshiram		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
644		Zekrom		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
646		Kyurem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
646		Kyurem White Kyurem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
646		Kyurem Black Kyurem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon	✔
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon	✔
706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon	✔
718		Zygarde		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon	✔
780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon	✔
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔
800		Necrozma		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
800		Necrozma Dusk Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
800		Necrozma Dawn Wings		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
804		Naganadel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field	✔
880		Dracozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
884		Duraludon		Mineral	Dragon	✔
886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon	✔
887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon	✔
895		Regidrago		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.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Physical	2	—	30	36	100%	All opponents	—	Lowers the target's Attack by one stat rank*.

Past Description

Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Lowers the target's Attack.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Altaria	Duraludon	Haxorus	Mega Altaria
The user swings its tough tail wildly and attacks the opponent.
User	First Used In		Notes
Duraludon	Duraludon's tail glows purple, and it hits the opponent with it.
Raihan's Duraludon	Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!		Debut
Haxorus	Haxorus's tail glows purple, and it hits the opponent with it.
Iris's Haxorus	Thrash of the Titans!		None
Altaria	Altaria hits the opponent with its wing, creating a purple flash of energy when the move makes contact.
Drasna's Altaria	JN103		None
Altaria	Mega Altaria's tail glows purple, and it hits the opponent with it.
Drasna's Altaria	JN104		None

In other generations

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	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

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Breaking Swipe is the only Dragon-type move that can be taught by TM.

In other languages

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

Variations of the move Bulldoze

Bulldoze • Breaking Swipe

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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