Brutal Swing (move)

Brutal Swing
ぶんまわす Brutal Swing

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
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 Pokémon adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation VII
TM59 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM97 in Generation VIII

On Smogon's Movedex:
- Generation VII
- Generation VIII

Brutal Swing (Japanese: ぶんまわす Brutal Swing) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation VII. It was TM59 in Generation VII, and is TM97 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Brutal Swing does damage to all adjacent Pokémon, including allies.

Description

Games	Description
SM USUM SwSh	The user swings its body around violently to inflict damage on everything in its vicinity.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
083		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field		20
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous		16
759		Stufful		Field		Field	14	12
760		Bewear		Field		Field	14	12
799		Guzzlord		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	13
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon		10
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon		1
857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy		1, Evo.
858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy		1
865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field		20
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous		16
882		Dracovish		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		14
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 TM59	VIII TM97
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	✔
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	✔
026		Raichu		Field	Fairy		✔
072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3		✔
073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3		✔
074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral	✔
075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral	✔
076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral	✔
080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1		✔
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field		✔
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3		✔
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
105		Marowak		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔
147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	✔
148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	✔
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔
150		Mewtwo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
161		Sentret		Field		Field	✔
162		Furret		Field		Field	✔
181		Ampharos		Monster	Field	✔
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy		✔
184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy		✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
225		Delibird		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
232		Donphan		Field		Field	✔
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon	✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	✔	✔
298		Azurill		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		✔
306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	✔	✔
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	✔
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3	✔
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	✔
359		Absol		Field		Field	✔
373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon	✔
383		Groudon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
384		Rayquaza		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
386		Deoxys		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon	✔
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3	✔	✔
463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass		✔
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug	✔
487		Giratina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
497		Serperior		Field	Grass	✔
530		Excadrill		Field		Field	✔	✔
532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
552		Krokorok		Field		Field	✔	✔
553		Krookodile		Field		Field	✔	✔
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous		✔
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral		✔
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like		✔
631		Heatmor		Field		Field		✔
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔
641		Tornadus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
642		Thundurus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
643		Reshiram		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
644		Zekrom		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
645		Landorus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
646		Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1	✔
660		Diggersby		Field		Field	✔	✔
679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon	✔
706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous	✔	✔
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
727		Incineroar		Field		Field	✔	✔
739		Crabrawler		Water 3		Water 3	✔
740		Crabominable		Water 3		Water 3	✔
759		Stufful		Field		Field	✔	✔
760		Bewear		Field		Field	✔	✔
765		Oranguru		Field		Field	✔	✔
766		Passimian		Field		Field	✔	✔
776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔	✔
787		Tapu Bulu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
793		Nihilego		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
796		Xurkitree		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
797		Celesteela		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
799		Guzzlord		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
800		Necrozma		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
800		Necrozma Dusk Mane		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔^USUM	✔
800		Necrozma Dawn Wings		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔^USUM	✔
805		Stakataka		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔^USUM
807		Zeraora		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔^USUM	✔
809		Melmetal		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass		✔
819		Skwovet		Field		Field		✔
820		Greedent		Field		Field		✔
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon		✔
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon		✔
850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug		✔
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug		✔
853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like		✔
857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy		✔
858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy		✔
865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field		✔
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous		✔
874		Stonjourner		Mineral		Mineral		✔
878		Cufant		Field	Mineral		✔
879		Copperajah		Field	Mineral		✔
880		Dracozolt		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
882		Dracovish		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
888		Zacian		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
890		Eternatus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
893		Zarude		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Crabrawler	Galarian Farfetch'd
The user swings the opponent around.
User	First Used In		Notes
Crabrawler	Crabrawler grabs the opponent in one of its claws. It then swings them around before throwing them.
Hala's Crabrawler	Trial and Tribulation!		Debut
Farfetch'd	Galarian Farfetch'd's leek glows pink and it swings it around, striking everything around it.
Ash's Farfetch'd	JN027		None

In other generations

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

This move originated as a TCG attack.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	狂舞揮打 Kwòhngmóuh Fāidá
Chinese	Mandarin	狂舞揮打 / 狂舞挥打 Kuángwǔ Huīdǎ
Dutch		Ruwe slinger
French		Centrifugifle
German		Wirbler
Italian		Vorticolpo
Korean		세차게휘두르기 Sechage Hwidureugi
Polish		Brutalna Wirówka
Portuguese	Brazil	Balanço Violento
Portuguese	Portugal	Arremesso Brutal
Russian		Резкий поворот Rezkii povorot
Spanish		Giro Vil

Generation VII TMs
Alola
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
Kanto
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

Generation VIII TMs
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
Generation VIII TRs
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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Brutal Swing (move)

Contents

Effect

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

In the anime

In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

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Brutal Swing (move)

Contents

Effect

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

In the anime

In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

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