Max Strike (move)

Max Strike ダイアタック Dai Attack

Battles Type  Normal Category  Varies PP  — (max. —) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect any adjacent foe, but not allies

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

Max Strike (Japanese: ダイアタック Dai Attack) is a damage-dealing Normal-type Max Move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Max Strike does damage to a target and lowers the Speed of all opponents by one stage. Its power and whether it is a special or physical move depends on the move it is based on.

If Max Strike is used with Multi-Attack or Techno Blast as its base move while the user is holding a Memory or a Drive, respectively, Max Strike turns into the Max Move of the type corresponding to the type of Memory or Drive held by the user.

If Max Strike is used during weather with Weather Ball as its base move, it turns into the Max Move of the type corresponding to the type Weather Ball would be in that weather. In a similar way, if Max Strike is used during terrain with Terrain Pulse as its base move, it turns into the Max Move of the type corresponding to the type Terrain Pulse would be in that terrain.

If Max Strike is used by a Pokémon with Aerilate, Galvanize, Pixilate, or Refrigerate, it turns into the Max Move of the type corresponding to the Pokémon's Ability.

Base move Power Cat. Bind 90 Physical Body Slam 130 Physical Boomburst 140 Special Covet 110 Physical Crush Claw 130 Physical Crush Grip 140 Physical Cut 100 Physical Double Hit 120 Physical Double-Edge 140 Physical Echoed Voice 90 Special Endeavor 130 Physical Explosion 150 Physical Extreme Speed 130 Physical Facade 120 Physical Fake Out 90 Physical False Swipe 90 Physical Feint 90 Physical Flail 130 Physical Fury Attack 90 Physical Fury Swipes 100 Physical Giga Impact 150 Physical Guillotine 130 Physical Head Charge 140 Physical Headbutt 120 Physical Hold Back 90 Physical Horn Attack 120 Physical Horn Drill 130 Physical Hyper Beam 150 Special Hyper Fang 130 Physical Hyper Voice 130 Special Judgment 130 Special Last Resort 140 Physical Mega Kick 140 Physical Mega Punch 130 Physical Multi-Attack 95 Physical Pay Day 90 Physical Pound 90 Physical Present 100 Physical Quick Attack 90 Physical Rapid Spin 100 Physical Relic Song 130 Special Retaliate 120 Physical Revelation Dance 130 Special Round 110 Special Scratch 90 Physical Self-Destruct 150 Physical Skull Bash 140 Physical Slam 130 Physical Slash 120 Physical Snore 100 Special Spit Up 100 Special Stomp 120 Physical Strength 130 Physical Super Fang 100 Physical Swift 110 Special Tackle 90 Physical Tail Slap 130 Physical Take Down 130 Physical Techno Blast 140 Special Terrain Pulse 130 Special Thrash 140 Physical Tri Attack 130 Special Uproar 130 Special Vise Grip 110 Physical Weather Ball 130 Special Wrap 90 Physical

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Max Strike cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwShLA SV This is a Normal-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This lowers the target's Speed stat. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnset

Generation VIII

Any Dynamax Pokémon can use Max Strike if it knows a damaging Normal-type move.

In the anime

Dynamax Gyarados	Gigantamax Pikachu	Gigantamax Machamp	Dynamax Dragonite
The Dynamaxed user strikes the ground, causing energy to erupt across the battlefield and towards the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Gyarados	Dynamax Gyarados strikes its tail into the ground, sending sparks of energy across the battlefield and towards the opponent. When the sparks reach the opponent, the ground underneath them explodes.
Lance's Gyarados	Flash of the Titans!		Debut Base move is Hyper Beam
Pikachu	Gigantamax Pikachu jumps into the air, creating yellow glowing cracks on the ground as it lands. The cracks spread towards the opponent, and as they reach them, a burst of yellow energy erupts from the ground underneath the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	The Climb to Be the Very Best!		Base move is Quick Attack
Machamp	Gigantamax Machamp stomps the ground with one of its feet, creating glowing cracks on the ground underneath the opponent. A burst of energy then erupts from the cracks.
Bea's Machamp	A Battle of Mega Versus Max!		Base move is Strength
Dragonite	Dynamax Dragonite stomps the ground with one of its feet, creating blue glowing cracks that travel at the opponent and go under it, hurting it.
Lance's Dragonite	Pride of a Champion!		Base move is Hyper Beam

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Dynamax Eldegoss	Gigantamax Drednaw
The Dynamaxed user causes the ground to erupt beneath the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Eldegoss	Dynamax Eldegoss causes the ground underneath the opponent to crack. A burst of energy then erupts from the ground, sending the opponent flying.
Milo's Eldegoss	Blinding!! The End of the Battle		Debut
Drednaw	Gigantamax Drednaw stomps on the opponent with one of its feet.
Nessa's Drednaw	Splish Splash!! Gigantamax Battle		None

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 極巨攻擊 Gihkgeuih Gūnggīk Mandarin 極巨攻擊 / 极巨攻击 Jíjù Gōngjí / Jíjù Gōngjī Czech Max Úder French Normalomax German Dyna-Angriff Italian Dynattacco Korean 다이어택 Dai-eotaek Polish Max Cios Portuguese Brazil Golpe Max Ataque Max (JN013*) Portugal Ataque Max Russian Максимальный Удар Maksimal'nyy Udar Spanish Maxiataque Thai ไดแอ็ทแทค

Max Moves
Max Strike • Max Knuckle • Max Airstream • Max Ooze • Max Quake Max Rockfall • Max Flutterby • Max Phantasm • Max Steelspike Max Flare • Max Geyser • Max Overgrowth • Max Lightning • Max Mindstorm Max Hailstorm • Max Wyrmwind • Max Darkness • Max Starfall • Max Guard
G-Max Moves
G-Max Vine Lash • G-Max Wildfire • G-Max Cannonade • G-Max Befuddle G-Max Volt Crash • G-Max Gold Rush • G-Max Chi Strike • G-Max Terror G-Max Foam Burst • G-Max Resonance • G-Max Cuddle • G-Max Replenish G-Max Malodor • G-Max Meltdown • G-Max Drum Solo • G-Max Fireball G-Max Hydrosnipe • G-Max Wind Rage • G-Max Gravitas • G-Max Stonesurge G-Max Volcalith • G-Max Tartness • G-Max Sweetness • G-Max Sandblast G-Max Stun Shock • G-Max Centiferno • G-Max Smite • G-Max Snooze • G-Max Finale G-Max Steelsurge • G-Max Depletion • G-Max One Blow • G-Max Rapid Flow

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.