Judgment (move)

Judgment さばきのつぶて Judgment Strike

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Order of appealing is random in the next turn

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Judgment (Japanese: さばきのつぶて Judgment Strike) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature move of Arceus, and like Arceus, varies in type depending on the plate held by the user.

Effect

Judgment inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. The type of Judgment depends on the type of plate held by the user, being Normal-type if there is no held plate.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
493		Arceus	Water		Water	100				100			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

File:Arceus Judgement ball.png Arceus forms a ball File:Arceus Judgement Beams.png Arceus shoots beams off into the sky File:Arceus Judgement explosion.png Explosion that forms and scatters meteors File:Arceus Judgement meteor shower.png Meteor shower
The user shoots a shower of glowing beams.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The wheel on Arceus's body glows brightly, and an orange orb appears on top of Arceus's forehead. It then launches the orb into the sky, which leaves behind orange streaks as it fires. The orb then explodes in the air, releasing multiple pink meteors to come crashing down on the opponent.
Arceus (anime)	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		Debut

In other generations

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

• Its name is derived from judgment, a concept within the Jewish belief that says that Yahweh casts judgment upon wicked people on earth.
• Due to the types of both Arceus and Judgment being determined by the plate held, Judgment always receives STAB when used by Arceus.
• In the English debut of the movie Arceus and the Jewel of Life, Arceus consistently said the word "Justice" whenever using this move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 制裁石礫 Zhìcái Shílì Dutch Vonnis French Jugement German Urteilskraft Greek Εκδίκαση Hebrew פסק-דין Italian Giudizio Korean 심판의뭉치 Simpan-yi Mongchi Portuguese Julgamento Spanish Sentencia

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