Sacred Sword (move)

Sacred Sword せいなるつるぎ Sacred Sword

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V 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 V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Sacred Sword (Japanese: せいなるつるぎ Sacred Sword) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V. It is the signature move of the Legendary musketeers.

Effect

Sacred Sword inflicts damage, ignoring the target's Defense and Evasion boosts. However, Sacred Sword does not bypass Reflect.

Description

Games Description BW The user attacks by slicing with its long horns. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting	42			''''
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting	42			''''
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting	42			''''
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting	43			''''
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.

Trivia

• Keldeo is the only Pokémon which learns this move at level 43, with the others learning it at level 42.

In other languages

Language Title French Lame Sainte German Sanctoklinge Italian Spadasolenne Spanish Espadasanta

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.