Fishious Rend (move)

Fishious Rend エラがみ Gill Bite

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  85 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Fishious Rend (Japanese: エラがみ Gill Bite) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of the Fossilized Fish Pokémon.

Effect

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Fishious Rend deals damage. If the user attacks before the target, or if the target switches in during the turn that Fishious Rend is used, its base power doubles to 170. Strong Jaw further increases power by 50%.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Fishious Rend cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user rends the target with its hard gills. If the user attacks before the target, the power of this move is doubled. 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
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0882		Dracovish		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	63SwSh
0883		Arctovish		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	63SwSh
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

Dracovish
The user rends the target with its hard gills.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dracovish bites down on the opponent. Sometimes, its lower jaw glows light blue as the move is used.
Ash's Dracovish	On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鰓咬 Sōi Ngáauh Mandarin 鰓咬 / 鳃咬 Sāi Yǎo Czech Útok Žábrami French Branchicrok German Kiemenbiss Italian Branchiomorso Korean 아가미물기 Brazilian Portuguese Branquimordida Spanish Branquibocado

Variations of the move Bolt Beak
Bolt Beak • Fishious Rend

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