Anchor Shot (move)

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Anchor Shot
アンカーショット Anchor Shot
Type  Steel
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Anchor Shot (Japanese: アンカーショット Anchor Shot) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature move of Dhelmise.

Effect

Anchor Shot inflicts damage and has no additional effects.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0??? Dhelmise Mineral Mineral 1
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 other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 擲錨 Jaahkmàauh
Mandarin 擲錨 / 掷锚 Zhímáo / Zhìmáo
French Ancrage
German Ankerschuss
Italian Colpo d'Ancora
Korean 앵커숏 Anchor Shot
Spanish Anclaje


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