Moonblast (move)

Moonblast ムーンフォース Moon Force

Battles Type  Fairy Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  95 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI 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 VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Moonblast (Japanese: ムーンフォース Moon Force) is a damage-dealing Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Moonblast does damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's Special Attack by one stage.

Description

Games Description Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	46
282		Gardevoir	Psychic	Fairy	--, 85
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	50
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	60
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	50
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic	99
547		Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy	50
669		Flabébé	Fairy		Fairy	41
670		Floette	Fairy		Fairy	46
671		Florges	Fairy		Fairy	--
682		Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy	31
683		Aromatisse	Fairy		Fairy	31
700		Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy	37
703		Carbink	Rock	Fairy	50
716		Xerneas	Fairy		Fairy	35
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:Premier Sylveon Moonblast.png Sylveon
The user gathers energy from the Moon, and then fires the energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Sylveon spreads its feelers wide open, and an image of the Moon appears behind it. It then forms an orb of pink energy in front of its mouth, and fires it at the opponent.
Premier's Sylveon	Kindergarten Chaos!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title French Pouvoir Lunaire German Mondgewalt Italian Forza Lunare Korean 문포스 Mun'poseu Spanish Fuerza Lunar

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