Parting Shot (move)

Parting Shot すてゼリフ Parting Shot

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

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  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience a lot if used last.

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

Parting Shot (Japanese: すてゼリフ Parting Shot) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation VII, it was the signature move of Pancham and Pangoro.

Effect

Generation VI

Parting Shot lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack stats by one stage each, and then switches the user out. Pokémon with the Ability Soundproof are not affected by this move.

The user will not switch out if Parting Shot fails (such as if it has no target), if the target is immune (such as due to Soundproof), if it is blocked by a protection move, or if the user is the only Pokémon in the party that is able to battle. However, the user will switch even if Parting Shot is unable to affect the target's stats (such as due to Clear Body or Mist).

If Parting Shot is used on a Pokémon with the Ability Magic Bounce, the effect will be bounced back to the user, lowering its Attack and Special Attack, and the target will switch out instead.

If an opponent uses Pursuit on the same turn Parting Shot is used, Pursuit will deal normal damage if the foe is faster, or double damage if the foe is slower than the user.

Generation VII

The user no longer switches out if Parting Shot is unable to affect the target's stats (such as due to Clear Body or Mist); the user will no longer switch out if the target already has both -6 Attack and Special Attack stat stages (unless the target's Ability is Contrary, in which case the user will not switch out if the target has both +6 Attack and Special Attack stat stages).

Parting Shot will become a Water-type move when used by a Pokémon with the ability Liquid Voice. If the user is affected by Throat Chop, it will be unable to use this move for two turns.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Parting Shot, if a Pokémon is switched in to replace the user the same turn, that Pokémon has its HP fully restored (even if Z-Parting Shot was not used successfully after gaining its Z-Power effect), and can be used regardless of whether the user is affected by Throat Chop or not.

Generation VIII

The user successfully switches out if Parting Shot is unable to affect the target's stats due to Mirror Armor, regardless of whether the user's own stats are reduced as a result. Other mechanisms that prevent the stat changes do continue to prevent the switch as well.

If the user is holding a Throat Spray when using Parting Shot, Throat Spray is consumed and raises the user's Special Attack before the user is switched out.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh With a parting threat, the user lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats. Then it switches with a party Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like	45	45	40
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like	48	48	46
0773		Silvally		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		85	60
0828		Thievul		Field		Field			52
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
052A		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field		✔	✔
263G		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field			✔
0725		Litten		Field		Field			✔
0877		Morpeko		Field	Fairy			✔
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 games

Description

Games Description SMD It lowers an enemy's Attack and Sp. Atk and swaps your position with a teammate behind.* It lowers the enemy's Attack and Sp. Atk. If one of your teammates is right behind you, it switches the positions of you and your teammate.*

In other generations

Core series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• A glitch in Generation VII's Battle Spot caused battles to crash when Parting Shot was used as a Z-Move. The same problem occurred with Memento. As a result, both moves were temporarily banned from Battle Spot battles starting in November 2016. The glitch was fixed in the version 1.1 update.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 拋下狠話 Pāauháh Hánwah Mandarin 拋下狠話 / 抛下狠话 Pāoxià Hěnhuà French Dernier Mot German Abgangstirade Italian Monito Korean 막말내뱉기 Makmal'naebaetgi Brazilian Portuguese Tiro Divisor Spanish Última Palabra

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