Generation 8 Moves
Generation VIII (Sword/Shield)
108 moves introduced in this generation.
58
Physical
30
Special
20
Status
Type Distribution
psychic10grass9fighting9dragon8dark8electric7normal7water7steel6fairy6
All Generation 8 Moves
| Name | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Acid | grass | spe | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Astral Barrage | ghost | spe | 120 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Aura Wheel | electric | phy | 110 | 100% | 10 | |
| Barb Barrage | poison | phy | 60 | 100% | 10 | |
| Behemoth Bash | steel | phy | 100 | 100% | 5 | |
| Behemoth Blade | steel | phy | 100 | 100% | 5 | |
| Bitter Malice | ghost | spe | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Bleakwind Storm | flying | spe | 100 | 80% | 10 | |
| Body Press | fighting | phy | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Bolt Beak | electric | phy | 85 | 100% | 10 | |
| Branch Poke | grass | phy | 40 | 100% | 40 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Breaking Swipe | dragon | phy | 60 | 100% | 15 | Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage. |
| Burning Jealousy | fire | spe | 70 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Ceaseless Edge | dark | phy | 65 | 90% | 15 | |
| Chloroblast | grass | spe | 150 | 95% | 5 | |
| Clangorous Soul | dragon | sta | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Coaching | fighting | sta | — | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Corrosive Gas | poison | sta | — | 100% | 40 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Court Change | normal | sta | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Decorate | fairy | sta | — | — | 15 | |
| Dire Claw | poison | phy | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dragon Darts | dragon | phy | 50 | 100% | 10 | |
| Dragon Energy | dragon | spe | 150 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Drum Beating | grass | phy | 80 | 100% | 10 | Has a $effect_chance% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. |
| Dual Wingbeat | flying | phy | 40 | 90% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Dynamax Cannon | dragon | spe | 100 | 100% | 5 | Sets Light Screen on the user’s side of the field after inflicting damage. |
| Eerie Spell | psychic | spe | 80 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Esper Wing | psychic | spe | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Eternabeam | dragon | spe | 160 | 90% | 5 | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. |
| Expanding Force | psychic | spe | 80 | 100% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| False Surrender | dark | phy | 80 | — | 10 | Never misses. |
| Fiery Wrath | dark | spe | 90 | 100% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Fishious Rend | water | phy | 85 | 100% | 10 | |
| Flip Turn | water | phy | 60 | 100% | 20 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Freezing Glare | psychic | spe | 90 | 100% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Glacial Lance | ice | phy | 120 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Grassy Glide | grass | phy | 55 | 100% | 20 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Grav Apple | grass | phy | 80 | 100% | 10 | Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. |
| Headlong Rush | ground | phy | 120 | 100% | 5 | |
| Infernal Parade | ghost | spe | 60 | 100% | 15 | |
| Jaw Lock | dark | phy | 80 | 100% | 10 | Seeds the target after inflicting damage. |
| Jungle Healing | grass | sta | — | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Lash Out | dark | phy | 75 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Life Dew | water | sta | — | — | 10 | |
| Lunar Blessing | psychic | sta | — | — | 5 | |
| Magic Powder | psychic | sta | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Max Airstream | flying | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Darkness | dark | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Flare | fire | phy | 100 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Flutterby | bug | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Geyser | water | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Guard | normal | sta | — | — | 10 | Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
| Max Hailstorm | ice | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Knuckle | fighting | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Lightning | electric | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Mindstorm | psychic | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Ooze | poison | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Overgrowth | grass | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Phantasm | ghost | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Quake | ground | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Rockfall | rock | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Starfall | fairy | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Steelspike | steel | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Strike | normal | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Max Wyrmwind | dragon | phy | 10 | — | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Meteor Assault | fighting | phy | 150 | 100% | 5 | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. |
| Meteor Beam | rock | spe | 120 | 90% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Misty Explosion | fairy | spe | 100 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Mountain Gale | ice | phy | 100 | 85% | 10 | |
| Mystical Power | psychic | spe | 70 | 90% | 10 | |
| No Retreat | fighting | sta | — | — | 5 | Hits twice in one turn, with a $effect_chance% chance to make the target flinch. |
| Obstruct | dark | sta | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Octolock | fighting | sta | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Overdrive | electric | spe | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Poltergeist | ghost | phy | 110 | 90% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Power Shift | normal | sta | — | — | 10 | |
| Psyshield Bash | psychic | phy | 70 | 90% | 10 | |
| Pyro Ball | fire | phy | 120 | 90% | 5 | Has a $effect_chance% chance to burn the target. |
| Raging Fury | fire | phy | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rising Voltage | electric | spe | 70 | 100% | 20 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Sandsear Storm | ground | spe | 100 | 80% | 10 | |
| Scale Shot | dragon | phy | 25 | 90% | 20 | Boosts the user’s Speed and lowers their Defense by one stage after inflicting damage two to five times in a row. |
| Scorching Sands | ground | spe | 70 | 100% | 10 | Has a $effect_chance% chance to burn the target. |
| Shell Side Arm | poison | spe | 90 | 100% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Shelter | steel | sta | — | — | 10 | |
| Skitter Smack | bug | phy | 70 | 90% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Snap Trap | grass | phy | 35 | 100% | 15 | Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. |
| Snipe Shot | water | spe | 80 | 100% | 15 | Sets Reflect on the user’s side of the field after inflicting damage. |
| Spirit Break | fairy | phy | 75 | 100% | 15 | Has a $effect_chance% chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. |
| Springtide Storm | fairy | spe | 100 | 80% | 5 | |
| Steel Beam | steel | spe | 140 | 95% | 5 | Inflicts damage, and the user takes damage equal to half of its max HP, rounded up. |
| Steel Roller | steel | phy | 130 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Stone Axe | rock | phy | 65 | 90% | 15 | |
| Strange Steam | fairy | spe | 90 | 95% | 10 | Has a $effect_chance% chance to confuse the target. |
| Stuff Cheeks | normal | sta | — | — | 10 | Cures the entire party of major status effects after inflicting damage. |
| Surging Strikes | water | phy | 25 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Take Heart | psychic | sta | — | — | 10 | |
| Tar Shot | rock | sta | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Teatime | normal | sta | — | — | 10 | |
| Terrain Pulse | normal | spe | 50 | 100% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Thunder Cage | electric | spe | 80 | 90% | 15 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Thunderous Kick | fighting | phy | 90 | 100% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Triple Arrows | fighting | phy | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Triple Axel | ice | phy | 20 | 90% | 10 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Victory Dance | fighting | sta | — | — | 10 | |
| Wave Crash | water | phy | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Wicked Blow | dark | phy | 75 | 100% | 5 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. |
| Wildbolt Storm | electric | spe | 100 | 80% | 10 |