Pokémon moves from Generation 8

Below is the list of Pokémon attacks that were introduced in Generation 8 (Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Legends: Arceus).

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Name/Effect: Type: Category:

Name	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
Apple Acid	Grass		80	100	10	Lowers target's Special Defense.
Astral Barrage	Ghost		120	100	5	The user attacks by sending a frightful amount of small ghosts at opposing Pokémon.
Aura Wheel	Electric		110	100	10	Changes type based on Morpeko's Mode.
Barb Barrage	Poison		60	100	10	May poison opponent; inflicts double damage if the target is already poisoned.
Behemoth Bash	Steel		100	100	5	Damage doubles if target is Dynamaxed.
Behemoth Blade	Steel		100	100	5	Damage doubles if target is Dynamaxed.
Bitter Malice	Ghost		75	100	10	Lowers opponent's Attack.
Bleakwind Storm	Flying		100	80	10	May lower opponent's Speed.
Body Press	Fighting		80	100	10	The higher the user's Defense, the stronger the attack.
Bolt Beak	Electric		85	100	10	If the user attacks before the target, the power of this move is doubled.
Branch Poke	Grass		40	100	40
Breaking Swipe	Dragon		60	100	15	Hits multiple opponents and lowers their attack.
Burning Jealousy	Fire		70	100	5	Hits all opponents, and burns any that have had their stats boosted.
Ceaseless Edge	Dark		65	90	15	Sets up Spikes.
Chloroblast	Grass		150	95	5	User receives recoil damage.
Clangorous Soul	Dragon		—	100	5	Raises all user's stats but loses HP.
Coaching	Fighting		—	—	10	Boosts Attack and Defense of a teammate.
Corrosive Gas	Poison		—	100	40	Removes opponent's items.
Court Change	Normal		—	100	10	Swaps the effects on either side of the field.
Decorate	Fairy		—	—	15	Sharply raises target's Attack and Special Attack.
Dire Claw	Poison		80	100	15	May poison, paralyze or put the opponent to sleep.
Dragon Darts	Dragon		50	100	10	User attacks twice.
Dragon Energy	Dragon		150	100	5	The higher the user's HP, the higher the power.
Drum Beating	Grass		80	100	10	Lowers opponent's Speed.
Dual Wingbeat	Flying		40	90	10	The user slams the target with its wings. The target is hit twice in a row.
Dynamax Cannon	Dragon		100	100	5	Damage doubles if opponent is Dynamaxed.
Eerie Spell	Psychic		80	100	5	Deals damage and reduces opponent's PP.
Esper Wing	Psychic		80	100	10	High critical hit ratio. Raises user's Speed.
Eternabeam	Dragon		160	90	5	User can't move on the next turn.
Expanding Force	Psychic		80	100	10	Increases power and hits all opponents on Psychic Terrain.
False Surrender	Dark		80	∞	10	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Fiery Wrath	Dark		90	100	10	May cause flinching.
Fishious Rend	Water		85	100	10	If the user attacks before the target, the power of this move is doubled.
Flip Turn	Water		60	100	20	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Freezing Glare	Psychic		90	100	10	May freeze opponent.
G-Max Befuddle	Bug	—	—	∞	5	Butterfree-exclusive G-Max Move. Poisons, paralyzes, or puts opponent to sleep.
G-Max Cannonade	Water	—	—	∞	10	Blastoise-exclusive G-Max Move. Damages non-Water types for 4 turns.
G-Max Centiferno	Fire	—	—	∞	5	Centiskorch-exclusive G-Max Move. Traps opponents for 4-5 turns.
G-Max Chi Strike	Fighting	—	—	∞	5	Machamp-exclusive G-Max Move. Increases critical hit ratio.
G-Max Cuddle	Normal	—	—	∞	5	Eevee-exclusive G-Max Move. Infatuates opponents.
G-Max Depletion	Dragon	—	—	∞	5	Duraludon-exclusive G-Max Move. Reduces opponent's PP.
G-Max Drum Solo	Grass	—	160	∞	5	Rillaboom-exclusive G-Max Move. Ignores target's ability.
G-Max Finale	Fairy	—	—	∞	5	Alcremie-exclusive G-Max Move. Heals the user's team.
G-Max Fireball	Fire	—	160	∞	5	Cinderace-exclusive G-Max Move. Ignores target's ability.
G-Max Foam Burst	Water	—	—	∞	5	Kingler-exclusive G-Max Move. Harshly lowers opponents' Speed.
G-Max Gold Rush	Normal	—	—	∞	5	Meowth-exclusive G-Max Move. Confuses opponents and earns more money.
G-Max Gravitas	Psychic	—	—	∞	5	Orbeetle-exclusive G-Max Move. Summons Gravity for 5 turns.
G-Max Hydrosnipe	Water	—	160	∞	5	Inteleon-exclusive G-Max Move. Ignores target's ability.
G-Max Malodor	Poison	—	—	∞	5	Garbodor-exclusive G-Max Move. Poisons opponents.
G-Max Meltdown	Steel	—	—	∞	5	Melmetal-exclusive G-Max Move. Prevents opponents using the same move twice in a row.
G-Max One Blow	Dark	—	—	∞	5	Urshifu Single-Strike Style-exclusive G-Max Move. Strikes through Max Guard and Protect.
G-Max Rapid Flow	Water	—	—	∞	5	Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style-exclusive G-Max Move. Strikes through Max Guard and Protect.
G-Max Replenish	Normal	—	—	∞	5	Snorlax-exclusive G-Max Move. Recycles Berries.
G-Max Resonance	Ice	—	—	∞	5	Lapras-exclusive G-Max Move. Reduces damage for 5 turns.
G-Max Sandblast	Ground	—	—	∞	5	Sandaconda-exclusive G-Max Move. Traps opponents for 4-5 turns.
G-Max Smite	Fairy	—	—	∞	5	Hatterene-exclusive G-Max Move. Confuses opponents.
G-Max Snooze	Dark	—	—	∞	5	Grimmsnarl-exclusive G-Max Move. Makes opponents drowsy.
G-Max Steelsurge	Steel	—	—	∞	5	Copperajah-exclusive G-Max Move. Sets up Spikes on the field.
G-Max Stonesurge	Water	—	—	∞	5	Drednaw-exclusive G-Max Move. Sets up Stealth Rock.
G-Max Stun Shock	Electric	—	—	∞	10	Toxtricity-exclusive G-Max Move. Poisons or paralyzes opponents.
G-Max Sweetness	Grass	—	—	∞	10	Appletun-exclusive G-Max Move. Heals status conditions of user's team.
G-Max Tartness	Grass	—	—	∞	10	Flapple-exclusive G-Max Move. Reduces opponents' evasiveness.
G-Max Terror	Ghost	—	—	∞	10	Gengar-exclusive G-Max Move. Prevents opponent from switching out.
G-Max Vine Lash	Grass	—	—	∞	10	Venusaur-exclusive G-Max Move. Damages non-Grass types for 4 turns.
G-Max Volcalith	Rock	—	—	∞	10	Coalossal-exclusive G-Max Move. Deals damage for 4 turns.
G-Max Volt Crash	Electric	—	—	∞	10	Pikachu-exclusive G-Max Move. Paralyzes opponents.
G-Max Wildfire	Fire	—	—	∞	10	Charizard-exclusive G-Max Move. Damages non-Fire types for 4 turns.
G-Max Wind Rage	Flying	—	—	∞	10	Corviknight-exclusive G-Max Move. Removes battlefield hazards.
Glacial Lance	Ice		120	100	5	The user attacks by hurling a blizzard-cloaked icicle lance at opposing Pokémon.
Grassy Glide	Grass		55	100	20	High priority during Grassy Terrain.
Grav Apple	Grass		80	100	10	Lowers the opponent's Defense stat.
Headlong Rush	Ground		120	100	5	Lowers user's Defense.
Infernal Parade	Ghost		60	100	15	Inflicts double damage if the target has a status condition.
Jaw Lock	Dark		80	100	10	Prevents user and opponent from switching out.
Jungle Healing	Grass		—	—	10	Restores team's HP and cures status conditions.
Lash Out	Dark		75	100	5	Double power if stats were lowered during the turn.
Life Dew	Water		—	—	10	User and teammates recover HP.
Lunar Blessing	Psychic		—	—	5	Heals user's status conditions and recovers HP.
Magic Powder	Psychic		—	100	20	Changes target's type to Psychic.
Max Airstream	Flying	—	—	—	—	Flying type Dynamax move. Raises the team's Speed.
Max Darkness	Dark	—	—	—	—	Dark type Dynamax move. Lowers the target's Special Defense.
Max Flare	Fire	—	—	—	—	Fire type Dynamax move. Summons harsh sunlight.
Max Flutterby	Bug	—	—	—	—	Bug type Dynamax move. Lowers the target's Special Attack.
Max Geyser	Water	—	—	—	—	Water type Dynamax move. Summons heavy rain.
Max Guard	Normal	—	—	—	—	Status category Dynamax move. Protects the user.
Max Hailstorm	Ice	—	—	—	—	Ice type Dynamax move. Summons hail.
Max Knuckle	Fighting	—	—	—	—	Fighting type Dynamax move. Increases the team's Attack.
Max Lightning	Electric	—	—	—	—	Electric type Dynamax move. Summons Electric Terrain.
Max Mindstorm	Psychic	—	—	—	—	Psychic type Dynamax move. Summons Psychic Terrain.
Max Ooze	Poison	—	—	—	—	Poison type Dynamax move. Increases the team's Special Attack.
Max Overgrowth	Grass	—	—	—	—	Grass type Dynamax move. Summons Grassy Terrain.
Max Phantasm	Ghost	—	—	—	—	Ghost type Dynamax move. Lowers the target's Defense.
Max Quake	Ground	—	—	—	—	Ground type Dynamax move. Increases the team's Special Defense.
Max Rockfall	Rock	—	—	—	—	Rock type Dynamax move. Summons a sandstorm.
Max Starfall	Fairy	—	—	—	—	Fairy type Dynamax move. Summons Misty Terrain.
Max Steelspike	Steel	—	—	—	—	Steel type Dynamax move. Raises the team's Defense.
Max Strike	Normal	—	—	—	—	Normal type Dynamax move. Lowers the target's Speed.
Max Wyrmwind	Dragon	—	—	—	—	Dragon type Dynamax move. Lowers the target's Attack.
Meteor Assault	Fighting		150	100	5	User must recharge next turn.
Meteor Beam	Rock		120	90	10	User gathers space power and boosts its Sp. Atk stat, then attacks the target on the next turn.
Misty Explosion	Fairy		100	100	5	Power increases on Misty Terrain.
Mountain Gale	Ice		100	85	10	Lowers user's Speed.
Mystical Power	Psychic		70	90	10	Raises user's Special Attack.
No Retreat	Fighting		—	—	5	Raises all stats but user cannot switch out.
Obstruct	Dark		—	100	10	Protects the user and sharply lowers Defence on contact.
Octolock	Fighting		—	100	15	Lowers opponent's Defense and Special Defense every turn, and they cannot flee or switch out.
Overdrive	Electric		80	100	10	Hits all adjacent opponents.
Poltergeist	Ghost		110	90	5	Fails if the target doesn’t have an item.
Power Shift	Normal		—	—	10	Switches Attack and Defense stats.
Psyshield Bash	Psychic		70	90	10	Raises user's Defense and Special Defense.
Pyro Ball	Fire		120	90	5	May burn opponent.
Raging Fury	Fire		120	100	10	User attacks for 2-3 turns but then becomes confused.
Rising Voltage	Electric		70	100	20	Power doubles on Electric Terrain.
Sandsear Storm	Ground		100	80	10	May burn target.
Scale Shot	Dragon		25	90	20	Hits 2-5 times in one turn. Boosts user's Speed but lowers its Defense.
Scorching Sands	Ground		70	100	10	May burn the target.
Shell Side Arm	Poison		90	100	10	May poison opponent. Inflicts either Special or Physical damage, whichever is better.
Shelter	Steel		—	—	10	Raises user's Defense.
Skitter Smack	Bug		70	90	10	Lowers opponent's Sp. Attack.
Snap Trap	Grass		35	100	15	Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
Snipe Shot	Water		80	100	15	Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves. High critical hit ratio.
Spirit Break	Fairy		75	100	15	Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
Springtide Storm	Fairy		100	80	5	Boosts user's stats in Incarnate Forme, or lowers opponent's stats in Therian Forme.
Steel Beam	Steel		140	95	5	User loses 50% of its HP.
Steel Roller	Steel		130	100	5	Fails if no Terrain in effect.
Stone Axe	Rock		65	90	15	Sets up Stealth Rock.
Strange Steam	Fairy		90	95	10	May confuse opponent.
Stuff Cheeks	Normal		—	—	10	The user eats its held Berry, then sharply raises its Defense stat.
Surging Strikes	Water		25	100	5	Always results in a critical hit and ignores stat changes.
Take Heart	Psychic		—	—	10	Heals user's status conditions and raises its stats.
Tar Shot	Rock		—	100	15	Lowers the opponent's Speed and makes them weaker to Fire-type moves.
Teatime	Normal		—	—	10	Forces all Pokémon on the field to eat their berries.
Terrain Pulse	Normal		50	100	10	Type and power change depending on the Terrain in effect.
Thunder Cage	Electric		80	90	15	Deals damage and traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
Thunderous Kick	Fighting		90	100	10	Lowers opponent's Defense.
Triple Arrows	Fighting		90	100	10	High critical hit ratio. May lower opponent's Defense or cause them to flinch.
Triple Axel	Ice		20	90	10	Attacks thrice with more power each time.
Victory Dance	Fighting		—	—	10	Raises Attack and Defense.
Wave Crash	Water		120	100	10	User receives recoil damage.
Wicked Blow	Dark		75	100	5	Always results in a critical hit and ignores stat changes.
Wildbolt Storm	Electric		100	80	10	May paralyze target.