Max Knuckle (move)

Contents
Flavor text

Move data

Type	Fighting
Category	—
Power	—
Accuracy	—
PP	—
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 8

Effects

Max Knuckle is a Dynamax move from Pokémon Sword and Shield. Fighting type moves turn into Max Knuckle during Dynamax.

The move deals damage and increases the Attack of the user and its teammates. The power and category depends on the original move selected, as shown in the table below.

Original move	Cat.	Power
Arm Thrust		70
Aura Sphere		90
Body Press		90
Brick Break		90
Circle Throw		80
Close Combat		95
Counter		75
Cross Chop		90
Double Kick		80
Drain Punch		90
Dynamic Punch		90
Final Gambit		100
Flying Press		90
Focus Blast		95
Focus Punch		100
Force Palm		80
Hammer Arm		90
High Jump Kick		95
Jump Kick		90
Karate Chop		75
Low Kick		100
Low Sweep		85
Mach Punch		70
Meteor Assault		100
Power Up Punch		70
Revenge		80
Reversal		100
Rock Smash		70
Rolling Kick		80
Sacred Sword		90
Secret Sword		90
Seismic Toss		75
Sky Uppercut		90
Storm Throw		80
Submission		90
Superpower		95
Triple Kick		80
Vacuum Wave		70
Vital Throw		85
Wake Up Slap		85

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent foe, but not an ally.

Other languages

English	Max Knuckle
Japanese	ダイナックル
German	Dyna-Faust
French	Pugilomax
Italian	Dynapugno
Spanish	Maxipuño
Korean	다이너클
Chinese (Simplified)	极巨拳斗
Chinese (Traditional)	極巨拳鬥

Game descriptions

Sword/Shield	This is a Fighting-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This raises ally Pokémon’s Attack stats.
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Scarlet/Violet	This is a Fighting-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This boosts ally Pokémon’s Attack stats.