Ruination (move)

Move data

Type Dark
Category Special  Special
Power
Accuracy 90
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 9

Effects

Halves the opponent's HP.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Ruination
Japanese カタストロフィ
German Verderben
French Cataclysme
Italian Catastrofe
Spanish Calamidad
Korean 카타스트로피
Chinese (Simplified) 大灾难
Chinese (Traditional) 大災難

Game descriptions

Scarlet​/​Violet The user summons a ruinous disaster. This cuts the target’s HP in half.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Ruination at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Wo-Chien Wo-Chien
#1001 / Dark · Grass
Level 50
Chien-Pao Chien-Pao
#1002 / Dark · Ice
Level 50
Ting-Lu Ting-Lu
#1003 / Dark · Ground
Level 50
Chi-Yu Chi-Yu
#1004 / Dark · Fire
Level 50