Sacred Sword (move)

Move data

Type Fighting
Category Physical  Physical
Power 90
Accuracy 100
PP 15  (max. 24)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 5

Effects

Sacred Sword deals damage, but ignores changes to the target's stats (i.e. Defense and Evasion in this case).

Note this does not include the effects of screens like Reflect as they are different to regular stat boosts.

Changes

  • In Generation 5, Sacred Sword has 20 PP.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Fightinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Sacred Sword turns into All-Out Pummeling and has base power 175.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Sacred Sword
Japanese せいなるつるぎ (Seinaru Tsurugi)
German Sanctoklinge
French Lame Sainte
Italian Spadasolenne
Spanish Espada Santa
Korean 성스러운칼
Chinese (Simplified) 圣剑
Chinese (Traditional) 聖劍

Game descriptions

Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user attacks by slicing with its long horns. The target’s stat changes don’t affect this attack’s damage.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target’s stat changes don’t affect this attack’s damage.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target’s stat changes don’t affect this attack’s damage.
Sword​/​Shield The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target’s stat changes don’t affect this attack’s damage.
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 The user attacks by slicing with a sword. The target’s stat changes don’t affect the damage inflicted by this move.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Sacred Sword 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.

Gallade Gallade
#0475 / Psychic · Fighting
Level 1
Cobalion Cobalion
#0638 / Steel · Fighting
Level 49
Terrakion Terrakion
#0639 / Rock · Fighting
Level 49
Virizion Virizion
#0640 / Grass · Fighting
Level 49
Keldeo (Ordinary Form) Keldeo
Ordinary Form
#0647 / Water · Fighting
Level 49
Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) Zacian
Hero of Many Battles
#0888 / Fairy
Level 1
Chien-Pao Chien-Pao
#1002 / Dark · Ice
Level 60
Iron Leaves Iron Leaves
#1010 / Grass · Psychic
Level 42
Iron Boulder Iron Boulder
#1022 / Rock · Psychic
Level 49
Iron Crown Iron Crown
#1023 / Steel · Psychic
Level 49

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Sacred Sword as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Dewott Dewott
#0502 / Water
Field
Hisuian Samurott Samurott
Hisuian Samurott
#0503 / Water · Dark
Field