Anorith - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Anorith can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Anorith artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Anorith learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
4	Water Gun	Water	40	100
8	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
12	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
16	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
20	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
24	Brine	Water	65	100
28	Slash	Normal	70	100
32	Crush Claw	Normal	75	95
36	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
41	Protect	Normal	—	—
44	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100

Egg moves

Anorith learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Move Tutor moves

Anorith can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Meteor Beam	Rock		120	90

Moves learnt by TM

Anorith is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
53	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
54	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
55	Brine	Water	65	100
73	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
94	False Swipe	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by TR

Anorith is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
60	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Anorith learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
4	Water Gun	Water	40	100
8	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
12	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
16	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
20	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
24	Brine	Water	65	100
28	Slash	Normal	70	100
32	Crush Claw	Normal	75	95
36	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
41	Protect	Normal	—	—
44	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100

Egg moves

Anorith learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
Screech	Normal	—	85

Moves learnt by TM

Anorith is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Anorith does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Anorith egg move parents

In other generations
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Anorith

Anorith's egg groups: Water 3

The egg moves for Anorith are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Anorith with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Anorith with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Aqua Jet

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kabuto Kabutops
Breeding	Corphish Crawdaunt Anorith Armaldo

Cross Poison

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Anorith Armaldo

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Corsola Lileep Cradily Anorith Armaldo

Iron Defense

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Shellder Cloyster
Breeding	Anorith Armaldo

Knock Off

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Corphish Crawdaunt Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Corphish Crawdaunt Anorith Armaldo

Rapid Spin

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Anorith Armaldo

Sand Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops
Breeding	Anorith Armaldo Skorupi Drapion

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tentacool Tentacruel
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Corsola Anorith Armaldo Skorupi Drapion