Pawniard - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Pawniard 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.

Pawniard artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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9

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
5	Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
10	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
15	Torment	Dark	—	100
20	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
25	Assurance	Dark	60	100
30	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
35	Slash	Normal	70	100
40	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
45	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
50	Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
55	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
60	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
65	Guillotine	Normal	—	30

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Mean Look	Normal	—	—
Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Lash Out	Dark		75	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
37	Beat Up	Dark	—	100
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
42	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
69	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
75	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
85	Snarl	Dark	55	95
94	False Swipe	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by TR

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

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
07	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
60	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
74	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
77	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100

Moves learnt by level up

Pawniard does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Egg moves

Pawniard does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Pawniard cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

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

Pawniard egg move parents

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Pawniard

Pawniard's egg groups: Human-Like

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

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

Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Buneary Lopunny Elgyem Beheeyem Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace
Breeding	Croagunk Toxicroak Pawniard Bisharp

Mean Look

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sableye
Breeding	Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gallade Gothita Gothorita Gothitelle Pawniard Bisharp Hawlucha

Quick Guard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Hitmontop Lucario Gallade Sawk Mienfoo Mienshao
Breeding	Machop Machoke Machamp Croagunk Toxicroak Pawniard Bisharp Pancham Pangoro Hawlucha

Sucker Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mr. Mime Galarian Mr. Mime Hitmontop Croagunk Toxicroak Impidimp Morgrem Grimmsnarl Mr. Rime
Breeding	Sableye Pawniard Bisharp Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Clobbopus Grapploct