Pawniard - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Pawniard can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

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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6
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8
9

Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Pawniard learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 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	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
55	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
60	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
65	Guillotine	Normal	—	30

Egg moves

Pawniard learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. 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

Moves learnt by TM

Pawniard is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
30	Snarl	Dark	55	95
31	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
39	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
57	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
62	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
65	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
81	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
82	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
93	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
94	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
99	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
105	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
170	Steel Beam	Steel	140	95
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

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	Drowzee Hypno Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace
Breeding	Croagunk Toxicroak Pawniard Bisharp Kingambit
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Headbutt

Mean Look

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sableye
Breeding	Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gallade Gothita Gothorita Gothitelle Pawniard Bisharp Hawlucha Kingambit
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Mean Look

Quick Guard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Hitmontop Lucario Gallade Mienfoo Mienshao
Breeding	Meditite Medicham Croagunk Toxicroak Pawniard Bisharp Hawlucha Kingambit
Reminder	Ceruledge
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Quick Guard

Sucker Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonlee Hitmontop Cacnea Cacturne Croagunk Toxicroak Impidimp Morgrem Grimmsnarl
Breeding	Sableye Pawniard Bisharp Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Kingambit
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Sucker Punch