Sacred Sword

Sacred Sword

せいなるつるぎ Sacred Sword

Generation:	V

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	90
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20, max: 32
Affects:	Selected Target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

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Sacred Sword is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation V. It was the signature move of the Swords of Justice quartet until Generation VI.

Effect

The user slashes at the target via its blade or horns. The move itself ignores all of the target's stat changes.

Description

Games	Description
BWB2W2	The user attacks by slicing with its long horns. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.
XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh	The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.
BDSP	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
SV	The user attacks by slicing with a sword. The target's stat changes don't affect the damage inflicted by this move.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous					1
	Cobalion	steel/Fighting	Undiscovered	42	42	42	49SwSh
	Terrakion	rock/Fighting	Undiscovered	42	42	42	49SwSh
	Virizion	grass/Fighting	Undiscovered	42	42	42	49SwSh
	Keldeo	water/Fighting	Undiscovered	43	43	43	49SwSh
	Honedge	steel/ghost	Mineral		47	47	48SwSh
	Doublade	steel/ghost	Mineral		51	51	56SwSh
	Aegislash	steel/ghost	Mineral		1	1	1SwSh
	Kartana	grass/steel	Undiscovered			1	60SwSh
	Zacian	fairy	Undiscovered				1SwSh	1
	Chien-Pao	dark/ice	Undiscovered					60
	Iron Leaves	grass/psychic	Undiscovered					42
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Its in-game description mentions horns, however this only applies to the Swords of Justice.
  • When they were first introduced in Generation V, Sacred Sword was their signature move.

Gallery

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Main games

Sacred Sword depicted in Generation V

Sacred Sword depicted in Generation VII

Main series

Sacred Sword performed by Virizion.

Sacred Sword performed by Sawyer's Aegislash.

Sacred Sword performed by Wikstrom's Aegislash.

Pokémon Adventures

Sacred Sword performed by Terrakion.