Essentials

Sacred Sword

Fighting physical

Generation 5

Summary

Ignores the target's stat modifiers.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug ½
  • Dark 2
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy ½
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying ½
  • Ghost 0
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 2
  • Normal 2
  • Poison ½
  • Psychic ½
  • Rock 2
  • Steel 2
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
90; percentile 68.0
Accuracy
100%
PP
15, up to 24.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Damage calculation ignores the target's stat modifiers, including evasion.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

History

Before X, Y
Has 20 PP.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 5
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.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target’s stat changes don’t affect this attack’s damage.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target’s stat changes don’t affect this attack’s damage.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target’s stat changes don’t affect this attack’s damage.

Foreign Names

Japanese
せいなるつるぎ (seinarutsurugi)
せいなるつるぎ
Korean
성스러운칼
Chinese
聖劍
圣剑
French
Lame Sainte
German
Sanctoklinge
Spanish
Espada Santa
Italian
Spadasolenne

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Sacred Sword.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Chip Away Normal physical 20 70 100%

Ignores the target's stat modifiers.
Darkest Lariat Dark physical 10 85 100%

Ignores the target's stat modifiers.

Pokémon

Fighting Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Sacred Sword's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

Black, White Black 2, White 2 Generation 6 Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
42 42 42 31 31 49 Cobalion Steel Fighting Justified genderless Undiscovered 91 90 129 90 72 108 580
42 42 42 31 31 49 Terrakion Rock Fighting Justified genderless Undiscovered 91 129 90 72 90 108 580
42 42 42 31 31 49 Virizion Grass Fighting Justified genderless Undiscovered 91 90 72 90 129 108 580
43 43 43 43 43 49 Ordinary Keldeo Water Fighting Justified genderless Undiscovered 91 72 90 129 90 108 580
43 43 43 43 49 Resolute Keldeo Resolute Keldeo Water Fighting Justified genderless Undiscovered 91 72 90 129 90 108 580
47 47 47 48 Honedge Steel Ghost No Guard ½ male, ½ female Mineral 45 80 100 35 37 28 325
51 51 51 56 Doublade Steel Ghost No Guard ½ male, ½ female Mineral 59 110 150 45 49 35 448
— — — — Shield Aegislash Steel Ghost Stance Change ½ male, ½ female Mineral 60 50 140 50 140 60 500
— — — — Blade Aegislash Blade Aegislash Steel Ghost Stance Change ½ male, ½ female Mineral 60 140 50 140 50 60 500
— — 60 Kartana Grass Steel Beast Boost genderless Undiscovered 59 181 131 59 31 109 570
— Zacian Fairy Intrepid Sword genderless Undiscovered 92 130 115 80 115 138 670
— Crowned Zacian Crowned Zacian Fairy Steel Intrepid Sword genderless Undiscovered 92 170 115 80 115 148 720
Black, White Black 2, White 2 Generation 6 Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• Oshawott Water Torrent
Shell Armor 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 55 55 45 63 45 45 308

13 Pokémon

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