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Dark · Physical move · Gen 7

Brutal Swing

Brutal Swing is a Dark-type physical move introduced in Generation 7. It has 60 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). In double battles it hits all adjacent pokémon, allies included (spread moves deal 0.75× damage when they hit more than one target). 166 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Dark

Category

Physical

Power

60

Accuracy

100%

PP

20 (max 32)

Priority

0

Calculate Brutal Swing damageAll Dark movesType chart

Effect

No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon.

Targets
All adjacent Pokémon, allies included
Properties
Makes contact
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (8 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (56 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Usable (42 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Dark attack

2× vsPsychicGhost

½× vsFightingDarkFairy

Pokémon that learn Brutal Swing

166 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
CharizardFire/Flying✓7–8
BeedrillBug/Poison✓✓7
EkansPoison✓7
ArbokPoison✓✓7
RaichuElectric✓8
MachopFighting✓
MachokeFighting✓
MachampFighting✓✓
TentacoolWater/Poison8
TentacruelWater/Poison8
Alolan GeodudeRock/Electric7
Alolan GravelerRock/Electric7
Alolan GolemRock/Electric7
Galarian SlowbroPoison/Psychic8
Farfetch’dNormal/Flying✓✓7–8
Galarian Farfetch’dFighting✓8
Alolan GrimerPoison/Dark7
Alolan MukPoison/Dark7
OnixRock/Ground7–8
KinglerWater8
Alolan ExeggutorGrass/Dragon7–8
CuboneGround✓7–8
MarowakGround✓7–8
Alolan MarowakFire/Ghost✓7–8
LickitungNormal7–8
Galarian WeezingPoison/Fairy8
RhydonGround/Rock7–8
ScytherBug/Flying✓7–8
PinsirBug✓✓7–8
GyaradosWater/Flying✓7–8
AerodactylRock/Flying✓7–8
DratiniDragon✓7–8
DragonairDragon✓7–8
DragoniteDragon/Flying✓✓7–8
MewtwoPsychic7–8
MewPsychic7–8
FeraligatrWater✓
SentretNormal7
FurretNormal7
AmpharosElectric✓7
MarillWater/Fairy8
AzumarillWater/Fairy✓8
SteelixSteel/Ground✓7–8
ScizorBug/Steel✓✓7–8
HeracrossBug/Fighting✓7–8
DelibirdIce/Flying7–8
DonphanGround7
HitmontopFighting8
TyranitarRock/Dark✓7–8
SceptileGrass✓7–8
ShiftryGrass/Dark7–8
AzurillNormal/Fairy8
MawileSteel/Fairy✓8
AggronSteel/Rock✓7–8
FlygonGround/Dragon7–8
SeviperPoison7
ArmaldoRock/Bug7–8
MiloticWater✓7–8
TropiusGrass/Flying7
AbsolDark✓7–8
SalamenceDragon/Flying✓7–8
MetagrossSteel/Psychic✓✓8
GroudonGround7–8
RayquazaDragon/Flying✓7–8
DeoxysPsychic7
DrifloonGhost/Flying8
DrifblimGhost/Flying8
BunearyNormal✓
LopunnyNormal✓✓7–8
GarchompDragon/Ground✓7–8
DrapionPoison/Dark7–8
LickilickyNormal7–8
RhyperiorGround/Rock✓7–8
TangrowthGrass8
GliscorGround/Flying✓7
GiratinaGhost/Dragon7–8
DarkraiDark✓
SerperiorGrass✓7
ExcadrillGround/Steel✓7–8
TimburrFighting7–8
GurdurrFighting7–8
ConkeldurrFighting✓7–8
ThrohFighting✓
KrokorokGround/Dark7–8
KrookodileGround/Dark✓7–8
Galarian YamaskGround/Ghost✓8
TrubbishPoison✓
GarbodorPoison✓
EscavalierBug/Steel7–8
FerrothornGrass/Steel8
HaxorusDragon7–8
MienshaoFighting8
HeatmorFire8
HydreigonDark/Dragon✓7–8
TornadusFlying7–8
ThundurusElectric/Flying7–8
ReshiramDragon/Fire7–8
ZekromDragon/Electric7–8
LandorusGround/Flying7–8
KyuremDragon/Ice7–8
Kyurem-BlackDragon/Ice7–8
Kyurem-WhiteDragon/Ice7–8
GreninjaWater/Dark✓7
BunnelbyNormal✓
DiggersbyNormal/Ground✓✓7–8
PangoroFighting/Dark✓✓
HonedgeSteel/Ghost7–8
DoubladeSteel/Ghost7–8
AegislashSteel/Ghost✓7–8
MalamarDark/Psychic✓7–8
BarbaracleRock/Water✓7–8
HelioliskElectric/Normal✓7–8
TyrantrumRock/Dragon✓7–8
GoodraDragon✓7–8
TrevenantGhost/Grass✓7–8
PumpkabooGhost/Grass✓
GourgeistGhost/Grass✓✓8
Gourgeist-SuperGhost/Grass8
IncineroarFire/Dark✓7–8
CrabrawlerFighting7
CrabominableFighting/Ice✓7
StuffulNormal/Fighting7–8
BewearNormal/Fighting7–8
OranguruNormal/Psychic7–8
PassimianFighting✓7–8
TurtonatorFire/Dragon7–8
DhelmiseGhost/Grass7–8
Hakamo-oDragon/Fighting7–8
Kommo-oDragon/Fighting✓7–8
Tapu BuluGrass/Fairy7–8
NihilegoRock/Poison7–8
XurkitreeElectric7–8
CelesteelaSteel/Flying7–8
GuzzlordDark/Dragon7–8
NecrozmaPsychic7–8
MarshadowFighting/Ghost✓
StakatakaRock/Steel7–8
ZeraoraElectric✓7–8
MeltanSteel✓
MelmetalSteel✓8
RillaboomGrass✓8
SkwovetNormal8
GreedentNormal8
SilicobraGround✓8–9
SandacondaGround✓✓8–9
SizzlipedeFire/Bug8
CentiskorchFire/Bug8
GrapploctFighting✓8
HattremPsychic✓8–9
HatterenePsychic/Fairy✓✓8–9
Sirfetch’dFighting✓✓8
RunerigusGround/Ghost✓✓8
StonjournerRock8
CufantSteel8
CopperajahSteel8
DracozoltElectric/Dragon8
DracovishWater/Dragon8
ZacianFairy8
EternatusPoison/Dragon8
ZarudeDark/Grass8
KleavorBug/Rock✓✓7–8
TinkatinkFairy/Steel✓✓9
TinkatuffFairy/Steel✓✓9
TinkatonFairy/Steel✓✓✓9
FlamigoFlying/Fighting✓
OkidogiPoison/Fighting✓9

Brutal Swing FAQ

What does Brutal Swing do?

Brutal Swing is a Dark-type physical move with 60 power. No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon.

Which Pokémon can learn Brutal Swing?

166 Pokémon and forms can learn Brutal Swing in at least one game: 8 in Scarlet & Violet, 56 in Pokémon Champions and 42 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charizard, Beedrill, Ekans, Arbok, Raichu and Machop.

Is Brutal Swing in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 56 Pokémon can use Brutal Swing in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Brutal Swing super effective against?

As a Dark-type attack, Brutal Swing is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Fighting, Dark and Fairy (unless its effect says otherwise).

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.