Fighting · Physical move · Gen 8
Meteor Assault
Meteor Assault is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 8. It has 150 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 1 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fighting
Category
Physical
Power
150
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
User cannot move next turn. If this move is successful, the user must recharge on the following turn and cannot select a move.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon) — changed: power 150 → 170
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Fighting attack
2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel
½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Meteor Assault
1 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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sirfetch’d | Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8 |
Meteor Assault FAQ
What does Meteor Assault do?
Meteor Assault is a Fighting-type physical move with 150 power. If this move is successful, the user must recharge on the following turn and cannot select a move.
Which Pokémon can learn Meteor Assault?
1 Pokémon and forms can learn Meteor Assault in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 1 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Sirfetch’d.
Is Meteor Assault in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Meteor Assault in Pokémon Champions, where it was changed: power 150 → 170.
What is Meteor Assault super effective against?
As a Fighting-type attack, Meteor Assault is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel, not very effective against Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug and Fairy and has no effect on Ghost (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.