Fairy · Special move · Gen 6
Moonblast
Moonblast is a Fairy-type special move introduced in Generation 6. It has 95 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 57 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fairy
Category
Special
Power
95
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
30% chance to lower the target's Sp. Atk by 1. Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (35 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (14 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (24 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Fairy attack
2× vsFightingDragonDark
½× vsFirePoisonSteel
Pokémon that learn Moonblast
57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clefairy | Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Clefable | Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 |
 Alolan Vulpix | Ice | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Alolan Ninetales | Ice/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Jigglypuff | Normal/Fairy | ✓ | |||
 Wigglytuff | Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Oddish | Grass/Poison | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Gloom | Grass/Poison | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Vileplume | Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Muk | Poison | 8 | |||
 Alolan Muk | Poison/Dark | 8 | |||
 Hoothoot | Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Noctowl | Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Cleffa | Fairy | ✓ | |||
 Bellossom | Grass | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Gardevoir | Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 |
 Swablu | Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Altaria | Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 |
 Lunatone | Rock/Psychic | 6–8 | |||
 Jirachi | Steel/Psychic | 6 | |||
 Cresselia | Psychic | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Munna | Psychic | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Musharna | Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | |
 Whimsicott | Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Flabébé | Fairy | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
 Floette | Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
 Floette-Eternal | Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6, 9 |
 Florges | Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 |
 Meowstic | Psychic | ✓ | |||
 Meowstic-F | Psychic | ✓ | |||
 Spritzee | Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Aromatisse | Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Sylveon | Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 |
 Carbink | Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Gourgeist | Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | |
 Gourgeist-Super | Ghost/Grass | 8 | |||
 Xerneas | Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Diancie | Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Popplio | Water | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Brionne | Water | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Primarina | Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Cutiefly | Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Ribombee | Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Morelull | Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Shiinotic | Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Tapu Lele | Psychic/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Tapu Fini | Water/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Lunala | Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Indeedee | Psychic/Normal | ✓ | |||
 Indeedee-F | Psychic/Normal | ✓ | |||
 Zacian | Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Zamazenta | Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Ursaluna-Bloodmoon | Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Enamorus | Fairy/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Flutter Mane | Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Valiant | Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Fezandipiti | Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 |
Moonblast FAQ
What does Moonblast do?
Moonblast is a Fairy-type special move with 95 power. Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Moonblast?
57 Pokémon and forms can learn Moonblast in at least one game: 35 in Scarlet & Violet, 14 in Pokémon Champions and 24 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Clefairy, Clefable, Alolan Vulpix, Alolan Ninetales, Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff.
Is Moonblast in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 14 Pokémon can use Moonblast in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Moonblast super effective against?
As a Fairy-type attack, Moonblast is super effective against Fighting, Dragon and Dark, not very effective against Fire, Poison and Steel (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.