Dark · Special move · Gen 9
Ruination
Ruination is a Dark-type special move introduced in Generation 9. It has variable or fixed damage and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 4 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Special
Power
—
Accuracy
90%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Does damage equal to 1/2 target's current HP. Deals damage to the target equal to half of its current HP, rounded down, but not less than 1 HP.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (4 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Dark attack
2× vsPsychicGhost
½× vsFightingDarkFairy
Pokémon that learn Ruination
4 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.
Wo-Chien
Chien-Pao
Ting-Lu
Chi-YuRuination FAQ
What does Ruination do?
Ruination is a Dark-type special move. Deals damage to the target equal to half of its current HP, rounded down, but not less than 1 HP.
Which Pokémon can learn Ruination?
4 Pokémon and forms can learn Ruination in at least one game: 4 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu and Chi-Yu.
Is Ruination in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Ruination in Pokémon Champions.
What is Ruination super effective against?
As a Dark-type attack, Ruination 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.