Fighting · Physical move · Gen 5
Sacred Sword
Sacred Sword is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 5. It has 90 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 18 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fighting
Category
Physical
Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Ignores the target's stat stage changes. Ignores the target's stat stage changes, including evasiveness.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Slicing move (Sharpness)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (14 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (4 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (8 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Fighting attack
2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel
½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Sacred Sword
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gallade | Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Oshawott | Water | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Dewott | Water | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Samurott | Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | |
 Hisuian Samurott | Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | |
 Cobalion | Steel/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Terrakion | Rock/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Virizion | Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Keldeo | Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Honedge | Steel/Ghost | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Doublade | Steel/Ghost | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Aegislash | Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Kartana | Grass/Steel | 7–8 | |||
 Zacian | Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Chien-Pao | Dark/Ice | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Leaves | Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Boulder | Rock/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Crown | Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Sacred Sword FAQ
What does Sacred Sword do?
Sacred Sword is a Fighting-type physical move with 90 power. Ignores the target's stat stage changes, including evasiveness.
Which Pokémon can learn Sacred Sword?
18 Pokémon and forms can learn Sacred Sword in at least one game: 14 in Scarlet & Violet, 4 in Pokémon Champions and 8 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Gallade, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Hisuian Samurott and Cobalion.
Is Sacred Sword in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 4 Pokémon can use Sacred Sword in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Sacred Sword super effective against?
As a Fighting-type attack, Sacred Sword 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.