Moonblast

Essentials

Moonblast

special

Generation 6

Summary

Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by one stage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 95; percentile 72.0
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 30
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by one stage.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Atk stat.

: Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Atk stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ムーンフォース (muunfoosu)
: ムーンフォース
Korean: 문포스
Chinese: 月亮之力
: 月亮之力
French: Pouvoir Lunaire
German: Mondgewalt
Spanish: Fuerza Lunar
Italian: Forza Lunare

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Moonblast.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Struggle Bug	20	50	100%	Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by one stage.
Mystical Fire	10	75	100%	Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by one stage.
Mist Ball	5	70	100%	Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by one stage.
Snarl	15	55	95%	Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by one stage.

Pokémon

Fairy Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Moonblast's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
46	46	46	Clefairy		Cute Charm Magic Guard Friend Guard		Fairy	70	45	48	60	65	35	323
	43	43	Oddish		Chlorophyll Run Away		Grass	45	50	55	75	65	30	320
37	37	37	Sylveon		Cute Charm Pixilate		Field	95	65	65	110	130	60	525
		40	Hoothoot		Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens		Flying	60	30	30	36	56	50	262
		47	Noctowl		Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens		Flying	100	50	50	86	96	70	452
—	—	—	Gardevoir		Synchronize Trace Telepathy		Amorphous	68	65	65	125	115	80	518
—	—	—	Mega Gardevoir		Pixilate		Amorphous	68	85	65	165	135	100	618
50	46	46	Swablu		Natural Cure Cloud Nine		Flying Dragon	45	40	60	40	75	50	310
60	52	52	Altaria		Natural Cure Cloud Nine		Flying Dragon	75	70	90	70	105	80	490
	52	52	Mega Altaria		Pixilate		Flying Dragon	75	110	110	110	105	80	590
50	—	—	Lunatone		Levitate		Mineral	90	55	65	95	85	70	460
99	99	99	Cresselia		Levitate		Undiscovered	120	70	120	75	130	85	600
50	50	50	Whimsicott		Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll		Fairy Grass	60	67	85	77	75	116	480
41	41	41	Flabébé		Flower Veil Symbiosis		Fairy	44	38	39	61	79	42	303
46	46	46	Floette		Flower Veil Symbiosis		Fairy	54	45	47	75	98	52	371
46	46	46	Eternal Floette		Flower Veil Symbiosis		Fairy	74	65	67	125	128	92	551
—	—	—	Florges		Flower Veil Symbiosis		Fairy	78	65	68	112	154	75	552
31	31	31	Spritzee		Healer Aroma Veil		Fairy	78	52	60	63	65	23	341
31	31	31	Aromatisse		Healer Aroma Veil		Fairy	101	72	72	99	89	29	462
50	50	50	Carbink		Clear Body Sturdy		Fairy Mineral	50	50	150	50	150	50	500
35	35	35	Xerneas		Fairy Aura		Undiscovered	126	131	95	131	98	99	680
50	50	50	Diancie		Clear Body		Undiscovered	50	100	150	100	150	50	600
	50	50	Mega Diancie		Magic Bounce		Undiscovered	50	160	110	160	110	110	700
		36	Popplio		Torrent Liquid Voice		Water 1 Field	50	54	54	66	56	40	320
		42	Brionne		Torrent Liquid Voice		Water 1 Field	60	69	69	91	81	50	420
		44	Primarina		Torrent Liquid Voice		Water 1 Field	80	74	74	126	116	60	530
		39	Morelull		Illuminate Effect Spore Rain Dish		Grass	40	35	55	65	75	15	285
		44	Shiinotic		Illuminate Effect Spore Rain Dish		Grass	60	45	80	90	100	30	405
		58	Tapu Lele		Psychic Surge Telepathy		Undiscovered	70	85	75	130	115	95	570
		—	Tapu Fini		Misty Surge Telepathy		Undiscovered	70	75	115	95	130	85	570
		47	Lunala		Shadow Shield		Undiscovered	137	113	89	137	107	97	680
			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
			Cutiefly		Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil		Bug Fairy	40	45	40	55	40	84	304

32 Pokémon