Behemoth Blade (move)

Behemoth Blade (Japanese: きょじゅうざん Behemoth Slash) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of .
==Effect==
Behemoth Blade deals damage. If the target is Dynamaxed or Gigantamaxed, its damage is doubled. The bonus does not apply to Eternamax , despite its similarities to a Gigantamaxed Pokémon.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl====
Behemoth Blade cannot be selected in a battle.
===Generation IX===
As there is no Dynamax mechanic in Generation IX, Behemoth Blade now deals damage with no secondary effect.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===Special move===
If knows while entering battle in its Crowned Sword form, Iron Head will become Behemoth Blade for the duration of the battle.
====Generation VIII====
====Generation IX====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max 	 	Target	Effect tag(s) 	Additional effect(s)	Playable	
Behemoth Blade 	4 	— 	144 	172 	100% 	An opponent 	— 	This attack's power increases 50% when the target has a sync buff.	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Name 	 	State 	State 	Base	Max 	Target 	Target	Effect tag 	Additional effect(s)	Playable	
Glorious Behemoth Blade	Default6★ EX	Default6★ EX 	200 	240 	An opponentAll opponents	An opponentAll opponents	— 	This attack's power increases when the target has a sync buff. 	 	 	
Glorious Behemoth Blade	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Notes:
* Behemoth Blade:
** Description prior to Version 2.20.0 (released on from April 27, 2022): This move's power increases 50% when the target has a sync buff.
* Glorious Behemoth Blade:
** Description of 6★-EX effect prior to Version 2.18.5 (released on from March 15, 2022): "Additional Effects: Sync move targets all opponents."
** Description prior to Version 2.20.0 (released on from April 27, 2022): This move's power increases when the target has a sync buff.
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In Pokémon UNITE, Zacian's Unite Move, Sovereign Sword, is similar to Behemoth Blade.
==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
===Pokémon Evolutions===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* If used by a ed Pokémon, Behemoth Blade will display a shorter animation with the transformed Pokémon stuck in a default pose. 
* Behemoth Blade and were formerly not present in the mobile version of Pokémon HOME's move Pokédex, as they are the signature moves of Crowned Sword and Crowned Shield (which are forms that appear only in s and, therefore, cannot be deposited into HOME) and cannot be learned by a via , as it is not present in . With the addition of Smeargle to , the former four moves were finally added to Pokémon HOME.
** This distinction is shared with and for the same reasoning, as well as and , both of which cannot be legitimately learned by any .
==In other languages==
Spin-off series games
Pokémon Masters EX
Glorious Behemoth Blade
Category:Slicing moves
Category:Signature moves
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Category:Moves that power up
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it:Taglio Maestoso
ja:きょじゅうざん
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