Fishious Rend (move)

Fishious Rend
エラがみ Gill Bite
Fishious Rend VIII.png
Type  Water
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  85
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VIII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Fishious Rend (Japanese: エラがみ Gill Bite) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of the Fossilized Fish Pokémon.

Effect

Fishious Rend deals damage. If the user attacks before the target, or if the target switches in during the turn that Fishious Rend is used, its base power doubles to 170. Strong Jaw further increases power by 50%.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Fishious Rend cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Fishious Rend cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
SwShLA The user rends the target with its hard gills. If the user attacks before the target, the power of this move is doubled.
BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
SV The user rends the target with its hard gills. This move's power is doubled if the user moves before the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0882 Dracovish WaterIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 63
0883 Arctovish WaterIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 63
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0882 Dracovish
DracovishLv. 50
WaterIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva's Dracovish
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In animation

Pokémon animated series

Ash Dracovish Fishious Rend.png
Dracovish


The user rends the target with its hard gills. If the user attacks before the target, the power of this move is increased.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Dracovish Dracovish bites down on the opponent. Sometimes, its lower jaw glows light blue as the move is used. If Dracovish attacks before the opponent, the power of the move is increased.
Ash's Dracovish On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future! Debut
Enhanced by Strong Jaw


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 鰓咬 Sōi Ngáauh
Mandarin 鰓咬 / 鳃咬 Sāi Yǎo
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Žaberní stisk
France Flag.png French Branchicrok
Germany Flag.png German Kiemenbiss
Italy Flag.png Italian Branchiomorso
South Korea Flag.png Korean 아가미물기 Agamimulgi
Poland Flag.png Polish Rybi Zgryz
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Branquimordida
Spain Flag.png Spanish Branquibocado


Variations of the move Bolt Beak
PhysicalIC HOME.png Bolt BeakFishious Rend



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