Fishious Rend (move)

Fishious Rend エラがみ Gill Bite

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  85 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

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

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Whether Metronome can call Fishious Rend You can discuss this on the talk page.

Fishious Rend is programmed into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, but it cannot be used in a battle as no available Pokémon can learn it.

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
						VIII
						SwSh
0882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	63
0883		Arctovish		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		DracovishLv. 50		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

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 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 Czech Žaberní stisk French Branchicrok German Kiemenbiss Italian Branchiomorso Korean 아가미물기 Agamimulgi Polish Rybi Zgryz Portuguese Branquimordida Spanish Branquibocado

Variations of the move Bolt Beak
Bolt Beak • Fishious Rend

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