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Belch in Pokémon Sword & Shield

Poison-type special move in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Move text

The user lets out a damaging belch at the target. The user must eat a held Berry to use this move.

Move details

Introduced

Generation VI

Power

120

Accuracy

90

PP

10

Priority

0

Makes contact?

No

Machine

-

Learners

Pokémon that learn this move through special or alternate methods.

Salandit

Galar #244

PoisonFire
Egg

Salazzle

Galar #245

PoisonFire
Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets.

Salazzle

Galar #245

PoisonFire
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Salazzle

Galar #245

PoisonFire
Learn as Salandit, then retain through evolution.

Munchlax

Galar #260

Normal
Egg

Cufant

Galar #302

Steel
Egg

Copperajah

Galar #303

Steel
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Copperajah

Galar #303

Steel
Learn as Cufant, then retain through evolution.

Copperajah Gigantamax

Galar #303

Steel
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Copperajah Gigantamax

Galar #303

Steel
Learn as Cufant, then retain through evolution.

Silicobra

Galar #312

Ground
Egg

Sandaconda

Galar #313

Ground
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Sandaconda

Galar #313

Ground
Learn as Silicobra, then retain through evolution.

Sandaconda Gigantamax

Galar #313

Ground
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Sandaconda Gigantamax

Galar #313

Ground
Learn as Silicobra, then retain through evolution.

Heatmor

Galar #317

Fire
Egg

Deino

Galar #386

DarkDragon
Egg

Zweilous

Galar #387

DarkDragon
Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets.

Zweilous

Galar #387

DarkDragon
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Zweilous

Galar #387

DarkDragon
Learn as Deino, then retain through evolution.

Hydreigon

Galar #388

DarkDragon
Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets.

Hydreigon

Galar #388

DarkDragon
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Hydreigon

Galar #388

DarkDragon
Learn as Deino, then retain through evolution.

Slowpoke

Armor #1

WaterPsychic
Egg

Slowpoke Galar

Armor #1

Psychic
Egg

Slowbro

Armor #2

WaterPsychic
Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets.

Slowbro

Armor #2

WaterPsychic
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Slowbro

Armor #2

WaterPsychic
Learn as Slowpoke, then retain through evolution.

Slowbro Galar

Armor #2

PoisonPsychic
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Slowbro Galar

Armor #2

PoisonPsychic
Learn as Slowpoke Galar, then retain through evolution.

Slowking

Armor #3

WaterPsychic
Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets.

Slowking

Armor #3

WaterPsychic
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Slowking

Armor #3

WaterPsychic
Learn as Slowpoke, then retain through evolution.

Slowking Galar

Armor #3

PoisonPsychic
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Slowking Galar

Armor #3

PoisonPsychic
Learn as Slowpoke Galar, then retain through evolution.

Bouffalant

Armor #53

Normal
Egg

Lickitung

Armor #54

Normal
Egg

Lickilicky

Armor #55

Normal
Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets.

Lickilicky

Armor #55

Normal
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Lickilicky

Armor #55

Normal
Learn as Lickitung, then retain through evolution.

Miltank

Armor #117

Normal
Egg

Magby

Crown #18

Fire
Egg

Magmar

Crown #19

Fire
Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets.

Magmar

Crown #19

Fire
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Magmar

Crown #19

Fire
Learn as Magby, then retain through evolution.

Magmortar

Crown #20

Fire
Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets.

Magmortar

Crown #20

Fire
Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Magmortar

Crown #20

Fire
Learn as Magby, then retain through evolution.

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