Fissure in Pokémon Sword & Shield

Ground-type physical move in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Physical

Earthquake Dig

Move text

The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.

Move details

Introduced

Generation I

Power

Accuracy

Priority

Makes contact?

Machine

Learners

Pokémon that learn this move naturally by leveling up.


Diglett Galar #164		44
Diglett Alola Galar #164		44
Dugtrio Galar #165		54
Dugtrio Alola Galar #165		54
Drilbur Galar #166		48
Excadrill Galar #167		58
Stunfisk Galar #226		55
Stunfisk Galar Galar #226		55
Barboach Galar #228		48
Whiscash Galar #229		56
Hippopotas Galar #314		48
Hippowdon Galar #315		56
Trapinch Galar #321		48
Vibrava Galar #322		Start
Flygon Galar #323		Start
Groudon Nat. #383		45
Landorus Nat. #645		75
Landorus Therian Nat. #645		75

Learners

Pokémon that learn this move through special or alternate methods.


Swinub Galar #75		Egg
Piloswine Galar #76		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.
Piloswine Galar #76		Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.
Piloswine Galar #76		Learn as Swinub, then retain through evolution.
Mamoswine Galar #77		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.
Mamoswine Galar #77		Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.
Mamoswine Galar #77		Learn as Swinub, then retain through evolution.
Mudbray Galar #84		Egg
Mudsdale Galar #85		Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.
Mudsdale Galar #85		Learn as Mudbray, then retain through evolution.
Machop Galar #138		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.
Machoke Galar #139		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.
Machamp Galar #140		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.
Machamp Gigantamax Galar #140		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.
Onix Galar #178		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.
Steelix Galar #179		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.
Shellos Galar #230		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.
Shellos East Galar #230		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.
Gastrodon Galar #231		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.
Gastrodon East Galar #231		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.
Munchlax Galar #260		Egg
Snorlax Galar #261		Egg
Snorlax Gigantamax Galar #261		Egg
Rhyhorn Galar #264		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.
Rhydon Galar #265		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.
Rhyperior Galar #266		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.
Torkoal Galar #300		Egg
Cufant Galar #302		Egg
Copperajah Galar #303		Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.
Copperajah Galar #303		Learn as Cufant, then retain through evolution.
Copperajah Gigantamax Galar #303		Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.
Copperajah Gigantamax Galar #303		Learn as Cufant, then retain through evolution.
Wailmer Galar #356		Egg
Wailord Galar #357		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.
Wailord Galar #357		Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient.
Wailord Galar #357		Learn as Wailmer, then retain through evolution.
Lapras Galar #361		Egg
Lapras Gigantamax Galar #361		Egg
Charizard Galar #380		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.
Charizard Gigantamax Galar #380		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.
Slowpoke Armor #1		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		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		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.
Lickitung Armor #54		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		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.
Blastoise Armor #73		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.
Blastoise Gigantamax Armor #73		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.
Tauros Armor #116		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.
Poliwhirl Armor #143		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.
Poliwrath Armor #144		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.
Politoed Armor #145		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.
Sandshrew Armor #168		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.
Sandslash Armor #169		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.
Cubone Armor #170		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.
Marowak Armor #171		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.
Marowak Alola Armor #171		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.
Kangaskhan Armor #172		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.
Nidoqueen Crown #67		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.
Nidoking Crown #70		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.
Spheal Crown #159		Egg

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Other moves that share this move type.

Move	TM/TR	Power	Acc.	PP	Pokémon
Bone Rush The user strikes the target with a hard bone two to five times in a row.	-	25	90	10	5
Bonemerang The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops around to hit the target twice—coming and going.	-	50	90	10	3
Bulldoze The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.	TM81	60	100	20	261
Dig The user burrows into the ground, then attacks on the next turn.	TM15	80	100	10	284
Drill Run The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.	TR87	80	95	10	37
Earth Power The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.	TR67	90	100	10	161
Earthquake The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.	TR10	100	100	10	241
High Horsepower The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body.	TR94	95	95	10	74
Land’s Wrath The user gathers the energy of the land and focuses that power on opposing Pokémon to damage them.	-	90	100	10	3
Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat.	TM53	55	95	15	143
Mud-Slap The user hurls mud in the target’s face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.	-	20	100	10	310
Precipice Blades The user attacks opposing Pokémon by manifesting the power of the land in fearsome blades of stone.	-	120	85	10	1
Sand Attack Sand is hurled in the target’s face, reducing the target’s accuracy.	-	-	100	15	96
Sand Tomb The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm for four to five turns.	TM49	35	85	15	72
Scorching Sands The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.	-	70	100	10	72
Shore Up The user regains up to half of its max HP. It restores more HP in a sandstorm.	-	-	-	10	2
Spikes The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team’s feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.	TR23	-	-	20	40
Stomping Tantrum Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. If the user’s previous move has failed, the power of this move doubles.	TM98	75	100	10	169
Thousand Arrows This move also hits opposing Pokémon that are in the air. Those Pokémon are knocked down to the ground.	-	90	100	10	3
Thousand Waves The user attacks with a wave that crawls along the ground. Those it hits can’t flee from battle.	-	90	100	10	3

Fissure in Pokémon Sword & Shield

Move text

Move details

Learned by Leveling Up

Other Learn Methods

Other Ground-type Moves