Max Quake in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Ground-type variable-category battle move in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Physical or special (source move)
This is a temporary Dynamax battle move, not an ordinary learnset choice. Its power and physical/special category depend on the underlying move (Max Guard is a status move), and PP is consumed from that underlying move. Exact power varies by the source move.
Move text
This is a Ground-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This raises ally Pokémon’s Sp. Def stats.
Move details
Introduced
Power
Accuracy
PP
Priority
Makes contact?
Machine
Related
| Move | Type | Class | 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. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 | 261 | |
| Dig The user burrows into the ground, then attacks on the next turn. | | | 80 | 100 | 10 | 284 | |
| Drill Run The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily. | | | 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. | |  | 90 | 100 | 10 | 161 | |
| Earthquake The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it. | | | 100 | 100 | 10 | 241 | |
| Fissure The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits. | | | - | - | 30 | 5 | 72 |
| High Horsepower The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body. | | | 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. | | | 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. | | | 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. | | | - | - | 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. | | | 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 |
