Fury Swipes
NormalFury Swipes is a Normal-type physical attack. It has 18 base power, 80% accuracy, 15 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
Technical data
- Type
- Normal
- Category
- physical
- Power
- 18
- Accuracy
- 80
- PP
- 15
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- Yes
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- Yes
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
Level-up102 Pokémon
Incineroar
Barbaracle Mega
Charizard Mega Y
Charizard Mega X
Excadrill Mega
Infernape
Charizard Gmax
Zoroark
Charizard
Beartic
Simipour
Weavile
Barbaracle
Simisear
Simisage
Zoroark Hisui
Excadrill
Sableye Mega
Annihilape
Liepard
Ariados
Sableye
Egg move (breeding)7 Pokémon
No Pokémon listed in the current dataset.
Pokémon that use this move
108 Pokémon, sorted by usage
- Incineroar
- Barbaracle Mega
- Charizard Mega Y
- Charizard Mega X
- Excadrill Mega
- Infernape
- Charizard Gmax
- Zoroark
- Charizard
- Beartic
- Simipour
- Weavile
- Barbaracle
- Simisear
- Simisage
- Zoroark Hisui
- Excadrill
- Sableye Mega
- Annihilape
- Liepard
- Ariados
- Sableye
What this move does
Fury Swipes is a Normal-type physical attack. It has 18 base power, 80% accuracy, 15 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for abilities and items that trigger on contact. Fury Swipes is a Normal-type physical attack. It has 18 base power, 80% accuracy, 15 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
When to consider it
Consider Fury Swipes when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, Fury Swipes is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes with Fury Swipes include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.
VGC interactions
Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test Fury Swipes in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
- Wide Guard: does not block this move.
- Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
- Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).
Frequently asked questions
＋Is Fury Swipes good in ChampionsVGC?
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.
＋Is Fury Swipes blocked by Protect?
Yes, Fury Swipes is blocked by Protect and Detect.