Max Quake
Sword & Shield
Base move affects power. Allies: +1 Sp. Def.
- Power
- Varies
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 10
- Hits
- One foe next to the user
How to use it
Any Ground-type attack becomes Max Quake while its user is Dynamaxed. It’s physical or special, as that move is, and its power comes from that move’s. Dynamax is in Sword & Shield, not in Pokémon Champions.
Gigantamax forms with a G-Max Move of this type use that instead: G-Max Sandblast.
See it in the games
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How it works in Gen VIII
Power is equal to the base move's Max Move power. If this move is successful, the Special Defense of each Pokémon on the user's side is raised by 1 stage, even if they have a substitute. This effect does not happen if the user is not Dynamaxed. If this move is used as a base move, it deals damage with a power of 0.
“This is a Ground-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This raises ally Pokémon’s Sp. Def stats.”
In-game text, Sword & Shield