In the Pokemon games, a balanced team is everything. It is how you win battles both in the game and in the competitive scene. One part of this balanced team is power: You always want a Pokemon that can just bring thꦍe heat, whether it be Physical or Special. Being able to knock down opponents like dominos is every trainer's dream, but it takes some serious power to be able to do so.

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Today, we're going to be going over the fifteen mo✃ves that deal the most damage possible in the game. There are many powerful moves to discuss on this list, so let's jump in at the bottom of ✅the list.

Updated January 30th, 2021 by Hayley Mullen: With the introduction of Pokemon Sword & Shield's DLC, it seemed fitting to not only update the list with the ultimate strongest moves in the game but add some worthy contenders to the list that can turn the tide of any battle. Check out the additions below!

15 Mind Blown 🔯

Split image of Blacephalon from the Pokemon Anime and Blacephalon using the move in game against a Metagross.
Split image of Blacephalon from the Pokemon Anime and Blacephalon using the move in game against a Metagross.

This move really lives up to its name. Mind Blown is the fi🥂re-type signature move of clown-themed Ultra Beast Blacephalon, also known as the "Fireworks Pokemon," and for good reason. The Pokemon attacks everything in sight to make its own head (or ꦯmind) explode in a flurry of fireworks, causing 150 base damage.

Obviously, exploding your head causes damage to yourself, meaning Blacephalon takes half of its maximum HP in damage after attacking, but the 150 base power and 100% accuracy is a reasonable sacrifice for many players. Sadly, both Mind Blown and Blacephalon 168🅺澳洲幸运5开奖网:cannot be used in Pokemon Sword and Shield, meaning it will have to stay in Generation VII.

14 🐽 Meteor As๊sault

A close-up of Sirfetch'd using the move Meteor Assault in Pokemon Sword and Shield. It is glowing yellow and brandishing its weapon.
A close-up of Sirfetch'd using the move Meteor Assault in Pokemon Sword and Shield. It is glowing yellow and brandishing its weapon.

Meteor Assault is a Fighting-type move that deals big damage but𒀰 requires a turn for the Pokemon to recharge from such an effort. This is Galar Pokemon Sirfetch'd's sigꦏnature move which it learns at level 70. With a base power of 150 and 100% accuracy, Sirfetch'd attacks with its Leek, which staggers it afterward.

This move only has 5 power poin✤ts, though it's unlikely a player would be able to use the move 5 times in a single battle. However, Pokemon battling can be quite unpredictable, so you can never rule it out.

13 ♛ Focus Punch

The Pokemon Golurk unleashes a Focus Punch in battle.
The Pokemon Golurk unleashes a Focus Punch in battle.

Focus Punch 🥀is a fighting-type move that has been around since Generation III and is one of the few moves on this list that plenty of Pokemon can learn, from Charmander to Zeraora. This is partly because Focus Punch i🌳s a TM, and partly because it can be passed down through breeding techniques.

Focus Punch requires two moves to execute: One move to charge up, and one𝓡 to hit. If the Pokemon is hit while it is gathering its focus, it will flinch and lose its focus, canceling the attack. If it does land the punch, it does 150 base damage with 100% accuracy.

12 ꦛ 💖 Roar Of Time

Dialga from the Pokemon anime.

See, the thing about this list is that the majority of the bottom of the list actually is going to be 150 power moves, ♓there's a huge tie for these spots. With that said, things are about to get pretty similar for a couple of moves, as we're going to have a few entries that are all base 150 power moves that force the user to recharge after they've been used. Not great, right? Right.

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Roar of Time is Dialga's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:signature move, and it's a special dragon move that deals 150 base damage at 90% accuracy. After Dialga dishes out this massive damage, it must rechargꦺe. This move just doesn't work for any Dialga set, sure, but the power that Dialga can put behind it is at least something to note.

11 🐈 Rock Wrecker

Crustle from the Pokemon Anime looking surprised.

Rock Wrecker is another 150 base power and 90% accuracy move, this time being rock-type and dealing physical damage. This one doesn't do anything special either, forcing the user to rest after using it. The very, very strange thing about this move is that it is exclusive to the Dwebble line, and Rhyperior... what? What in the world do those two sets of Pokemon have in common, and why are they the only three that can le🔯arn this move? Go off though, Game Freak did that.

10 𒈔 Bl🌊ast Burn/Hydro Cannon/Frenzy Plant

Incineroar in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Holding a Pikachu and a Pichu. Several other Pikachu and Pichu are surrounding it, for a total of six Pokemon including Incineroar.

These moves are paired together for a pretty obvious reason, but first, the details. This move is going to be dealing special damage, 150 base power at 90%. Blast Burn can actually only be learned by fully evolved fire-type starters, and has its equivalents in the f🧸orm of Frenzy Plant and Hydro Cannon for grass-type and water-type starters respectively.

If you have the right type of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:starter Pokemon, they can put a lot of work into it and deal some pretty massive damage, as long as all goes well. It's obviously v🍷ery situational, but it could work.

9 Giga Impact 𓆉 ൩

A picture of Snorlax with sinister, glowing eyes. It is about to use Giga Impact in the game.

Giga Impact, same exact story as the others. 150 base power, this time being a normal-type move that deals physical damage. So, what is it that's so special about Giga Impact, you might be asking? Well, it's simple. This move can be powered up into Pulverizing Pancake through the use of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Snorlax's Z-Crystal. With that in mind, it clearly had to take a spot on🀅 this list. You're doing great work Snorlax keep killing it!

8 Eruption

Mega Camerupt from the Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire trailer

So, now we finally get to take a look at the moves that use this 150 base power in a different way from the other recharge drawback, exciting. Let's dive into this portion with a move called Eruption. Eruption is a 150 base power move, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:it's a fire-type and deals special dama🌸ge at 100% accuracy. This is a move that scales with y🌼our own HP, so if you have maximum HP, you're going to be in good shape.

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So, Eruption is a move to use when you're opening the battle, not midway through it. As such, its utility wears quickly, and might not necessarily warrant a spot on your moveset. But... ma𒆙ybe Groudon?

7 ﷺ Water Spout

A screenshot from the Pokemon Black and White anime. Ash and friends are standing on top of a massive Wailord.

Water Spout is essentially the water version of Eruption. This 100% accurate move deals special 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:water damage at 150 base power, and that power is💖 at its maximum if your Pokemon is at its healthiest. This move really can't be called better than Eruption, it's the exact same move for another type.

It's a great move for a Pokemon that can really take full advantage of its power, such🐻 as Kyogre. Once again, it's up to the trainer. But in the right conditions, it's a pretty useful move all things considered.

6 ൲ Head Smash ⭕

A screenshot of Drednaw in the Pokemon Sword and Shield games. Its trainer stands behind it.

Some❀times there's no better way to take down y🌳our opponents than to smash your head into them, and that's what the move Head Smash does. This is another move that deals 150 base power damage, and it's a rock-type physical move with 80% accuracy.

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The thing about Head Smash though, is that it deals a whopping 50% recoil damage to the user. This is pretty big, because you're hitting with some massive fire-power behind you. If you're confident in your Pokemon, or really need to take something out, Head Smash isn't a bad idea. But th🥂is doesn't mean it's a good idea✱.