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Malicious Moonsault (Japanese: ハイパーダーククラッシャー Hyper Dark Crusher) is a damage-dealing Dark-type Z-Move introduced in Generation VII. It is the exclusive Z-Move of Incineroar and an upgraded version of its signature move, Darkest Lariat.

Effect

Generation VII

Malicious Moonsault inflicts damage. If the target has used Minimize, Malicious Moonsault deals double its regular damage.

Generation VIII

Malicious Moonsault cannot be selected in a battle.



Description

Games Description S M US UM The user, Incineroar, strengthens its body using its Z-Power and crashes into the target with full force. Sw Sh This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

Incineroar can use Malicious Moonsault if it knows Darkest Lariat, holds an Incinium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-RingSM or Z-Power RingUSUM.

In other games

Max Malicious Moonsault, described as a faster and fiercer version of this move, is featured as Incineroar's Final Smash.

In the anime

Appearance

Pose

Trivia

Despite its English name, Malicious Moonsault actually has Incineroar doing a 450° splash rather than a moonsault.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 極惡飛躍粉碎擊 Gihk'ok Fēiyeuhk Fánseuigīk Mandarin 極惡飛躍粉碎擊 / 极恶飞跃粉碎击 Jí'è Fēiyuè Fěnsuìjí / Jí'è Fēiyuè Fěnsuìjī French Dark Body Press German Hyper Dark Crusher Italian Iperschianto delle Tenebre Korean 하이퍼다크크러셔 Hyper Dark Crusher Polish Księżycowe Salto Grozy Portuguese Brazil Mortal Malicioso Portugal Salto Presa Brutal Russian Злодейский Мунсолт Zlodeyskiy Munsolt *

Злоумышленный мунсолт Zloumyshlennyy munsolt * Spanish Hiperplancha Oscura







