Parting Shot (move)

Move data

Type Dark
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy 100
PP 20  (max. 32)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 6

Effects

Parting Shot lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack by one stage each, then the user switches out of battle.

Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Parting Shot turns into Z-Parting Shot and fully restores the HP of the Pokémon switching in, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Parting Shot
Japanese すてゼリフ (Sute Zerifu)
German Abgangstirade
French Dernier Mot
Italian Monito
Spanish Última Palabra
Korean 막말내뱉기
Chinese (Simplified) 抛下狠话
Chinese (Traditional) 拋下狠話

Game descriptions

X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
With a parting threat, the user lowers the target’s Attack and Sp. Atk stats. Then it switches with a party Pokémon.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
With a parting threat, the user lowers the target’s Attack and Sp. Atk stats. Then it switches with a party Pokémon.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
With a parting threat, the user lowers the target’s Attack and Sp. Atk stats. Then it switches with a party Pokémon.
Scarlet​/​Violet With a parting threat, the user lowers the target’s Attack and Sp. Atk stats. Then it switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Parting Shot at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Bombirdier Bombirdier
#0962 / Flying · Dark
Level 60
Munkidori Munkidori
#1015 / Poison · Psychic
Level 72
Pecharunt Pecharunt
#1025 / Poison · Ghost
Level 32

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Parting Shot as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Alolan Meowth Meowth
Alolan Meowth
#0052 / Dark
Field
Alolan Persian Persian
Alolan Persian
#0053 / Dark
Field
Litten Litten
#0725 / Fire
Field
Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Morpeko
Full Belly Mode
#0877 / Electric · Dark
Fairy, Field
Squawkabilly (Green Plumage) Squawkabilly
Green Plumage
#0931 / Normal · Flying
Flying