Parting Shot (move)

	Parting Shot; すてゼリフ Parting Shot
Type	Dark
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
	Does not make contact; Affected by Protect; Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce; Not affected by Snatch; Affected by Mirror Move; Not affected by King's Rock; Is a sound-based move;
	Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Introduced	Generation VI
	Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.;
Condition	Cool
Appeal	0
Jam	0
Condition	Cool
Appeal	0
Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
	Excites the audience a lot if used last.
	On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI; Generation VII; Generation VIII; Generation IX; ;

Parting Shot (Japanese: すてゼリフ Parting Shot) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation VII, it was the signature move of Pancham and Pangoro.

Effect

Parting Shot lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack stats by one stage each, and then switches the user out.

Parting Shot is a sound-based move. Parting Shot can hit Pokémon even if they are behind a substitute.

If Parting Shot is used on a Pokémon under the effect of Magic Coat or that has the Ability Magic Bounce, the effect is bounced back to the user, lowering the user's Attack and Special Attack, and the target is switched out instead.

If an opponent uses Pursuit on the same turn Parting Shot is used, Pursuit deals normal damage if the foe is faster, or double damage if the foe is slower than the user.

Generation VI

The user will not switch out if Parting Shot fails (such as if it has no target), if the target is immune (such as due to Soundproof), if it is blocked by a protection move, or if there is no Pokémon in the party that can be sent out to replace the user after switching out. However, the user will switch even if Parting Shot is unable to affect the target's stats (such as due to Clear Body or Mist).

Generation VII onward

The user no longer switches out if Parting Shot is unable to affect the target's stats (such as due to Clear Body or Mist). The user will no longer switch out if the target already has both -6 Attack and Special Attack stat stages (unless the target's Ability is Contrary, in which case the user will not switch out if the target has both +6 Attack and Special Attack stat stages). The user successfully switches out if Parting Shot is unable to affect the target's stats due to Mirror Armor, regardless of whether the user's own stats are reduced as a result. Liquid Voice will turn Parting Shot into a Water-type move, thus making Water-immune abilities block it.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Parting Shot, if a Pokémon is switched in to replace the user the same turn, that Pokémon has its HP fully restored (even if Z-Parting Shot was not used successfully after gaining its Z-Power effect). Throat Chop cannot prevent a Pokémon from using Z-Parting Shot.

Description

Games	Description
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	With a parting threat, the user lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats. Then it switches with a party Pokémon.
SV	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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				VI	VII	VIII		IX
					SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0441	Chatot	Flying		Flying	−	−		49
0674	Pancham	Field	Human-Like	45	45	40
0675	Pangoro	Field	Human-Like	48	48	46
0773	Silvally All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		85	60
0828	Thievul	Field		Field			52
0962	Bombirdier	Flying		Flying					60
1015	Munkidori	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					72
1025	Pecharunt	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					32
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				VII	VIII	IX
				SM USUM	SwSh	SV
0052	Meowth Alolan Form	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0263	Zigzagoon Galarian Form	Field		Field		✔
0725	Litten	Field		Field	−	✔	✔
0859	Impidimp	Fairy	Human-Like		−	✔
0877	Morpeko	Field	Fairy		✔	✔
0931	Squawkabilly All forms	Flying		Flying			✔
0944	Shroodle	Field		Field			✔
0965	Varoom	Mineral		Mineral			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Parting Shot lowers the enemy's Attack and Sp. Atk by one stage and the user swaps its position with a teammate behind it (if a teammate is present).

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
SMD	-	-	17	40	100%	-	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

Description

Games	Description
SMD	It lowers an enemy's Attack and Sp. Atk and swaps your position with a teammate behind.* It lowers the enemy's Attack and Sp. Atk. If one of your teammates is right behind you, it switches the positions of you and your teammate.*

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

A glitch in Generation VII's Battle Spot caused battles to crash when Parting Shot was used as a Z-Move. The same problem occurred with Memento. As a result, both moves were temporarily banned from Battle Spot battles starting in November 2016. The glitch was fixed in the version 1.1 update.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	拋下狠話 Pāauháh Hánwah
Chinese	Mandarin	拋下狠話 / 抛下狠话 Pāoxià Hěnhuà
French		Dernier Mot
German		Abgangstirade
Italian		Monito
Korean		막말내뱉기 Mangmalnaebaetgi
Brazilian Portuguese		Tiro Divisor
Spanish		Última Palabra

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.