Baneful Bunker (move)

Baneful Bunker (Japanese: トーチカ ) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature move of.

Effect
Baneful Bunker protects the user from all effects of moves that target the user during the turn it is used, including damage. (This does not include damage afflicted by weather conditions it is susceptible to, or damage from a status ailment that it obtained on a previous turn.) Additionally, if Baneful Bunker blocks an attack that would make contact with the user, the attacker becomes (unless they're part, , have , , or another Status Condition). However, if an attack is blocked by Baneful Bunker, the effects of the user's Rocky Helmet,, and will not activate. If is used on a Pokémon that has used Baneful Bunker, the move fails and the Pokémon does not get poisoned.

Using, , , , , Baneful Bunker, , or consecutively decreases the chance of success of Protect, Detect, Endure, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, and Baneful Bunker  for each consecutive use.

It is an increased-priority move that will always go before attacks during the turn.

,, , , and lift Baneful Bunker's protection for the rest of the turn. If a damaging Z-Move targets a Pokémon that used Baneful Bunker, the Z-Move will bypass Baneful Bunker but only do 25% of the original damage (the effects of Baneful Bunker are not lifted).

In addition to damaging Z-Moves, Baneful Bunker is unable to defend against any of the following moves: ,, , and entry hazard moves cannot be blocked by Baneful Bunker.

If powered up by a Poisonium Z into Z-Baneful Bunker, the user's stat rises by one stage.

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In other languages
Bunker Búnker Blockhaus Fortino トーチカ 碉堡（招式）