Bisharp
Sword Blade Pokémon
Violent conflicts erupt between Bisharp and Fraxure over places where sharpening stones can be found.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Bisharp
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Bisharp can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Metal Burst Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 15 | Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 17 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 20 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 35 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Embargo Target cannot use held items. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 50 | Laser Focus Guarantees a critical hit with the user’s next move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 50 | Retaliate Has double power if a friendly Pokémon fainted last turn. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 57 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 64 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 71 | Guillotine Causes a one-hit KO. | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Bisharp.






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Cite this page
“Bisharp”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/bisharp.
Species data from PokéAPI.