Pokémon Moves Starting with the Letter S

Can you name all of the "S" Pokémon moves? Extended because there are so many S moves. Atk = Attack stat Spec Def = Special Defense stat Def = Defense stat Speed = Speed stat Spec Atk = Special Attack stat All stat changes are by one stage unless otherwise indicated. Does not include Z-Moves.

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Type	Phys/Spec/Status	Special Effect	Answer
Fire	Physical	50% chance to burn foe.	Sacred Fire
Fighting	Physical	Ignores targets stat changes	Sacred Sword
Normal	Status	Prevents status changes on users field for 5 turns	Safeguard
Rock	Physical	Inflicts 1/8 of foe's HP each turn after use. Signature of Garganacl line	Salt Cure
Ground	Status	Lower foe Accuracy	Sand Attack
Ground	Physical	Traps and damages foe for 2-5 turns	Sand Tomb
Ground	Special	20% Chance to burn. Signature of Landorus	Sandsear Storm
Ground	Status	Damages all except Rock, Ground and Steel for 5 turns	Sandstorm
Grass	Physical	Plants a seed on foe. Signature of Partner Eevee	Sappy Seed
Water	Special	May burn foe	Scald
Dragon	Physical	Hits 2-5 times. User Speed raised, Def. lowered 1 stage	Scale Shot
Normal	Status	Lower foe Speed by 2 stages	Scary Face
Ground	Special	30% Chance to burn	Scorching Sands
Normal	Physical	N/A	Scratch
Normal	Status	Lower foe Def. by 2 stages	Screech
Fire	Special	May burn foe	Searing Shot
Normal	Physical	Effect depends on location, can make secret base	Secret Power
Fighting	Special	Deals damage to Def. instead of Spec. Def.	Secret Sword
Grass	Physical	N/A	Seed Bomb
Grass	Special	May lower foe Spec. Def. by 2 stages	Seed Flare
Fighting	Physical	Deals damage equal to users level	Seismic Toss
Normal	Physical	User faints after use	Self-Destruct
Ghost	Special	May lower foe Spec. Def.	Shadow Ball
Ghost	Physical	May lower foe Def.	Shadow Bone
Ghost	Physical	High Crit. Rate	Shadow Claw
Ghost	Physical	User turns incorporeal 1st turn, cannot be protected against	Shadow Force
Ghost	Physical	Never misses	Shadow Punch
Ghost	Physical	Positive priority move	Shadow Sneak
Normal	Status	Raises users Atk	Sharpen
Normal	Status	User creates substitute and switches out to another ally	Shed Tail
Ice	Special	One Hit KO move	Sheer Cold
Poison	Special	20% Chance to poison. Is physical or special based on most damage. Signature of Galarian Slowbro	Shell Side Arm
Normal	Status	Lowers users Def. and Spec Def. Raises users Atk, Spec. Atk. and Speed by 2 stages	Shell Smash
Fire	Special	Decreased priority move, fails if not hit by physical move. Signature of Turtonator	Shell Trap
Steel	Status	Raises user Defense by 2 stages. Signature of Goomy line	Shelter
Steel	Status	Raises users Atk. by 1 stage and Speed by 2 stages	Shift Gear
Electric	Special	Never misses	Shock Wave
Ground	Status	Restore 1/2 users maximum HP	Shore Up
Bug	Special	May confuse foe	Signal Beam
Bug	Status	Protects user from physical and special moves. Lowers foe Speed by 1 after hit. Signature of Spidops	Silk Trap
Bug	Special	May raise all of users stats 1 stage	Silver Wind
Normal	Status	Change targets ability to Simple	Simple Beam
Normal	Status	Puts foe to sleep	Sing
Fire	Physical	Always burns foe. Signature of Partner Eevee	Sizzly Slide
Normal	Status	User permanently replaces this move with last move user used	Sketch
Psychic	Status	User swaps abilities with target	Skill Swap
Bug	Physical	Lowers foe Sp. Atk. 1 stage	Skitter Smack
Normal	Physical	Two turn move, first turn raises users Def.	Skull Bash
Flying	Physical	Two turn move, may make foe flinch. High Crit. Rate	Sky Attack
Flying	Physical	Two Turn move. Target taken into sky where they cannot act	Sky Drop
Fighting	Physical	N/A	Sky Uppercut
Normal	Status	Restores 1/2 of users HP	Slack Off
Normal	Physical	N/A	Slam
Normal	Physical	High Crit. Rate	Slash
Grass	Status	Puts foe to sleep	Sleep Powder
Normal	Status	User uses random move in moveset while asleep	Sleep Talk
Poison	Special	May poison foe	Sludge
Poison	Special	May poison foe	Sludge Bomb
Poison	Special	May poison foe	Sludge Wave
Rock	Physical	Knocks flying or levitating foes out of the sky	Smack Down
Steel	Physical	Never Misses	Smart Strike
Normal	Physical	Deals double damage to paralyzed foe and cures them	Smellingsalts
Poison	Special	May poison foe	Smog
Normal	Status	Lower foe Accuracy	Smokescreen
Grass	Physical	Deals 1/8 of foe HP per turn after use. Signature of Galarian Stunfisk	Snap Trap
Dark	Special	Lowers foe Spec. Atk.	Snarl
Dark	Status	User steals stat change or healing move from foe	Snatch
Water	Special	Increased Critical Hit Ratio. Signature of Inteleon	Snipe Shot

Type	Phys/Spec/Status	Special Effect	Answer
Normal	Special	Only usable while asleep. May make foe flinch	Snore
Ice	Status	Creates a Snowstorm on the field for 5 turns	Snowscape
Water	Status	Change targets type to Water	Soak
Normal	Status	User restores 1/2 HP. Can be used in field.	Soft-Boiled
Grass	Special	Two turn move. One turn if sunny.	Solar Beam
Grass	Physical	Two turn move. One turn if sunny.	Solar Blade
Normal	Special	Always deals 20HP damage	Sonicboom
Dragon	Special	High Crit. Rate	Spacial Rend
Electric	Physical	May paralyze foe	Spark
Water	Special	Heals foe if Burned. Signature of Primarina	Sparkling Aria
Fairy	Physical	Cures all status conditions of user and allies. Signature of Partner Eevee	Sparkly Swirl
Ghost	Physical	Steals targets positive stat boosts and ignores substitutes. Signature of Marshadow	Spectral Thief
Psychic	Status	Swap user and foe Speed. Signature of Rabsca	Speed Swap
Grass	Status	Raise foe Attack and Lowers foe Defense by 2 stages. Signature of Scovillain	Spicy Extract
Bug	Status	Prevents foe from escaping	Spider Web
Normal	Physical	Hits 2-5 times	Spike Cannon
Ground	Status	Damages all incoming grounded Pokémon, can leave 2 layers	Spikes
Grass	Status	Protects from all incoming moves, damages Pokémon who make physical contact	Spiky Shield
Steel	Physical	Lowers user Speed by 2 stages. Signature of Revavroom line	Spin Out
Fairy	Physical	Lowers foe Sp. Atk. by 1 stage. Signature of Grimmsnarl	Spirit Break
Ghost	Physical	Prevents foe from switching out. Signature of Alolan Decidueye	Spirit Shackle
Normal	Special	Power increases with each use of the move Stockpile	Spit Up
Ghost	Status	Lowers PP of last move used by foe	Spite
Normal	Status	Does absolutely nothing	Splash
Water	Special	30% Chance of paralysis. Signature of Partner Pikachu	Splishy Splash
Grass	Status	Always puts foe to sleep	Spore
Normal	Status	Forces all attacks to focus on user	Spotlight
Fairy	Special	30% Chance to lower foe Attack. Signature of Enamorus	Springtide Storm
Rock	Status	Entry hazard that damages based on weakness to Rock type	Stealth Rock
Water	Special	May burn foe	Steam Eruption
Bug	Physical	May make foe flinch	Steamroller
Steel	Special	User loses 1/2 HP after use	Steel Beam
Steel	Physical	Removes active terrain, fail if there isn't any. Signature of Iron Treads	Steel Roller
Steel	Physical	May raise users Def.	Steel Wing
Bug	Status	Entry hazard that lowers Speed of Pokémon entering	Sticky Web
Normal	Status	Raises users Def. and Spec. Def.	Stockpile
Normal	Physical	May make foe flinch	Stomp
Ground	Physical	Doubles in power if users last move failed	Stomping Tantrum
Rock	Physical	Increased Critical Hit Ratio. Sets Stealth Rock. Signature of Kleavor	Stone Axe
Rock	Physical	High Crit. Rate	Stone Edge
Psychic	Special	Power increases if user has stat increases	Stored Power
Fighting	Physical	Always results in a critical hit	Storm Throw
Normal	Physical	Can move boulders outside of battle	Strength
Grass	Status	Lower foe Attack and User gains HP of Attack stat. Signature of Shiinotic line	Strength Sap
Bug	Status	Lowers foe Speed	String Shot
Bug	Special	Lowers foe Spec. Atk.	Struggle Bug
Normal	Status	User raises Defense by 2 stages after using berry.	Stuff Cheeks
Grass	Special	Paralyzes foe	Stun Spore
Fighting	Physical	User suffers 1/4 recoil damage	Submission
Normal	Status	User creates copy that disappears after taking 1/4 of users HP damage	Substitute
Dark	Physical	High priority move, fails if target isn't using attacking move	Sucker Punch
Fire	Status	Powers up fire moves for 5 turns	Sunny Day
Steel	Physical	Ignores abilities of foe. Signature of Solgaleo	Sunsteel Strike
Normal	Physical	Does damage equal to half the targets current HP	Super Fang
Fighting	Physical	Lowers users Atk. and Def. after use	Superpower
Normal	Status	Confuses the foe	Supersonic
Water	Special	Used outside of battle to cross water	Surf
Water	Physical	Hits 3 times and always crits. Signature of Urshifu	Surging Strikes
Normal	Status	Raises foe Atk. and confuses them	Swagger
Normal	Status	Heals user based on Stockpile number	Swallow
Fairy	Status	Confuses the foe	Sweet Kiss
Normal	Status	Lowers foe Evasiveness, lures Pokémon to battle in the wild	Sweet Scent
Normal	Special	Never Misses	Swift
Dark	Status	User swaps items with target	Switcheroo
Normal	Status	Raises users Atk. by 2 stages	Swords Dance
Psychic	Special	Damages all Pokémon of the same type as the user	Synchronise
Grass	Status	Recovers HP based upon a weather dependent amount	Synthesis
Grass	Special	Lowers foe Speed each turn for 3 turns. Signature of Dipplin	Syrup Bomb