I think it's not moving by using XML, Because It's commenting in **module-catalog/templates/product/list.phtml** file. <?php echo $block->getToolbarHtml() ?> Also it's define in module-catalog/view/frontend/layout/catalog_category_view.xml **category.products.list** block <referenceContainer name="content"> <block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Category\View" name="category.products" template="Magento_Catalog::category/products.phtml"> <block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\ListProduct" name="category.products.list" as="product_list" template="Magento_Catalog::product/list.phtml"> <container name="category.product.list.additional" as="additional" /> <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\RendererList" name="category.product.type.details.renderers" as="details.renderers"> <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template" name="category.product.type.details.renderers.default" as="default"/> </block> <block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\ProductList\Item\Container" name="category.product.addto" as="addto"> <block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\ProductList\Item\AddTo\Compare" name="category.product.addto.compare" as="compare" template="Magento_Catalog::product/list/addto/compare.phtml"/> </block> <block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\ProductList\Toolbar" name="product_list_toolbar" template="Magento_Catalog::product/list/toolbar.phtml"> <block class="Magento\Theme\Block\Html\Pager" name="product_list_toolbar_pager"/> </block> <action method="setToolbarBlockName"> <argument name="name" xsi:type="string">product_list_toolbar</argument> </action> </block> </block> </referenceContainer>