| GSC TM/HM |
Attract |
Infatuates Pokemon of the opposite gender, even if they have a Substitute, causing a 50% chance for the target's attack to fail. |
Normal |
15 |
N/A |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Bide |
The user absorbs all damage for 2-3 turns and then inflicts twice the absorbed damage on its target. This move ignores the target's type but still cannot hit Ghost-type Pokemon. |
Normal |
10 |
Var Dmg |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Body Slam |
Has a ~30% chance to paralyze the target. |
Normal |
15 |
85 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Counter |
Almost always goes last; if an opponent strikes with a Physical attack before the user's turn, the user retaliates for twice the damage it had endured. |
Fighting |
20 |
Var Dmg |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Curse |
When used by a Ghost-type, the user sacrifices half of its max HP to sap the target by 1/4 of its max HP per turn. When used by anything else, the user's Speed is decreased by 1 stage and its Attack and Defense are increased by 1 stage. |
??? |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| GSC TM/HM |
Cut |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
30 |
50 |
95% |
| Level-Up |
Defense Curl |
Raises the user's Defense by 1 stage; after one use of this move, the user's starting base power is doubled for every use of Rollout. |
Normal |
40 |
N/A |
N/A |
| GSC TM/HM |
Detect |
Almost always goes first. The user is protected from all attacks for one turn, but the move's success rate halves with each consecutive use of Protect, Detect or Endure. |
Fighting |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| GSC TM/HM |
Dig |
On the first turn, the user digs underground, becoming uncontrollable, and evades all attacks. Earthquake, Magnitude and Fissure can hit underground, with Earthquake and Magnitude having doubled power; the user may also be hit underground if it was previously targeted by Lock-On or Mind Reader. On the second turn, the user attacks. |
Ground |
10 |
60 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Double Team |
Raises the user's Evasion by 1 stage. |
Normal |
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| RBY TM/HM |
Double-edge |
The user receives 1/4 recoil damage. |
Normal |
15 |
120 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Dynamicpunch |
Confuses the target. |
Fighting |
5 |
100 |
50% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Earthquake |
Power doubles when performed against Pokemon using Dig. |
Ground |
10 |
100 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Endure |
Almost always goes first. The user is left with at least 1 HP following any attacks for one turn, but the move's success rate halves with each consecutive use of Protect, Detect or Endure. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| RBY TM/HM |
Fissure |
The target faints; doesn't work on higher-leveled Pokemon. However, this move will hit Digging Pokemon. |
Ground |
5 |
KO |
30% |
| Egg Move |
Flail |
Base power increases as the user's HP decreases. |
Normal |
15 |
Var BP |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Frustration |
Power increases as user's happiness decreases; maximum 102 BP. |
Normal |
20 |
Var BP |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Fury Cutter |
The base power of this move doubles with each consecutive hit; however, power is capped at a maximum 160 BP and remains there for any subsequent uses. If this move misses, or if the user selects another move, base power will be reset to 10 BP on the next turn. |
Bug |
20 |
10 |
95% |
| Level-Up |
Fury Swipes |
Attacks 2-5 times in one turn; if one of these attacks breaks a target's Substitute, the target will take damage for the rest of the hits. This move has a 3/8 chance to hit twice, a 3/8 chance to hit three times, a 1/8 chance to hit four times and a 1/8 chance to hit five times. |
Normal |
15 |
10 |
80% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Headbutt |
Has a ~30% chance to make the target flinch. |
Normal |
15 |
70 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Hidden Power |
Varies in power and type depending on the user's DVs; maximum 70 BP. Will run off the user's Attack or Special Attack depending on type. |
Normal |
15 |
Var BP |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Hyper Beam |
The user recharges during its next turn; as a result, until the end of the next turn, the user becomes uncontrollable. |
Normal |
5 |
150 |
90% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Iron Tail |
Has a ~30% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. |
Steel |
15 |
100 |
75% |
| Egg Move |
Metal Claw |
Has a ~10% chance to raise the user's Attack by 1 stage. |
Steel |
35 |
50 |
95% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Mimic |
This move is temporarily replaced by the target's last move; the replacement move will have 5 PP and become part of the user's moveset until the user switches out or the battle ends. Mimic copies attacks even if they miss or the user has immunity toward their type; it cannot copy itself, Struggle, Transform, Sketch, Metronome or moves that the user already knows, and it will fail if the target has yet to use a move. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Mud-Slap |
Lowers the target's Accuracy by 1 stage. |
Ground |
10 |
20 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Poison Sting |
Has a ~30% chance to poison the target. |
Poison |
35 |
15 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Protect |
Almost always goes first. The user is protected from all attacks for one turn, but the move's success rate halves with each consecutive use of Protect, Detect or Endure. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| RBY TM/HM |
Rage |
The user's Attack rises by 1 stage if attacked before its next move. |
Normal |
20 |
20 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Rapid Spin |
Removes Spikes and Leech Seed from the user's side of the field; also frees the user from Bind, Clamp, Fire Spin, Whirlpool and Wrap. These side effects do not occur if the move misses or is used against Ghost-type Pokemon. |
Normal |
40 |
20 |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Reflect |
All Pokemon in the user's party receive 1/2 damage from Physical attacks for 5 turns. |
Psychic |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
| GSC TM/HM |
Rest |
The user is cured of status effects (and confusion), and recovers full HP, but falls asleep for 2 turns. |
Psychic |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| GSC TM/HM |
Return |
Power increases as user's happiness increases; maximum 102 BP. |
Normal |
20 |
Var BP |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Rock Slide |
Has a ~30% chance to make the target flinch. |
Rock |
10 |
75 |
90% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Rock Smash |
Has a ~50% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. |
Fighting |
15 |
20 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Rollout |
The user attacks uncontrollably for five turns; this move's power doubles after each turn and also if Defense Curl was used beforehand. Its power resets after five turns have ended or if the attack misses. |
Rock |
20 |
30 |
90% |
| Egg Move |
Safeguard |
Protects the user's entire team from status conditions for five turns. |
Normal |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
Sand-Attack |
Lowers the target's Accuracy by 1 stage. |
Ground |
15 |
N/A |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Sandstorm |
Cancels all other weather moves. For 5 turns: each active Pokemon, even when protected by a Substitute, loses 1/16 of its max HP unless it is a Ground-, Rock-, or Steel-type and the healing power of Morning Sun, Synthesis and Moonlight is halved. |
Rock |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
Scratch |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
35 |
40 |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Seismic Toss |
Does damage equal to user's level. |
Fighting |
20 |
Var Dmg |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Skull Bash |
The user prepares on turn one, raising its Defense by 1 stage and becoming uncontrollable, and then attacks on turn two. |
Normal |
15 |
100 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Slash |
Has a high critical hit ratio. |
Normal |
20 |
70 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Sleep Talk |
Does nothing if the user is awake. If the user asleep, it randomly performs one of its attacks. If Rest is selected, user recovers its HP and stays asleep for two more turns. Sleep Talk can choose an attack that has run out of PP; the generated attacks also do not cost PP, and it cannot generate itself, Bide, Disabled attacks or two-turn attacks with a charge-up turn like Fly or Skull Bash. (Moves with a recharge turn like Hyper Beam can be generated.) |
Normal |
10 |
Copy |
N/A |
| GSC TM/HM |
Snore |
Has a ~30% chance to make the target flinch; fails if user is awake. |
Normal |
15 |
40 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Strength |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
15 |
80 |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Submission |
The user receives 1/4 recoil damage. |
Fighting |
20 |
80 |
80% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Substitute |
The user takes one-fourth of its maximum HP to create a substitute; this move fails if the user does not have enough HP for this. Until the substitute is broken, it receives damage from all attacks made by other Pokemon and shields the user from status effects and stat modifiers caused by other Pokemon. The user is still affected by Sandstorm and Attract from behind its Substitute. If a Substitute breaks from a hit during a multistrike move such as Fury Attack, the user takes damage from the remaining strikes. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| GSC TM/HM |
Sunny Day |
Cancels all other weather moves. For 5 turns: freezing is prevented, the power of Fire attacks is increased by 50%, the power of Water attacks is decreased by 50%, Solarbeam fires immediately, Thunder becomes 50% accurate, and the healing power of Morning Sun, Synthesis and Moonlight is doubled. |
Fire |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| GSC TM/HM |
Swagger |
Confuses the target and raises its Attack by 2 stages. |
Normal |
15 |
N/A |
90% |
| Level-Up |
Swift |
Ignores Evasion and Accuracy modifiers and never misses except against Protect, Detect or a target in the middle of Dig or Fly. |
Normal |
20 |
60 |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Swords Dance |
Raises the user's Attack by 2 stages. |
Normal |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| RBY TM/HM |
Take Down |
The user receives 1/4 recoil damage. |
Normal |
20 |
90 |
85% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Thief |
Steals the target's held item unless the user is already holding an item |
Dark |
10 |
40 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Toxic |
The target is badly poisoned, with the damage caused by poison doubling after each turn. However, Toxic poisoning will revert to normal poisoning if the poisoned Pokemon is switched out. |
Poison |
10 |
N/A |
85% |