| TM/HM |
Aerial Ace |
Ignores Evasion and Accuracy modifiers and never misses except against Protect, Detect or a target in the middle of Dig, Fly, Dive or Bounce. |
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Flying |
20 |
60 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Amnesia |
Raises the user's Special Defense by 2 stages. |
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Psychic |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Tutored |
Aqua Tail |
Damages the target. |
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Water |
10 |
90 |
90% |
| 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. |
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Normal |
15 |
N/A |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Avalanche |
Almost always goes last, even after another Pokemon's Focus Punch; this move's base power doubles if the user is damaged before its turn. |
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Ice |
10 |
60 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Beat Up |
Each healthy (i.e. not fainted nor inflicted with a status condition) Pokemon in your party contributes a typeless 10 base power hit determined solely by their base Attack and Defense stats. |
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Dark |
10 |
10 |
100% |
| Inherited |
Bite |
Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. |
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Dark |
25 |
60 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Blizzard |
Has a 10% chance to freeze the target. During Hail, this move will never miss under normal circumstances and has a 30% chance to hit through a target's Protect or Detect. |
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Ice |
5 |
120 |
70% |
| Level-Up |
Body Slam |
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. |
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Normal |
15 |
85 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Brick Break |
Reflect and Light Screen are removed from the target's field even if the attack misses or the target is a Ghost-type. |
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Fighting |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Captivate |
Lowers the target's Special Attack by 2 stages if the target is the opposite gender of the user. Fails if either Pokemon is genderless. |
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Normal |
20 |
N/A |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Charm |
Lowers the target's Attack by 2 stages. |
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Normal |
20 |
N/A |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Confusion |
Has a 10% chance to confuse the target. |
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Psychic |
25 |
50 |
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. In double battles, this attack targets the last opponent to hit the user with a Physical attack and cannot hit the user's teammate. |
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Fighting |
20 |
Var Dmg |
100% |
| Inherited |
Crunch |
Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. |
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Dark |
15 |
80 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Cut |
Damages the target. |
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Normal |
30 |
50 |
95% |
| Tutored |
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 or Ice Ball. |
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Normal |
40 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Dig |
On the first turn, the user digs underground, becoming uncontrollable, and evades all attacks. Earthquake and Magnitude can hit underground and gain doubled power. The user may also be hit underground if it was previously targeted by Lock-On or Mind Reader or if it is attacked by a Pokemon with No Guard. On the second turn, the user attacks. |
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Ground |
10 |
80 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Disable |
The target cannot choose its last move for 4-7 turns. Disable only works on one move at a time and fails if the target has not yet used a move or if its move has run out of PP. The target does nothing if it is about to use a move that becomes disabled. |
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Normal |
20 |
N/A |
80% |
| Level-Up |
Double Kick |
Strikes twice; if the first hit breaks the target's Substitute, the real Pokemon will take damage from the second hit. |
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Fighting |
30 |
30 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Double Team |
Raises the user's Evasion by 1 stage. |
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Normal |
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Tutored |
Double-edge |
The user receives 1/3 recoil damage. |
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Normal |
15 |
120 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Dragon Pulse |
Damages the target. |
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Dragon |
10 |
90 |
100% |
| Tutored |
DynamicPunch |
Confuses the target. |
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Fighting |
5 |
100 |
50% |
| Level-Up |
Earth Power |
Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. |
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Ground |
10 |
90 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Earthquake |
Power doubles when performed against Pokemon using Dig. |
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Ground |
10 |
100 |
100% |
| 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. |
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Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Facade |
Power doubles if the user is inflicted with burn, paralysis or poison. |
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Normal |
20 |
70 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Fire Blast |
Has a 10% chance to burn the target. |
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Fire |
5 |
120 |
85% |
| Tutored |
Fire Punch |
Has a 10% chance to burn the target. |
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Fire |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Flamethrower |
Has a 10% chance to burn the target. |
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Fire |
15 |
95 |
100% |
| Inherited |
Flatter |
Confuses the target and raises its Special Attack by 1 stage. |
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Dark |
15 |
N/A |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Fling |
The user's held item is thrown at the target. Base power and additional effects vary depending on the thrown item. Note that the target will instantly benefit from the effects of thrown berries. The held item is gone for the rest of the battle unless Recycle is used; the item will return to the original holder after wireless battles but will be permanently lost if it is thrown during in-game battles. |
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Dark |
10 |
Var BP |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Focus Blast |
Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. |
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Fighting |
5 |
120 |
70% |
| Egg Move |
Focus Energy |
Raises the user's chance for a Critical Hit by two domains. |
 |
Normal |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Focus Punch |
At the beginning of the round, the user tightens its focus; the attack itself usually goes last and will fail if the user is attacked by any other Pokemon during the turn. |
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Fighting |
20 |
150 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Frustration |
Power increases as user's happiness decreases; maximum 102 BP. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
Var BP |
100% |
| Tutored |
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, base power will be reset to 10 BP on the next turn. The user can also select other attacks without resetting this move's power; it will continue to double after each use until it either misses or reaches the 160 BP cap. |
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Bug |
20 |
10 |
95% |
| Inherited |
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. If the user of this move has Skill Link, this move will always strike five times. |
 |
Normal |
15 |
18 |
80% |
| TM/HM |
Giga Impact |
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% |
| Inherited |
Growl |
Lowers the target's Attack by 1 stage. |
 |
Normal |
40 |
N/A |
100% |
| Tutored |
Helping Hand |
Always goes first. In double battles, the power of the user's partner's attacks is increased by 1.5x for that turn; does nothing in single battles. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Hidden Power |
Varies in power and type depending on the user's IVs; maximum 70 BP. Will always run off the user's Special Attack regardless of type. |
 |
Normal |
15 |
Var BP |
100% |
| 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% |
| TM/HM |
Ice Beam |
Has a 10% chance to freeze the target. |
 |
Ice |
10 |
95 |
100% |
| Tutored |
Ice Punch |
Has a 10% chance to freeze the target. |
 |
Ice |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| Tutored |
Icy Wind |
Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage. |
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Ice |
15 |
55 |
95% |
| TM/HM |
Iron Tail |
Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. |
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Steel |
15 |
100 |
75% |
| Tutored |
Mega Kick |
Damages the target. |
 |
Normal |
5 |
120 |
75% |
| Tutored |
Mega Punch |
Damages the target. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
80 |
85% |
| Tutored |
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 |
N/A |
| Tutored |
Mud-Slap |
Lowers the target's Accuracy by 1 stage. |
 |
Ground |
10 |
20 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Natural Gift |
The user's berry is thrown at the target. This attack's base power and type vary depending on the thrown berry. The berry is gone for the rest of the battle unless Recycle is used; it will return to the original holder after wireless battles but will be permanently lost if it is thrown during in-game battles. |
 |
Normal |
15 |
Var BP |
100% |
| Tutored |
Outrage |
The user attacks uncontrollably for 2-3 turns and then gets confused. |
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Dragon |
15 |
120 |
100% |
| Inherited |
Poison Fang |
Has a 30% chance to inflict Toxic poison on the target. |
 |
Poison |
15 |
50 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Poison Jab |
Has a 30% chance to poison the target. |
 |
Poison |
20 |
80 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Poison Sting |
Has a 30% chance to poison the target. |
 |
Poison |
35 |
15 |
100% |
| 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. If a Pokemon has No Guard, or used Lock-On or Mind Reader against the user during the previous turn, its attack has a [100 - move's normal accuracy]% chance to hit through Protect; OHKO moves do not benefit from this effect. Blizzard has a 30% to hit through this move during Hail, as does Thunder during Rain Dance. |
 |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Egg Move |
Pursuit |
If the target switches out on the current turn, this move strikes with doubled power before the switch. Baton Passers still escape safely. When a faster Pokemon uses Pursuit against a U-Turner, the U-Turner is hit for normal damage; when a slower Pokemon uses Pursuit against a U-Turner, the U-Turner makes its attack, then is hit by Pursuit for double power, and switches out. |
 |
Dark |
20 |
40 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Rain Dance |
Cancels all other weather moves. For 5 turns: the power of Water attacks is increased by 50%, the power of Fire attacks is decreased by 50%, Thunder never misses and has a 30% chance to hit through Protect and Detect, the power of Solarbeam is halved, and the healing power of Morning Sun, Synthesis and Moonlight is decreased from 1/2 to 1/4 of the user's max HP. The effects of Rain Dance will last for eight turns if its user is holding Damp Rock. |
 |
Water |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Rest |
The user is cured of status effects (and confusion), and recovers full HP, but falls asleep for 2 turns. Pokemon who have Early Bird will wake up one turn early. |
 |
Psychic |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Return |
Power increases as user's happiness increases; maximum 102 BP. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
Var BP |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Roar |
Almost always goes last; in trainer battles, the target is switched out for a random member of its team. Escapes from wild battles. Has no effect if the target has Suction Cups, Soundproof or used Ingrain. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Rock Climb |
Has a 20% chance to confuse the target. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
90 |
85% |
| TM/HM |
Rock Slide |
Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. |
 |
Rock |
10 |
75 |
90% |
| TM/HM |
Rock Smash |
Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. |
 |
Fighting |
15 |
40 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Rock Tomb |
Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage. |
 |
Rock |
10 |
50 |
80% |
| TM/HM |
Sandstorm |
Cancels all other weather moves. For 5 turns: the Special Defense of Rock-type Pokemon is boosted by 50%, each active Pokemon, even when protected by a Substitute, loses 1/16 of its max HP unless it has Sand Veil or is a Ground-, Rock-, or Steel-type, the power of Solarbeam is halved, and the healing power of Morning Sun, Synthesis and Moonlight is halved. The effects of Sandstorm will last for eight turns if its user is holding Smooth Rock. |
 |
Rock |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
Scratch |
Damages the target. |
 |
Normal |
35 |
40 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Secret Power |
This move has a 30% chance to inflict a side effect depending on the battle's current terrain. The target may be put to sleep in any type of grass (or in puddles), its Attack may be lowered by 1 stage while surfing on any body of water, its Speed may be lowered by 1 stage while on marshy terrain, its Accuracy may be lowered by 1 stage on beach sand, desert sand and dirt paths, it may flinch in caves or on rocky outdoor terrain, it may become frozen on snowy terrain and it may become paralyzed everywhere else (including Wi-Fi battles).
In Pokemon Battle Revolution, the target's Attack may be lowered by 1 stage at Gateway, its Accuracy may be lowered by 1 stage at Sunset, it may be paralyzed at Courtyard, Main Street and Neon, it may be put to sleep at Sunny Park and Waterfall and it may flinch at Crystal, Magma and Stargazer. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
70 |
100% |
| Tutored |
Seismic Toss |
Does damage equal to user's level. |
 |
Fighting |
20 |
Var Dmg |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Shadow Ball |
Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. |
 |
Ghost |
15 |
80 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Shadow Claw |
Has a high critical hit ratio. |
 |
Ghost |
15 |
70 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Shock Wave |
Ignores Evasion and Accuracy modifiers and never misses except against Protect, Detect or a target in the middle of Dig, Fly, Dive or Bounce. |
 |
Electric |
20 |
60 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Sleep Talk |
Does nothing if the user is awake. If the user asleep, it randomly performs one of its attacks. Rest will fail if it is selected. Sleep Talk's generated attacks do not cost PP, but it cannot generate moves with 0 PP, itself, Assist, Bide, Chatter, Copycat, Disabled attacks, Focus Punch, Me First, Metronome, Mirror Move, Uproar, or 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 |
| TM/HM |
Sludge Bomb |
Has a 30% chance to poison the target. |
 |
Poison |
10 |
90 |
100% |
| Tutored |
Snore |
Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch; fails if user is awake. |
 |
Normal |
15 |
40 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Stealth Rock |
Damages opponents every time they switch in until they use Rapid Spin. Saps a fraction of max HP determined by the effectiveness of Rock-type attacks against the opponent's type: 1/32 for 1/4x, 1/16 for 1/2x, 1/8 for 1x, 1/4 for 2x and 1/2 for 4x. For example, Stealth Rock saps 50% of an Ice/Flying Pokemon's max HP when it switches in. |
 |
Rock |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Stone Edge |
Has a high critical hit ratio. |
 |
Rock |
5 |
100 |
80% |
| TM/HM |
Strength |
Damages the target. |
 |
Normal |
15 |
80 |
100% |
| 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 Tickle, Hail, 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 |
| 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 increased from 1/2 to 2/3 of the user's max HP. The effects of Sunny Day will last for eight turns if its user is holding Heat Rock. |
 |
Fire |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
Superpower |
Lowers the user's Attack and Defense by 1 stage each after use. |
 |
Fighting |
5 |
120 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Supersonic |
Confuses the target. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
55% |
| TM/HM |
Surf |
Power doubles against a target who is in the middle of using Dive. |
 |
Water |
15 |
95 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Swagger |
Confuses the target and raises its Attack by 2 stages. |
 |
Normal |
15 |
N/A |
90% |
| Level-Up |
Tail Whip |
Lowers the target's Defense by 1 stage. |
 |
Normal |
30 |
N/A |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Take Down |
The user receives 1/4 recoil damage. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
90 |
85% |
| TM/HM |
Taunt |
Prevents the target from using non-damaging moves for two to four turns. Assist, Copycat, Me First, Metronome, Mirror Move and Sleep Talk are prevented during this time, but Bide, Counter, Endeavor, Metal Burst and Mirror Coat are not prevented. |
 |
Dark |
20 |
N/A |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Thief |
Steals the target's held item unless the user is already holding an item or the target has Sticky Hold or Multitype. A stolen item cannot be recovered by using Recycle. |
 |
Dark |
10 |
40 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Thunder |
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. It also has normal accuracy against mid-air Pokemon who have used Fly or Bounce. During Sunny Day, this move has 50% accuracy. During Rain Dance, this move will never miss under normal circumstances and has a 30% chance to hit through a target's Protect or Detect. |
 |
Electric |
10 |
120 |
70% |
| TM/HM |
Thunderbolt |
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target. |
 |
Electric |
15 |
95 |
100% |
| Tutored |
ThunderPunch |
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target. |
 |
Electric |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Torment |
Prevents the target from using the same move for two turns in a row until the target is switched out. The target will use Struggle every other turn if it cannot attack without using the same move. |
 |
Dark |
15 |
N/A |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Toxic |
The target is badly poisoned, with the damage caused by poison doubling after each turn. Toxic poisoning will remain with the Pokemon during the battle even after switching out. |
 |
Poison |
10 |
N/A |
85% |
| Inherited |
Toxic Spikes |
Opponents will be poisoned as they enter the field until they use Rapid Spin. One layer inflicts regular poison while two layers inflict Toxic; switching in a non-Flying-type Poison Pokemon without Levitate will remove any layers. Flying-type and Levitate Pokemon are only affected if they switch in while Gravity is in effect, Iron Ball is their held item or they are receiving a Baton Passed Ingrain; Steel-type Pokemon and Pokemon who enter with Baton Passed Substitutes are not affected. |
 |
Poison |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Tutored |
Uproar |
The user causes an Uproar and attacks uncontrollably for 2-5 turns. During the effects of the Uproar, active Pokemon cannot fall asleep and sleeping Pokemon sent into battle will wake up. |
 |
Normal |
10 |
50 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Water Pulse |
Has a 20% chance to confuse the target. |
 |
Water |
20 |
60 |
100% |