| Level-Up |
Acid Armor |
Raises the user's Defense by 2 stages. |
Poison |
40 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 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% |
| Tutored |
Body Slam |
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. |
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. |
Fighting |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
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 |
| 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. |
Ground |
10 |
60 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
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. |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
55% |
| TM/HM |
Double Team |
Raises the user's Evasion by 1 stage. |
Normal |
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Tutored |
Dynamicpunch |
Confuses the target. |
Fighting |
5 |
100 |
50% |
| Tutored |
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 |
| Egg Move |
Explosion |
The Defense stat of other Pokemon is halved against this attack, essentially doubling the move's base power; causes the user to faint. |
Normal |
5 |
250 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Facade |
Power doubles if the user is inflicted with burn, paralysis or poison. |
Normal |
20 |
70 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Fire Blast |
Has a 10% chance to burn the target. |
Fire |
5 |
120 |
85% |
| Tutored |
Fire Punch |
Has a 10% chance to burn the target. |
Fire |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Flamethrower |
Has a 10% chance to burn the target. |
Fire |
15 |
95 |
100% |
| 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. |
Fighting |
20 |
150 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Frustration |
Power increases as user's happiness decreases; maximum 102 BP. |
Normal |
20 |
Var BP |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Giga Drain |
Restores the user's HP by 1/2 of the damage inflicted on the target. |
Grass |
5 |
60 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Harden |
Raises the user's Defense by 1 stage. |
Normal |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Egg Move |
Haze |
Eliminates any stat modifiers from all active Pokemon. The stat boost from Choice Band is not affected. |
Ice |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Inherited |
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 run off the user's Attack or Special Attack depending on 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% |
| Tutored |
Ice Punch |
Has a 10% chance to freeze the target. |
Ice |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Imprison |
Until the user faints or switches out, the opponent cannot select any moves that it has in common with the user. In double battles, this move affects both opponents. |
Psychic |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Egg Move |
Lick |
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. |
Ghost |
30 |
20 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Mean Look |
As long as the user remains in battle, the target cannot switch out unless it uses Baton Pass. The target will still be trapped if the user switches out by using Baton Pass. |
Normal |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
Memento |
The user sacrifices itself to lower the target's Attack and Special Attack by 2 stages each. |
Dark |
10 |
N/A |
100% |
| 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 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Minimize |
Raises the user's Evasion by 1 stage; however, Stomp retains its normal accuracy and gains doubled power against Minimized Pokemon. |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Tutored |
Mud-Slap |
Lowers the target's Accuracy by 1 stage. |
Ground |
10 |
20 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Poison Gas |
Poisons the target. |
Poison |
40 |
N/A |
55% |
| Level-Up |
Pound |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
35 |
40 |
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. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 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 becomes 100% accurate, 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. |
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 |
Rock Smash |
Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. |
Fighting |
15 |
20 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Rock Tomb |
Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage. |
Rock |
10 |
50 |
80% |
| Level-Up |
Screech |
Lowers the target's Defense by 2 stages. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
85% |
| 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 and very shallow water), its Attack may be lowered by 1 stage while surfing on river or ocean water, its Defense may be lowered by 1 stage while diving underwater, its Speed may be lowered by 1 stage while surfing on pond water, its Accuracy may be lowered by 1 stage on beach and desert sand, it may flinch in caves, it may become confused on rocky outdoor terrain, it may be poisoned on ashy terrain and it may become paralyzed everywhere else (including link battles). |
Normal |
20 |
70 |
100% |
| Tutored |
Selfdestruct |
The Defense stat of other Pokemon is halved against this attack, essentially doubling the move's base power; causes the user to faint. |
Normal |
5 |
200 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Shadow Punch |
Ignores Evasion and Accuracy modifiers and never misses except against Protect, Detect or a target in the middle of Dig, Fly, Dive or Bounce. |
Ghost |
20 |
60 |
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% |
| Tutored |
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, Disabled attacks, Focus Punch, 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 |
| Level-Up |
Sludge |
Has a 30% chance to poison the target. |
Poison |
20 |
65 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
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 |
Strength |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
15 |
80 |
100% |
| Tutored |
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. |
Fire |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Tutored |
Swagger |
Confuses the target and raises its Attack by 2 stages. |
Normal |
15 |
N/A |
90% |
| TM/HM |
Taunt |
Prevents the target from using non-damaging moves for two turns. Assist, Metronome, Mirror Move and Sleep Talk are prevented during this time, but Bide, Counter, Endeavor, 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. |
Dark |
10 |
40 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Thunder |
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. Has 50% accuracy during Sunny Day and 100% accuracy during Rain Dance. Also has normal accuracy against mid-air Pokemon have used Fly or Bounce. |
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% |