| Other Method |
Amnesia |
Raises the user's Special Defense by 2 stages. |
Psychic |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 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% |
| Egg Move |
Barrier |
Raises the user's Defense by 2 stages. |
Psychic |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 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% |
| Level-Up |
Confusion |
Has a ~10% chance to confuse the target. |
Psychic |
25 |
50 |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
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 |
| Level-Up |
Disable |
The target cannot choose its last move for 2-5 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% |
| 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 |
Dream Eater |
Restores the user's HP by 1/2 of the damage inflicted on the target but only works on a sleeping target. |
Psychic |
15 |
100 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Dynamicpunch |
Confuses the target. |
Fighting |
5 |
100 |
50% |
| 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 |
| GSC TM/HM |
Fire Punch |
Has a ~10% chance to burn the target. |
Fire |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Flash |
Lowers the target's Accuracy by 1 stage. |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
70% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Frustration |
Power increases as user's happiness decreases; maximum 102 BP. |
Normal |
20 |
Var BP |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Future Sight |
This move, even if the user and/or the target switch out, will strike the active target at the end of the second turn after its use. This move cannot cause a Critical Hit and its damage is calculated by using the original user's Special Attack and the original target's Special Defense. The move's damage is typeless so it never receives STAB and ignores weaknesses, resistances and immunities against this move's type. Only one instance of Future Sight may be active at a time; because it occurs at the end of the round, it also hits through Protect, Detect and Endure. |
Psychic |
15 |
80 |
90% |
| Level-Up |
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% |
| Level-Up |
Hypnosis |
Puts the target to sleep. |
Psychic |
20 |
N/A |
60% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Ice Punch |
Has a ~10% chance to freeze the target. |
Ice |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Light Screen |
All Pokemon in the user's party receive 1/2 damage from Special attacks for 5 turns. |
Psychic |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
Meditate |
Raises the user's Attack by 1 stage. |
Psychic |
40 |
N/A |
N/A |
| RBY TM/HM |
Mega Kick |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
5 |
120 |
75% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Mega Punch |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
20 |
80 |
85% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Metronome |
The user performs a randomly selected move; almost any move in the game could be picked. Metronome cannot generate itself, Sketch, Struggle or any move that the user already knows. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 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 |
Nightmare |
This move only works on a sleeping target; as long as the target remains asleep and in battle, 1/4 of its max HP is sapped after each turn. |
Ghost |
15 |
N/A |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Poison Gas |
Poisons the target. |
Poison |
40 |
N/A |
55% |
| Level-Up |
Pound |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
35 |
40 |
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 |
| Level-Up |
Psych Up |
The user copies all six of the target's current stat modifiers. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
Psychic |
Has a ~10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. |
Psychic |
10 |
90 |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Psywave |
Randomly inflicts set damage between a minimum of 1 HP and a maximum of [1.5x the user's level] HP. |
Psychic |
15 |
Var Dmg |
80% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Rage |
The user's Attack rises by 1 stage if attacked before its next move. |
Normal |
20 |
20 |
100% |
| GSC 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 halved. |
Water |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 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 |
Seismic Toss |
Does damage equal to user's level. |
Fighting |
20 |
Var Dmg |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Shadow Ball |
Has a ~20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. |
Ghost |
15 |
80 |
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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Take Down |
The user receives 1/4 recoil damage. |
Normal |
20 |
90 |
85% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Teleport |
Escapes from wild battles; fails automatically in trainer and link battles. |
Psychic |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
| RBY TM/HM |
Thunder Wave |
Paralyzes the target. |
Electric |
20 |
N/A |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Thunderpunch |
Has a ~10% chance to paralyze the target. |
Electric |
15 |
75 |
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% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Tri Attack |
Has a ~20% chance to burn, paralyze or freeze the target. |
Normal |
10 |
80 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Zap Cannon |
Paralyzes the target. |
Electric |
5 |
100 |
50% |