| Level-Up |
Agility |
Raises the user's Speed by 2 stages. |
Psychic |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Other Method |
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% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Blizzard |
Has a ~10% chance to freeze the target. |
Ice |
5 |
120 |
70% |
| Level-Up |
Conversion |
The user's type changes to match the type of one of its four attacks. This move fails if the user cannot change its type under this condition. |
Normal |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
Conversion 2 |
The user's type changes to one that resists the type of the last attack that hit the user. |
Normal |
30 |
N/A |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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% |
| 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% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Ice Beam |
Has a ~10% chance to freeze the target. |
Ice |
10 |
95 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Icy Wind |
Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage. |
Ice |
15 |
55 |
95% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Iron Tail |
Has a ~30% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. |
Steel |
15 |
100 |
75% |
| Level-Up |
Lock-On |
This move ensures that the user's next attack will hit against its current target. Even if the user switches out, its replacement's next move will always hit too. Lock-On fails against Pokemon in the middle of using Protect, Detect, Dig or Fly, as well as Pokemon behind a Substitute. |
Normal |
5 |
N/A |
100% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
Psybeam |
Has a ~10% chance to confuse the target. |
Psychic |
20 |
65 |
100% |
| GSC TM/HM |
Psych Up |
The user copies all six of the target's current stat modifiers. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| GSC TM/HM |
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 |
| Level-Up |
Recover |
Restores 1/2 of the user's max HP. |
Normal |
20 |
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% |
| Level-Up |
Sharpen |
Raises the user's Attack by 1 stage. |
Normal |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 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 |
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% |
| GSC TM/HM |
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% |
| Level-Up |
Tackle |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
35 |
35 |
95% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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. |
Electric |
10 |
120 |
70% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Thunder Wave |
Paralyzes the target. |
Electric |
20 |
N/A |
100% |
| RBY TM/HM |
Thunderbolt |
Has a ~10% chance to paralyze the target. |
Electric |
15 |
95 |
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% |
| Level-Up |
Tri Attack |
Has a ~20% chance to burn, paralyze or freeze the target. |
Normal |
10 |
80 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Zap Cannon |
Paralyzes the target. |
Electric |
5 |
100 |
50% |