| Level-Up |
Amnesia |
Raises the user's Special Defense by 2 stages. |
Psychic |
20 |
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% |
| Level-Up |
Belly Drum |
The user maximizes its Attack but sacrifices 50% of its max HP. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Blizzard |
Has a 10% chance to freeze the target. |
Ice |
5 |
120 |
70% |
| Level-Up |
Block |
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 |
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 |
Charm |
Lowers the target's Attack by 2 stages. |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
100% |
| Tutored |
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. |
Fighting |
20 |
Var Dmg |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Covet |
Steals the target's held item unless the user is already holding an item or the target has Sticky Hold. Recycle cannot recover the stolen item. |
Normal |
40 |
40 |
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 |
| 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 or Ice Ball. |
Normal |
40 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Double Team |
Raises the user's Evasion by 1 stage. |
Normal |
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Egg Move |
Double-edge |
The user receives 1/3 recoil damage. |
Normal |
15 |
120 |
100% |
| Tutored |
Dynamicpunch |
Confuses the target. |
Fighting |
5 |
100 |
50% |
| TM/HM |
Earthquake |
Power doubles when performed against Pokemon using Dig. |
Ground |
10 |
100 |
100% |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Egg Move |
Fissure |
The target faints; doesn't work on higher-leveled Pokemon. |
Ground |
5 |
KO |
30% |
| 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% |
| Level-Up |
Headbutt |
Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. |
Normal |
15 |
70 |
100% |
| 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% |
| Level-Up |
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. |
Ice |
15 |
55 |
95% |
| Egg Move |
Lick |
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. |
Ghost |
30 |
20 |
100% |
| Tutored |
Mega Kick |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
5 |
120 |
75% |
| Tutored |
Mega Punch |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
20 |
80 |
85% |
| Tutored |
Metronome |
The user performs a randomly selected move; almost any move in the game could be picked. Metronome cannot generate itself, Assist, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, Endure, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Mimic, Mirror Coat, Mirror Move, Protect, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Struggle, Thief, Trick or any move that the user already knows. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 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% |
| Tutored |
Mud-Slap |
Lowers the target's Accuracy by 1 stage. |
Ground |
10 |
20 |
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 |
| Tutored |
Psych Up |
The user copies all six of the target's current stat modifiers. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Psychic |
Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. |
Psychic |
10 |
90 |
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 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 |
| Other Method |
Refresh |
The user recovers from burn, poison and paralysis. |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
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% |
| Tutored |
Rock Slide |
Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. |
Rock |
10 |
75 |
90% |
| TM/HM |
Rock Tomb |
Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage. |
Rock |
10 |
50 |
80% |
| Level-Up |
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% |
| TM/HM |
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, the power of Solarbeam is halved, and the healing power of Morning Sun, Synthesis and Moonlight is halved. |
Rock |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 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 |
Seismic Toss |
Does damage equal to user's level. |
Fighting |
20 |
Var Dmg |
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% |
| TM/HM |
Shadow Ball |
Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. |
Ghost |
15 |
80 |
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% |
| Level-Up |
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 |
Snore |
Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch; fails if user is awake. |
Normal |
15 |
40 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Solarbeam |
The user prepares on turn one, becoming uncontrollable, and then attacks on turn two. During Sunny Day, this move fires immediately; during Rain Dance, Sandstorm and Hail, this move has half power. |
Grass |
10 |
120 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Strength |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
15 |
80 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
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 |
| TM/HM |
Surf |
Power doubles against a target who is in the middle of using Dive. |
Water |
15 |
95 |
100% |
| Tutored |
Swagger |
Confuses the target and raises its Attack by 2 stages. |
Normal |
15 |
N/A |
90% |
| Level-Up |
Tackle |
Damages the target. |
Normal |
35 |
35 |
95% |
| 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 |
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% |
| TM/HM |
Water Pulse |
Has a 20% chance to confuse the target. |
Water |
20 |
60 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Yawn |
If the target stays in battle, it falls asleep at the end of the next turn. |
Normal |
10 |
N/A |
100% |