| Level-Up |
Absorb |
Restores the user's HP by 1/2 of the damage inflicted on the target. |
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Grass |
25 |
20 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Astonish |
Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. |
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Ghost |
15 |
30 |
100% |
| 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 |
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% |
| Tutored |
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% |
| Level-Up |
BubbleBeam |
Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage. |
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Water |
20 |
65 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Bullet Seed |
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. |
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Grass |
30 |
10 |
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. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
100% |
| Tutored |
Dive |
On the first turn, the user dives underwater, becoming uncontrollable, and evades all attacks except for Surf and Whirlpool, which have doubled power; the user may also be hit underwater 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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Water |
10 |
80 |
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. |
 |
Normal |
15 |
120 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Drain Punch |
Restores the user's HP by 1/2 of the damage inflicted on the target. |
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Fighting |
5 |
60 |
100% |
| Tutored |
DynamicPunch |
Confuses the target. |
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Fighting |
5 |
100 |
50% |
| 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 |
| TM/HM |
Energy Ball |
Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. |
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Grass |
10 |
80 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Facade |
Power doubles if the user is inflicted with burn, paralysis or poison. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
70 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Fake Out |
If this is the user's first move after being sent or switched into battle, the target flinches; this move fails otherwise and against targets with Inner Focus. |
 |
Normal |
10 |
40 |
100% |
| Tutored |
Fire Punch |
Has a 10% chance to burn the target. |
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Fire |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Flail |
Base power increases as the user's HP decreases. |
 |
Normal |
15 |
Var BP |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Flash |
Lowers the target's Accuracy by 1 stage. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
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 |
Frustration |
Power increases as user's happiness decreases; maximum 102 BP. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
Var BP |
100% |
| Level-Up |
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 Drain |
Restores the user's HP by 1/2 of the damage inflicted on the target. |
 |
Grass |
10 |
60 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Grass Knot |
Base power increases as the target's weight increases. |
 |
Grass |
20 |
Var BP |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Growl |
Lowers the target's Attack by 1 stage. |
 |
Normal |
40 |
N/A |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Hail |
Cancels all other weather moves. For 5 turns: Blizzard never misses and has a 30% chance to hit through Protect and Detect, each active Pokemon, even when protected by a Substitute, loses 1/16 of its max HP unless it is an Ice-type, the power of Solarbeam is halved, and the healing power of Morning Sun, Synthesis and Moonlight is halved. The effects of Hail will last for eight turns if its user is holding Icy Rock. |
 |
Ice |
10 |
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% |
| Level-Up |
Hydro Pump |
Damages the target. |
 |
Water |
5 |
120 |
80% |
| 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 |
Leech Seed |
The user steals 1/8 of the target's max HP until the target is switched out, is KO'ed, or uses Rapid Spin; does not work against Grass-type Pokemon or Pokemon behind Substitutes. |
 |
Grass |
10 |
N/A |
90% |
| Inherited |
Mega Drain |
Restores the user's HP by 1/2 of the damage inflicted on the target. |
 |
Grass |
15 |
40 |
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 |
N/A |
| Inherited |
Mist |
Protects every Pokemon on the user's team from negative stat modifiers caused by other Pokemon (including teammates), but not by itself, for five turns. The team's Accuracy and Evasion stats are also protected. Moves that cause negative stat modifiers as a secondary effect, such as Psychic, still deal their regular damage. |
 |
Ice |
30 |
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% |
| Level-Up |
Nature Power |
The user generates another move depending on the battle's current terrain. It generates Seed Bomb in any type of grass (as well as in puddles), Hydro Pump while surfing on top of water, Rock Slide on any rocky outdoor terrain and inside of caves, Earthquake on beach sand, desert sand and dirt paths, Blizzard in snow, and Tri Attack everywhere else (including Wi-Fi battles). In Battle Revolution, the move generates Tri Attack at Courtyard, Main Street and Neon, Seed Bomb at Sunny Park and Waterfall, Hydro Pump at Gateway, Rock Slide at Crystal, Magma and Stargazer and Earthquake at Sunset. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
Copy |
N/A |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Egg Move |
Razor Leaf |
Has a high critical hit ratio. |
 |
Grass |
25 |
55 |
95% |
| 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 |
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 |
Seed Bomb |
Damages the target. |
 |
Grass |
15 |
80 |
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 |
| Tutored |
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% |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Egg Move |
Sweet Scent |
Lowers the target's Evasion by 1 stage. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
N/A |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Swords Dance |
Raises the user's Attack by 2 stages. |
 |
Normal |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Egg Move |
Synthesis |
Restores a fraction of the user's max HP depending on the weather: 2/3 during Sunny Day, 1/2 during regular weather and 1/4 during Rain Dance, Hail and Sandstorm. |
 |
Grass |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Level-Up |
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% |
| Tutored |
ThunderPunch |
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target. |
 |
Electric |
15 |
75 |
100% |
| Egg Move |
Tickle |
Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by 1 stage each. |
 |
Normal |
20 |
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% |
| Level-Up |
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% |
| Egg Move |
Water Gun |
Damages the target. |
 |
Water |
25 |
40 |
100% |
| TM/HM |
Water Pulse |
Has a 20% chance to confuse the target. |
 |
Water |
20 |
60 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Water Sport |
All Fire-type moves are 50% weaker until the user switches out. |
 |
Water |
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| TM/HM |
Waterfall |
Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch. |
 |
Water |
15 |
80 |
100% |
| Level-Up |
Zen Headbutt |
Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch. |
 |
Psychic |
15 |
80 |
90% |