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Every move in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen+
349 moves that something in this hack actually learns or that a TM teaches, with what each one does and who gets it.
| Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP | TM | Learned by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 | Beautifly, Bellossom, Breloom, Cacnea, Cacturne, Gloom, Grovyle, Kabuto, Kabutops, Lombre, Lotad, Ludicolo, Oddish, Roselia +7 more | |
| Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Poison | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Arbok, Bellsprout, Cradily, Ekans, Gloom, Lileep, Oddish, Tentacool, Tentacruel, Weepinbell | |
| Acid Armor Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Poison | Status | — | — | 40 | Grimer, Muk, Vaporeon | |
| Aerial Ace Never misses. | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | TM40 Route 9 (pick up) | Spearow, Swellow, Taillow |
| Aeroblast Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Flying | Physical | 100 | 95 | 5 | Lugia | |
| Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Aerodactyl, Aipom, Ariados, Articuno, Beedrill, Carvanha, Dodrio, Doduo, Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Farfetch'd, Fearow, Girafarig +43 more | |
| Air Cutter Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Flying | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | Crobat, Golbat, Skarmory, Zubat | |
| Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Barboach, Camerupt, Cradily, Furret, Gorebyss, Gulpin, Lileep, Magcargo, Mewtwo, Numel, Piloswine, Quagsire, Regice, Registeel +14 more | |
| Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Physical | 60 | 100 | 5 | Aerodactyl, Anorith, Armaldo, Baltoy, Celebi, Claydol, Corsola, Cradily, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kabuto, Kabutops, Kecleon, Kyogre +12 more | |
| Arm Thrust Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 15 | 100 | 20 | Hariyama, Makuhita | |
| Aromatherapy Cures the entire party of major status effects. | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Paras, Parasect, Roselia, Vileplume | |
| Assist Randomly selects and uses one of the trainer’s other Pokémon’s moves. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Skitty | |
| Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | Aipom, Altaria, Chimecho, Cradily, Crobat, Dusclops, Duskull, Exploud, Girafarig, Golbat, Kecleon, Lileep, Lombre, Lotad +12 more | |
| Attract Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | TM45 Route 24 (pick up); Celadon City Department Store 2F (buy) | Beautifly, Delcatty, Luvdisc, Milotic, Skitty |
| Aurora Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Ice | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | Cloyster, Dewgong, Octillery, Remoraid, Sealeo, Seel, Shellder, Spheal, Suicune, Vaporeon, Walrein | |
| Barrage Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | Exeggcute, Exeggutor | |
| Barrier Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Mewtwo, Mr. Mime, Tentacool, Tentacruel | |
| Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Aipom, Celebi, Eevee, Girafarig, Gorebyss, Huntail, Ledian, Ledyba, Mawile, Minun, Mr. Mime, Ninjask, Plusle, Togepi +1 more | |
| Beat Up Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has. | Dark | Special | 10 | 100 | 10 | Sneasel | |
| Belly Drum User pays half its max HP to max out its Attack. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Hariyama, Linoone, Makuhita, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Snorlax, Zigzagoon | |
| Bide User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Forretress, Marshtomp, Medicham, Meditite, Miltank, Mudkip, Pineco, Seedot, Shuckle, Swampert | |
| Bind Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 75 | 20 | Dusclops, Kecleon, Onix, Pinsir, Steelix, Tangela | |
| Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Absol, Aerodactyl, Arbok, Arcanine, Bagon, Blastoise, Carvanha, Crobat, Croconaw, Eevee, Ekans, Electrike, Entei, Feraligatr +39 more | |
| Blaze Kick Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 85 | 90 | 10 | Blaziken | |
| Blizzard Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | TM14 Pokémon Mansion B1F (pick up) | Articuno, Glalie, Jynx, Piloswine, Sealeo, Smoochum, Snorunt, Spheal, Swinub, Walrein |
| Block Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Nosepass, Snorlax, Sudowoodo | |
| Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Bayleef, Chikorita, Jigglypuff, Jynx, Kyogre, Lapras, Magcargo, Meganium, Miltank, Nidoqueen, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Sealeo, Slugma +6 more | |
| Bone Club Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ground | Physical | 65 | 85 | 20 | Cubone, Marowak | |
| Bone Rush Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Ground | Physical | 25 | 80 | 10 | Cubone, Marowak | |
| Bonemerang Hits twice in one turn. | Ground | Physical | 50 | 90 | 10 | Cubone, Marowak | |
| Bounce User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 | Grumpig, Ponyta, Rapidash, Spoink | |
| Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen. | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 S.S. Anne 1F Room 2 (pick up); Celadon City Department Store 2F (buy) | Heracross, Hitmonlee, Pinsir |
| Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 20 | 100 | 30 | Azurill, Blastoise, Chinchou, Corphish, Corsola, Crawdaunt, Horsea, Kingdra, Kingler, Krabby, Lanturn, Mantine, Masquerain, Poliwag +5 more | |
| Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | Azumarill, Corphish, Corsola, Crawdaunt, Mantine, Marill, Octillery, Remoraid, Staryu, Suicune, Surskit, Tentacool, Tentacruel | |
| Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 | TM08 Silph Co. 7F (pick up) | Blaziken, Combusken, Groudon |
| Bullet Seed Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Grass | Special | 10 | 100 | 30 | TM09 Mt. Moon 1F (pick up) | Sunflora |
| Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | TM04 Saffron City Gym (pick up) | Alakazam, Entei, Gardevoir, Kirlia, Kyogre, Medicham, Meditite, Raikou, Ralts, Stantler, Suicune |
| Camouflage User’s type changes to match the terrain. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Staryu | |
| Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn. | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 | Chinchou, Electrike, Electrode, Lanturn, Manectric, Minun, Plusle, Voltorb, Zapdos | |
| Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Azurill, Cleffa, Granbull, Igglybuff, Illumise, Latias, Luvdisc, Minun, Pichu, Skitty, Snubbull, Togepi, Togetic, Wynaut | |
| Clamp Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Water | Special | 35 | 75 | 10 | Clamperl, Shellder | |
| Comet Punch Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 85 | 15 | Hitmonchan, Kangaskhan, Ledian, Ledyba | |
| Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Chinchou, Cradily, Crobat, Dusclops, Duskull, Gastly, Gengar, Golbat, Grumpig, Haunter, Lanturn, Lapras, Lileep, Magby +15 more | |
| Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | Alakazam, Baltoy, Butterfree, Celebi, Chimecho, Claydol, Drowzee, Dustox, Espeon, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Gardevoir, Girafarig, Golduck +23 more | |
| Constrict Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Normal | Physical | 10 | 100 | 35 | Ariados, Cradily, Lileep, Octillery, Omanyte, Omastar, Shuckle, Spinarak, Tangela, Tentacool, Tentacruel | |
| Conversion User’s type changes to the type of one of its moves at random. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Porygon, Porygon2 | |
| Conversion 2 Changes the user’s type to a random type either resistant or immune to the last move used against it. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Porygon, Porygon2 | |
| Cosmic Power Raises the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Baltoy, Claydol, Clefairy, Deoxys, Jirachi, Lunatone, Solrock, Staryu | |
| Cotton Spore Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Grass | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Ampharos, Cacnea, Cacturne, Flaaffy, Hoppip, Jumpluff, Mareep, Skiploom | |
| Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Breloom, Heracross, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Slaking, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Wobbuffet, Wynaut | |
| Covet Takes the target’s item. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Illumise, Linoone, Skitty, Slaking, Slakoth, Snorlax, Zigzagoon | |
| Crabhammer Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Water | Special | 90 | 85 | 10 | Corphish, Crawdaunt, Kingler, Krabby | |
| Cross Chop Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 | Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Mankey, Primeape | |
| Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | Bagon, Carvanha, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Flygon, Girafarig, Glalie, Granbull, Houndoom, Houndour, Huntail, Larvitar, Mawile, Mightyena +16 more | |
| Crush Claw Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 | Zangoose | |
| Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 | Banette, Dusclops, Duskull, Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Shuppet, Slowbro, Slowking, Slowpoke, Torkoal | |
| Cut Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | HM01 S.S. Anne Captains Office (pick up) | — |
| Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Azumarill, Blissey, Chansey, Clefairy, Donphan, Dunsparce, Furret, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Lickitung, Marill +11 more | |
| Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 | Cacnea, Cacturne, Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Koffing, Qwilfish, Weezing, Wobbuffet, Wynaut | |
| Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 | Grovyle, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Medicham, Meditite, Sableye, Sceptile, Treecko, Yanma, Zangoose, Zapdos | |
| Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | TM28 Cerulean City (pick up); Celadon City Department Store 2F (buy) | Diglett, Dugtrio, Nincada, Trapinch |
| Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 | Alakazam, Drowzee, Dusclops, Duskull, Golduck, Grimer, Hypno, Jigglypuff, Kadabra, Lickitung, Mewtwo, Muk, Psyduck, Slowbro +5 more | |
| Dive User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 10 | HM08 One Island Pokémon Center 1F (pick up) | — |
| Dizzy Punch Has a chance to confuse the target. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 10 | Kangaskhan, Spinda | |
| Doom Desire Hits the target two turns later. | Steel | Physical | 120 | 85 | 5 | Jirachi | |
| Double Kick Hits twice in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | Blaziken, Combusken, Hitmonlee, Jolteon, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Nidorina, Nidorino | |
| Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | TM32 Safari Zone West (pick up) | Absol, Gardevoir, Glalie, Kirlia, Ninjask, Pikachu, Ralts, Scyther, Snorunt, Swellow, Taillow, Volbeat, Yanma |
| Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Aggron, Aron, Azumarill, Bagon, Blissey, Chansey, Chimecho, Cubone, Forretress, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Jigglypuff, Jirachi +20 more | |
| DoubleSlap Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 | Blissey, Chansey, Clefable, Clefairy, Delcatty, Jigglypuff, Jynx, Mr. Mime, Politoed, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Skitty, Wigglytuff | |
| Dragon Breath Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | Altaria, Bagon, Flygon, Latias, Latios, Onix, Salamence, Shelgon, Steelix, Vibrava | |
| Dragon Claw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Dragon | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM02 Victory Road 1F (pick up) | Bagon, Rayquaza, Salamence, Shelgon |
| Dragon Dance Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage. | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 | Altaria, Gyarados, Horsea, Kingdra, Latios, Rayquaza, Seadra | |
| Dragon Rage Inflicts 40 points of damage. | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 | Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Gyarados | |
| Dream Eater Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | Gardevoir, Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Hoothoot, Kirlia, Noctowl, Ralts | |
| Drill Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | Dodrio, Doduo, Fearow, Spearow, Zapdos | |
| Dynamic Punch Has a chance to confuse the target. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 | Breloom, Machamp, Machoke, Machop | |
| Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 Viridian City Gym (pick up) | Barboach, Camerupt, Diglett, Donphan, Dugtrio, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Groudon, Larvitar, Marshtomp, Numel, Pupitar, Quagsire +6 more |
| Egg Bomb Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 | Blissey, Chansey, Exeggutor | |
| Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Arcanine, Bagon, Blaziken, Camerupt, Castform, Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Combusken, Cyndaquil, Entei, Flareon, Growlithe, Houndoom +17 more | |
| Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Clefairy, Cleffa, Gulpin, Illumise, Minun, Mr. Mime, Plusle, Sealeo, Shuckle, Slaking, Slakoth, Spheal, Swalot, Togepi +4 more | |
| Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | Beedrill, Dunsparce, Hitmontop, Marshtomp, Mudkip, Raticate, Rattata, Sunkern, Swampert, Swellow, Taillow | |
| Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Hariyama, Heracross, Hitmonlee, Kabuto, Kabutops, Kangaskhan, Makuhita, Moltres, Phanpy, Piloswine, Swinub, Vigoroth | |
| Eruption Inflicts more damage when the user has more HP remaining, with a maximum of 150 power. | Fire | Special | 150 | 100 | 5 | Camerupt, Groudon | |
| Explosion User faints. | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 | Baltoy, Claydol, Electrode, Forretress, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Koffing, Lunatone, Pineco, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Seedot +3 more | |
| Extrasensory Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 30 | Nuzleaf | |
| Extreme Speed Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 | Arcanine, Rayquaza | |
| Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 Memorial Pillar (pick up) | — |
| Faint Attack | Dark | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Banette, Cacnea, Cacturne, Flygon, Gligar, Houndoom, Houndour, Kecleon, Mawile, Meowth, Murkrow, Nuzleaf, Persian, Sableye +12 more | |
| Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | Hariyama, Kangaskhan, Lombre, Makuhita, Meowth, Nuzleaf, Persian, Sableye | |
| Fake Tears Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Jynx, Mawile, Plusle, Smoochum, Teddiursa, Ursaring | |
| False Swipe Cannot lower the target’s HP below 1. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Cubone, Farfetch'd, Grovyle, Marowak, Nincada, Sceptile, Scizor, Scyther, Zangoose | |
| Feather Dance Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Flying | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, Pidgey | |
| Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 | TM38 Cinnabar Island Gym (pick up) | Entei, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Magby, Magmar, Ponyta, Rapidash |
| Fire Punch Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | Blaziken, Hitmonchan, Magby, Magmar, Medicham | |
| Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 | Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Entei, Flareon, Moltres, Ninetales, Ponyta, Rapidash, Solrock, Torchic, Torkoal, Vulpix | |
| Fissure Causes a one-hit KO. | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 | Barboach, Camerupt, Diglett, Dugtrio, Groudon, Whiscash | |
| Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Chinchou, Donphan, Dunsparce, Feebas, Goldeen, Kingler, Krabby, Lanturn, Luvdisc, Magikarp, Phanpy, Seaking, Slaking, Slakoth +4 more | |
| Flame Wheel Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves. | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Cyndaquil, Growlithe, Quilava, Typhlosion | |
| Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | TM35 Celadon City Game Corner Prize Room (buy) | Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Cyndaquil, Entei, Flareon, Growlithe, Houndoom, Houndour, Magby, Magcargo, Magmar, Moltres, Numel +6 more |
| Flash Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 | HM05 Route 2 East Building (pick up) | — |
| Flatter Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Illumise, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Nidorina, Nidorino | |
| Fly User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 | HM02 Route 16 House (pick up) | Rayquaza, Salamence |
| Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Bagon, Beedrill, Blaziken, Camerupt, Carvanha, Combusken, Cubone, Hariyama, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Makuhita +20 more | |
| Focus Punch If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled. | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | TM01 Silph Co. 5F (pick up) | Vigoroth |
| Follow Me Redirects the target’s single-target effects to the user for this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy, Furret, Sentret, Togepi, Togetic | |
| Foresight Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Dusclops, Duskull, Hitmonlee, Hoothoot, Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Marshtomp, Mudkip, Noctowl, Sableye, Swampert, Venomoth, Venonat +1 more | |
| Frustration Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | TM21 Rocket Hideout B3F (pick up) | — |
| Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | Altaria, Beedrill, Dodrio, Doduo, Donphan, Farfetch'd, Fearow, Goldeen, Heracross, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Piloswine, Rapidash, Rhydon +5 more | |
| Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95 | 20 | Anorith, Armaldo, Farfetch'd, Grovyle, Kabutops, Ninjask, Sceptile, Scizor, Scyther, Zangoose | |
| Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | Aipom, Ariados, Diglett, Dugtrio, Furret, Golduck, Kecleon, Linoone, Lombre, Mankey, Meowth, Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Nincada +14 more | |
| Future Sight Hits the target two turns later. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 90 | 15 | Absol, Alakazam, Barboach, Celebi, Drowzee, Dusclops, Duskull, Gardevoir, Ho-Oh, Hypno, Jirachi, Kadabra, Kirlia, Lugia +6 more | |
| Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | TM19 Celadon City Gym (pick up) | Beautifly, Paras, Parasect, Roselia, Shroomish, Sunkern, Treecko |
| Glare Paralyzes the target. | Normal | Status | — | 75 | 30 | Arbok, Dunsparce, Ekans, Seviper | |
| Grass Whistle Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 55 | 15 | Roselia | |
| Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Altaria, Ampharos, Bayleef, Blaziken, Blissey, Bulbasaur, Camerupt, Chansey, Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Chikorita, Chimecho, Clefairy +64 more | |
| Growth Raises the user’s Special Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Bellsprout, Bulbasaur, Cacnea, Cacturne, Ivysaur, Nuzleaf, Paras, Parasect, Roselia, Seedot, Shiftry, Shroomish, Sunflora, Sunkern +4 more | |
| Grudge If the user faints this turn, the PP of the move that fainted it drops to 0. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 | Banette, Misdreavus, Shedinja, Shuppet, Vulpix | |
| Guillotine Causes a one-hit KO. | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 | Corphish, Crawdaunt, Gligar, Kingler, Krabby, Pinsir | |
| Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Articuno, Beautifly, Butterfree, Dustox, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Masquerain, Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, Pidgey, Suicune, Tropius, Venomoth | |
| Hail Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 | TM07 Victory Road 2F (pick up) | Castform, Glalie, Sealeo, Snorunt, Spheal, Walrein |
| Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Aggron, Anorith, Armaldo, Aron, Baltoy, Cascoon, Claydol, Corphish, Corsola, Crawdaunt, Gligar, Grimer, Kabuto, Kabutops +24 more | |
| Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 | Arbok, Crobat, Ekans, Golbat, Koffing, Murkrow, Quagsire, Seviper, Surskit, Vaporeon, Weezing, Wooper, Zubat | |
| Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | Aggron, Aron, Bagon, Breloom, Cubone, Dewgong, Drowzee, Glalie, Hypno, Lairon, Linoone, Marowak, Salamence, Seel +8 more | |
| Heal Bell Cures the entire party of major status effects. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Celebi, Chimecho, Miltank, Skitty | |
| Heat Wave Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Charizard, Moltres, Torkoal | |
| Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Eevee, Espeon, Flareon, Furret, Growlithe, Illumise, Jirachi, Jolteon, Latias, Latios, Minun, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Nidorina +6 more | |
| Hi Jump Kick | Fighting | Physical | 85 | 90 | 20 | Hitmonlee, Medicham, Meditite | |
| Horn Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 25 | Donphan, Goldeen, Heracross, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Piloswine, Rhydon, Rhyhorn, Seaking, Tauros | |
| Horn Drill Causes a one-hit KO. | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 | Goldeen, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Rhydon, Rhyhorn, Seaking | |
| Howl Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Electrike, Exploud, Houndoom, Houndour, Loudred, Manectric, Mightyena, Poochyena, Whismur | |
| Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 120 | 80 | 5 | Azumarill, Blastoise, Chinchou, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Golduck, Gorebyss, Gyarados, Horsea, Huntail, Kingdra, Kyogre, Lanturn, Lapras +24 more | |
| Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 Celadon City Department Store 2F (buy) | Aerodactyl, Claydol, Deoxys, Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Exploud, Flygon, Gyarados, Larvitar, Metagross, Metang, Octillery, Pupitar +9 more |
| Hyper Fang Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | Raticate, Rattata | |
| Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 | Exploud, Jigglypuff, Loudred, Whismur | |
| Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 | Drowzee, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Gardevoir, Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Hoothoot, Hypno, Kirlia, Lunatone, Noctowl, Politoed, Poliwag +6 more | |
| Ice Ball Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Ice | Special | 30 | 90 | 20 | Sealeo, Spheal, Walrein | |
| Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 | TM13 Celadon City Game Corner Prize Room (buy) | Articuno, Dewgong, Glalie, Kyogre, Lapras, Octillery, Remoraid, Seel, Shellder, Snorunt |
| Ice Punch Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | Hitmonchan, Jynx, Medicham | |
| Icicle Spear Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Ice | Special | 10 | 100 | 30 | Shellder | |
| Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | Dewgong, Glalie, Regice, Seel, Sneasel, Snorunt | |
| Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Gardevoir, Kirlia, Ralts, Vulpix | |
| Ingrain Prevents the user from leaving battle. User regains 1/16 of its max HP every turn. | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Cacnea, Cacturne, Cradily, Lileep, Roselia, Sunflora, Sunkern, Tangela | |
| Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | Aggron, Aron, Clamperl, Lairon, Mawile, Metagross, Metang, Regirock, Registeel, Scizor, Torkoal | |
| Iron Tail Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 Celadon City Game Corner Prize Room (buy) | Aggron, Aron, Lairon, Onix, Steelix |
| Jump Kick If the user misses, it takes half the damage it would have inflicted in recoil. | Fighting | Physical | 70 | 95 | 25 | Hitmonlee | |
| Karate Chop Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Fighting | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 | Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Mankey, Primeape | |
| Kinesis Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | 80 | 15 | Alakazam, Kadabra | |
| Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 | Banette, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Farfetch'd, Hariyama, Lickitung, Makuhita, Sableye, Shuppet | |
| Leaf Blade Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Grass | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 | Grovyle, Sceptile | |
| Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | Ariados, Crobat, Golbat, Nincada, Ninjask, Paras, Parasect, Shedinja, Spinarak, Venomoth, Venonat, Zubat | |
| Leech Seed Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn. | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 | Breloom, Bulbasaur, Cacnea, Cacturne, Celebi, Exeggcute, Hoppip, Ivysaur, Jumpluff, Roselia, Shroomish, Skiploom, Venusaur | |
| Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 | Absol, Arbok, Bagon, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carvanha, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Croconaw, Cubone, Cyndaquil, Deoxys, Dragonair, Dragonite +68 more | |
| Lick Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Ghost | Physical | 20 | 100 | 30 | Gastly, Gengar, Granbull, Haunter, Jynx, Kecleon, Lickitung, Seviper, Smoochum, Snubbull, Teddiursa, Ursaring | |
| Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | TM16 Celadon City Department Store Roof (pick up) | Ampharos, Bayleef, Blissey, Chansey, Chikorita, Clefairy, Dustox, Electabuzz, Electrode, Elekid, Flaaffy, Ledian, Ledyba, Mareep +6 more |
| Lock-On Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Magnemite, Magneton, Nosepass, Porygon, Porygon2, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Remoraid | |
| Lovely Kiss Puts the target to sleep. | Normal | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Jynx | |
| Low Kick Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Mankey, Primeape, Sudowoodo | |
| Luster Purge Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 70 | 100 | 5 | Latios | |
| Mach Punch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Breloom, Hitmonchan | |
| Magic Coat Reflects back the first effect move used on the user this turn. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | Grumpig, Spoink | |
| Magical Leaf Never misses. | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Bellossom, Cleffa, Kirlia, Mr. Mime, Roselia, Togetic, Tropius | |
| Magnitude Power varies randomly from 10 to 150. | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 | Barboach, Camerupt, Diglett, Dugtrio, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Numel, Whiscash | |
| Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Crobat, Dusclops, Duskull, Gastly, Gengar, Golbat, Haunter, Jynx, Misdreavus, Murkrow, Sableye, Smoochum, Umbreon, Zubat | |
| Meditate Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 40 | Drowzee, Hitmonlee, Hypno, Medicham, Meditite, Mr. Mime | |
| Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 | Beautifly, Breloom, Hoppip, Jumpluff, Kabuto, Kabutops, Lotad, Roselia, Shroomish, Skiploom, Sunkern, Tangela, Treecko, Vileplume | |
| Mega Kick Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 | Hitmonlee | |
| Mega Punch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | Hitmonchan, Kangaskhan, Mew | |
| Megahorn Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Goldeen, Heracross, Nidoking, Rhydon, Rhyhorn, Seaking | |
| Memento Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints. | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 | Grimer, Koffing, Latios, Muk, Weezing | |
| Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 | Aggron, Anorith, Armaldo, Aron, Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Kingler, Lairon, Metagross, Metang, Nincada, Registeel, Scizor +1 more | |
| Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Aggron, Aron, Kabuto, Kabutops, Lairon, Magnemite, Magneton, Skarmory | |
| Meteor Mash Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 100 | 85 | 10 | Clefairy, Metagross, Metang | |
| Metronome Randomly selects and uses any move in the game. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefable, Clefairy, Mew, Togepi, Togetic | |
| Milk Drink Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Miltank | |
| Mimic Copies the target’s last used move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Jigglypuff, Sudowoodo | |
| Mind Reader Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Articuno, Breloom, Hitmonlee, Medicham, Meditite, Nincada, Ninjask, Poliwrath, Shedinja | |
| Minimize Raises the user’s evasion by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Blissey, Chansey, Clefable, Clefairy, Grimer, Muk, Qwilfish, Staryu | |
| Mirror Coat Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took. | Psychic | Special | — | 100 | 20 | Corsola, Electrode, Suicune, Voltorb, Wobbuffet, Wynaut | |
| Mirror Move Uses the target’s last used move. | Flying | Status | — | — | 20 | Blaziken, Combusken, Fearow, Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, Pidgey, Spearow, Swablu, Torchic | |
| Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 | Altaria, Articuno, Lapras, Lotad, Mewtwo, Pelipper, Piloswine, Quagsire, Suicune, Surskit, Swablu, Swinub, Wailmer, Wailord +2 more | |
| Mist Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 70 | 100 | 5 | Latias | |
| Moonlight Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy, Dustox, Gloom, Illumise, Oddish, Umbreon, Volbeat | |
| Morning Sun Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Beautifly, Espeon | |
| Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Physical | 55 | 95 | 15 | Groudon, Kabuto, Kabutops, Kingler, Krabby, Marshtomp, Omanyte, Omastar, Quagsire, Swampert, Wooper | |
| Mud Sport Halves all Electric-type damage. | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 | Anorith, Armaldo, Barboach, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Linoone, Marshtomp, Mudkip, Relicanth, Swampert, Whiscash, Zigzagoon | |
| Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Aggron, Aron, Baltoy, Barboach, Claydol, Diglett, Dugtrio, Lairon, Marshtomp, Mudkip, Nincada, Swampert, Whiscash | |
| Muddy Water Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Water | Special | 95 | 85 | 10 | Marshtomp, Swampert | |
| Nature Power Uses a move which depends upon the terrain. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lombre, Lotad, Ludicolo, Nuzleaf, Seedot, Shiftry | |
| Needle Arm Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | Cacnea, Cacturne | |
| Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Ariados, Banette, Deoxys, Dusclops, Duskull, Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Murkrow, Natu, Sableye, Shuppet, Spinarak, Xatu | |
| Nightmare Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it’s asleep. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 15 | Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Hypno | |
| Octazooka Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 | Octillery | |
| Odor Sleuth Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Arcanine, Donphan, Electrike, Girafarig, Growlithe, Grumpig, Houndoom, Houndour, Linoone, Manectric, Mightyena, Phanpy, Piloswine, Poochyena +3 more | |
| Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Rayquaza | |
| Overheat Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. | Fire | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 | TM50 Victory Road 3F (pick up) | — |
| Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Misdreavus | |
| Pay Day Scatters money on the ground worth five times the user’s level. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | Meowth, Persian | |
| Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | Altaria, Blaziken, Combusken, Dodrio, Doduo, Farfetch'd, Fearow, Goldeen, Hoothoot, Murkrow, Natu, Nidoking, Nidoran♂, Nidorino +10 more | |
| Perish Song User and target both faint after three turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Absol, Altaria, Celebi, Jynx, Lapras, Misdreavus, Politoed, Smoochum, Swablu | |
| Petal Dance Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Grass | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 | Bellossom, Gloom, Oddish, Roselia, Sunflora, Vileplume | |
| Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Bug | Physical | 14 | 85 | 20 | Beedrill, Cacnea, Cacturne, Jolteon, Qwilfish, Zigzagoon | |
| Poison Fang Has a chance to badly poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 | Crobat, Golbat, Seviper, Zubat | |
| Poison Gas Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 55 | 40 | Drowzee, Grimer, Gulpin, Hypno, Koffing, Muk, Swalot, Weezing | |
| Poison Powder Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 | Bayleef, Bellsprout, Bulbasaur, Butterfree, Chikorita, Exeggcute, Gloom, Hoppip, Ivysaur, Jumpluff, Meganium, Oddish, Paras, Parasect +7 more | |
| Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 | Arbok, Ariados, Cacnea, Cacturne, Ekans, Gligar, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Nidorina, Nidorino, Qwilfish, Roselia +7 more | |
| Poison Tail Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 | Seviper | |
| Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Blissey, Chansey, Clefairy, Cleffa, Drowzee, Exploud, Grimer, Grovyle, Gulpin, Hypno, Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Jynx, Loudred +10 more | |
| Powder Snow Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Articuno, Castform, Glalie, Jynx, Piloswine, Sealeo, Smoochum, Snorunt, Spheal, Swinub, Walrein | |
| Present Randomly inflicts damage with power from 40 to 120 or heals the target for 1/4 its max HP. | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Delibird | |
| Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | TM17 Power Plant (pick up) | Aggron, Anorith, Armaldo, Aron, Blastoise, Cloyster, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Dustox, Forretress, Glalie, Kingler, Krabby, Lairon +16 more |
| Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | Alakazam, Baltoy, Butterfree, Claydol, Dustox, Espeon, Girafarig, Grumpig, Kadabra, Kecleon, Misdreavus, Mr. Mime, Octillery, Porygon +6 more | |
| Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Drowzee, Espeon, Golduck, Grumpig, Hypno, Medicham, Meditite, Mewtwo, Psyduck, Slowbro, Slowking, Slowpoke, Spinda, Spoink | |
| Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM29 Saffron City Mr. Psychic's House (pick up) | Alakazam, Ariados, Chimecho, Deoxys, Drowzee, Espeon, Gardevoir, Gorebyss, Grumpig, Hypno, Jirachi, Kadabra, Kirlia, Latias +18 more |
| Psycho Boost Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. | Psychic | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 | Deoxys | |
| Psywave Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user’s level. | Psychic | Special | — | 80 | 15 | Chimecho, Grumpig, Latias, Latios, Lunatone, Misdreavus, Solrock, Spoink | |
| Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Beedrill, Deoxys, Dodrio, Doduo, Dunsparce, Dusclops, Duskull, Fearow, Grovyle, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Metagross, Metang, Murkrow +11 more | |
| Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | Absol, Blaziken, Combusken, Cyndaquil, Eevee, Electabuzz, Electrike, Elekid, Espeon, Flareon, Furret, Gligar, Grovyle, Hitmontop +36 more | |
| Rage If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage. | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | Bagon, Beedrill, Carvanha, Croconaw, Cubone, Dodrio, Doduo, Dunsparce, Feraligatr, Granbull, Kangaskhan, Marowak, Onix, Primeape +7 more | |
| Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | TM18 Route 15 (pick up) | Azumarill, Blastoise, Castform, Gyarados, Lapras, Lotad, Lugia, Marill, Milotic, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Quagsire, Squirtle, Suicune +2 more |
| Rapid Spin Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes. | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 40 | Baltoy, Blastoise, Claydol, Donphan, Forretress, Hitmontop, Pineco, Squirtle, Starmie, Staryu, Wartortle | |
| Razor Leaf Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Grass | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 | Bayleef, Bellsprout, Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Ivysaur, Meganium, Sunflora, Tropius, Venusaur, Victreebel, Weepinbell | |
| Razor Wind Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Absol, Nuzleaf | |
| Recover Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Alakazam, Celebi, Corsola, Ho-Oh, Kadabra, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Medicham, Meditite, Mewtwo, Milotic, Porygon, Porygon2 +2 more | |
| Recycle User recovers the item it last used up. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Mr. Mime, Porygon, Porygon2 | |
| Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | TM33 Celadon City Department Store Roof (pick up) | Alakazam, Articuno, Bayleef, Chikorita, Exeggcute, Hoothoot, Kadabra, Ledian, Ledyba, Meganium, Mr. Mime, Noctowl, Raikou |
| Refresh Cleanses the user of a burn, paralysis, or poison. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Altaria, Blissey, Chansey, Corsola, Jirachi, Latias, Latios, Lickitung, Milotic, Swablu | |
| Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | TM44 S.S. Anne B1F Room 2 (pick up); Celadon City Department Store 2F (buy) | Barboach, Dewgong, Exploud, Furret, Groudon, Grumpig, Jigglypuff, Jirachi, Kyogre, Linoone, Loudred, Nosepass, Rayquaza, Relicanth +16 more |
| Return Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | TM27 Route 12 North Entrance 2F (pick up) | — |
| Revenge Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn. | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Cacturne, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Pinsir, Qwilfish | |
| Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Hariyama, Heracross, Hitmonlee, Kangaskhan, Makuhita, Medicham, Meditite, Vigoroth | |
| Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | TM05 Route 4 (pick up); Celadon City Department Store 2F (buy) | Aggron, Arcanine, Aron, Electrike, Entei, Exploud, Granbull, Growlithe, Houndoom, Houndour, Lairon, Loudred, Manectric, Mightyena +5 more |
| Rock Blast Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Rock | Physical | 25 | 80 | 10 | Anorith, Armaldo, Corsola, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Rhydon, Rhyhorn | |
| Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Camerupt, Larvitar, Magcargo, Nosepass, Pupitar, Slugma, Solrock, Sudowoodo, Tyranitar | |
| Rock Smash Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | HM06 Ember Spa (pick up) | — |
| Rock Throw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 | Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Lunatone, Magcargo, Nosepass, Onix, Regirock, Slugma, Solrock, Steelix, Sudowoodo | |
| Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Rock | Physical | 50 | 80 | 10 | TM39 Pewter City Gym (pick up) | Baltoy, Claydol, Relicanth |
| Role Play Copies the target’s ability. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Kadabra, Mr. Mime, Stantler | |
| Rolling Kick Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 85 | 15 | Hitmonlee, Hitmontop | |
| Rollout Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 | Azumarill, Donphan, Dunsparce, Electrode, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Jigglypuff, Marill, Miltank, Phanpy, Snorlax, Voltorb, Wailmer +1 more | |
| Sacred Fire Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves. | Fire | Special | 100 | 95 | 5 | Ho-Oh | |
| Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | TM20 Celadon City Department Store Roof (pick up) | Altaria, Bayleef, Butterfree, Celebi, Chikorita, Chimecho, Dewgong, Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Ho-Oh, Lapras, Latias, Latios +18 more |
| Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Aipom, Blaziken, Cacnea, Cacturne, Combusken, Diglett, Dugtrio, Eevee, Espeon, Farfetch'd, Flareon, Flygon, Gligar, Hariyama +23 more | |
| Sand Tomb Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Ground | Physical | 15 | 70 | 15 | Dugtrio, Flygon, Onix, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Trapinch, Vibrava | |
| Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 | TM37 Victory Road 2F (pick up) | Baltoy, Cacnea, Cacturne, Claydol, Flygon, Larvitar, Nosepass, Onix, Pupitar, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Steelix, Trapinch, Tyranitar +1 more |
| Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 | Aerodactyl, Ariados, Bagon, Carvanha, Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Granbull, Groudon, Huntail, Kyogre, Larvitar +21 more | |
| Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Absol, Aipom, Anorith, Armaldo, Blaziken, Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Combusken, Croconaw, Diglett, Dugtrio, Feraligatr, Furret +30 more | |
| Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Aipom, Arbok, Banette, Carvanha, Crobat, Croconaw, Dunsparce, Ekans, Electabuzz, Electrode, Elekid, Exploud, Feraligatr, Flygon +37 more | |
| Secret Power Has a chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 Route 25 (pick up); Celadon City Department Store 2F (buy) | — |
| Seismic Toss Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Hariyama, Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Makuhita, Mankey, Pinsir, Primeape | |
| Selfdestruct User faints. | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 | Baltoy, Claydol, Electrode, Forretress, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Koffing, Pineco, Voltorb, Weezing | |
| Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30 Celadon City Game Corner Prize Room (buy) | Banette, Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Sableye, Shedinja, Shuppet |
| Shadow Punch Never misses. | Ghost | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Dusclops, Gengar, Haunter | |
| Sharpen Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Porygon | |
| Sheer Cold Causes a one-hit KO. | Ice | Special | — | 30 | 5 | Articuno, Dewgong, Glalie, Kyogre, Lapras, Sealeo, Spheal, Walrein | |
| Shock Wave Never misses. | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | TM34 Vermilion City Gym (pick up) | — |
| Signal Beam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Bug | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Dewgong, Volbeat | |
| Silver Wind Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 5 | Beautifly, Butterfree, Dustox, Masquerain, Venomoth | |
| Sing Puts the target to sleep. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 | Altaria, Blissey, Chansey, Clefable, Clefairy, Cleffa, Delcatty, Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Lapras, Skitty, Smoochum, Swablu, Wigglytuff | |
| Sketch Permanently becomes the target’s last used move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 1 | Smeargle | |
| Skill Swap User and target swap abilities. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | TM48 Route 12 (pick up) | — |
| Skull Bash Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. User charges for one turn before attacking. | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 | Blastoise, Sharpedo, Squirtle, Wartortle | |
| Sky Attack User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | Altaria, Moltres | |
| Sky Uppercut Inflicts regular damage and can hit Bounce and Fly users. | Fighting | Physical | 85 | 90 | 15 | Blaziken, Breloom, Combusken, Hitmonchan | |
| Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Slaking, Slakoth | |
| Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 | Azurill, Bellsprout, Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Furret, Grovyle, Lickitung, Onix, Pikachu, Quagsire, Sceptile, Sentret, Steelix +5 more | |
| Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Absol, Anorith, Armaldo, Blaziken, Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Combusken, Croconaw, Diglett, Dugtrio, Farfetch'd, Feraligatr, Gligar +21 more | |
| Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 | Bellsprout, Bulbasaur, Butterfree, Exeggcute, Gloom, Hoppip, Ivysaur, Jumpluff, Oddish, Skiploom, Tangela, Venomoth, Venonat, Venusaur +2 more | |
| Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Exploud, Loudred, Snorlax, Whismur | |
| Sludge Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | Grimer, Gulpin, Koffing, Muk, Swalot, Weezing | |
| Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM36 Rocket Warehouse (pick up) | Grimer, Gulpin, Muk, Swalot |
| SmellingSalt If the target is paralyzed, inflicts double damage and cures the paralysis. | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Hariyama, Makuhita | |
| Smog Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 20 | 70 | 20 | Flareon, Houndoom, Houndour, Koffing, Magby, Magcargo, Magmar, Slugma, Torkoal, Weezing | |
| Smokescreen Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Cyndaquil, Horsea, Kingdra, Koffing, Magby, Magmar, Quilava, Seadra, Torkoal, Typhlosion, Weezing | |
| Snatch Steals the target’s move, if it’s self-targeted. | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 | TM49 Rocket Hideout B4F (pick up) | Banette, Shuppet |
| Snore Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Barboach, Grumpig, Sealeo, Snorlax, Spheal, Spoink, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Walrein, Whiscash | |
| Softboiled Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Blissey, Chansey | |
| Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | TM22 Pokémon Mansion B1F (pick up) | Bayleef, Bellossom, Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Exeggcute, Groudon, Ivysaur, Meganium, Solrock, Sunflora, Tropius, Venusaur |
| Sonic Boom Inflicts 20 points of damage. | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 20 | Electrode, Magnemite, Magneton, Voltorb, Yanma | |
| Spark Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | Chinchou, Electrike, Electrode, Lanturn, Magnemite, Magneton, Manectric, Minun, Plusle, Raikou, Voltorb | |
| Spider Web Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Bug | Status | — | — | 10 | Ariados, Spinarak | |
| Spike Cannon Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | Cloyster, Corsola, Omastar | |
| Spikes Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 | Cacnea, Cacturne, Cloyster, Forretress, Pineco, Qwilfish, Skarmory | |
| Spit Up Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled. | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | Arbok, Cradily, Ekans, Gulpin, Lileep, Mawile, Pelipper, Swalot, Victreebel | |
| Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Banette, Dunsparce, Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Misdreavus, Shedinja, Shuppet | |
| Splash Does nothing. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Azurill, Feebas, Grumpig, Hoppip, Jumpluff, Magikarp, Skiploom, Spoink, Wailmer, Wailord, Wynaut | |
| Spore Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Paras, Parasect, Shroomish | |
| Steel Wing Has a chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | TM47 Safari Zone North (pick up) | Skarmory |
| Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Arbok, Cradily, Ekans, Gulpin, Lileep, Mawile, Pelipper, Swalot, Victreebel | |
| Stomp Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | Entei, Exeggutor, Exploud, Girafarig, Kingler, Krabby, Lickitung, Loudred, Miltank, Ponyta, Rapidash, Rhydon, Rhyhorn, Stantler +2 more | |
| Strength Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 Fuchsia City Wardens House (pick up) | — |
| String Shot Lowers the target’s Speed by one stage. | Bug | Status | — | 95 | 40 | Ariados, Caterpie, Spinarak, Weedle, Wurmple | |
| Stun Spore Paralyzes the target. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 | Beautifly, Bellossom, Bellsprout, Breloom, Butterfree, Exeggcute, Gloom, Hoppip, Jumpluff, Masquerain, Oddish, Paras, Parasect, Roselia +7 more | |
| Submission User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 80 | 25 | Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Pinsir, Poliwrath | |
| Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Kecleon, Mr. Mime | |
| Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | TM11 Safari Zone East (pick up) | Castform, Ho-Oh, Magby, Magmar, Seedot, Sunflora, Sunkern |
| Super Fang Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP. | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | Raticate, Rattata | |
| Superpower Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | Deoxys, Nidoqueen, Regice, Regirock, Registeel | |
| Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 | Aerodactyl, Butterfree, Chinchou, Cloyster, Crobat, Exploud, Golbat, Goldeen, Lanturn, Ledian, Ledyba, Lickitung, Loudred, Magnemite +13 more | |
| Surf Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users. | Water | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | HM03 Safari Zone Secret House (pick up) | — |
| Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Carvanha, Drowzee, Entei, Hypno, Mankey, Medicham, Meditite, Meowth, Mightyena, Nuzleaf, Persian, Politoed, Poochyena, Primeape +5 more | |
| Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Arbok, Cradily, Ekans, Gulpin, Lileep, Mawile, Pelipper, Swalot, Victreebel | |
| Sweet Kiss Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Cleffa, Igglybuff, Luvdisc, Pichu, Smoochum, Togepi, Togetic | |
| Sweet Scent Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Bellossom, Bellsprout, Bulbasaur, Gloom, Illumise, Ivysaur, Masquerain, Mawile, Oddish, Roselia, Surskit, Tropius, Venusaur, Victreebel +1 more | |
| Swift Never misses. | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Aipom, Cyndaquil, Electabuzz, Electrode, Elekid, Espeon, Ho-Oh, Jirachi, Ledian, Ledyba, Lugia, Magnemite, Mewtwo, Quilava +7 more | |
| Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Absol, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Farfetch'd, Ninjask, Pinsir, Scizor, Scyther, Zangoose | |
| Synthesis Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bayleef, Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Hoppip, Ivysaur, Jumpluff, Meganium, Roselia, Seedot, Skiploom, Sunkern, Tropius, Venusaur | |
| Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 | Aggron, Ampharos, Aron, Azumarill, Bayleef, Blastoise, Breloom, Bulbasaur, Camerupt, Castform, Caterpie, Chikorita, Corsola, Cyndaquil +90 more | |
| Tail Glow Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 | Volbeat | |
| Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 | Aipom, Azumarill, Azurill, Blastoise, Blissey, Chansey, Cubone, Eevee, Espeon, Flareon, Goldeen, Golduck, Granbull, Hoppip +33 more | |
| Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Aerodactyl, Aggron, Altaria, Aron, Beldum, Camerupt, Carvanha, Chimecho, Chinchou, Dewgong, Dunsparce, Eevee, Forretress, Granbull +31 more | |
| Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | TM12 Rocket Hideout B2F (pick up) | Absol, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Deoxys, Mightyena, Murkrow, Poochyena, Sharpedo, Sneasel, Zangoose |
| Teeter Dance Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Spinda | |
| Teleport Immediately ends wild battles. No effect otherwise. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Abra, Alakazam, Claydol, Deoxys, Gardevoir, Kadabra, Kirlia, Natu, Ralts, Xatu | |
| Thief Takes the target’s item. | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 | TM46 Mt. Moon B2F (pick up) | Kecleon, Lombre, Mightyena, Poochyena |
| Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 100 | 20 | Cubone, Gyarados, Larvitar, Mankey, Marowak, Nidoking, Primeape, Pupitar, Spinda, Tauros, Teddiursa, Tyranitar, Ursaring | |
| Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 | TM25 Power Plant (pick up) | Ampharos, Electabuzz, Electrike, Elekid, Flaaffy, Jolteon, Manectric, Mareep, Minun, Pikachu, Plusle, Raikou, Zapdos |
| Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 | Ampharos, Flaaffy, Jolteon, Magnemite, Magneton, Mareep, Pichu, Pikachu, Raichu, Raikou, Zapdos | |
| Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target. | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Ampharos, Chinchou, Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Electrike, Flaaffy, Jolteon, Lanturn, Magnemite, Magneton, Manectric, Mareep, Minun +5 more | |
| ThunderPunch Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | Ampharos, Electabuzz, Elekid, Hitmonchan, Medicham | |
| Thunderbolt Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | TM24 Celadon City Game Corner Prize Room (buy) | Electabuzz, Elekid, Pikachu, Raichu |
| Tickle Lowers the target’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Aipom, Omanyte, Omastar, Tangela, Whiscash | |
| Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 | TM41 Silph Co. 4F (pick up) | Nuzleaf |
| Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 | TM06 Fuchsia City Gym (pick up) | Dustox, Gulpin, Roselia, Swalot |
| Transform User becomes a copy of the target until it leaves battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Ditto, Mew | |
| Tri Attack Has a chance to burn, freeze, or paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dodrio, Doduo, Dugtrio, Magneton, Porygon, Porygon2 | |
| Trick User and target swap items. | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Alakazam, Kadabra, Mr. Mime | |
| Triple Kick Hits three times, increasing power by 100% with each successful hit. | Fighting | Physical | 10 | 90 | 10 | Hitmontop | |
| Twineedle Hits twice in the same turn. Has a chance to poison the target. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 100 | 20 | Beedrill | |
| Twister Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Gyarados, Horsea, Kingdra, Milotic, Rayquaza, Seadra | |
| Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time. | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | Chimecho, Dodrio, Doduo, Exeggcute, Exploud, Lombre, Loudred, Spinda, Vigoroth, Whismur, Yanma | |
| Vice Grip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 55 | 100 | 30 | Corphish, Crawdaunt, Kingler, Krabby, Mawile, Pinsir | |
| Vine Whip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Grass | Special | 35 | 100 | 10 | Bellsprout, Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Tangela, Venusaur, Victreebel, Weepinbell | |
| Vital Throw Never misses. | Fighting | Physical | 70 | — | 10 | Hariyama, Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Makuhita | |
| Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Anorith, Armaldo, Azumarill, Azurill, Barboach, Blastoise, Castform, Chinchou, Clamperl, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Horsea, Kingdra, Lanturn +37 more | |
| Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM03 Cerulean City Gym (pick up) | Gorebyss, Huntail, Kyogre, Mantine, Milotic, Wailmer, Wailord |
| Water Sport Halves all Fire-type damage. | Water | Status | — | — | 15 | Barboach, Goldeen, Golduck, Latias, Lombre, Masquerain, Milotic, Pelipper, Psyduck, Seaking, Surskit, Whiscash | |
| Water Spout Inflicts more damage when the user has more HP remaining, with a maximum of 150 power. | Water | Special | 150 | 100 | 5 | Kyogre, Wailmer, Wailord | |
| Waterfall Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Water | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM07 Icefall Cave 1F (pick up) | Goldeen, Seaking |
| Weather Ball If there be weather, this move has doubled power and the weather’s type. | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | Castform | |
| Whirlpool Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns. | Water | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 | Clamperl, Gorebyss, Huntail, Mudkip, Wailmer, Wailord | |
| Whirlwind Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Beautifly, Butterfree, Dustox, Hariyama, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Makuhita, Masquerain, Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, Pidgey, Tropius | |
| Will-O-Wisp Burns the target. | Fire | Status | — | 75 | 15 | Banette, Dusclops, Duskull, Shuppet, Vulpix | |
| Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | Aerodactyl, Charizard, Crobat, Dragonite, Golbat, Mantine, Moltres, Pelipper, Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, Pidgey, Scyther, Swellow, Taillow +3 more | |
| Wish User will recover half its max HP at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Illumise, Jirachi, Latias, Natu, Togepi, Togetic, Xatu | |
| Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Status | — | — | 40 | Blastoise, Cloyster, Omanyte, Omastar, Shellder, Shuckle, Slowbro, Squirtle, Wartortle | |
| Wrap Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | Arbok, Bellsprout, Chimecho, Deoxys, Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Ekans, Lickitung, Milotic, Seviper, Shuckle, Tentacool, Tentacruel +1 more | |
| Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Chimecho, Dunsparce, Gulpin, Magcargo, Quagsire, Relicanth, Slaking, Slakoth, Slowbro, Slowking, Slowpoke, Slugma, Snorlax, Swalot +3 more | |
| Zap Cannon Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 | Deoxys, Forretress, Magnemite, Magneton, Nosepass, Porygon, Porygon2, Regice, Regirock, Registeel |