Pokémon Moves Listing

Normal-type Moves

Weak against Rock and Steel; does not affect Ghost
Attract99% Accuracy15 PPTM 45 (GS only)
Only works if enemy is of opposite gender
50% chance that enemy cannot attack

BarrageStrength 1585% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Strikes 2 to 5 times per turn

Baton Pass40 PPNo TM
Switch pokémon; in-battle bonuses transferred to new pokémon

Belly Drum10 PPNo TM
Raises user's Attack by six levels (maximum six levels)!
User loses half of total HP

BideStrength x99% Accuracy10 PPTM 34 (RYB only)
User waits 2 or 3 turns, then attacks for twice the damage it
recieved in that time
Attack misses if user did not take damage while waiting

BindStrength 1575% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Effects in RYB: Attack lasts 2-5 turns; enemy may not attack
Effects in G/S: Extra damage is done for next 2-5 turns;
enemy may not run/switch pokémon

BiteStrength 6099% Accuracy25 PPNo TM
Chance to make enemy flinch30%
Note: In GS, Bite is Dark-type

Body SlamStrength 8599% Accuracy15 PPTM 8 (RYB only)
Chance to Paralyze enemy30%

Charm99% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Lowers enemy's Attack two levels (maximum six levels)

Comet PunchStrength 1885% Accuracy15 PPNo TM
Strikes 2 to 5 times per turn

ConstrictStrength 1099% Accuracy35 PPNo TM
Chance to lower enemy's Speed10%

Conversion30 PPNo TM
Effect in RYB: User's type changed to match enemy's type
Effect in GS: User's type changed to match that of some
attack user knows

Conversion230 PPNo TM
User's type changed to a random type resistant to enemy's last attack

CutStrength 5095% Accuracy30 PPHM 1
Outside-of-battle effect: Removes tall grass and
two-branched plants that block the way

Defense Curl40 PPTM 40 (GS only)
Raises user's Defense by one level (maximum six levels)

Disable55% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
One of enemy's moves is unusable until effect wears off
In RYB, move Disabled is randomly chosen
In GS, move Disabled is the last one enemy used

Dizzy PunchStrength 7099% Accuracy10 PPNo TM
Chance to Confuse enemy20%

Double-EdgeStrength 12099% Accuracy15 PPTM 10 (RYB only)
User takes a quarter the damage enemy does

DoubleSlapStrength 1585% Accuracy10 PPNo TM
Strikes 2 to 5 times per turn

Double Team15 PPTM 32
Raises user's Evade/Evasion by one level (maximum six levels)

Egg BombStrength 10075% Accuracy10 PPTM 37 (RYB only)

Encore5 PPNo TM
Enemy is forced to repeat its last move for the next 2-6 turns

Endure10 PPTM 20 (GS only)
Move always goes first, even before Quick Attack
Enemy's attack will not faint user
Chance of success halves with each consecutive use

ExplosionStrength 25099% Accuracy5 PPTM 47 (RYB only)
User faints

ExtremeSpeedStrength 8099% Accuracy5 PPNo TM
Attack always hits first, unless enemy uses a similar attack

False SwipeStrength 4099% Accuracy40 PPNo TM
Attack will not faint enemy

FlailStrength x99% Accuracy15 PPNo TM
Attack strength varies between 20 and 200, growing
stronger as the user loses HP in battle

Flash70% Accuracy20 PPHM 5
Lowers enemy's Accuracy by one level (maximum six levels)
Outside-of-battle effect: lights darkened caves

Focus Energy30 PPNo TM
User has a better chance of scoring critical hits

Foresight40 PPNo TM
During user's next turn, lowered Accuracy and
enemy's heightened Evade/Evasion are ignored
Allows Normal and Fighting attacks to hit Ghost-types

FrustrationStrength x99% Accuracy20 PPTM 21 (GS only)
Strength is greater the more user dislikes its trainer

Fury AttackStrength 1585% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Strikes 2 to 5 times per turn

Fury SwipesStrength 1880% Accuracy15 PPNo TM
Strikes 2 to 5 times per turn

Glare75% Accuracy30 PPNo TM
Paralyzes enemy

Growl99% Accuracy40 PPNo TM
Lowers enemy's Attack one level (maximum six levels)

Growth40 PPNo TM
In RYB, raises user's Special one level (maximum six levels)
In GS, move affects Special Attack

Guillotine30% Accuracy5 PPNo TM
Makes enemy faint (One-hit K.O.)

GustStrength 4099% Accuracy35 PPNo TM
Can hit Flying enemies
Note: In G/S, Gust is Flying-type

Harden30 PPNo TM
Raises user's Defense one level (maximum six levels)

Head ButtStrength 7099% Accuracy15 PPTM 2 (GS only)
Chance to make enemy Flinch30%
Outside-of-battle effect: Shake small pine trees to find wild
pokémon (GS only)

Heal Bell5 PPNo TM
Removes bad status

Hidden Power's effects are listed under ????-Type Moves

Horn AttackStrength 6599% Accuracy25 PPNo TM

Horn Drill30% Accuracy5 PPTM 7 (RYB only)
Makes enemy faint (One-hit K.O.)

Hyper BeamStrength 15090% Accuracy5 PPTM 15
User loses next turn unless enemy faints

Hyper FangStrength 8090% Accuracy15 PPNo TM
Chance to make enemy flinch10%

Karate ChopStrength 5099% Accuracy25 PPNo TM
Increased chance of scoring a critical hit
Note: In GS, Karate Chop is Fighting-type

Leer99% Accuracy30 PPNo TM
Lowers enemy's Defense one level (maximum six levels)

Lock-On5 PPNo TM
User's next attack raised to 100% Accuracy

Lovely Kiss75% Accuracy10 PPNo TM
Puts enemy to sleep

Mean Look100% Accuracy5 PPNo TM
Prevents wild pokémon from running, or trainers from switching
Effect ends if user is recalled

Mega KickStrength 12075% Accuracy5 PPTM 5 (RYB only)

Mega PunchStrength 8085% Accuracy20 PPTM 1 (RYB only)

Metronome10 PPTM 35 (RYB only)
Move actually used is randomly chosen from every move in the game

Milk Drink10 PPNo TM
User restores 1/2 of full life
Outside-of-battle effect: 1/5 of user's max HP is
transferred to another pokémon
(does not work if user has less than 1/5 full life)

Mimic10 PPTM 31 (RYB only)
User temporarily learns enemy's last move used, replacing Mimic
Effect ends when user is recalled

Mind Reader5 PPNo TM
User's next attack raised to 100% Accuracy

Minimize20 PPNo TM
Raises user's Evade/Evasion by one level (maximum six levels)

Moonlight5 PPNo TM
User restores 1/4 of full life
Effect doubled during night
Effect doubled by Sunny Day
Effect halved by Rain Dance

Morning Sun5 PPNo TM
User restores 1/4 of full life
Effect doubled during morning or afternoon
Effect doubled by Sunny Day
Effect halved by Rain Dance

Pain Split5 PPNo TM
User and enemy share HP equally, regardless of Max HP
If a pokémon gets more HP than it can hold, the extra
HP is lost

Pay DayStrength 4099% Accuracy20 PPTM 16 (RYB only)
At end of battle, winner gets, for each use, twice the user's level
in extra Pokébucks

Perish Song5 PPNo TM
Both pokémon will faint in 3 turns
Effect on one pokémon removed if it is recalled

PoundStrength 4099% Accuracy35 PPNo TM

PresentStrength x90% Accuracy15 PPNo TM
Randomly does either 40, 80 or 120 damage or restores
80 HP to enemy

Protect10 PPTM 17 (GS only)
Move always goes first, even before Quick Attack
Enemy attack has no effect
Chance of success halves with each consecutive use

Psych Up10 PPTM 9 (GS only)
User copies enemy's stat-enhancing move

Quick AttackStrength 4099% Accuracy30 PPNo TM
Attack always hits first, unless enemy uses a similar attack

RageStrength 20*99% Accuracy20 PPTM 20 (RYB only)
Effects in RYB: Attack lasts until user or enemy faints; if enemy
trainer's pokémon faints and user does not switch pokémon,
attack continues on new enemy
Whenever attacked, user's Attack raises one level
(maximum six levels)
Effects in GS: As long as move is used repeatedly, attack
strength grows each time user takes damage
Strength returns to normal if another move is used

Rapid SpinStrength 2099% Accuracy40 PPNo TM
Frees user from continuous damage and holding effects
of moves such as Wrap

Razor WindStrength 2075% Accuracy10 PPTM 2 (RYB only)
Two-turn attack; damage dealt on second turn

Recover20 PPNo TM
User restores half of Max HP

ReturnStrength x99% Accuracy20 PPTM 27 (GS only)
Strength depends on user's Happiness; happier pokémon will
do more damage

Roar20 PPTM 5 (GS only)
Ends battle with wild pokémon
In RYB, move has no effect in trainer battles
In GS, move forces trainer to switch pokémon

Safeguard25 PPNo TM
Blocks the effect of a status change

Sand-Attack99% Accuracy15 PPNo TM
Lowers enemy's Accuracy by one level (maximum six levels)
Note: In GS, Sand-Attack is Ground-type

Scary Face90% Accuracy10 PPNo TM
Lowers enemy's Speed by two levels (maximum six levels)

ScratchStrength 4099% Accuracy* PPNo TM
In RYB, attack has 30 PP
In GS, attack has 35 PP

Screech85% Accuracy40 PPNo TM
Lowers enemy's Defense by two levels (maximum six levels)

SelfDistructStrength 20099% Accuracy5 PPTM 36 (RYB only)
User faints

Sharpen30 PPNo TM
Raises user's Attack by one level (maximum six levels)

Sing55% Accuracy15 PPNo TM
Puts enemy to sleep

Sketch1 PPNo TM
User permanently learns enemy's last move
Move fails if enemy has not yet used a move
If successful, user forgets Sketch

Skull BashStrength 10099% Accuracy15 PPTM 40 (RYB only)
Two-turn attack; damage dealt on second turn
In GS, raises user's Defense by one level (maximum six levels)

SlamStrength 8075% Accuracy20 PPNo TM

SlashStrength 7099% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Increased chance of scoring a critical hit

Sleep Talk10 PPTM 35 (GS only)
Only usable while asleep
User performs a random one of its other moves, whether
or not that move is normally usable while asleep

Smokescreen99% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Lowers enemy's Accuracy by one level (maximum six levels)

SnoreStrength 4099% Accuracy15 PPTM 13 (GS only)
Only usable while asleep
Chance to make enemy flinch
30%

SoftBoiled10 PPTM 41 (RYB only)
User restores half of Max HP
Outside-of-battle effect: transfers HP from user
to another pokémon
In RYB, amount transferred is 1/2 of user's Special
In GS, amount transferred is 1/5 of user's Max HP

SonicBoomStrength x90% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Does exactly 20 HP of damage

Spike CannonStrength 2099% Accuracy15 PPNo TM
Strikes 2 to 5 times per turn

Splash40 PPNo TM
Kills time

StompStrength 6599% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Chance to make enemy flinch30%

StrengthStrength 8099% Accuracy15 PPHM 4
Outside-of-battle effect: Allows you to move certain boulders

StruggleStrength 5099% Accuracyx PPNo TM
User takes a quarter the damage enemy does
Move used automatically when a pokémon has no PP

Substitute10 PPTM 50 (RYB only)
User uses up 1/4 Max HP to make
a clone that takes damage for it

Super FangStrength x90% Accuracy10 PPNo TM
Target loses half of current HP

Supersonic55% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Confuses enemy

Swagger90% Accuracy15 PPTM 34 (GS only)
Confuses enemy
Raises enemy's Attack two levels (maximum six levels)

Sweet Kiss75% Accuracy10 PPNo TM
Confuses enemy

Sweet Scent99% Accuracy20 PPTM 12 (GS only)
Lowers enemy's Evasion by one level (maximum six levels)
Outside-of-battle effect: summons a wild pokémon
No effect where wild pokémon cannot be found

SwiftStrength 60100% Accuracy20 PPTM 39
Attack will never miss, no matter how hard target is to hit

Swords Dance30 PPTM 03 (RYB only)
Raises user's Attack by two levels
(maximum six levels)

TackleStrength 3595% Accuracy35 PPNo TM

Tail Whip99% Accuracy30 PPNo TM
Lowers enemy's Defense one level (maximum six levels)

Take DownStrength 9085% Accuracy20 PPTM 09 (RYB only)
User takes a quarter the damage enemy does

ThrashStrength 9020 Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Attack lasts 2 to 5 turns; user is confused afterward

Transform10 PPNo TM
User's species changes to match enemy
User gains enemy's attacks at 5 PP each
User returns to normal when recalled

Tri AttackStrength 8099% Accuracy10 PPTM 49 (RYB only)
In GS, chance to Burn enemy7%
In GS, chance to Paralyze enemy7%
In GS, chance to Freeze enemy7%

VicegripStrength 5599% Accuracy30 PPNo TM

Whirlwind99% Accuracy20 PPTM 04 (RYB only)
Ends battle against wild pokémon
In RYB, no effect in a trainer battle
In GS, makes enemy trainer switch pokémon

WrapStrength 1585% Accuracy20 PPNo TM
Effects in RYB: Attack lasts 2 to 5 turns; enemy may not attack
Effects in GS: Extra damage is done for next 2 to 5 turns;
enemy may not run/switch pokémon