Here is a chart about every ability and attack in the games of Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal: all 251 moves of the first two generations with their type, power, accuracy, PP, the types they are super-effective against, what they do and how Pokémon learn them. In these games a move’s type decides whether it uses Attack or Special Attack: Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost and Steel moves are physical, everything else is special.
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| Move | Type | Power | Accuracy | PP | Super-effective against | Effect | Learned by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absorb | Grass | 20 | 100% | 20 | Water, Ground, Rock | Your Pokémon absorbs HP from the opponent equal to ½ the attack damage | Level |
| Acid | Poison | 40 | 100% | 30 | Grass, Bug | Deals damage and may decrease opponent Defense temporarily | Level |
| Acid Armor | Poison | – | – | 40 | — | Increases your Pokémon Defense temporarily (2 levels) | Level |
| Aeroblast | Flying | 100 | 95% | 5 | Grass, Bug, Fighting | The most powerful flying-type move | Level |
| Agility | Psychic | – | – | 30 | — | Increases your Pokémon Speed temporarily (2 levels) | Level |
| Amnesia | Psychic | – | – | 20 | — | Increases your Pokémon Special Defense power temporarily (2 levels) | Level |
| Ancient Power | Rock | 60 | 100% | 5 | — | 10% chance all abilites will rise one level | Level |
| Attract | Normal | – | 100% | 15 | — | 50% chance of preventing opponent of opposite sex from attacking | TM 45 |
| Aurora Beam | Ice | 65 | 100% | 20 | Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon | Deals damage and may freeze opponent and/or decrease its Attack power temporarily (10%; 1 level) | Level |
| Barrage | Normal | 15 | 85% | 20 | — | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Barrier | Psychic | – | – | 30 | — | Increases your Pokémon Defense temporarily (Two levels) | Level |
| Baton Pass | Normal | – | – | 40 | — | Lets you switch Pokémon during battle | Level |
| Beat Up | Dark | 10 | 100% | 10 | Psychic, Ghost | Attack opponent the number of times equal to number of healthy Pokémon | Level |
| Belly Drum | Normal | – | – | 10 | — | Attack power go to maximum, but lowers HP by 1/2 | Level |
| Bide | Normal | – | 100% | 10 | — | Your Pokémon loses 2 to 3 turns, then hits opponent for twice the damage received | Level |
| Bind | Normal | 15 | 75% | 20 | — | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Bite | Dark | 60 | 100% | 25 | Psychic, Ghost | Deals damage and a 10% chance to scare opponent | Level |
| Blizzard | Ice | 120 | 70% | 5 | Grass, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon | Deals damage and a 30% chance to freeze opponent | TM 14 |
| Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% | 15 | — | Deals damage and 30% chance to Paralyze opponent | Level |
| Bone Club | Ground | 65 | 85% | 20 | Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock | Deals damage and 10% chance to scare opponent | Level |
| Bone Rush | Ground | 25 | 80% | 10 | — | Attacks 2 to 5 times in a row in one turn | Level |
| Bonemerang | Ground | 50 | 90% | 10 | Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock | Your Pokémon attacks twice | Level |
| Bubble | Water | 20 | 100% | 30 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Deals damage and 10% chance to decrease opponent Speed temporarily by one level | Level |
| Bubblebeam | Water | 65 | 100% | 20 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Deals damage and 10% chance to decrease opponent Speed temporarily by one level | Level |
| Charm | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Lowers opponent’s attack by two levels | Level |
| Clamp | Water | 35 | 75% | 10 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Comet Punch | Normal | 18 | 85% | 15 | — | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | – | 100% | 10 | — | Confuses opponent | Level |
| Confusion | Psychic | 50 | 100% | 25 | Fighting, Poison | Deals damage and 10% chance to confuse opponent | Level |
| Constrict | Normal | 10 | 100% | 35 | — | Deals damage and 10% chance to decrease an enemy Speed by one level | Level |
| Conversion | Normal | – | – | 30 | — | Your Pokémon switches its type to match the opponent type | Level |
| Conversion 2 | Normal | – | 100% | 30 | — | Your Pokémon switches its type to your opponent’s weak point | Level |
| Cotton Spore | Grass | – | 85% | 40 | — | Lowers opponent’s speed by two levels | Level |
| Counter | Fighting | – | 100% | 20 | — | Hits opponent for twice the damage received (works against physical attacks only) | Level |
| Crabhammer | Water | 90 | 85% | 10 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Has a good chance for a critical hit | Level |
| Cross Chip | Fighting | 100 | 80% | 5 | Normal, Dark, Ice, Steel, Rock | Good chance for Critical Hit | Level |
| Crunch | Dark | 80 | 100% | 5 | Psychic, Ghost | Lowers opponent’s special Defense power (20% chance; 1 level) | Level |
| Curse | Ghost | – | – | 10 | Psychic, Ghost | If a Ghost type uses it, HP is lowered by 1/2 and opponent’s HP drops each turn | TM 03 |
| Cut | Normal | 50 | 95% | 30 | — | Can use during or outside battle | HM 01 |
| Defense Curl | Normal | – | – | 40 | — | Increases your Pokémon Defense temporarily (1 level) | TM 40 |
| Destiny Bond | Ghost | – | – | 5 | — | If Pokémon that uses this faints, opponent also faints | |
| Detect | Fighting | – | – | 5 | — | Dispells attacks for one turn, but success rate falls if used continuously | TM 43 |
| Dig | Ground | 60 | 100% | 10 | Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock | Your Pokémon digs into the ground on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn/escape from caves | TM 28 |
| Disable | Normal | – | 55% | 20 | — | Disables your opponent’s ability that was used in the previous turn | Level |
| Dizzy Punch | Normal | 70 | 100% | 10 | — | 20% chance of confusing opponent | Level |
| Double Kick | Fighting | 30 | 100% | 30 | Normal, Ice, Rock | Your Pokémon attacks twice | Level |
| Double Team | Normal | – | – | 15 | — | Increases your Pokémon chances of evading attacks (1 level) | TM 32 |
| Double-Edge | Normal | 120 | 100% | 15 | — | Your Pokémon receives ¼ the damage the opponent receives | Level |
| Doubleslap | Normal | 15 | 85% | 10 | — | Attack 2-5 times in a row in one turn | Level |
| Dragon Rage | Dragon | – | 100% | 10 | — | Hits for 40 points of damage | Level |
| Dragonbreath | Dragon | 60 | 100% | 20 | Dragon | 30% chance of paralyzing opponent | TM 24 |
| Dream Eater | Psychic | 100 | 100% | 15 | Fighting, Poison | While your opponent Sleeps, your Pokémon absorbs its HP | TM 42 |
| Drill Peck | Flying | 80 | 100% | 20 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Normal Attack | Level |
| Dynamicpunch | Fighting | 100 | 50% | 5 | — | Opponent will be confused if attack hits | TM 01 |
| Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100% | 10 | Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock | Not effective on Flying-type Pokémon | TM 26 |
| Egg Bomb | Normal | 100 | 75% | 10 | — | Normal Attack | Level |
| Ember | Fire | 40 | 100% | 25 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Deals damage and may burn opponent | Level |
| Encore | Normal | – | 100% | 5 | — | Causes opponent to use a move it used most recently 2-6 times | Level |
| Endure | Normal | – | – | 10 | — | You will be left with one HP (success rate drops if used continuously) | TM 20 |
| Explosion | Normal | 250 | 100% | 5 | — | Deals major damage, but makes your Pokémon faint | Level |
| Extreme Speed | Normal | 80 | 100% | 5 | — | Strikes first | Level |
| Faint Attack | Dark | 60 | – | 20 | Psychic, Ghost | Attack will always hit | Level |
| False Swipe | Normal | 40 | 100% | 40 | — | Always leaves opponent with 1 HP | Level |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 120 | 85% | 5 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Deals damage and 10% chance to burn opponent | TM 38 |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 75 | 100% | 15 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Deals damage and 10% chance to burn opponent | TM 48 |
| Fire Spin | Fire | 15 | 70% | 15 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row/Opponent can’t escape | Level |
| Fissure | Ground | – | 30% | 5 | — | If successful, defeats opponent in one attack (not effective on Flying-types) | Level |
| Flail | Normal | – | 100% | 15 | — | Lower remaining HP, more damage caused to opponent | Level |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | 60 | 100% | 25 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Ice is melted if opponent is frozen, 10% chance of burning opponent | Level |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 95 | 100% | 15 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Deals damage and 10% chance to burn opponent | Level |
| Flash | Normal | – | 70% | 20 | — | May be used during or outside battle; in battle causes enemy accuracy to fall | HM 05 |
| Fly | Flying | 70 | 95% | 15 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Your Pokémon flies on 1st turn, then attacks on 2nd turn; may be used during or outside battle | HM 02 |
| Focus Energy | Normal | – | – | 30 | — | Raises chances for a critical hit | Level |
| Foresight | Normal | – | 100% | 40 | — | Evasion rate to normal, Normal- and Fighting- types hit Ghost-types | Level |
| Frustration | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Power of attack increases based on friendlyness to its trainer | TM 21 |
| Fury Attack | Normal | 15 | 85% | 20 | — | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 10 | 95% | 20 | Grass, Psychic, Dark | Attack doubles every time until it misses | TM 49 |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | 18 | 80% | 15 | — | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Future Sight | Psychic | 80 | 90% | 15 | Fighting, Poison | Attacks opponent after 2 turns | Level |
| Giga Drain | Grass | 60 | 100% | 5 | Water, Ground, Rock | Restores HP equal to half of the damage caused to opponent | TM 19 |
| Glare | Normal | – | 75% | 30 | — | Paralyzes opponent | Level |
| Growl | Normal | – | 100% | 40 | — | Decreases opponent Attack power temporarily (one level) | Level |
| Growth | Grass | – | – | 40 | — | Increases your Pokémon Special Attack temporarily (one level) | Level |
| Guillotine | Normal | – | 30% | 5 | — | If successful, defeats opponent in one attack | Level |
| Gust | Flying | 40 | 100% | 35 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Normal Attack | Level |
| Harden | Normal | – | – | 30 | — | Increases your Pokémon Defense temporarily (one level) | Level |
| Haze | Ice | – | – | 30 | — | Cancels all effects on both Pokémon | Level |
| Head Butt | Normal | 70 | 100% | 15 | — | Deals damage and 30% chance to scare opponent / shakes trees | TM 02 |
| Heal Bell | Normal | – | – | 5 | — | Cures all your Pokémon of bad conditions | Level |
| Hi Jump Kick | Fighting | 85 | 95% | 20 | Normal, Ice, Rock | If your Pokémon misses, it receives 1/8 the damage the attack would have dealt | Level |
| Hidden Power | Normal | – | 100% | 15 | — | Varies depending on the Pokémon that uses it | TM 10 |
| Horn Attack | Normal | 65 | 100% | 25 | — | Normal Attack | Level |
| Horn Drill | Normal | – | 30% | 5 | — | If successful, defeats opponent in one attack | Level |
| Hydro Pump | Water | 120 | 80% | 5 | Fire, Ground, Rock | The most powerful water type move | Level |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | 5 | — | Your Pokémon loses one turn, but attacks with a powerful strike | TM 15 |
| Hyper Fang | Normal | 80 | 90% | 15 | — | Deals damage and 10% chance to scare opponent | Level |
| Hypnosis | Psychic | – | 60% | 20 | — | Puts opponent to Sleep | Level |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 95 | 100% | 10 | Grass, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon | Deals damage and 10% chance to freeze opponent | Level |
| Ice Punch | Ice | 75 | 100% | 15 | Grass, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon | Deals damage and 10% chance to freeze opponent | TM 33 |
| Icy Wind | Ice | 55 | 95% | 15 | Grass, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon | If it hits it lowers opponent’s speed by one level | TM 16 |
| Iron Tail | Steel | 100 | 75% | 15 | Ice, Rock | 30% chance to lower opponent’s defense by one level | TM 23 |
| Jump Kick | Fighting | 70 | 95% | 25 | Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel | If your Pokémon misses, it receives 1/8 the damage the attack would have dealt | Level |
| Karate Chop | Fighting | 50 | 100% | 25 | Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel | Has a good chance for a critical hit | Level |
| Kinesis | Psychic | – | 80% | 15 | — | Decreases opponent’s Accuracy temporarily (one level) | Level |
| Leech Life | Bug | 20 | 100% | 15 | Grass, Poison, Psychic, Dark | Your Pokémon absorbs some of opponent’s HP | Level |
| Leech Seed | Grass | – | 90% | 10 | Water, Ground, Rock | Your Pokémon absorbs some of opponent’s HP every turn | Level |
| Leer | Normal | – | 100% | 30 | — | Decreases opponent’s Defense temporarily (one level) | Level |
| Lick | Ghost | 20 | 100% | 30 | Ghost, Psychic | Deals damage and 30% chance to Paralyze opponent | Level |
| Light Screen | Psychic | – | – | 30 | — | Cuts the damage received from Special Attacks by 50% for 5 turns | Level |
| Lock-on | Normal | – | 100% | 5 | — | Attack on next turn will always hit | Level |
| Lovely Kiss | Normal | – | 75% | 15 | — | Puts opponent to Sleep | Level |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 50 | 90% | 20 | Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel | Deals damage and 30% chance to scare opponent | Level |
| Mach Punch | Fighting | 40 | 100% | 30 | Normal, Rock, Ice, Dark, Steel | Always strike first | Level |
| Magnitude | Ground | – | 100% | 30 | Rock, Electric, Fire, Poison, Steel | Changes power to 10, 30, 50, 70, 90, 110 or 150 | Level |
| Mean Look | Normal | – | 100% | 5 | — | Opponent cannot escape while the Pokémon that used it is in battle | Level |
| Meditate | Psychic | – | – | 40 | — | Increases your Pokémon’s Attack power temporarily (one level) | Level |
| Mega Drain | Grass | 40 | 100% | 10 | Water, Ground, Rock | Your Pokémon absorbs HP from the opponent equal to 1/2 the attack damage | Level |
| Mega Kick | Normal | 120 | 75% | 5 | — | Normal Attack | Level |
| Mega Punch | Normal | 80 | 85% | 20 | — | Normal Attack | Level |
| Mega Horn | Bug | 120 | 85% | 10 | Grass, Psychic, Dark | Normal Attack | Level |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 50 | 95% | 35 | Ice, Rock | 10% chance of raising your attack power by one level | Level |
| Metronome | Normal | – | – | 10 | — | TM’s used at random | Level |
| Milk Drink | Normal | – | – | 10 | — | Restores half of HP/splits 1/5 of HP among your other Pokémon | Level |
| Mimic | Normal | – | 100% | 10 | — | Your Pokémon mimics its opponent’s last attack | Level |
| Mind Reader | Normal | – | 100% | 5 | — | Next attack will always hit | Level |
| Minimize | Normal | – | – | 20 | — | Increases your Pokémon’s chances of evading an attack | Level |
| Mirror Coat | Psychic | – | 100% | 20 | — | Your attack will be second, double opponent’s special attack power and shoot it back | Level |
| Mirror Move | Flying | – | – | 20 | — | Your Pokémon mimics its opponent’s last attack | Level |
| Mist | Ice | – | – | 30 | — | Defends against Special Attacks designed to decrease your Pokémon’s abilities | Level |
| Moon Light | Normal | – | – | 5 | — | Restores HP/effect depends on the time of day | Level |
| Morning Sun | Normal | – | – | 5 | — | Restores HP/effect depends on the time of day | Level |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | 20 | 100% | 10 | Fire, Electric, Rock, Steel, Poison | Lowers opponent’s accuracy by one level | TM 31 |
| Night Shade | Ghost | – | 100% | 15 | — | Damage dealt is equal to your Pokémon’s experience level | Level |
| Nightmare | Ghost | – | 100% | 15 | — | Gives opponents nightmare when they are asleep | TM 50 |
| Octazooka | Water | 65 | 85% | 10 | Fire, Ground, Rock | 50% chance of lowering opponent’s accuracy be one level | Level |
| Outrage | Dragon | 90 | 100% | 15 | Dragon | Attacks 2-3 turns, become confused once effect wears off | Level |
| Pain Split | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Combines your HP with opponent’s HP and splits them between you | Level |
| Pay Day | Normal | 40 | 100% | 20 | — | After a battle receive money equal to (your level) x (number of attacks) x 2 | Level |
| Peck | Flying | 35 | 100% | 35 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Normal Attack | Level |
| Perish Song | Normal | – | – | 5 | — | Both will faint after 3 turns, substitution cancels the effect | Level |
| Petal Dance | Grass | 70 | 100% | 20 | Water, Ground, Rock | Deals damage, but confuses your Pokémon | Level |
| Pin Missile | Bug | 14 | 85% | 20 | Grass, Poison, Psychic, Dark | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Poison Gas | Poison | – | 55% | 40 | — | Poisons opponent | Level |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 15 | 100% | 35 | Grass | Deals damage and 30% chance of Poisoning opponent | Level |
| Poison Powder | Poison | – | 75% | 35 | — | Poisons opponent | Level |
| Pound | Normal | 40 | 100% | 35 | — | Normal Attack | Level |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 40 | 100% | 25 | Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon | 10% chance of freezing an opponent | Level |
| Present | Normal | – | 90% | 15 | — | May cause damage of 40, 80, 120 or may restore opponent’s HP by 80 | Level |
| Protect | Normal | – | – | 10 | — | Ward off opponent’s attack for one turn, success rate falls if used continuously | TM 17 |
| Psybeam | Psychic | 65 | 100% | 20 | Fighting, Poison | Deals damage and 10% chance to confuse opponent | Level |
| Psych Up | Normal | – | – | 10 | — | The helpful attacks your opponent uses can also help you | TM 09 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100% | 10 | Fighting, Poison | Deals damage and 10% chance of decreasing opponent’s Special Defense power temporarily (one level) | TM 29 |
| Psywave | Psychic | – | 80% | 15 | — | Damage dealt is equal 1 to 1.5 times your Pokémon’s experience level | Level |
| Pursuit | Dark | 40 | 100% | 20 | Psychic, Ghost | Double damage to Pokémon if withdrawn while attack is in effect | Level |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 40 | 100% | 30 | — | Your Pokémon attacks first | Level |
| Rage | Normal | 20 | 100% | 20 | — | As your Pokémon takes damage, its Attack power increases until the battle is over | Level |
| Rain Dance | Water | – | – | 5 | — | Raises Water moves power for five turns | TM 18 |
| Rapid Spin | Normal | 20 | 100% | 40 | — | Escape from attacks multiple turns | Level |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 55 | 95% | 25 | Water, Ground, Rock | Has a good chance for a critical hit | Level |
| Razor Wind | Normal | 80 | 75% | 10 | — | Your Pokémon builds power on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn | Level |
| Recover | Normal | – | – | 20 | — | Restores half of your Pokémon’s maximum number of HP | Level |
| Reflect | Psychic | – | – | 20 | — | Cuts the damage received from physical attacks by 50% for 5 turns | Level |
| Rest | Psychic | – | – | 10 | — | If successful, your Pokémon recovers all its HP, then loses 2 turns | TM 44 |
| Return | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Power of attack increases with level of attachment of Pokémon to you | TM 27 |
| Reversal | Fighting | – | 100% | 15 | — | The lower your remaining HP, the more damage it causes | Level |
| Roar | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Ends battle with wild Pokémon, forces substitution in trainer battle | Level |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90% | 10 | Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug | 30% chance of making an opponent back off | Level |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 20 | 100% | 15 | Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark | 50% chance of lowering opponent’s defense by 1 level / break rocks | TM 08 |
| Rock Throw | Rock | 50 | 90% | 15 | Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug | Normal Attack | Level |
| Rolling Kick | Fighting | 60 | 85% | 15 | Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark | Deals damage and 30% chance to scare opponent | Level |
| Rollout | Rock | 30 | 90% | 20 | Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug | Attacks continuously for 5 turns with increasing damage / ends if attack misses | TM 04 |
| Sacred Fire | Fire | 100 | 95% | 5 | Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel | Deals damage and 50% chance of burning opponent | Level |
| Safeguard | Normal | – | – | 25 | — | Prevents stat changing moves from effecting your pokémon for five turns | Level |
| Sand Storm | Rock | – | – | 10 | Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug | Causes damage to both Pokémon, inless their types are Rock, Steel, or Ground types | TM 37 |
| Sand-Attack | Ground | – | 100% | 15 | — | Decreases opponent’s Accuracy temporarily (one level) | Level |
| Scary Face | Normal | – | 90% | 10 | — | Lowers opponents speed by 2 levels | Level |
| Scratch | Normal | 40 | 100% | 35 | — | Normal Attack | Level |
| Screech | Normal | – | 85% | 40 | — | Decreases opponent’s Defense temporarily (2 levels) | Level |
| Seismic Toss | Fighting | – | 100% | 20 | — | Damage dealt is equal to your Pokémon’s experience level | Level |
| Self Destruct | Normal | 200 | 100% | 5 | — | Deals damage, but causes your Pokémon to faint | Level |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 | 100% | 15 | — | 20% chance of lowering an opponent’s special defense by one level | TM 30 |
| Sharpen | Normal | – | – | 30 | — | Increases your Pokémon’s Attack power temporarily (one level) | Level |
| Sing | Normal | – | 55% | 15 | — | Puts opponent to Sleep | Level |
| Sketch | Normal | – | – | 1 | — | Replaces itself with the opponent’s last attack, which remains after battle | Level |
| Skull Bash | Normal | 100 | 100% | 15 | — | Your Pokémon withdraws its head on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn, defense increases by one level | Level |
| Sky Attack | Flying | 140 | 90% | 5 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Your Pokémon builds energy on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn, good chance for a critical hit | Level |
| Slam | Normal | 80 | 75% | 20 | — | Normal Attack | Level |
| Slash | Normal | 70 | 100% | 20 | — | Has a good chance for a critical hit | Level |
| Sleep Powder | Grass | – | 75% | 15 | — | Puts opponent to Sleep | Level |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | – | – | 10 | — | Attack randomly while sleeping | TM 35 |
| Sludge | Poison | 65 | 100% | 20 | Grass, Bug | Deals damage and 30% chance of poisoning opponent | Level |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 90 | 100% | 10 | Grass, Bug | Deals damage and 30% chance of poisoning opponent | TM 36 |
| Smog | Poison | 20 | 70% | 20 | Grass, Bug | Deals damage and 40% chance of poisoning opponent | Level |
| Smokescreen | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Decreases opponent’s Accuracy temporarily (1 level) | Level |
| Snore | Normal | 40 | 100% | 15 | — | Deals damage only when asleep, 30% chance of making opponent back off | TM 13 |
| Softboiled | Normal | – | 100% | 10 | — | Restores half of your Pokémon’s maximum number of HP, gives 1/5 of Chansey’s HP to another of your pokémon | Level |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 120 | 100% | 10 | Water, Ground, Rock | Your Pokémon builds energy on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn | TM 22 |
| Sonicboom | Normal | – | 90% | 20 | — | Deals 20 points of damage | Level |
| Spark | Electric | 65 | 100% | 20 | Water, Flying | Deals damage and 30% chance of paralyzing opponent | Level |
| Spider Web | Bug | – | 100% | 10 | — | Prevents escape / prevents substitutions in trainer battles | Level |
| Spike Cannon | Normal | 20 | 100% | 15 | — | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Spikes | Ground | – | – | 20 | — | Each time opponent changes pokémon, damage is caused | Level |
| Spite | Ghost | – | 100% | 10 | — | Lowers PP of last attack by opponent by 2-5 | Level |
| Splash | Normal | – | – | 40 | — | No effect | Level |
| Spore | Grass | – | 100% | 15 | — | Puts opponent to Sleep | Level |
| Steel Wing | Steel | 70 | 90% | 25 | Ice, Rock | Has a 10% chance of raising your defense | TM 47 |
| Stomp | Normal | 65 | 100% | 20 | — | Deals damage and has a 30% chance to scare opponent | Level |
| Strength | Normal | 80 | 100% | 15 | — | Can be used during battle as a normal-type attack or outside battle to move rocks | HM 04 |
| String Shot | Bug | – | 95% | 40 | — | Decreases opponent’s Speed temporarily by 1 level | Level |
| Struggle | Normal | 50 | 100% | – | — | Can be used when all PP is gone, but your Pokémon receives 1/4 the damage dealt | – |
| Stun Spore | Grass | – | 75% | 30 | — | Paralyzes opponent | Level |
| Submission | Fighting | 80 | 80% | 25 | Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel | Your Pokémon receives 1/4 the damage the opponent receives | Level |
| Substitute | Normal | – | – | 10 | — | Your Pokémon creates clones of itself, which then fight automatically and uses 1/4 of max HP | Level |
| Sunny Day | Fire | – | – | 5 | — | Power of Fire-type attacks increases for 5 turns | TM 11 |
| Super Fang | Normal | – | 90% | 10 | — | Cuts opponent’s HP in half | Level |
| Supersonic | Normal | – | 55% | 20 | — | Confuses opponent | Level |
| Surf | Water | 95 | 100% | 15 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Can be used during battle as a water-type attack or outside battle to move across water | HM 03 |
| Swagger | Normal | – | 90% | 15 | — | Confuses opponent and raises its attack power 2 levels | TM 34 |
| Sweet Kiss | Normal | – | 75% | 10 | — | Confuses opponent | Level |
| Sweet Scent | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Increases your Pokémon’s accuracy by 1 level and makes wild Pokémon appear outside battle | TM 12 |
| Swift | Normal | 60 | – | 20 | — | Can attack opponent while the opponent is underground, attack always hits | TM 39 |
| Swords Dance | Normal | – | – | 30 | — | Increases your Pokémon’s Attack power temporarily by 2 levels | Level |
| Synthesis | Grass | – | – | 5 | — | Restores HP depending on time of day | Level |
| Tackle | Normal | 35 | 95% | 35 | — | Normal Attack | Level |
| Tail Whip | Normal | – | 100% | 30 | — | Decreases opponent’s Defense temporarily by 1 level | Level |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | 20 | — | Your Pokémon receives 1/4 the damage the opponent receives | Level |
| Teleport | Psychic | – | – | 20 | — | Ends the battle automatically (doesn’t work in duels against trainers), transports you to last pokémon center outside battle | Level |
| Thief | Dark | 40 | 100% | 10 | Psychic, Ghost | Steals wild pokémon’s items or normal attack if no item is held | TM 46 |
| Thrash | Normal | 90 | 100% | 20 | — | Deals damage but Confuses your Pokémon | Level |
| Thunder | Electric | 120 | 70% | 10 | Water, Flying | Deals damage and has a 30% chance to Paralyze opponent | TM 25 |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | – | 100% | 20 | — | Paralyzes opponent | Level |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 95 | 100% | 15 | Water, Flying | Deals damage and has a 10% chance to Paralyze opponent | Level |
| Thunderpunch | Electric | 75 | 100% | 15 | Water, Flying | Deals damage and has a 10% chance to Paralyze opponent | TM 41 |
| Thundershock | Electric | 40 | 100% | 30 | Water, Flying | Deals damage and has a 10% chance to Paralyze opponent | Level |
| Toxic | Poison | – | 85% | 10 | Grass | Poisons opponent (damage dealt increases with each turn) | TM 06 |
| Transform | Normal | – | – | 10 | — | Transforms your Pokémon into a copy of its opponent, all PP at 5 | Level |
| Tri Attack | Normal | 80 | 100% | 10 | — | Has a 20% chance of either freezing, burning or paralyzing an opponent | Level |
| Triple Kick | Fighting | 10 | 90% | 10 | Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel | Attacks three times in a row, increasing damage each time | Level |
| Twineedle | Bug | 25 | 100% | 20 | Grass, Poison, Psychic, Dark | Your Pokémon attacks twice, attack has a 20% chance of Poisoning opponent | Level |
| Twister | Dragon | 40 | 100% | 20 | — | Attacks and has a 20% chance of scareing an opponent | Level |
| Vicegrip | Normal | 55 | 100% | 30 | — | Normal Attack | Level |
| Vine Whip | Grass | 35 | 100% | 10 | Water, Ground, Rock | Normal Grass-type attack | Level |
| Vital Throw | Fighting | 70 | 100% | 10 | Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel | Attack turn will always be 2nd but a sure hit | Level |
| Water Gun | Water | 40 | 100% | 25 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Normal Water-type attack | Level |
| Waterfall | Water | 80 | 100% | 15 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Normal Water-type attack, can climb up waterfalls outside battle | HM 07 |
| Whirlpool | Water | 15 | 70% | 15 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Prevents escape, attack goes on for 2-5 turns, can cross over whirlpools outside battle | HM 06 |
| Whirlwind | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Ends the battle automatically with wild pokémon, forces substitution in Trainer battles | Level |
| Wing Attack | Flying | 60 | 100% | 35 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Normal Flying-type attack | Level |
| Withdraw | Water | – | – | 40 | — | Increases your Pokémon’s Defense temporarily by 1 level | Level |
| Wrap | Normal | 15 | 85% | 20 | — | Your Pokémon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Zap Cannon | Electric | 100 | 50% | 5 | Water, Flying | If it hits, the opponent will always be paralyzed | TM 07 |