Here is a chart about every ability and attack in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow – the moves of Generation I with their type, power, accuracy, PP, the types they are super-effective against, what they do and how Pokémon learn them. Remember that in these games a move’s type decides whether it uses Attack or Special: Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug and Ghost moves are physical, everything else is special.
| Move | Type | Power | Accuracy | PP | Super-effective against | Effect | Learned by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absorb | Grass | 20 | 100% | 20 | Water, Ground, Rock | Your Pokemon 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’s Defense temporarily | Level |
| Acid Armor | Poison | – | – | 40 | — | Increases your Pokemon’s Defense temporarily | Level |
| Agility | Psychic | – | – | 30 | — | Increases your Pokemon’s Speed temporarily | Level |
| Amnesia | Psychic | – | – | 20 | — | Increases your Pokemon’s Special Attack and Special Defense power temporarily | Level |
| Aurora Beam | Ice | 65 | 100% | 20 | Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon | Deals damage and may freeze opponent and/or decrease its Attack power temporarily | Level |
| Barrage | Normal | 15 | 85% | 20 | — | Your Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Barrier | Psychic | – | – | 30 | — | Increases your Pokemon’s Defense temporarily | Level |
| Bide | Normal | – | 100% | 10 | — | Your Pokemon loses 2 to 3 turns, then hits opponent for twice the damage received | TM 34 |
| Bind | Normal | 15 | 75% | 20 | — | Your Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Bite | Normal | 60 | 100% | 25 | — | Deals damage and may scare opponent | Level |
| Blizzard | Ice | 120 | 70% | 5 | Grass, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon | Deals damage and may freeze opponent | TM 14 |
| Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% | 15 | — | Deals damage and may Paralyze opponent | TM 08 |
| Bone Club | Ground | 65 | 85% | 20 | Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock | Deals damage and may scare opponent | Level |
| Bonemerang | Ground | 50 | 90% | 10 | Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock | Your Pokemon attacks twice | Level |
| Bubble | Water | 20 | 100% | 30 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Deals damage and may decrease opponent Speed temporarily | Level |
| Bubblebeam | Water | 65 | 100% | 20 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Deals damage and may decrease opponent Speed temporarily | TM 11 |
| Clamp | Water | 35 | 75% | 10 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Your Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Comet Punch | Normal | 18 | 85% | 15 | — | Your Pokemon 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 may confuse opponent | Level |
| Constrict | Normal | 10 | 100% | 35 | — | Deals damage and may decrease an enemy Speed | Level |
| Conversion | Normal | – | – | 30 | — | Your Pokemon switches its type to match the opponent type | Level |
| Counter | Fighting | – | 100% | 20 | — | Hits opponent for twice the damage received (works against physical attacks only) | TM 18 |
| Crabhammer | Water | 90 | 85% | 10 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Has a good chance for a critical hit | Level |
| Cut | Normal | 50 | 95% | 30 | — | Can use during or outside battle | HM 01 |
| Defense Curl | Normal | – | – | 40 | — | Increases your Pokemon Defense temporarily | Level |
| Dig | Ground | 60 | 100% | 10 | Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock | Your Pokemon digs into the ground on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn | TM 28 |
| Disable | Normal | – | 55% | 20 | — | Disables one of your opponent abilities | Level |
| Dizzy Punch | Normal | 70 | 100% | 10 | — | Level | |
| Double Kick | Fighting | 30 | 100% | 30 | Normal, Ice, Rock | Your Pokemon attacks twice | Level |
| Double Team | Normal | – | – | 15 | — | Increases your Pokemon chances of evading attacks | TM 32 |
| Double-Edge | Normal | 120 | 100% | 15 | — | Your Pokemon receives ¼ the damage the opponent receives | TM 10 |
| Doubleslap | Normal | 15 | 85% | 10 | — | Level | |
| Dragon Rage | Dragon | – | 100% | 10 | — | Hits for 40 points of damage | TM 23 |
| Dream Eater | Psychic | 100 | 100% | 15 | Fighting, Poison | While your opponent Sleeps, your Pokemon absorbs its HP | TM 42 |
| Drill Peck | Flying | 80 | 100% | 20 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Level | |
| Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100% | 10 | Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock | Not effective on Flying-type Pokemon | TM 26 |
| Egg Bomb | Normal | 100 | 75% | 10 | — | TM 37 | |
| Ember | Fire | 40 | 100% | 25 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Deals damage and may burn opponent | Level |
| Explosion | Normal | 250 | 100% | 5 | — | Deals major damage, but makes your Pokemon faint | TM 47 |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 120 | 85% | 5 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Deals damage and may burn opponent | TM 38 |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 75 | 100% | 15 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Deals damage and may burn opponent | Level |
| Fire Spin | Fire | 15 | 70% | 15 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Your Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Fissure | Ground | – | 30% | 5 | — | If successful, defeats opponent in one attack (not effective on Flying-types) | TM 27 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 95 | 100% | 15 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Deals damage and may 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 Pokemon 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 |
| Fury Attack | Normal | 15 | 85% | 20 | — | Your Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | 18 | 80% | 15 | — | Your Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Glare | Normal | – | 75% | 30 | — | Paralyzes opponent | Level |
| Growl | Normal | – | 100% | 40 | — | Decreases opponent Attack power temporarily | Level |
| Growth | Normal | – | – | 40 | — | Increases your Pokemon Special power temporarily | Level |
| Guillotine | Normal | – | 30% | 5 | — | If successful, defeats opponent in one attack | Level |
| Gust | Normal | 40 | 100% | 35 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Level | |
| Harden | Normal | – | – | 30 | — | Increases your Pokemon’s Defense temporarily | Level |
| Haze | Ice | – | – | 30 | — | Cancels all effects on both Pokemon | Level |
| Head Butt | Normal | 70 | 100% | 15 | — | Deals damage and may scare opponent | Level |
| Hi Jump Kick | Fighting | 85 | 95% | 20 | Normal, Ice, Rock | If your Pokemon misses, it receives 1/8 the damage the attack would have dealt | Level |
| Horn Attack | Normal | 65 | 100% | 25 | — | Level | |
| Horn Drill | Normal | – | 30% | 5 | — | If successful, defeats opponent in one attack | TM 07 |
| Hydro Pump | Water | 120 | 80% | 5 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Level | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | 5 | — | your Pokemon’s loses one turn, but attacks with a powerful strike | TM 15 |
| Hyper Fang | Normal | 80 | 90% | 15 | — | Deals damage and may 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 may freeze opponent | TM 13 |
| Ice Punch | Ice | 75 | 100% | 15 | Grass, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon | Deals damage and may freeze opponent | Level |
| Jump Kick | Fighting | 70 | 94% | 25 | Normal, Ice, Rock | If your Pokemon’s misses, it receives 1/8 the damage the attack would have dealt | Level |
| Karate Chop | Normal | 50 | 100% | 25 | — | Has a good chance for a critical hit | Level |
| Kinesis | Psychic | – | 80% | 15 | — | Decreases opponent’s Accuracy temporarily | Level |
| Leech Life | Bug | 20 | 100% | 15 | Grass, Poison, Psychic | your Pokemon’s absorbs some of opponent’s HP | Level |
| Leech Seed | Grass | – | 90% | 10 | — | your Pokemon’s absorbs some of opponent’s HP every turn | Level |
| Leer | Normal | – | 100% | 30 | — | Decreases opponent’s Defense temporarily | Level |
| Lick | Ghost | 20 | 100% | 30 | Ghost | Deals damage and may Paralyze opponent | Level |
| Light Screen | Psychic | – | 100% | 30 | — | Cuts the damage received from Special Attacks by 50% | Level |
| Lovely Kiss | Normal | – | 75% | 10 | — | Puts opponent to Sleep | Level |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 50 | 90% | 20 | Normal, Ice, Rock | Deals damage and may scare opponent | Level |
| Meditate | Psychic | – | 100% | 40 | — | Increases your Pokemon’s Attack power temporarily | Level |
| Mega Drain | Grass | 40 | 100% | 10 | Water, Ground, Rock | your Pokemon’s absorbs HP from the opponent equal to 1/2 the attack damage | TM 21 |
| Mega Kick | Normal | 120 | 74% | 5 | — | TM 05 | |
| Mega Punch | Normal | 80 | 85% | 20 | — | TM 01 | |
| Metronome | Normal | – | 100% | 10 | — | TM’s used at random | TM 35 |
| Mimic | Normal | – | 100% | 10 | — | your Pokemon’s mimics its opponent’s last attack | TM 31 |
| Minimize | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Increases your Pokemon’s chances of evading an attack | Level |
| Mirror Move | Flying | – | 100% | 20 | — | your Pokemon’s mimics its opponent’s last attack | Level |
| Mist | Ice | – | 100% | 30 | — | Defends against Special Attacks designed to decrease your Pokemon’s abilities | Level |
| Night Shade | Ghost | ExpLv | 100% | 15 | — | Damage dealt is equal to your Pokemon’s’s experience level | Level |
| Pay Day | Normal | 40 | 100% | 20 | — | You receive extra money after the battle | TM 16 |
| Peck | Flying | 35 | 100% | 35 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Level | |
| Petal Dance | Grass | 70 | 100% | 20 | Water, Ground, Rock | Deals damage, but confuses your Pokemon | Level |
| Pin Missile | Bug | 14 | 84% | 20 | Grass, Poison, Psychic | your Pokemon’s attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Poison Gas | Poison | – | 55% | 40 | — | Poisons opponent | Level |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 15 | 100% | 35 | Grass, Bug | Deals damage and may Poison opponent | Level |
| Poison Powder | Poison | – | 75% | 35 | — | Poisons opponent | Level |
| Pound | Normal | 40 | 100% | 35 | — | Level | |
| Psybeam | Psychic | 65 | 100% | 20 | Fighting, Poison | Deals damage and may Confuse opponent | Level |
| Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100% | 10 | Fighting, Poison | Deals damage and may decrease opponent’s Special Attack power temporarily | TM 29 |
| Psywave | Psychic | 1.5xLv | 80% | 15 | Grass, Ice, Bug | Damage dealt is equal to 1.5 times your Pokemon’s’s experience level | TM 46 |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 40 | 100% | 30 | — | your Pokemon’s attacks first | Level |
| Rage | Normal | 20 | 100% | 20 | — | As your Pokemon’s takes damage, its Attack power increases until the battle is over | TM 20 |
| 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 Pokemon’s builds power on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn | TM 02 |
| Recover | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Restores half of your Pokemon’s’s maximum number of HP | Level |
| Reflect | Psychic | – | 100% | 20 | — | Cuts the damage received from physical attacks by 50% | TM 33 |
| Rest | Psychic | – | 100% | 10 | — | If successful, your Pokemon recovers all its HP, then loses 2 turns | TM 44 |
| Roar | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Ends the battle automatically (doesn’t work in duels against trainers) | Level |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90% | 10 | Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug | TM 48 | |
| Rock Throw | Rock | 50 | 65% | 15 | Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug | Level | |
| Rolling Kick | Fighting | 60 | 85% | 15 | Normal, Ice, Rock | Deals damage and may scare opponent | Level |
| Sand-Attack | Normal | – | 100% | 15 | — | Decreases opponent’s Accuracy temporarily | Level |
| Scratch | Normal | 40 | 100% | 30 | — | Level | |
| Screech | Normal | – | 85% | 40 | — | Decreases opponent’s Defense temporarily | Level |
| Seismic Toss | Fighting | ExpLv | 100% | 20 | — | Damage dealt is equal to your Pokemon’s experience level | TM 19 |
| Self Destruct | Normal | 260 | 100% | 5 | — | Deals damage, but causes your Pokemon to faint | TM 36 |
| Sharpen | Normal | – | 100% | 30 | — | Increases your Pokemon’s Attack power temporarily | Level |
| Sing | Normal | – | 55% | 15 | — | Puts opponent to Sleep | Level |
| Skull Bash | Normal | 100 | 100% | 15 | — | Your Pokemon withdraws its head on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn | TM 40 |
| Sky Attack | Flying | 140 | 90% | 5 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Your Pokemon builds energy on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn | TM 43 |
| Slam | Normal | 80 | 75% | 20 | — | 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 |
| Sludge | Poison | 65 | 100% | 20 | Grass, Bug | Deals damage and may Poison opponent | Level |
| Smog | Poison | 20 | 70% | 20 | Grass, Bug | Deals damage and may Poison opponent | Level |
| Smokescreen | Normal | – | 100% | 20 | — | Decreases opponent’s Accuracy temporarily | Level |
| Softboiled | Normal | – | 100% | 10 | — | Restores half of your Pokemon’s maximum number of HP | TM 41 |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 120 | 100% | 10 | Water, Ground, Rock | Your Pokemon builds energy on the 1st turn, then attacks on the 2nd turn | TM 22 |
| Sonicboom | Normal | 20 HP | 90% | 20 | — | Deals 20 points of damage | Level |
| Spike Cannon | Normal | 20 | 100% | 15 | — | Your Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |
| Splash | Normal | 0 | 100% | 40 | — | Level | |
| Spore | Grass | – | 100% | 15 | — | Puts opponent to Sleep | Level |
| Stomp | Normal | 65 | 100% | 20 | — | Deals damage and may scare opponent | Level |
| Strength | Normal | 80 | 100% | 15 | — | Can be used during or outside battle | HM 04 |
| String Shot | Bug | – | 95% | 40 | — | Decreases opponent’s Speed temporarily | Level |
| Struggle | Normal | 50 | 100% | – | — | Can be used when all PP is gone, but your Pokemon receives 1/4 the damage dealt | N/A |
| Stun Spore | Grass | – | 75% | 30 | — | Paralyzes opponent | Level |
| Submission | Fighting | 80 | 80% | 25 | Normal, Ice, Rock | Your Pokemon receives 1/4 the damage the opponent receives | TM 17 |
| Substitute | Normal | – | 100% | 10 | — | Your Pokemon creates clones of itself, which then fight automatically | TM 50 |
| 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 or outside battle | HM 03 |
| Swift | Normal | 60 | 100% | 20 | — | Can attack opponent while the opponent is underground; hits regardless of evasion drops | TM 39 |
| Swords Dance | Normal | – | 100% | 30 | — | Greatly increases your Pokemon’s Attack power temporarily | TM 03 |
| Tackle | Normal | 35 | 95% | 35 | — | Level | |
| Tail Whip | Normal | – | 100% | 30 | — | Decreases opponent’s Defense temporarily | Level |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | 20 | — | Your Pokemon receives 1/4 the damage the opponent receives | TM 09 |
| Teleport | Psychic | – | 100% | 20 | — | Ends the battle automatically (desn’t work in duels against trainers) | TM 30 |
| Thrash | Normal | 90 | 100% | 20 | — | Deals damage but Confuses your Pokemon | Level |
| Thunder | Electric | 120 | 70% | 10 | Water, Flying | Deals damage and may Paralyze opponent | TM 25 |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | – | 100% | 20 | — | Paralyzes opponent | TM 45 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 95 | 100% | 15 | Water, Flying | Deals damage and may Paralyze opponent | TM 24 |
| Thunderpunch | Electric | 75 | 100% | 15 | Water, Flying | Deals damage and may Paralyze opponent | Level |
| Thundershock | Electric | 40 | 100% | 30 | Water, Flying | Deals damage and may Paralyze opponent | Level |
| Toxic | Poison | – | 85% | 10 | — | Poisons opponent (damage dealt increases with each turn) | TM 06 |
| Transform | Normal | – | 100% | 10 | — | Transforms your Pokemon into a copy of its opponent | Level |
| Tri Attack | Normal | 80 | 100% | 10 | — | TM 49 | |
| Twineedle | Bug | 25 | 100% | 20 | Grass, Poison, Psychic | Your Pokemon attacks twice, attack may Poison opponent | Level |
| Vicegrip | Normal | 55 | 100% | 30 | — | Level | |
| Vine Whip | Grass | 35 | 100% | 10 | Water, Ground, Rock | Level | |
| Water Gun | Water | 40 | 100% | 25 | Fire, Ground, Rock | TM 12 | |
| Waterfall | Water | 80 | 100% | 15 | Fire, Ground, Rock | Level | |
| Whirlwind | Normal | – | 85% | 20 | — | Ends the battle automatically (doesn’t work in duels against trainers) | TM 04 |
| Wing Attack | Flying | 35 | 100% | 35 | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Level | |
| Withdraw | Water | – | 100% | 40 | — | Increases your Pokemon’s Defense temporarily | Level |
| Wrap | Normal | 15 | 85% | 20 | — | Your Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row | Level |