The system used by Pokémon World Online to handle battling, while adequate, is quite sadly underdeveloped. This means that while it works well for the most part, sometimes an attack doesn't work exactly as you'd expect it to, or doesn't even work at all. This can be due to a bug, or simply because the move's behaviour has not being programmed in yet or is unsupported by the system.
When a move in PWO does not work in the same way you'd expect if you played an official Pokémon game, it is called a Broken Move.
Some moves have simply not been databased into the game yet as well, meaning they are non-existent, and are not learned by any Pokémon in PWO currently. This applies to the majority of generation 5 moves.
Broken Status Conditions
- Main Article: Status Effects
This list reflects status conditions and conditions that are currently existent in PWO, but do not function in the same capacty, as they did in the official games, in one or more fashions.
| Ailment Name
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Why it's broken
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List of Broken Moves
This list reflects in-game mechanisms that may change over time, and therefore may be inaccurate. Attempts to keep this as up-to-date as possible are encouraged.
A
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Acupressure
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Only raises speed.
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| After You
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Does not guarantee that the target will move first next turn.
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| Aqua Ring
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Does not restore the user's HP.
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| Assist
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Dos not choose neither executes 1 random move from your party.
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| Assurance
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Does not double if one takes damage during the same turn.
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| Attract
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The volatile status ailment in infatuation does not currently exist in PWO's battle system.
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| Autotomize
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Only raises speed 2 stages. Has no effect on weight.
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| Avalanche
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Does not inflicts double the damage if the user has been hurt by the target in the same turn.
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B
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Beat Up
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Only attacks once, using the current pokemon as the attacker, rather than the remaining party members.
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| Bestow
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Has no effect at all within PWO.
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| Bide
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Has no effect at all within PWO.
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| Bind
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Deals damage for 1 turn; does not "attach" to the opponent and trap it.
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| Block
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Does not block opponent from fleeing or switching.
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| Bounce
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Does damage. Does not take two turns.
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| Bug Bite
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Inflicts damage, but it has no secondary effect due to the lack of ability for Pokémon to hold items.
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C
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Camouflage
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Does not change type in accordance to surroundings.
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| Captivate
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Does not affect stats, due to genders not being attributed to Pokémon in PWO.
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| Charge
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Does not double the damage of the user's following electric-type attack.
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| Constrict
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Does not lower the target's speed.
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| Conversion
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Does not change the user's current type to the opponent's current type.
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| Conversion 2
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Does not change the user's current type.
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| Copycat
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Does not cause the user to select the move that was used last.
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| Cotton Guard
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Does not increase the user's defense.
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| Covet
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Does not steal held items (because they don't exist!).
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D
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Defog
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Accuracy and evasion are not properly programmed as in-battle stats yet, so this move produces no effect.
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| Destiny Bond
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Does not take out opponent upon fainting.
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| Detect
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Does not prevent moves from hitting.
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| Dig
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The move is fully executed in one turn.
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| Disable
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Doesn't disable any moves.
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| Dive
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The move is fully executed in one turn.
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| Double Team
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Accuracy and evasion are not properly programmed as in-battle stats yet, so this move produces no effect.
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| Dragon Tail
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Inflicts slight damage. Does not end wild Pokémon battles or switch the opposing Pokémon in trainer battles.
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| Dual Chop
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Move does little damage and does not strike twice in one turn.
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E
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Echoed Voice
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Does not increase in power.
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| Embargo
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Has no effect at all within PWO due to the lack of ability for Pokémon to hold items.
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| Encore
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Does not make opponent repeat its attack.
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| Endeavor
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Does not lower opponents HP to yours.
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| Endure
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Does not endure a hit.
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F
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Fake Out
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Does not cause flinching.
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| FeatherDance
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Does not guarantee lowered attack.
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| Final Gambit
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Automatically faints the user with no damage inflicted.
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| Flame Burst
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Does not hit opponent next to it, due to no double-battles existing.
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| Fling
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Does not have a variable base power, due to the lack of the ability for Pokémon to hold items. It deals damage on 70 base power.
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| Fly
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Move strikes instantly, and can be executed in a single turn.
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| Focus Punch
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Averaged at 50 base-power points (intentional). Does not take two turns.
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| Follow Me
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Does not draw attacks.
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| Foresight
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Ghost-type targets don not lose their immunity against Normal-type and Fighting-type moves.
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G
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Gastro Acid
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Has no effect at all within PWO, because in-battle abilities have not been implemented yet.
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| Gravity
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Does not make flying user's grounded.
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| Grudge
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This move has no effect in PWO because PP has not been implemented yet.
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| Guard Split
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Does not average the user's Defense and Special Defense stats with the opponent.
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| Guard Swap
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Does not switch any changes to the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat with any changes to the target's Defense stat and Special Defense stat.
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H
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Hail
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Has no effect at all within PWO, because weather effects have not been implemented.
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| Haze
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Does not reset stat changes.
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| Heal Block
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Does not prevent the functioning of any moves.
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| Heal Pulse
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Does not restore the target's HP.
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| Healing Wish
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Does not faint the user, nor does it heal any subsequent Pokémon sent out in battle after it.
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| Heart Swap
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Does not swap any stat change with the target.
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| Heat Crash
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Does not take weight into account in its damage calculation.
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| Helping Hand
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No effect due to no double-battles.
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I
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Ice Ball
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Does not increase damage over time. Has a flat 90 base power.
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| Imprison
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Does not block opponents same moves.
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| Ingrain
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Does not heal over time; has no effect at all within PWO.
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J
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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K
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Kinesis
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Accuracy and evasion currently are not programmed into the battle system, thus moves that are designed to enhance either stat have no effect at all.
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| Knock Off
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Does not knock off held items (because they don't exist!).
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L
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Last Resort
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Does not require any other moves to be activated before using it.
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| Light Screen
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Does not double the team's Special Defense.
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| Lock-On
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Does not grant 100% accurate hit status.
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| Lucky Chant
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Has no effect at all within PWO.
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| Lunar Dance
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Does not faint the user and additionally does not affect the following Pokémon's HP, PP, and status ailments.
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M
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Magic Coat
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Does not reflect the opponent's status ailments inflicted on the user.
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| Magic Room
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Has no effect at all within PWO, due to the lack of the ability for Pokémon to hold items.
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| Magnet Rise
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Does not immunize the user from Ground-type attacks.
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| Me First
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Does not imitate the target's oncoming move, let alone grant a 50% attack boost to it.
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| Mean Look
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Does not block opponent from fleeing or switching.
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| Memento
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Does not cause the user to faint; does not lower the opponent's attack or special attack by 2 stages each.
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| Metronome
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The ability to change the attack to another attack at random is not supported by PWO, so this move has no function at all.
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| Mimic
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Does not mimic the opponent's last-used move.
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| Mind Reader
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Does not grant sure-hit status.
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| Minimize
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Accuracy and evasion are not properly coded into the battle system, so any moves designed to enhance either stat have no effect at all.
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| Miracle Eye
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Does not remove a Dark-type Pokémon's immunity to Psychic-type attacks.
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| Mirror Move
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Does not use last move used by opponent.
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| Mirror Shot
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Does not decrease accuracy.
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| Mist
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Doesn't prevent Stat changes, and does small damage to the opponent.
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| Mud Sport
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Does not reduce the damage of Electric-type moves.
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| Muddy Water
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Does not decrease accuracy.
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N
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Natural Gift
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Does not deal variable damage due to the lack of a Pokémon's capability to hold items in PWO; it deals damage on 70 base-power points.
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| Nature Power
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Does not use a move based on location.
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| Night Daze
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Move does not currently exist in PWO.
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| Nightmare
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Has no effect at all within PWO, because moves can not deal fractional damage and because moves require no status ailments to execute their functions.
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O
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Octazooka
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Does not decrease accuracy
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| Odor Sleuth
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Does not grant ability to hit ghost types with fighting or normal type moves. Does not reset evasiveness.
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P
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Payback
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Does not do extra damage if the user moves second.
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| Pay Day
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Does not yield any pokémoney drops.
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| Pluck
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Does not steal the opponents berry (no held items).
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| Power Split
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Does not equalize the user's Defense and Special Defense stats with the opponent.
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| Power Swap
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Does not swap any change in the user's Attack stat and Special Attack stat with any changes to the target's Attack stat and Special Attack stat.
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| Power Trick
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Does not switch the user's attack with its Defense stat.
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| Present
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Has a base power of 80. Does not toggle between hurting/healing the opponent.
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| Protect
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No attack-evading effect.
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| Psych Up
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Gives no Stat boosts.
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| Psycho Shift
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Does not transfer the user's status ailments to the opponent, nor does it cure them.
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Q
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Quick Guard
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Has no effect at all within PWO.
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R
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Rage
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Increases in attack power upon each usage; even if the user does not sustain damage from the opponent.
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| Rage Powder
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Has no effect at all within PWO, because double battles and triple battles currently are not featured.
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| Rain Dance
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Doesn't increase the power of Water-type moves.
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| Recycle
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Has no effect at all within PWO, due to the lack of ability for Pokémon to hold items.
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| Reflect
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Does not double the user's Physical defense.
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| Reflect Type
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Does not change the user's type.
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| Refresh
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Does not cure status ailments.
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| Rest
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Does not heal user's HP of status ailment, and it does not afflict user with Sleep.
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| Retaliate
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Base power does not double if a Pokémon from the user's party has previously fainted.
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| Revenge
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Does not double in attack power if the user takes damage in the same turn; it is averaged at 100 base-power points.
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| Roar of Time
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Does not require a recharge turn.
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| Rollout
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Doesn't increase damage on consecutive strikes; it is averaged at 90 base-power points.
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| Role Play
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No effect due to lack of abilities.
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| Round
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Does not increase in power when used consecutively by an ally.
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S
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Sacred Sword
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Does not bypass the opponent's Defense and Evasion boosts.
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| Safeguard
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Does not protect against status ailments.
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| Sand Attack
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Accuracy currently is not calculated as an in-battle stat, thus this move has no producible effect in PWO currently.
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| Sandstorm
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Does not onset a damaging weather effect.
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| Sand Tomb
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Hits multiple times on one round, and lasts only one round. Also, it does not prevent switching and escaping from battle.
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| Secret Power
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Does not cause any secondary effects.
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| Sheer Cold
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Does not scale in accuracy. Flat 30%.
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| Sketch
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Can not copy an opponent's move, due to limitations in PWO's current mechanics.
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| Skill Swap
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Has no effect at all in PWO, because abilities currently are not implemented.
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| Smack Down
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It inflicts damage on the opponent, but its secondary effects are not currently supported.
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| Snatch
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Has no effect at all within PWO currently.
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| Soak
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Does not change the target's type to Water.
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| Spider Web
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Does not prevent the target from switching out.
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| Spike Cannon
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Only strikes once.
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| Spit up
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Does not increase in power with stockpile; it deals damage on an averaged base power of 100.
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| Spite
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This move has no effect in PWO because PP has not been implemented yet.
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| Steamroller
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Does not cause double damage if enemy used Minimize.
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| Stomp
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Does not cause double damage if enemy used Minimize.
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| Substitute
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Does not create a substitute, as this is one of the many volatile status ailments that are not programmed into the battle system.
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| Sunny Day
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Does not increase power of fire type moves.
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| Swallow
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Does not work with in conjunction with Stockpile.
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| Sweet Scent
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Accuracy and evasion are not properly programmed into the battle system as in-battle stats yet, thus moves that are designed to enhance either stat have no effect at all within PWO.
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| Switcheroo
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Has no effect at all within PWO, due to the lack of ability for Pokémon to hold items.
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| Synchronoise
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Deals damage on a single target, but can not damage any adjacent Pokémon (because double-battles have not been implemented yet!).
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T
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Teeter Dance
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Does not confuse the target.
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| Telekinesis
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Does not immunize the user from Ground-type attacks.
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| Teleport
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Does not escape from combat/return you to a Pokémon Center.
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| Thief
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Does not steal the target's item, due to the lack of ability for Pokémon to hold items.
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| Torment
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Does not prevent opponent from using the same move twice.
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| Transform
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Does not Transform the user into the opposing Pokémon.
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| Trick
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Has no effect at all within PWO, due to the lack of ability for Pokémon to hold items.
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| Trump Card
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PWO currently does not support moves that deal variable damage; Trump Card is averaged at 90 base-power points.
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U
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Uproar
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Does not prevent sleep. Does not lock the user into using this move.
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V
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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W
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Water Sport
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Does not reduce the Attack Power of Fire-type Attacks; does low damage.
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| Weather Ball
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Can not change its attack type, due to the absence of weather effects being implemented in battle in PWO. Averaged out at 75 base-power points.
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| Whirlwind
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Does not end the battle/force opponent to switch Pokémon.
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| Whirlpool
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Does not do a small amount of damage per turn.
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| Wild Charge
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Does not cause recoil damage for the user.
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| Wish
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Has no effect at all within PWO; does not restore any Pokémon's health.
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| Wonder Room
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Does not swap the Defense and Special Defense of all Pokémon.
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| Worry Seed
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Does not prevent opponent from sleeping.
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| Wrap
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Hits multiple times in one round; and only lasts one round.
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X
- There are no broken moves beginning with X currently known.
Y
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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| Yawn
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Does not sleep the user after a turn. Currently set at 25% accuracy (intentional)
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Z
| Move Name
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Why it's broken
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List of moves that do not exist in PWO
This list reflects moves that have not been added into the database yet, and have been voided from Pokémon movesets. These moves are planned to be added to the database in the future.
Outlined below the moves are Pokémon that have learned them in Black & White.
- Ally Switch
- Blue Flare
- Bolt Strike
- Circle Throw
- Clear Smog
- Cotton Guard
- Dragon Tail
- Dual Chop
- Electroweb
- Entrainment
- Fiery Dance
- Fire Pledge
- Frost Breath
- Fusion Bolt
- Fusion Flare
- Gear Grind
- Glaciate
- Grass Pledge
- Guard Split
- Head Charge
- Heal Pulse
- Heart Stamp
- Heat Crash
- Hex
- Hone Claws
- Horn Leech
- Ice Burn
- Incinerate
- Leaf Tornado
- Magic Room
- Night Daze
- Power Split
- Psystrike
- Quash
- Reflect Type
- Relic Song
- Sacred Sword
- Searing Shot
- Secret Sword
- Simple Beam
- Sky Drop
- Snarl
- Storm Throw
- Struggle Bug
- Tail Slap
- Techno Blast
- Telekinesis
- V-Create
- Water Pledge
Pokémon that have been italicized are Pokémon that do not currently exist in the database either. This applies only to generation-5 Pokémon.
