What you fight with

Moves

Move index

There are 833 moves and nobody remembers them all — this list exists so you do not have to. Every move has a type, a category (physical, special or status), Power, Accuracy and a limited number of uses (PP). Search by name or by what the move does: “sleep”, “lowers Defense”, “heals”.

Pokémon get some of them from a machine rather than by leveling up. TM numbers differ between games, so each game has its own table — machine list. Want to compare two moves side by side? Compare Moves.

Normal Fire Water Electric Grass Ice Fighting Poison Ground Flying Psychic Bug Rock Ghost Dragon Dark Steel Fairy
Physical Special Status 833 moves · page 11 of 14
Move and effect Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. Rock Status — — 10
Sappy Seed Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Grass Physical 100 90% 10
Scald Has a chance to burn the target. Water Special 80 100% 15
Scale Shot Boosts the user’s Speed and lowers their Defense by one stage after inflicting damage two to five times in a row. Dragon Physical 25 90% 20
Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. Normal Status — 100% 10
Scorching Sands Has a chance to burn the target. Ground Special 70 100% 10
Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. Normal Status — 85% 40
Searing Shot Has a chance to burn the target. Fire Special 100 100% 5
Secret Power Has a chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. Normal Physical 70 100% 20
Secret Sword Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense. Fighting Special 85 100% 10
Seed Bomb Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Grass Physical 80 100% 15
Seed Flare Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by two stages. Grass Special 120 85% 5
Seismic Toss Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. Fighting Physical — 100% 20
Self Destruct User faints. Normal Physical 200 100% 5
Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. Ghost Special 80 100% 15
Shadow Bone Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. Ghost Physical 85 100% 10
Shadow Claw Has an increased chance for a critical hit. Ghost Physical 70 100% 15
Shadow Force User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect. Ghost Physical 120 100% 5
Shadow Punch Never misses. Ghost Physical 60 — 20
Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Ghost Physical 40 100% 30
Sharpen Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. Normal Status — — 30
Shed Tail Normal Status — — 10
Sheer Cold Causes a one-hit KO. Ice Special — 30% 5
Shell Side Arm Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Poison Special 90 100% 10
Shell Smash Raises user’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lower user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage. Normal Status — — 15
Shell Trap Only inflicts damage if the user was hit by a physical move this turn. Fire Special 150 100% 5
Shelter Steel Status — — 10
Shift Gear Raises the user’s Attack by one stage and its Speed by two stages. Steel Status — — 10
Shock Wave Never misses. Electric Special 60 — 20
Shore Up Heals the user for ½ its max HP, or ⅔ during a sandstorm. Ground Status — — 5
Signal Beam Has a chance to confuse the target. Bug Special 75 100% 15
Silk Trap Bug Status — — 10
Silver Wind Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. Bug Special 60 100% 5
Simple Beam Changes the target’s ability to Simple. Normal Status — 100% 15
Sing Puts the target to sleep. Normal Status — 55% 15
Sizzly Slide Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Fire Physical 60 100% 20
Sketch Permanently becomes the target’s last used move. Normal Status — — 1
Skill Swap User and target swap abilities. Psychic Status — — 10
Skitter Smack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Bug Physical 70 90% 10
Skull Bash Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. User charges for one turn before attacking. Normal Physical 130 100% 10
Sky Attack User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch. Flying Physical 140 90% 5
Sky Drop Carries the target high into the air, dodging all attacks against either, and drops it next turn. Flying Physical 60 100% 10
Sky Uppercut Inflicts regular damage and can hit Bounce and Fly users. Fighting Physical 85 90% 15
Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP. Normal Status — — 5
Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Normal Physical 80 75% 20
Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. Normal Physical 70 100% 20
Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep. Grass Status — 75% 15
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. Normal Status — — 10
Sludge Has a chance to poison the target. Poison Special 65 100% 20
Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target. Poison Special 90 100% 10
Sludge Wave Has a chance to poison the target. Poison Special 95 100% 10
Smack Down Removes any immunity to Ground damage. Rock Physical 50 100% 15
Smart Strike Never misses. Steel Physical 70 — 10
Smelling Salts If the target is paralyzed, inflicts double damage and cures the paralysis. Normal Physical 70 100% 10
Smog Has a chance to poison the target. Poison Special 30 70% 20
Smokescreen Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. Normal Status — 100% 20
Snap Trap Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. Grass Physical 35 100% 15
Snarl Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. Dark Special 55 95% 15
Snatch Steals the target’s move, if it’s self-targeted. Dark Status — — 10
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