Main Pokédex page | Flavor text and images
General
Abilities
- Inner Focus
- This Pokémon will not Flinch.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
RBY
Kanto- 149
Johto- 243
Hoenn- n/a
Sinnoh- n/a
Names
- Japanese
- カイリュー
- Romaji
- Kairyuu
Flavor
- Height
- 7'2.6" or 2.2 m
- Weight
- 463 lb or 210 kg
- Species
- Dragon
- Color
- brown
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- 66 or 0x42
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
-
2: Water 1
14: Dragon - Steps to hatch
- 10,240
- Compatible with
- 40 families; 96 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 218 or 0xda
- Capture rate
- 45 or 0x2d
- Base happiness
- 35 or 0x23
- Growth rate
- slow
- Effort points
- 3 Attack
- Wild held items
- Dragon Scale (5%)
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
| Basic | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 198 | 386 | 85.2 | |
| Attack | 186 | 367 | 97.8 | |
| Defense | 147 | 289 | 79.7 | |
| Special Attack | 152 | 299 | 83.8 | |
| Special Defense | 152 | 299 | 85 | |
| Speed | 132 | 259 | 65.1 | |
| Average | - | - | 94.3 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
It is said to make its home somewhere in the sea. It guides crews of shipwrecks to shore.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
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Move List
Dragonite's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical (
) moves.
Dragonite gets the STAB from
and
moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | Fire Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | Leer | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Defense. | ||
| -- | Roost | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | Heals the user by half its max HP. | |||||
| -- | -- | Safeguard | ![]() |
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25 | -- | 100% | Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns. | ||||
| -- | Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | |||||
| -- | ThunderPunch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||||
| -- | -- | -- | Twister | ![]() |
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20 | 40 | 100% | Has chance to make the target Flinch. | |||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | Wrap | ![]() |
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20 | 15 | 85% | Both prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | ||
| -- | -- | -- | 5 | Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | ||
| 11 | Twister | ![]() |
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20 | 40 | 100% | Has chance to make the target Flinch. | |||||
| -- | -- | -- | 15 | Dragon Rage | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | Inflicts 40 points of damage. | ||
| 21 | Slam | ![]() |
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20 | 80 | 75% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||||
| -- | -- | -- | 25 | Agility | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Speed by two levels. | ||
| 33 | Aqua Tail | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 90% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||||
| 35 | 29 | 29 | Slam | ![]() |
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20 | 80 | 75% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||
| 39 | Dragon Rush | ![]() |
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10 | 100 | 75% | Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch. | |||||
| 47 | Safeguard | ![]() |
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25 | -- | 100% | Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns. | |||||
| 53 | Dragon Dance | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Attack and Speed. | |||||
| 55 | 55 | 55 | Wing Attack | ![]() |
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35 | 60 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||
| 61 | 61 | 64 | Outrage | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then Confuses the user. | |||
| 60 | 75 | 75 | 73 | Hyper Beam | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | ||
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![]() | Tutored moves | ||||||||
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Fire Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||||
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Ice Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | |||||
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ThunderPunch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||||
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Body Slam | ![]() |
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15 | 85 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||||
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Double-Edge | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | |||||
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Flamethrower | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||||
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Ice Beam | ![]() |
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10 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | |||||
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Thunderbolt | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||||
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Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | |||||
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Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | |||||
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Swift | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |||||
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Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||||
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Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||||
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Mud-Slap | ![]() |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy. | |||||
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Icy Wind | ![]() |
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15 | 55 | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed. | |||||
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Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||||
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Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |||||
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Fury Cutter | ![]() |
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20 | 10 | 95% | Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | |||||
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Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||||
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DynamicPunch | ![]() |
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5 | 100 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Confuse the target. | |||||
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Draco Meteor | ![]() |
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5 | 140 | 90% | Lowers the user's Special Attack by two levels after inflicting damage. | |||||
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![]() | Miscellaneous moves | ||||||||
| xd | Heal Bell | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | Cures the user and the user's ally, if any, of major status effects. | |||||
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40 | 40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |||
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45 | 45 | 45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | ||
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34 | Bide | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | 1 | Goes first. User waits for 2-3 turns, then inflicts typeless damage equal to twice the HP it lost while waiting. | |||
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14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Blizzard | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 70% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail. | |
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08 | Body Slam | ![]() |
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15 | 85 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
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31 | 31 | Brick Break | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen. | |||
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11 | BubbleBeam | ![]() |
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20 | 65 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed. | ||||
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | ||||
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03 | Curse | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | ||||
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H1 | H1 | Cut | ![]() |
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30 | 50 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||
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H5 | Defog | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 0% | Lowers the target's Evade. Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||
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43 | Detect | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | |||
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H8 | Dive | ![]() |
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10 | 80 | 100% | User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||||
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32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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10 | Double-Edge | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | ||||
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02 | 02 | Dragon Claw | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||
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59 | Dragon Pulse | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||||
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23 | Dragon Rage | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | Inflicts 40 points of damage. | ||||
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24 | DragonBreath | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
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01 | DynamicPunch | ![]() |
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5 | 100 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Confuse the target. | ||||
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26 | 26 | Earthquake | ![]() |
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10 | 100 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||
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20 | 58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||
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42 | 42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | |||
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38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | Fire Blast | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 85% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |
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48 | Fire Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | ||||
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35 | 35 | Flamethrower | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||
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56 | Fling | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item. | ||||
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H2 | H2 | H2 | Fly | ![]() |
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15 | 90 | 95% | User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||
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52 | Focus Blast | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 70% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense. | ||||
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01 | 01 | Focus Punch | ![]() |
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20 | 150 | 100% | -3 | Goes last. If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled. | ||
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21 | 21 | 21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | ||
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49 | Fury Cutter | ![]() |
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20 | 10 | 95% | Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | ||||
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68 | Giga Impact | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | ||||
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07 | 07 | Hail | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. | |||
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02 | Headbutt | ![]() |
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15 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | ||||
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10 | 10 | 10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | ||
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07 | Horn Drill | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 30% | Causes a one-hit KO. | ||||
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15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Hyper Beam | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | |
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13 | 13 | 13 | Ice Beam | ![]() |
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10 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | ||
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33 | Ice Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | ||||
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16 | Icy Wind | ![]() |
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15 | 55 | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed. | ||||
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23 | 23 | 23 | Iron Tail | ![]() |
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15 | 100 | 75% | Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense. | ||
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31 | Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | ||||
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31 | Mud-Slap | ![]() |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy. | ||||
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | ||||
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17 | 17 | 17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | |
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20 | Rage | ![]() |
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20 | 20 | 100% | User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit. | ||||
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18 | 18 | 18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | ||
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02 | Razor Wind | ![]() |
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10 | 80 | 100% | User charges for one turn before attacking. | ||||
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33 | Reflect | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%. | ||||
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44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | 27 | 27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | ||
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05 | 05 | Roar | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | -6 | Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon. | ||
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80 | Rock Slide | ![]() |
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10 | 75 | 90% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | ||||
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08 | H6 | H6 | Rock Smash | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense. | ||
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39 | 39 | Rock Tomb | ![]() |
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10 | 50 | 80% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed. | |||
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51 | Roost | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | Heals the user by half its max HP. | ||||
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20 | 20 | Safeguard | ![]() |
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25 | -- | 100% | Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns. | |||
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37 | 37 | 37 | Sandstorm | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. | ||
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43 | 43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | |||
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34 | 34 | Shock Wave | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |||
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40 | Skull Bash | ![]() |
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15 | 100 | 100% | Raises the user's Defense. User charges for one turn before attacking. | ||||
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35 | 82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||
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13 | Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||||
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47 | 47 | 47 | Steel Wing | ![]() |
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25 | 70 | 90% | Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense. | ||
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71 | Stone Edge | ![]() |
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5 | 100 | 80% | Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | ||||
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H4 | H4 | H4 | H4 | Strength | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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50 | 90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||
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11 | 11 | Sunny Day | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | |||
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H3 | H3 | H3 | H3 | Surf | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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34 | 87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |||
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39 | 39 | Swift | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |||
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09 | Take Down | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | ||||
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25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | Thunder | ![]() |
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10 | 120 | 70% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | |
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45 | 73 | Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | |||
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41 | ThunderPunch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
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24 | 24 | 24 | Thunderbolt | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
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06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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12 | Water Gun | ![]() |
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25 | 40 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||||
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03 | 03 | Water Pulse | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | |||
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H7 | H7 | H7 | Waterfall | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch. | ||
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H6 | Whirlpool | ![]() |
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15 | 15 | 70% | Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns. | ||||
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07 | Zap Cannon | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
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