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General
Abilities
- Water Absorb
- Damage from Water moves instead heals up to 1/4 of this Pokémon's max HP.
- Shell Armor
- No moves will critically hit this Pokémon.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
RBY
Kanto- 131
Johto- 219
Hoenn- n/a
Sinnoh- n/a
Names
- Japanese
- ラプラス
- Romaji
- Rapurasu
Flavor
- Height
- 8'2.4" or 2.5 m
- Weight
- 485 lb or 220 kg
- Species
- Transport
- Color
- blue
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- 19 or 0x13
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
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1: Monster
2: Water 1 - Steps to hatch
- 10,240
- Compatible with
- 54 families; 132 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 219 or 0xdb
- Capture rate
- 45 or 0x2d
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- slow
- Effort points
- 2 HP
- Wild held items
- n/a
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
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| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 237 | 464 | 97.2 | |
| Attack | 137 | 269 | 65.5 | |
| Defense | 132 | 259 | 66.5 | |
| Special Attack | 137 | 269 | 70.6 | |
| Special Defense | 147 | 289 | 82.2 | |
| Speed | 112 | 219 | 42.2 | |
| Average | - | - | 90.1 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
| Area | Section | Level | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Road | inside B1F | 40 - 60 | 10%
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Move List
Lapras gets the STAB from
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moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | -- | -- | -- | Growl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack. | ||
| -- | -- | -- | Sing | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 55% | Puts the target to Sleep. | |||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | Water Gun | ![]() |
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25 | 40 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 8 | 7 | 4 | Mist | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Protects the user's stats from being changed by opposing Pokemon's moves. | |||
| 7 | Confuse Ray | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Confuses the target. | |||||
| 10 | Ice Shard | ![]() |
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30 | 40 | 100% | 1 | Goes first. Inflicts regular damage. | ||||
| 14 | Water Pulse | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | |||||
| 16 | Sing | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 55% | Puts the target to Sleep. | |||||
| 15 | 13 | 18 | Body Slam | ![]() |
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15 | 85 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||
| 20 | Mist | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Protects the user's stats from being changed by opposing Pokemon's moves. | |||||
| 22 | 19 | Confuse Ray | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Confuses the target. | ||||
| 22 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |||||
| 25 | Body Slam | ![]() |
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15 | 85 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||||
| 29 | 25 | 27 | Perish Song | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | User and target both faint after three turns. | |||
| 31 | Confuse Ray | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Confuses the target. | |||||
| 38 | 36 | 31 | 32 | Ice Beam | ![]() |
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10 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | ||
| 37 | Brine | ![]() |
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10 | 65 | 100% | Inflicts double damage against Pokemon that have less than half their max HP remaining. | |||||
| 43 | 37 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | ||||
| 50 | 43 | 43 | Safeguard | ![]() |
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25 | -- | 100% | Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns. | |||
| 46 | 57 | 49 | 49 | Hydro Pump | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 80% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sheer Cold | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 30% | Causes a one-hit KO. | ||||
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5 | 60 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats. | ||||
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Aurora Beam | ![]() |
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20 | 65 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack. | ||||
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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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Dragon Dance | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Attack and Speed. | |||
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Fissure | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 30% | Causes a one-hit KO. | ||||
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Foresight | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it is a Ghost. | ||
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Horn Drill | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 30% | Causes a one-hit KO. | |||
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Refresh | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Cleanses the user of a Burn, Paralysis, or Poison. | |||
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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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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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Tickle | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack and Defense. | |||
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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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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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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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Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | |||||
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Dream Eater | ![]() |
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15 | 100 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon. | |||||
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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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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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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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![]() | Miscellaneous moves | ||||||||
| pokecenter | Bite | ![]() |
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25 | 60 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | |||||
| xd | Heal Bell | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | Cures the user and the user's ally, if any, of major status effects. | |||||
| pokecenter | Future Sight | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 90% | Hits the target two turns later. | |||||
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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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72 | Avalanche | ![]() |
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10 | 60 | 100% | -4 | Goes last. Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn. | |||
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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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55 | Brine | ![]() |
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10 | 65 | 100% | Inflicts double damage against Pokemon that have less than half their max HP remaining. | ||||
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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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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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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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42 | 85 | Dream Eater | ![]() |
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15 | 100 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon. | |||
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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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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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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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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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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | ||||
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50 | Nightmare | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it continues Sleeping. | ||||
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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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29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | Psychic | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense. | |
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46 | Psywave | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 80% | Inflicts damage between 1 HP and 1.5 times the user's level. | ||||
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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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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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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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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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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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22 | SolarBeam | ![]() |
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10 | 120 | 100% | Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | ||||
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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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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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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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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 | 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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