Main Pokédex page | Flavor text and images
General
Abilities
- Poison Point
- Enemy Pokémon have a 30% chance of becoming Poisoned every time they touch this Pokémon.
- Rivalry
- This Pokémon's Attack rises when fighting an enemy of the same gender.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
RBY
Kanto- 31
Johto- 97
Hoenn- n/a
Sinnoh- n/a
Names
- Japanese
- ニドクイン
- Romaji
- Nidokuin
Flavor
- Height
- 4'3.2" or 1.3 m
- Weight
- 132.3 lb or 60 kg
- Species
- Drill
- Color
- blue
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- 16 or 0x10
Breeding
- Gender
Always female (code: 254 or 0xfe)- Breeding groups
- 15: No Eggs
- Steps to hatch
- 5,120
- Compatible with
- Cannot breed
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 194 or 0xc2
- Capture rate
- 45 or 0x2d
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- poly
- Effort points
- 3 HP
- Wild held items
- n/a
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 | 197 | 384 | 80.5 | |
| Attack | 134 | 263 | 62.9 | |
| Defense | 139 | 273 | 75.9 | |
| Special Attack | 127 | 249 | 61.1 | |
| Special Defense | 137 | 269 | 72.8 | |
| Speed | 128 | 251 | 64.1 | |
| Average | - | - | 73.4 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
Its entire body is armored with hard scales. It will protect the young in its burrow with its life.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
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Move List
Nidoqueen's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical (
) moves.
Nidoqueen gets the STAB from
and
moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Double Kick | ![]() |
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30 | 30 | 100% | Hits twice in one turn. | |||
| -- | Sand-Attack | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy. | |||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Scratch | ![]() |
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35 | 40 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| -- | -- | -- | Tackle | ![]() |
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35 | 35 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Tail Whip | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Defense. | ||
| 14 | 19 | -- | -- | Poison Sting | ![]() |
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35 | 15 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | ||||
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | Body Slam | ![]() |
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15 | 85 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
| 43 | Earth Power | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense. | |||||||
| 43 | 58 | Superpower | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 100% | Lowers the user's Attack and Defense after inflicting damage. | ||||||
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Mega Punch | ![]() |
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20 | 80 | 85% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||||||
| Fire Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||||||
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Fire Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||||||
| Ice Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | |||||||
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Ice Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | |||||||
| ThunderPunch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze 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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Mega Kick | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 75% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||||||
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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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Counter | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | -5 | Goes last. Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last hit it took, if the move was Normal or Fighting. | |||||
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Seismic Toss | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Inflicts damage equal to the user's level. | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
| Defense Curl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Raises user's Defense. Doubles Rollout's power if it's the next move used. | |||||||
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Rock Slide | ![]() |
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10 | 75 | 90% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
| 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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Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||||||
| Mud-Slap | ![]() |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy. | |||||||
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Mud-Slap | ![]() |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy. | |||||||
| Icy Wind | ![]() |
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15 | 55 | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed. | |||||||
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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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Outrage | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then Confuses the user. | |||||||
| Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||||||
| Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||
| DynamicPunch | ![]() |
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5 | 100 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Confuse the target. | |||||||
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Uproar | ![]() |
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10 | 50 | 100% | Prevents any Pokemon from Sleeping for 2-5 turns. | |||||||
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Helping Hand | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | 5 | Goes first. User's ally's next move inflicts 50% more damage. | ||||||
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Superpower | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 100% | Lowers the user's Attack and Defense after inflicting damage. | |||||||
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Aqua Tail | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 90% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||||||
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Earth Power | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense. | |||||||
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40 | 40 | 40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||||
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45 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 08 | Body Slam | ![]() |
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15 | 85 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||||
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31 | 31 | 31 | Brick Break | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||
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11 | 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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18 | 18 | Counter | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | -5 | Goes last. Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last hit it took, if the move was Normal or Fighting. | ||||
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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 | H1 | Cut | ![]() |
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30 | 50 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||||
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40 | Defense Curl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Raises user's Defense. Doubles Rollout's power if it's the next move used. | ||||||
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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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28 | 28 | 28 | Dig | ![]() |
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10 | 80 | 100% | User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||||
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32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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10 | 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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01 | DynamicPunch | ![]() |
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5 | 100 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Confuse the target. | ||||||
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26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 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 | 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 | 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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27 | 27 | Fissure | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 30% | Causes a one-hit KO. | |||||
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35 | 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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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 | 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 | 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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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 | 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 | 07 | Horn Drill | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 30% | Causes a one-hit KO. | |||||
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15 | 15 | 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 | 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 | 23 | Iron Tail | ![]() |
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15 | 100 | 75% | Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense. | |||
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05 | 05 | Mega Kick | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 75% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||||
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01 | 01 | Mega Punch | ![]() |
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20 | 80 | 85% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||||
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31 | 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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16 | 16 | Pay Day | ![]() |
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20 | 40 | 100% | Scatters money on the ground worth twice the user's level. | |||||
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84 | Poison Jab | ![]() |
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20 | 80 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | ||||||
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17 | 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 | 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 | 18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |||
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33 | 33 | Reflect | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%. | |||||
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44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | 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 | 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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H8 | Rock Climb | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | ||||||
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48 | 48 | 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 | 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 | 39 | Rock Tomb | ![]() |
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10 | 50 | 80% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed. | ||||
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04 | Rollout | ![]() |
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20 | 30 | 90% | Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | ||||||
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37 | 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 | 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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19 | 19 | Seismic Toss | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Inflicts damage equal to the user's level. | |||||
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30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | Shadow Ball | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense. | |||
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65 | Shadow Claw | ![]() |
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15 | 70 | 100% | Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | ||||||
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34 | 34 | 34 | Shock Wave | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||||
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40 | 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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36 | 36 | 36 | Sludge Bomb | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | ||||
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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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76 | Stealth Rock | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 0% | Causes damage when Pokemon switch in to where the target is now. | ||||||
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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 | H4 | H4 | Strength | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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17 | 17 | Submission | ![]() |
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25 | 80 | 80% | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | |||||
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50 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 09 | Take Down | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | |||||
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12 | 12 | 12 | Taunt | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage. | ||||
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46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | Thief | ![]() |
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10 | 40 | 100% | Takes the target's item. | |||
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25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | Thunder | ![]() |
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10 | 120 | 70% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze 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 | 24 | 24 | Thunderbolt | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
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41 | 41 | 41 | Torment | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle. | ||||
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06 | 06 | 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 | 12 | Water Gun | ![]() |
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25 | 40 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |||||
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03 | 03 | 03 | Water Pulse | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | ||||
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