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Main database: moves.asm
The move database hasn't been expanded yet, limiting its size to 255.* About 30% of the moves in vanilla have been replaced with the ones from later Generations, and a few merged together. The latest canon move-stat updates have been incorporated, and the Regular version includes additional modifications to some moves.
The limited number of moves inevitably affects the learnsets; while using Gen. VII+ as a reference, they're unique to this game due to numerous swaps and replacements.
The character limit causes some newer moves to have a shortened name, e.g. Dazzling Gleam >> DazzlinGleam. (name.asm) The animation of the newer moves are available, while some older moves have theirs revamped.
See also: the move chart by attributes (on Discord)
* It's usually 254 in the 8-bit structure as #0 and #255 ($00, $FF) are reserved for special cases, but Polished Crystal uses a trick allocating Struggle to #255, saving one slot. Move database expansion to 10 bits has been suggested; it's a long way to go.
- Contents
- Explicit Mergers and Renames
- Common Learnset Consolidations
- Later Generation Moves
- Move Stat Changes
- Unique Wild Moves
- Easter Eggs
Main article: FAQ Β§ I don't recognize this move, what is it?
Four moves below have merged others explicitly, and three of them have been renamed for more accurate descriptions. The move-animation engine of this game (effect_commands.asm) can now play different animations for the same move depending on the conditions, preserving the original appearance. For instance, Defense Curl used by Squirtle plays the animation of Withdraw; and by Onix, of Harden; while also retaining Defense Curl's secondary effect.
Conditional branching: withdraw_harden_users.asm, fury_attack_users.asm, healinglight.asm
| # | Original | Renamed to | Merging | Animation alts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Defense Curl | --- | Harden, Withdraw | Harden/Withdraw for the original users |
| 135 | Soft-Boiled | Fresh Snack | Milk Drink | Milk Drink for Miltank |
| 154 | Fury Swipes | Fury Strikes | Fury Attack | Fury Attack for the original users |
| 234 | Morning Sun | Healing Light | Synthesis, Moonlight | Synthesis for Grass type; Moonlight at night; Morning Sun otherwise |
Much like in Gen. III+, Healing Light's healing amount is independent from the time of day.
In addition to the four explicit mergers above, there are also some implicit ones for better move-slot management. Below are common replacements it causes. Although some PokΓ©mon may leave the move out for balancing purposes, learnset changes by this factor can be surprising. Watch out for early-game Mud-Slap and late-game Recover you wouldn't expect.
- Pound β Tackle
- Tail Whip β Leer
- Bind, Constrict β Wrap
- Sand Attack β Mud-Slap
- Detect β Protect
- Spider Web β Mean Look
- Flail β Reversal
- Heal Pulse, Aqua Ring, etc. β Recover and similar
- Superpower, Hammer Arm β Close Combat
- Jump Kick β High Jump Kick
The replacements apply to both Regular and Faithful, barring Brick Break.
| # | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Acrobatics |
| 4 | Comet Punch | Aereal Ace |
| 5 | Mega Punch | Dragon Claw |
| 11 | Vice Grip | X-Scissor |
| 12 | Guillotine | Night Slash |
| 13 | Razor Wind | Air Slash |
| 18 | Whirlwind | Sucker Punch |
| 20 | Bind | Dazzling Gleam |
| 21 | Slam | Volt Switch |
| 25 | Mega Kick | Flare Blitz |
| 26 | Jump Kick | Stone Edge |
| 27 | Rolling Kick | Focus Blast |
| 28 | Sand Attack | Toxic Spikes |
| 31 | (Fury Attack) | Trick |
| 32 | Horn Drill | Hex |
| 39 | Tail Whip | Hail |
| 41 | Twineedle | U-Turn |
| 54 | Mist | Calm Mind |
| 66 | Submission | Close Combat |
| 90 | Fissure | Avalanche |
| 96 | Meditate | Hone Claws |
| 102 | Mimic | Dragon Pulse |
| 106 | (Harden) | Rock Blast |
| 110 | (Withdraw) | Aqua Tail |
| 117 | Bide | Flash Cannon |
| 119 | Mirror Move | Scald |
| 120 | Self-Destruct | Trick Room |
| 121 | Egg Bomb | Skill Swap |
| 123 | Smog | Gunk Shot |
| 124 | Sludge | Venoshock |
| 125 | Bone Club | Earth Power |
| 128 | Clamp | Icicle Crash |
| 130 | Skull Bash | Iron Head |
| 131 | Spike Cannon | Icicle Spear |
| 132 | Constrict | Bulldoze |
| 134 | Kinesis | Roost |
| 139 | Poison Gas | Poison Jab |
| 140 | Barrage | Bullet Punch |
| 142 | Lovely Kiss | Draining Kiss |
| 143 | Sky Attack | Brave Bird |
| 145 | Bubble | Water Pulse |
| 149 | Psywave | Extrasensory |
| 151 | Acid Armor | Dragon Dance |
| 159 | Sharpen | Bulk Up |
| 165 | (Struggle) | Giga Impact |
| 167 | Triple Kick | Drain Punch |
| 169 | Spider Web | Will-O-Wisp |
| 170 | Mind Reader | Zen Headbutt |
| 171 | Nightmare | Façade |
| 172 | Flame Wheel | Flame Charge |
| 173 | Snore | Hyper Voice |
| 175 | Flail | Gyro Ball |
| 176 | Conversion 2 | Energy Ball |
| 178 | Cotton Spore | Seed Bomb |
| 180 | Spite | Astonish |
| 181 | Powder Snow | Ice Shard |
| 197 | Detect | Power Gem |
| 198 | Bone Rush | Wild Charge |
| 199 | Lock-On | Power Whip |
| 208 | (Milk Drink) | Shell Smash |
| 210 | Fury Cutter | Bug Bite |
| 217 | Present | Psystrike |
| 218 | Frustration | Bug Buzz |
| 230 | Sweet Scent | Shadow Claw |
| 233 | Vital Throw | Aura Sphere |
| 235 | (Synthesis) | Hurricane |
| 236 | (Moonlight) | Knock Off |
| 239 | Twister | Aqua Jet |
| 244 | Psych Up | Nasty Plot |
| 249 | Rock Smash | Brick Break* |
| 251 | Beat Up | Dark Pulse |
| 252 | --- | Moonblast |
| 253 | --- | Play Rough |
| 254 | --- | Disarming Voice |
| 255 | --- | (Struggle) |
* Only on Regular
While most of the move-stat modifications are exclusive to the Regular version, a few apply to both Regular and Faithful. (Canon updates from newer Generations are omitted here.)
| # | Move | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| 160 | Conversion | Now selects a move to copy the type from |
| 255 | Struggle | Type: Normal β ??? |
| # | Move | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Cut | BP: 50 β 60 Type: Normal β Steel Acc.: 95% β 100% |
| 19 | Fly | Acc. : 95% β 100% |
| 36 | Take Down | Acc.: 85% β 100% PP: 20 β 15 |
| 47 | Sing | Acc.: 55% β 75% |
| 48 | Supersonic | Acc.: 55% β 65% |
| 70 | Strength | Type: Normal β Fighting |
| 83 | Fire Spin | BP: 35 β 40 Acc.: 85% β 90% |
| 91 | Dig | BP: 80 β 90 |
| 118 | Metronome | Type: Normal β ??? PP: 10 β 20 |
| 119 | Scald | BP: 80 β 70 |
| 152 | Crabhammer | Acc.: 90% β 95% |
| 154 | Fury Strikes | BP: 18 β 20 Acc.: 80% β 85% |
| 190 | Octazooka | BP: 65 β 75 Acc.: 85% β 95% Effect chance: 50% β 30% |
| 220 | Pain Split | Type: Normal β Ghost |
| 229 | Rapid Spin | PP: 40 β 20 |
| 237 | Hidden Power | Type: Normal β ??? Can become Fairy type BP: 60 β 70 |
| 250 | Whirlpool | BP: 35 β 40 Acc.: 85% β 90% |
Main database: unique_wild_moves.asm
Wild PokΓ©mon in this game may have a special move depending on locations, such as Shell Smash for the Friday Lapras in the Union Cave.
- Eevee can learn Earth Power from the Tutor, while its Evolutions can't. This is an intentional behavior, inspired by "Prism Tutor move".