Pokémon Red and Blue/Moves

For a list of all Pokémon moves, see List of Moves. Note that all moves that damage the opponent or give the opponent a status effect have a 1/256 chance of missing, except for Swift.

Move	Type	Power	Accuracy	PP	Description
Absorb	Grass	20	100%	20	User recovers half of damage inflicted on opponent.
Acid	Poison	40	100%	20	10% chance of lowering opponent's defense by 1.
Acid Armor	Poison	0	100%	40	Raises user's defense by 2.
Agility	Psychic	0	100%	30	Raises user's speed by 2.
Amnesia	Psychic	0	100%	20	Raises user's special by 2.
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100%	20	10% chance of lowering opponent's attack by 1.
Barrage	Normal	15	85%	20	Attacks opponent repeatedly.
Barrier	Psychic	0	100%	30	Raises user's defense by 2.
Bide	Normal	0	100%	10	User doesn't attack for 2-3 turns, then attacks with double the damage received from the opponent.
Bind	Normal	15	75%	10	Attacks for 2-5 turns; opponent cannot attack until Bind finishes.
Bite	Normal	60	100%	25	30% chance the opponent flinches afterward.
Blizzard	Ice	120	90%	5	10% chance of freezing the opponent.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100%	15	30% chance of paralyzing the opponent.
Bone Club	Ground	65	85%	20	10% chance the opponent flinches afterward.
Bonemerang	Ground	50	90%	10	Attacks opponent twice in succession.
Bubble	Water	20	100%	30	10% chance of lowering opponent's speed by 1.
Bubblebeam	Water	60	100%	20	10% chance of lowering opponent's speed by 1.
Clamp	Water	35	75%	10	Attacks for 2-5 turns; opponent cannot attack until Clamp finishes.
Comet Punch	Normal	18	85%	15	Attacks opponent 2-5 times in succession.
Confuse Ray	Ghost	0	100%	10	Confuses the opponent.
Confusion	Psychic	50	100%	25	10% chance of confusing the opponent.
Constrict	Normal	10	100%	35	10% chance of lowering opponent's speed by 1.
Conversion	Normal	0	100%	30	User's type changes into opponent's type.
Counter	Fighting	0	100%	20	Attacks second, inflicting double the damage of opponent's attack when hit with a Normal or Fighting move.
Crabhammer	Water	90	85%	10	Critical hit chance multiplied by 8.
Cut	Normal	50	95%	30	Attacks the opponent.
Defense Curl	Normal	0	100%	40	Raises user's defense by 1.
Dig	Ground	100	100%	10	User goes underground for the first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Disable	Normal	0	55%	20	Randomly disables one of the opponent's attacks for 2-5 turns.
Dizzy Punch	Normal	70	100%	20	20% chance of confusing the opponent.
Double-Edge	Normal	100	100%	10	User takes 1/4th of damage inflicted on opponent.
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100%	30	Attacks twice in succession.
Doubleslap	Normal	15	85%	10	Attacks 2-5 times in succession.
Double Team	Normal	0	100%	15	Raises user's evasion by 1.
Dragon Rage	Dragon	0	100%	10	Does 40 HP of damage on opponent.
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100%	15	Half of damage dealt to opponent is recovered as health; opponent must be asleep for it to work.
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100%	20	Attacks the opponent.
Earthquake	Ground	100	100%	10	Attacks the opponent.
Egg Bomb	Normal	100	75%	10	Attacks the opponent.
Ember	Fire	40	100%	25	10% of burning the opponent.
Explosion	Normal	170	100%	5	User faints and opponent's defense is halved after attack.
Fire Blast	Fire	120	85%	5	10% chance of burning the opponent.
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100%	15	10% chance of burning the opponent.
Fire Spin	Fire	15	70%	15	Attacks for 2-5 turns; opponent cannot attack until Fire Spin finishes.
Fissure	Ground	0	30%	5	One-shots the opponent unless the attack is not first or the opponent is a Normal or Fighting type.
Flamethrower	Fire	95	100%	15	10% chance of burning the opponent.
Flash	Normal	0	70%	20	Lowers opponent accuracy by 1.
Fly	Flying	70	95%	15	User goes in the air for the first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Focus Energy	Normal	0	100%	30	User's critical hit chance is divided by 4.
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85%	20	Attacks 2-5 times in succession.
Fury Swipes	Normal	15	85%	15	Attacks 2-5 times in succession.
Glare	Normal	0	75%	30	Paralyzes the opponent.
Growl	Normal	0	100%	40	Lowers opponent's attack by 1.
Growth	Normal	0	100%	40	Raises user's special by 1.
Guillotine	Normal	0	30%	5	One-shots the opponent unless the attack is not first or the opponent is a Normal or Fighting type.
Gust	Normal	40	100%	35	Attacks the opponent.
Harden	Normal	0	100%	40	Raises the user's defense by 1.
Haze	Ice	0	100%	30	All stat boosts and reductions of both fighters are removed; the user's status infliction is removed.
Headbutt	Normal	70	100%	15	30% chance the opponent flinches afterward.
Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	85	90%	20	If attack misses, user takes 1 HP of damage.
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100%	35	Attacks the opponent.
Horn Drill	Normal	0	30%	5	One-shots the opponent unless the attack is not first or the opponent is a Normal or Fighting type.
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80%	5	Attacks the opponent.
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90%	5	After attacking, user must take his next turn recharging unless the opponent faints.
Hyper Fang	Normal	80	90%	15	10% the opponent finches afterward.
Hypnosis	Psychic	0	60%	20	Opponent falls asleep.
Ice Beam	Ice	95	100%	15	10% chance of freezing the opponent.
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100%	15	10% chance of freezing the opponent.
Jump Kick	Fighting	70	95%	25	If attack misses, user takes 1/8th of the damage toward the opponent.
Karate Chop	Normal	50	100%	25	Critical hit chance multiplied by 8.
Kinesis	Psychic	0	80%	15	Lowers opponent's accuracy by 1.
Leech Life	Bug	20	100%	15	User recovers half of damage inflicted on opponent.
Leech Seed	Grass	0	90%	10	After the turn ends, 1/8th of the opponent's maximum HP is taken and added to the user's HP.
Leer	Normal	0	100%	30	Lowers the opponent's defense by 1.
Lick	Ghost	20	100%	30	30% chance of paralyzing the opponent.
Light Screen	Psychic	0	100%	30	User's special stat is doubled.
Lovely Kiss	Normal	0	75%	15	Opponent falls asleep.
Low Kick	Fighting	50	90%	20	30% chance the opponent flinches afterward.
Meditate	Psychic	0	100%	40	Raises user's attack by 1.
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100%	10	User recovers half of damage inflicted on opponent.
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75%	5	Attacks the opponent.
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85%	20	Attacks the opponent.
Metronome	Normal	0	100%	10	User does a random move.
Mimic	Normal	0	100%	10	Mimic is replaced with one of the opponent's moves at random.
Minimize	Normal	0	100%	20	Raises user's evasion by 1.
Mirror Move	Flying	0	100%	20	User attacks with the opponent's last move.
Mist	Ice	0	100%	30	Opponent cannot reduce user's stats.
Night Shade	Ghost	0	100%	15	Damages the opponent a fixed amount of HP depending on the user's level.
Pay Day	Normal	40	100%	20	Receive bonus money equal to the user's level multiplied by 2 after battle.
Peck	Flying	35	100%	35	Attacks the opponent.
Petal Dance	Grass	90	100%	20	Attacks for 2-3 turns; after the attack, the user becomes confused.
Pin Missile	Bug	14	85%	20	Attacks 2-5 times in succession.
Poison Gas	Poison	0	55%	40	Poisons the opponent.
Poisonpowder	Poison	0	75%	35	Poisons the opponent.
Poison Sting	Poison	15	100%	35	30% chance of poisoning the opponent.
Pound	Normal	40	100%	35	Attacks the opponent.
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100%	20	10% chance of confusing the opponent.
Psychic	Psychic	90	100%	10	30% chance of lowering the opponent's special by 1.
Psywave	Psychic	0	80%	15	Randomly does damage from 1 to 1.5 times the user's level.
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100%	30	Always attacks the opponent first.
Rage	Normal	20	100%	20	User is enraged, having its attack increase by 1 from every hit.
Razor Leaf	Grass	55	95%	25	Critical hit chance is multiplied by 8.
Razor Wind	Normal	80	75%	15	User charges for the first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Recover	Normal	0	100%	20	Recovers half of the user's maximum HP.
Reflect	Psychic	0	100%	30	User's defense stat is doubled.
Rest	Psychic	0	100%	10	User recovers all HP and falls asleep for 2 turns, overwriting any status effects.
Roar	Normal	0	100%	20	Wild Pokémon flee from battle after use.
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90%	10	30% chance of opponent flinching afterward.
Rock Throw	Rock	50	65%	15	Attacks the opponent.
Rolling Kick	Fighting	60	85%	15	30% chance of opponent flinching afterward.
Sand-Attack	Ground	0	100%	15	Lowers opponent's accuracy by 1.
Scratch	Normal	40	100%	30	Attacks the opponent.
Screech	Normal	0	85%	40	Lowers opponent's defense by 2.
Seismic Toss	Fighting	0	100%	20	Damages the opponent a fixed amount of HP depending on the user's level.
Selfdestruct	Normal	130	100%	5	User faints and opponent's defense is halved after attack.
Sharpen	Normal	0	100%	30	Raises user's attack by 1.
Sing	Normal	0	55%	15	Opponent falls asleep.
Skull Bash	Normal	100	100%	15	User lowers head for the first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Sky Attack	Flying	140	95%	5	User charges for the first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Slam	Normal	80	75%	20	Attacks the opponent.
Slash	Normal	70	100%	20	Critical hit chance multiplied by 8.
Sleep Powder	Grass	0	75%	15	Opponent falls asleep.
Sludge	Poison	65	100%	20	30% chance of poisoning the opponent.
Smog	Poison	20	70%	20	40% chance of poisoning the opponent.
Smokescreen	Poison	0	100%	20	Lowers opponent's accuracy by 1.
Softboiled	Normal	0	100%	10	Recovers half of the user's maximum HP.
Solarbeam	Grass	120	100%	10	User charges for the first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Sonicboom	Normal	0	90%	20	Does 20 HP of damage on opponent.
Spike Cannon	Normal	20	100%	15	Attacks 2-5 times in succession.
Splash	Normal	0	100%	40	Does nothing significant.
Spore	Grass	0	100%	15	Opponent falls asleep.
Stomp	Normal	65	100%	20	30% chance of opponent flinching afterward.
Strength	Normal	80	100%	15	Attacks the opponent.
String Shot	Bug	0	95%	40	Lowers opponent's speed by 1.
Struggle	Normal	50	100%	0	When user is out of PP, Struggle is used automatically; user takes 1/4th of damage inflicted on opponent.
Stun Spore	Grass	0	75%	30	Paralyzes the opponent.
Submission	Fighting	80	80%	25	User takes 1/4th of damage inflicted on opponent.
Substitute	Normal	0	100%	10	User takes 1/4th of its maximum HP and creates a substitute that remains in battle until the opponent defeats it.
Super Fang	Normal	0	90%	10	Reduces opponent's current HP by 1/2.
Supersonic	Normal	0	55%	20	Confuses the opponent.
Surf	Water	95	100%	15	Attacks the opponent.
Swift	Normal	60	100%	20	Attack ignores evade and accuracy boosts and can hit opponents using Fly or Dig
Swords Dance	Normal	0	100%	30	Raises user's attack by 2.
Tackle	Normal	35	95%	35	Attacks the opponent.
Tail Whip	Normal	0	100%	40	Lowers the opponent's defense by 1.
Take Down	Normal	90	85%	20	User takes 1/4th of damage inflicted on opponent.
Teleport	Psychic	0	100%	20	User escapes from wild battles.
Thrash	Normal	90	100%	20	Attacks for 2-3 turns; after the attack, the user becomes confused.
Thunder	Electric	120	70%	10	10% chance of paralyzing the opponent.
Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100%	15	10% chance of paralyzing the opponent.
Thunderpunch	Electric	75	100%	15	10% chance of paralyzing the opponent.
Thundershock	Electric	40	100%	40	10% chance of paralyzing the opponent.
Thunder Wave	Electric	0	100%	20	Paralyzes the opponent.
Toxic	Poison	0	85%	10	Poisons the opponent; damage inflicted on the opponent increases by 1/16th of the opponent's maximum HP each turn.
Transform	Normal	0	100%	10	User becomes the opponent's form with his stats (except HP) and moves with 5 PP for each move.
Tri Attack	Normal	80	100%	10	Attacks the opponent.
Twineedle	Bug	25	100%	20	Attacks twice in succession; 20% chance of poisoning the opponent.
Vicegrip	Normal	55	100%	30	Attacks the opponent.
Vine Whip	Grass	35	100%	10	Attacks the opponent.
Waterfall	Water	80	100%	15	Attacks the opponent.
Water Gun	Water	40	100%	25	Attacks the opponent.
Whirlwind	Normal	0	100%	20	Wild Pokémon flee from battle after use.
Wing Attack	Flying	35	100%	35	Attacks the opponent.
Withdraw	Water	0	100%	40	Raises the user's defense by 1.
Wrap	Normal	15	85%	15	Attacks for 2-5 turns; opponent cannot attack until Wrap finishes.