List of modified moves

Some moves have changed their mechanics in the Pokémon core series games. The list is as follows.

This article is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Generation VI+ non-English name changes, missing Generation VIII changes

Power changes

Generation I to Generation II

Move	Type	Power
Move	Type	Generation I	Generation II
Dig	Ground	100	60
Double-Edge	Normal	100	120
Explosion	Normal	170	250
Selfdestruct	Normal	130	200
Wing Attack	Flying	35	60

Generation II to Generation III

Move	Type	Power
Move	Type	Generation II	Generation III
Low Kick	Fighting	50	—*

Generation III to Generation IV

Move	Type	Cat.	Power
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation III	Generation IV
Dig	Ground	Physical	60	80
Dive*	Water	Physical	60	80
Fly	Flying	Physical	70	90
Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	85	100
Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	70	85
Leaf Blade*	Grass	Physical	70	90
Outrage*	Dragon	Physical	90	120
Petal Dance	Grass	Special	70	90
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	20	40
Spit Up*	Normal	Special	100*	—
Zap Cannon	Electric	Special	100	120

Generation IV to Generation V

Move	Type	Cat.	Power
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation IV	Generation V
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	10	—
Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	10	25
Covet	Normal	Physical	40	60
Doom Desire	Steel	Special	120	140
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	60	75
Feint	Normal	Physical	50	30
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	15	35
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	20
Future Sight	Psychic	Special	80	100
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	60	75
Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	100	130
Icicle Spear	Ice	Physical	10	25
Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	85	100
Last Resort	Normal	Physical	130	140
Petal Dance	Grass	Special	90	120
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	15	35
Tackle	Normal	Physical	35	50
Thrash	Normal	Physical	90	120
Uproar	Normal	Special	50	90
Whirlpool	Water	Special	15	35

Generation V to Generation VI

Move	Type	Cat.	Power
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation V	Generation VI
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	60
Assurance	Dark	Physical	50	60
Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	90	80
Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	110
Bubble	Water	Special	20	40
Chatter	Flying	Special	60	65
Crabhammer	Water	Physical	90	100
Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	130
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	85
Energy Ball	Grass	Special	80	90
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	110
Fire Pledge	Fire	Special	50	80
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	90
Frost Breath	Ice	Special	40	60
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	40
Future Sight	Psychic	Special	100	120
Grass Pledge	Grass	Special	50	80
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	95
Hex	Ghost	Special	50	65
Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—*	60
Hurricane	Flying	Special	120	110
Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	110
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	90
Incinerate	Fire	Special	30	60
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	65
Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	140	130
Lick	Ghost	Physical	20	30
Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	60	65
Magma Storm	Fire	Special	120	100
Meteor Mash	Steel	Physical	100	90
Muddy Water	Water	Special	95	90
Overheat	Fire	Special	140	130
Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	14	25
Power Gem	Rock	Special	70	80
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	60
Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	100	130
Smelling Salts	Normal	Physical	60	70
Smog	Poison	Special	20	30
Snore	Normal	Special	40	50
Storm Throw	Fighting	Physical	40	60
Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	30	50
Surf	Water	Special	95	90
Synchronoise	Psychic	Special	70	120
Techno Blast	Normal	Special	85	120
Thief	Dark	Physical	40	60
Thunder	Electric	Special	120	110
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	90
Vine Whip	Grass	Physical	35	45
Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	Physical	60	70
Water Pledge	Water	Special	50	80

Generation VI to Generation VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Power
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation VI	Generation VII
Fell Stinger	Bug	Physical	30	50
Flying Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100
Leech Life	Bug	Physical	20	80
Mystical Fire	Fire	Special	65	75
Parabolic Charge	Electric	Special	50	65
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	70
Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	40

Generation VII to Generation VIII

Move	Type	Cat.	Power
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation VII	Generation VIII
Absorb	Grass	Special	40	20
Mega Drain	Grass	Special	75	40
Multi-Attack	Normal	Physical	90	120
Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	50
Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	200	140
Solar Beam	Grass	Special	200	120

Within a generation

There are certain moves that have changed in attack power within the generation as well.

Generation III

Move	Type	Cat.	Power
Move	Type	Cat.	Colo	XD
Shadow Rush	Shadow	Physical	90	55

Generation VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Power
Move	Type	Cat.	USUM	LGPE
Absorb	Grass	Special	20	40
Mega Drain	Grass	Special	40	75
Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	140	200
Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	200

Accuracy changes

Generation I to Generation II

Move	Type	Accuracy
Move	Type	Generation I	Generation II
Bide	Normal	—	100%
Blizzard	Ice	90%	70%
Rock Throw	Rock	65%	90%
Whirlwind	Normal	85%	100%

Generation II to Generation III

Move	Type	Accuracy
Move	Type	Generation II	Generation III
Low Kick	Fighting	90%	100%
Mimic	Normal	100%	—
Pain Split	Normal	100%	—
Razor Wind	Normal	75%	100%

Generation III to Generation IV

Move	Type	Cat.	Accuracy
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation III	Generation IV
Bide	Normal	Physical	100%	—
Disable	Normal	Status	55%	80%
Flash	Normal	Status	70%	100%
Foresight	Normal	Status	100%	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	60%	70%^DP
Lock-On	Normal	Status	100%	—
Memento	Dark	Status	—	100%
Mind Reader	Normal	Status	100%	—
Nightmare	Ghost	Status	—	100%
Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	100%	—
Struggle	Normal	Physical	100%	—

Generation IV to Generation V

Move	Type	Cat.	Accuracy
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation IV	Generation V
Bind	Normal	Physical	75%	85%
Bone Rush	Ground	Physical	80%	90%
Clamp	Water	Physical	75%	85%
Cotton Spore	Grass	Status	85%	100%
Crabhammer	Water	Physical	85%	90%
Disable	Normal	Status	80%	100%
Doom Desire	Steel	Special	85%	100%
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	70%	85%
Future Sight	Psychic	Special	90%	100%
Glare	Normal	Status	75%	90%
Magma Storm	Fire	Special	70%	75%
Poison Gas	Poison	Status	55%	80%
Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	80%	90%
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	70%	85%
Scary Face	Normal	Status	90%	100%
Tackle	Normal	Physical	95%	100%
Toxic	Poison	Status	85%	90%
Whirlpool	Water	Special	70%	85%
Wrap	Normal	Physical	85%	90%

Generation V to Generation VI

Move	Type	Cat.	Accuracy
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation V	Generation VI
Glare	Normal	Status	90%	100%
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	70%	80%
Meteor Mash	Steel	Physical	85%	90%
Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	85%	95%
Poison Gas	Poison	Status	80%	90%
Psycho Shift	Psychic	Status	90%	100%
Psywave	Psychic	Special	80%	100%
Roar	Normal	Status	100%	—
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	80%	95%
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	100%	—
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	75%	85%

Generation VI to Generation VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Accuracy
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation VI	Generation VII
Dark Void	Dark	Status	80%	50%
Swagger	Normal	Status	90%	85%
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	100%	90%
Topsy-Turvy	Dark	Status	100%	—

Within a generation

There are certain moves that have changed in accuracy within the generation as well.

Generation IV

Move	Type	Cat.	Accuracy
Move	Type	Cat.	DP	Pt
Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	70%	60%

PP changes

Generation I to Generation II

Move	Type	PP
Move	Type	Generation I	Generation II
Struggle	Normal	10	1

Generation III to Generation IV

Move	Type	Cat.	PP
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation III	Generation IV
Absorb	Grass	Special	20	25
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	5	10
Mega Drain	Grass	Special	10	15
Recover	Normal	Status	20	10
Stockpile	Normal	Status	10	20
Vine Whip*	Grass	Physical	10	15

Generation IV to Generation V

Move	Type	Cat.	PP
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation IV	Generation V
Clamp	Water	Physical	10	15
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	5	10
Future Sight	Psychic	Special	15	10
Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	20	10
Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	25	10
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	15	10
Petal Dance	Grass	Special	20	10
Thrash	Normal	Physical	20	10

Generation V to Generation VI

Move	Type	Cat.	PP
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation V	Generation VI
Acid Armor	Poison	Status	40	20
Air Slash	Flying	Special	20	15
Barrier	Psychic	Status	30	20
Covet	Normal	Physical	40	25
Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	30	20
Growth	Normal	Status	40	20
Minimize	Normal	Status	20	10
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	10	15
Sacred Sword	Fighting	Physical	20	15
Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	15	10
Submission	Fighting	Physical	25	20
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	30	20
Synchronoise	Psychic	Special	15	10
Tailwind	Flying	Status	30	15
Thief	Dark	Physical	10	25
Vine Whip	Grass	Physical	15	25

Generation VI to Generation VII

Move	Type	Cat.	PP
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation VI	Generation VII
Leech Life	Bug	Physical	15	10

Generation VII to Generation VIII

Move	Type	Cat.	PP
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation VII	Generation VIII
Absorb	Grass	Special	15	25
Mega Drain	Grass	Special	10	15

Within a generation

There are certain moves that have changed in their PP within the generation as well.

Generation VII

Move	Type	Cat.	PP
Move	Type	Cat.	USUM	LGPE
Absorb	Grass	Special	25	15
Mega Drain	Grass	Special	15	10

Additional effect changes

Generation I to Generation II

Move	Type	Additional effect
Move	Type	Generation I	Generation II
Acid	Poison	-1 Defense (33.2%)	-1 Defense (10%)
Aurora Beam	Ice	-1 Attack (33.2%)	-1 Attack (10%)
Bite*	Dark	Flinch (10%)	Flinch (30%)
Bubble	Water	-1 Speed (33.2%)	-1 Speed (10%)
BubbleBeam	Water	-1 Speed (33.2%)	-1 Speed (10%)
Constrict	Normal	-1 Speed (33.2%)	-1 Speed (10%)
Dizzy Punch	Normal	–	Confusion (20%)
Fire Blast	Fire	Burn (30%)	Burn (10%)
Poison Sting	Poison	Poison (20%)	Poison (30%)
Psychic	Psychic	-1 Special (33.2%)	-1 Sp. Defense (10%)
Razor Wind	Normal	–	Increased critical hit ratio
Rock Slide	Rock	–	Flinch (30%)
Sludge	Poison	Poison (40%)	Poison (30%)
Thunder	Electric	Paralysis (10%)	Paralysis (30%)
Tri Attack	Normal	–	Paralysis, burn or freeze (6.67% each)

Generation II to Generation III

Move	Type	Additional effect
Move	Type	Generation II	Generation III
Razor Wind	Normal	Increased critical hit ratio	–
Sky Attack	Flying	–	Flinch (30%), increased critical hit ratio

Generation III to Generation IV

Move	Type	Cat.	Additional effect
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation III	Generation IV
Acid*	Poison	Special	-1 Defense (10%)	-1 Sp. Defense (10%)
Crunch*	Dark	Physical	-1 Sp. Defense (20%)	-1 Defense (20%)
Razor Wind	Normal	Physical	–	Increased critical hit ratio
Twineedle	Bug	Physical	Poison (20%)	Poison (36%)
Volt Tackle*	Electric	Physical	Recoil damage	Recoil damage, paralysis (10%)
Waterfall*	Water	Physical	–	Flinch (20%)

Generation V to Generation VI

Move	Type	Cat.	Additional effect
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation V	Generation VI
Chatter	Flying	Special	Confusion (Varies)	Confusion (100%)
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	Bad poison (30%)	Bad poison (50%)
String Shot	Bug	Status	-1 Speed	-2 Speed

Generation VI to Generation VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Additional effect
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation VI	Generation VII
Diamond Storm	Rock	Physical	+1 Defense (50%)	+2 Defense (50%)
Fell Stinger	Bug	Physical	+2 Attack if target faints	+3 Attack if target faints

Generation VII to Generation VIII

Move	Type	Cat.	Additional effect
Move	Type	Cat.	Generation VII	Generation VIII
King's Shield	Steel	Status	-2 Attack if target makes contact	-1 Attack if target makes contact
Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	–	+1 Speed (100%)

Within a generation

There are certain moves that have changed in additional effects within the generation as well.

Generation I

Move	Type	Additional effect
Move	Type	RG B Y*	RB Y Stad
Blizzard	Ice	Freeze (30%)	Freeze (10%)

Type changes

Generation I to Generation II

Move	Type
Move	Generation I	Generation II
Bite	Normal	Dark
Gust	Normal	Flying
Karate Chop	Normal	Fighting
Sand-Attack	Normal	Ground

Generation IV to Generation V

Move	Type
Move	Generation IV	Generation V
Curse	???	Ghost

Generation V to Generation VI

Move	Type
Move	Generation V	Generation VI
Charm	Normal	Fairy
Moonlight	Normal	Fairy
Sweet Kiss	Normal	Fairy

Damage category changes

Generation I to Generation II

Move	Cat.
Move	Generation I	Generation II
Bite	Physical	Special

Generation III to Generation IV

Move	Cat.
Move	Generation III	Generation IV
Acid	Physical	Special
Aeroblast	Physical	Special
Air Cutter	Physical	Special
AncientPower	Physical	Special
Beat Up	Special	Physical
Bite	Special	Physical
Blaze Kick	Special	Physical
Bullet Seed	Special	Physical
Clamp	Special	Physical
Crabhammer	Special	Physical
Crunch	Special	Physical
Dive	Special	Physical
Doom Desire	Physical	Special
Dragon Claw	Special	Physical
Faint Attack	Special	Physical
Fire Punch	Special	Physical
Flame Wheel	Special	Physical
Gust	Physical	Special
Hidden Power	Varies	Special
Hyper Beam	Physical	Special
Hyper Voice	Physical	Special
Ice Ball	Special	Physical
Ice Punch	Special	Physical
Icicle Spear	Special	Physical
Knock Off	Special	Physical
Leaf Blade	Special	Physical
Mud Shot	Physical	Special
Mud-Slap	Physical	Special
Needle Arm	Special	Physical
Night Shade	Physical	Special
Outrage	Special	Physical
Pursuit	Special	Physical
Razor Leaf	Special	Physical
Razor Wind	Physical	Special
Sacred Fire	Special	Physical
Shadow Ball	Physical	Special
Signal Beam	Physical	Special
Silver Wind	Physical	Special
Sludge	Physical	Special
Sludge Bomb	Physical	Special
Smog	Physical	Special
Snore	Physical	Special
SonicBoom	Physical	Special
Spark	Special	Physical
Spit Up	Physical	Special
Swift	Physical	Special
Thief	Special	Physical
ThunderPunch	Special	Physical
Tri Attack	Physical	Special
Uproar	Physical	Special
Vine Whip	Special	Physical
Volt Tackle	Special	Physical
Waterfall	Special	Physical
Weather Ball	Varies	Special

Generation VI to Generation VII

Move	Cat.
Move	Generation VI	Generation VII
Water Shuriken	Physical	Special

Targeting changes

Generation III to Generation IV

Target



Self



Any adjacent ally

Surf



All foes



All adjacent Pokémon

Generation IV to Generation V

Target



Self



Any adjacent Pokémon

Poison Gas



Any other Pokémon



All adjacent foes

Generation V to Generation VI

Target



Any adjacent Pokémon



All adjacent foes

Nature Power



Self



Any adjacent Pokémon

Generation VII to Generation VIII

Target



Self



User and all allies

Contact changes

Generation III to Generation IV

Move	Contact
Move	Generation III	Generation IV
AncientPower	Makes contact	Does not make contact
Covet	Does not make contact	Makes contact
Faint Attack	Does not make contact	Makes contact
Fake Out	Does not make contact	Makes contact
Overheat	Makes contact	Does not make contact

Priority changes

Generation I to Generation II

Move	Priority
Move	Generation I	Generation II
Roar	`0`	`-1`
Whirlwind	`0`	`-1`

Generation II to Generation III

Move	Priority
Move	Generation II	Generation III
Endure	`+2`	`+3`
Roar	`-1`	`-6`
Whirlwind	`-1`	`-6`

Generation III to Generation IV

Move	Priority
Move	Generation III	Generation IV
Bide	`0`	`+1`

Generation IV to Generation V

Move	Priority
Move	Generation IV	Generation V
Detect	`+3`	`+4`
Endure	`+3`	`+4`
ExtremeSpeed	`+1`	`+2`
Fake Out	`+1`	`+3`
Protect	`+3`	`+4`

Generation V to Generation VI

Move	Priority
Move	Generation V	Generation VI
Follow Me	`+3`	`+2`
Magic Room	`-7`	`0`
Rage Powder	`+3`	`+2`
Wonder Room	`-7`	`0`

Generation VI to Generation VII

Move	Priority
Move	Generation VI	Generation VII
Ally Switch	`+1`	`+2`

Within a generation

There are certain moves that have changed in priority within the generation as well.

Generation VII

Move	Priority
Move	USUM	LGPE
Teleport	`0`	`-6`

Move interaction changes

Generation II to Generation III

Move	Protect
Move	Generation II	Generation III
Conversion 2	Blocked by Protect	Not blocked by Protect
Mean Look	Not blocked by Protect	Blocked by Protect
Nightmare	Not blocked by Protect	Blocked by Protect
Spider Web	Not blocked by Protect	Blocked by Protect

Generation IV to Generation V

Move	Protect
Move	Generation IV	Generation V
Counter	Not blocked by Protect	Blocked by Protect
Metal Burst	Not blocked by Protect	Blocked by Protect
Mirror Coat	Not blocked by Protect	Blocked by Protect

Generation V to Generation VI

Move	Protect
Move	Generation V	Generation VI
Bestow	Blocked by Protect	Not blocked by Protect
Block	Blocked by Protect	Not blocked by Protect
Mean Look	Blocked by Protect	Not blocked by Protect
Spider Web	Blocked by Protect	Not blocked by Protect

Generation III to Generation IV

Move	Magic Coat
Move	Generation III	Generation IV
Kinesis	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat

Generation IV to Generation V

Move	Magic Coat
Move	Generation IV	Generation V
Defog	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Disable	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Embargo	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Encore	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Foresight	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Heal Block	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Miracle Eye	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Odor Sleuth	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Roar	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Spikes	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Spite	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Stealth Rock	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Taunt	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Torment	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Toxic Spikes	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat
Whirlwind	Not reflected by Magic Coat	Reflected by Magic Coat

Generation IV to Generation V

Move	Snatch
Move	Generation IV	Generation V
Acupressure	Stolen by Snatch	Not stolen by Snatch
Aqua Ring	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch
Conversion	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch
Healing Wish	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch
Imprison	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch
Lucky Chant	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch
Lunar Dance	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch
Magnet Rise	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch
Power Trick	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch
Psych Up	Stolen by Snatch	Not stolen by Snatch
Recycle	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch
Wish	Not stolen by Snatch	Stolen by Snatch

Generation III to Generation IV

Move	Mirror Move
Move	Generation III	Generation IV
Counter	Copied by Mirror Move	Not copied by Mirror Move
Mirror Coat	Copied by Mirror Move	Not copied by Mirror Move
Struggle	Copied by Mirror Move	Not copied by Mirror Move
Taunt	Not copied by Mirror Move	Copied by Mirror Move
Teeter Dance	Not copied by Mirror Move	Copied by Mirror Move

Generation V to Generation VI

Move	Mirror Move
Move	Generation V	Generation VI
Feint	Not copied by Mirror Move	Copied by Mirror Move

Contest category changes

Between generations

This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Changes between ORAS and BDSP (if any)

Generation V did not feature Contests, nor did Generation VI prior to Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. As a result, the first moves to change Contest category appeared 2 generations apart. Note that between these generations Smart and Beauty were renamed Clever and Beautiful respectively.

Generation IV to Generation VI

Move	Cat.
Move	Generation IV	Generation VI
Acupressure	Cool	Tough
Aqua Jet	Beauty	Cool
Aqua Tail	Cute	Beautiful
Assurance	Beauty	Clever
Astonish	Smart	Cute
Avalanche	Cool	Beautiful
Barrage	Tough	Cute
Blaze Kick	Beauty	Cool
Brave Bird	Cute	Cool
Brine	Smart	Tough
Bug Bite	Tough	Cute
Bug Buzz	Cute	Beautiful
Bulk Up	Beauty	Cool
Bullet Punch	Smart	Tough
Captivate	Beauty	Cute
Chatter	Smart	Cute
Close Combat	Smart	Tough
Copycat	Cool	Cute
Cosmic Power	Cool	Beautiful
Defog	Beauty	Cool
Dig	Smart	Tough
Discharge	Cool	Beautiful
Dizzy Punch	Cool	Cute
Doom Desire	Cool	Beautiful
Double Hit	Smart	Cool
Double Slap	Tough	Cute
Draco Meteor	Smart	Beautiful
Dragon Pulse	Smart	Beautiful
Dragon Rush	Cool	Tough
Drain Punch	Beauty	Tough
Earth Power	Smart	Beautiful
Egg Bomb	Tough	Cute
Embargo	Cute	Clever
Ember	Beauty	Cute
Fake Tears	Smart	Cute
Feint	Beauty	Clever
Fire Fang	Beauty	Cool
Fire Punch	Beauty	Tough
Flare Blitz	Smart	Cool
Flash Cannon	Smart	Beautiful
Fling	Tough	Cute
Gastro Acid	Beauty	Tough
Giga Impact	Beauty	Tough
Grass Knot	Smart	Cute
Gravity	Beauty	Clever
Guard Swap	Cute	Clever
Gunk Shot	Cool	Tough
Gyro Ball	Beauty	Cool
Hammer Arm	Cool	Tough
Heal Block	Cute	Clever
Healing Wish	Cute	Beautiful
Heart Swap	Cool	Clever
Judgment	Smart	Beautiful
Leaf Storm	Cute	Beautiful
Lick	Tough	Cute
Magnet Rise	Cute	Clever
Me First	Cute	Clever
Metal Burst	Beauty	Cool
Miracle Eye	Cute	Clever
Mirror Shot	Cute	Beautiful
Mud Bomb	Smart	Cute
Nasty Plot	Cute	Clever
Natural Gift	Cool	Clever
Night Slash	Beauty	Cool
Ominous Wind	Smart	Beautiful
Payback	Cool	Tough
Poison Jab	Smart	Tough
Power Swap	Beauty	Clever
Power Trick	Cool	Clever
Power Whip	Beauty	Tough
Psycho Shift	Cool	Clever
Punishment	Smart	Cool
Rage	Cool	Tough
Rain Dance	Tough	Beautiful
Roar of Time	Cool	Beautiful
Rock Climb	Cool	Tough
Rollout	Tough	Cute
Roost	Cool	Clever
Seed Bomb	Smart	Tough
Seed Flare	Cool	Beautiful
Shadow Claw	Cute	Cool
Shadow Force	Smart	Cool
Smelling Salts	Smart	Tough
Soft-Boiled	Beauty	Cute
Spacial Rend	Tough	Beautiful
Struggle	Cool	Tough
Substitute	Smart	Cute
Switcheroo	Cool	Clever
Tailwind	Smart	Cool
Thunder Fang	Smart	Cool
Trick Room	Cute	Clever
Vacuum Wave	Smart	Cool
Wake-Up Slap	Smart	Tough
Weather Ball	Smart	Beautiful
Worry Seed	Beauty	Clever
Wring Out	Smart	Tough
X-Scissor	Beauty	Cool
Zen Headbutt	Beauty	Clever

Name changes

Generation V to Generation VI

Name
Generation V	Generation VI
AncientPower	Ancient Power
BubbleBeam	Bubble Beam
DoubleSlap	Double Slap
DragonBreath	Dragon Breath
DynamicPunch	Dynamic Punch
ExtremeSpeed	Extreme Speed
Faint Attack	Feint Attack
FeatherDance	Feather Dance
GrassWhistle	Grass Whistle
Hi Jump Kick	High Jump Kick
PoisonPowder	Poison Powder
Sand-Attack	Sand Attack
Selfdestruct	Self-Destruct
SmellingSalt	Smelling Salts
SmokeScreen	Smokescreen
Softboiled	Soft-Boiled
SolarBeam	Solar Beam
SonicBoom	Sonic Boom
ThunderPunch	Thunder Punch
ThunderShock	Thunder Shock
ViceGrip	Vice Grip

Generation VII to Generation VIII

Name
Generation VII	Generation VIII
Vice Grip	Vise Grip

Generation II

There are certain moves that have changed name within a generation as well.

Name
Pokémon Crystal	Pokémon Stadium 2
Conversion2	Conversion 2

Generation II to Generation III

English name	French name
English name	Generation II	Generation III
Conversion2	Adaptation2	Conversion2

Generation III to Generation IV

English name	French name
English name	Generation III	Generation IV
Facade	Facade	Façade

Generation IV to Generation V

English name	French name
English name	Generation IV	Generation V
Bind	Etreinte	Étreinte
Bubble	Ecume	Écume
Crush Claw	Eclategriffe	Éclategriffe
Energy Ball	Eco-Sphère	Éco-Sphère
Lava Plume	Ebullilave	Ébullilave
Pound	Ecras'Face	Écras'Face
Psycho Shift	Echange Psy	Échange Psy
Rock Smash	Eclate-Roc	Éclate-Roc
Rock Slide	Eboulement	Éboulement
Spark	Etincelle	Étincelle
Stomp	Ecrasement	Écrasement
Thunder Punch	Poing-Eclair	Poing-Éclair
Thunder Shock	Eclair	Éclair
Thunder Wave	Cage-Eclair	Cage-Éclair
Volt Tackle	Electacle	Électacle

Generation V to Generation VI

English name	French name
English name	Generation V	Generation VI
Ancient Power	Pouv.Antique	Pouvoir Antique
Bolt Strike	ChargeFoudre	Charge Foudre
Conversion	Adaptation	Conversion
Crush Claw	Éclategriffe	Éclate Griffe
Defend Order	Appel Défens	Appel Défense
Destiny Bond	Prlvt Destin	Prélèvem. Destin
Extreme Speed	Vit.Extrême	Vitesse Extrême
Flamethrower	Lance-Flamme	Lance-Flammes
Fire Spin	Danseflamme	Danse Flamme
Frost Breath	SouffleGlacé	Souffle Glacé
Glaciate	ÈreGlaciaire	Ère Glaciaire
Glare	Intimidation*	Regard Médusant
Guard Split	PartageGarde	Partage Garde
Hidden Power	Puis. Cachée	Puissance Cachée
Ice Punch	Poinglace	Poing-Glace
Last Resort	Dernierecour	Dernier Recours
Leaf Storm	Tempêteverte	Tempête Verte
Night Shade	Ténèbres*	Ombre Nocturne
Poison Fang	Crochetvenin	Crochet Venin
Power Split	PartageForce	Partage Force
Rage Powder	PoudreFureur	Poudre Fureur
Relic Song	ChantAntique	Chant Antique
Sandstorm	Tempêtesable	Tempête de Sable
Stored Power	ForceAjoutée	Force Ajoutée
V-create	CoupVictoire	Coup Victoire
Volt Switch	ChangeÉclair	Change Éclair

Generation VI to Generation VII

English name	French name
English name	Generation VI	Generation VII
Attack Order	Appel Attak	Appel Attaque
Draco Meteor	Draco Météor	Draco Météore
Meteor Mash	Poing Météor	Poing Météore
Techno Blast	TechnoBuster	Techno-Buster

Generation VII to Generation VIII

English name	French name
English name	Generation VII	Generation VIII
Absorb	Vol-Vie	Vole-Vie
Aqua Tail	Hydroqueue	Hydro-Queue
Bone Rush	Charge-Os	Charge Os
Cosmic Power	Force Cosmik	Force Cosmique
Cross Chop	Coup-Croix	Coup Croix
Cross Poison	Poison-Croix	Poison Croix
Destiny Bond	Prélèvem. Destin	Lien du Destin
Doom Desire	Carnareket	Vœu Destructeur
Draco Meteor	Draco Météore	Draco-Météore
Dragon Ascent	Draco Ascension	Draco-Ascension
Dragon Breath	Dracosouffle	Draco-Souffle
Dragon Claw	Dracogriffe	Draco-Griffe
Dragon Pulse	Dracochoc	Draco-Choc
Dragon Rush	Dracocharge	Draco-Charge
Drain Punch	Vampipoing	Vampi-Poing
Dynamic Punch	Dynamopoing	Dynamo-Poing
Egg Bomb	Bomb’Œuf	Bombe Œuf
Entrainment	Ten-danse	Ten-Danse
Feather Dance	Danse-Plume	Danse Plumes
Fire Punch	Poing de Feu	Poing Feu
Fire Spin	Danse Flamme	Danse Flammes
Flail	Fléau	Gigotage
Frenzy Plant	Végé-Attak	Végé-Attaque
Ice Punch	Poing-Glace	Poing Glace
Icicle Spear	Stalagtite	Stalactite
Ion Deluge	DélugePlasmique	Déluge Plasmique
Karate Chop	Poing-Karaté	Poing Karaté
Leaf Blade	Lame-Feuille	Lame Feuille
Lunar Dance	Danse-Lune	Danse Lune
Magnet Bomb	Bombaimant	Bombe Aimant
Nature Power	Force-Nature	Force Nature
Oblivion Wing	Mort-Ailes	Mort’Ailes
Petal Dance	Danse-Fleur	Danse Fleurs
Psycho Boost	Psycho Boost	Psycho-Boost
Razor Shell	Coquilame	Coqui-Lame
Reflect Type	Copie Type	Copie-Type
Shadow Bone	Os’Ombre	Os Ombre
Sludge Bomb	Bomb-Beurk	Bombe Beurk
Sonic Boom	Sonicboom	Sonic Boom
Steel Wing	Aile d’Acier	Ailes d’Acier
Strength Sap	Vol-Force	Vole-Force
Swords Dance	Danse-Lames	Danse Lames
Tail Glow	Lumiqueue	Lumi-Queue
Teeter Dance	Danse-Folle	Danse Folle
Thunder Punch	Poing-Éclair	Poing Éclair
Thunder Wave	Cage-Éclair	Cage Éclair
Trick	Tourmagik	Tour de Magie
Twineedle	Double-Dard	Double Dard
Wing Attack	Cru-Aile	Cru-Ailes
X-Scissor	Plaie-Croix	Plaie Croix

Generation I to Generation II

English name	German name
English name	Generation I	Generation II
Transform	Wandler	Verwandler

Generation II to Generation III

English name	German name
English name	Generation II	Generation III
Transform	Verwandler	Wandler

Generation VI to Generation VII

English name	German name
English name	Generation VI	Generation VII
Baton Pass	Staffette	Stafette
Frenzy Plant	Fauna-Statue	Flora-Statue
Grass Pledge	Pflanzsäulen	Pflanzensäulen

Generation VII to Generation VIII

English name	German name
English name	Generation VII	Generation VIII
Confuse Ray	Konfustrahl	Konfusstrahl
Foresight	Gesichte	Scharfblick
Glare	Giftblick	Schlangenblick
Peck	Schnabel	Pikser
Pound	Pfund	Klaps
Role Play	Rollentausch	Rollenspiel
Skill Swap	Wertewechsel	Fähigkeitstausch

Between generations

Starting in the Generation IV, move names that were shortened by character restriction will be displayed in full during combat in video games.
For example: In "Destiny Bond" on the Generation IV, the name in the Pokémon's summary appears as "Destinobbl.", while during combat it appears "Destinobbligato".

Generation II to Generation III

English name	Italian name
English name	Generation II	Generation III
Body Slam	Body Slam	Corposcontro
Focus Energy	Energy Conc.	Focalenergia
Pound	Libbra	Botta
Psywave	Psico-onda	Psiconda

Generation V to Generation VI

English name	Italian name
English name	Generation V	Generation VI
Counter	Contatore	Contrattacco
Destiny Bond	Destinobbl.	Destinobbligato
Giga Drain	Gigassorbim.	Gigassorbimento
Glare	Bagliore	Sguardo Feroce
Mega Drain	Megassorbim.	Megassorbimento
Night Shade	Ombra Nott.	Ombra Notturna
Quick Attack	Att. Rapido	Attacco Rapido
Seismic Toss	Mov. Sismico	Movim. Sismico
Wing Attack	Att. d'Ala	Attacco d'Ala

Generation I to Generation II

English name	Spanish name
English name	Generation I	Generation II
Quick Attack	Ata. Rápido	At. Rápido
Sand Attack	Ataque-Arena	Ataque Arena

Generation II to Generation III

English name	Spanish name
English name	Generation II	Generation III
Giga Drain	Giga-Drenado	Gigadrenado
Metal Claw	Garra-Metal	Garra Metal
Mud-Slap	Bofetón-Lodo	Bofetón Lodo
Psywave	Psico-Onda	Psicoonda
Swords Dance	Danza-Espada	Danza Espada
Thunder Punch	Puño-Trueno	Puño Trueno
Wing Attack	Ataque-Ala	Ataque Ala

Generation IV to Generation V

In video games of Generation V, these name changes could only be seen in combat, while out of combat they look as if they had not changed, due to the character restriction.

English name	Spanish name
English name	Generation IV	Generation V
Light Screen	Pantalla Luz	Pantalla de Luz
Quick Attack	At. Rápido	Ataque Rápido

Generation V to Generation VI

English name	Spanish name
English name	Generation V	Generation VI
Acid Armor	Armad. Ácida	Armadura Ácida
Bolt Strike	At. Fulgor	Ataque Fulgor
Clear Smog	Nieblaclara	Niebla Clara
Counter	Contador	Contraataque
Destiny Bond	Mismodestino	Mismo Destino
Double Slap	Doblebofetón	Doble Bofetón
Dynamic Punch	Puñodinámico	Puño Dinámico
Extreme Speed	Vel. Extrema	Veloc. Extrema
Fire Fang	Colm. Ígneo	Colmillo Ígneo
Flash Cannon	Foco Respl.	Foco Resplandor
Fury Cutter	Cortefuria	Corte Furia
Guard Swap	Cambia Def.	Cambia Defensa
Heavy Slam	Cuerpopesado	Cuerpo Pesado
High Jump Kick	Pat. S. Alta	Pat. Salto Alta
Horn Leech	Astadrenaje	Asta Drenaje
Hyper Fang	Hip. Colmillo	Hipercolmillo
Ice Fang	Colm. Hielo	Colmillo Hielo
Iron Defense	Def. Férrea	Defensa Férrea
Iron Head	Cabezahierro	Cabeza de Hierro
Karate Chop	Golpe Karate	Golpe Kárate
Leaf Tornado	Ciclón Hojas	Ciclón de Hojas
Metal Burst	Repr. Metal	Represión Metal
Mirror Shot	Disp. Espejo	Disparo Espejo
Mud Shot	Disp. Lodo	Disparo Lodo
Mud Sport	Chapoteolodo	Chapoteo Lodo
Ominous Wind	Vien. Aciago	Viento Aciago
Psycho Cut	Psico-corte	Psicocorte
Psycho Shift	Psico-cambio	Psicocambio
Power Swap	Cambia Fue.	Cambia Fuerza
Razor Wind	V. Cortante	Viento Cortante
Relic Song	Cantoarcaico	Canto Arcaico
Return	Retroceso	Retribución
Sacred Fire	Fuegosagrado	Fuego Sagrado
Sacred Sword	Espadasanta	Espada Santa
Sandstorm	Torm. Arena	Tormenta Arena
Secret Sword	Sablemístico	Sable Místico
Selfdestruct	Autodestruc	Autodestrucción
Shift Gear	Cambiomarcha	Cambio de Marcha
Slam	Portazo	Atizar
Smokescreen	Pantallahumo	Pantalla de Humo
Steamroller	Rodillo Púas	Rodillo de Púas
Stored Power	Poderreserva	Poder Reserva
String Shot	Disp. Demora	Disparo Demora
Teleport	Teletransp	Teletransporte
Thunder Fang	Colm. Rayo	Colmillo Rayo
Transform	Transform	Transformación
Triple Kick	Triplepatada	Triple Patada
Twineedle	Dobleataque	Doble Ataque
Venoshock	Cargatóxica	Carga Tóxica
Wrap	Repetición	Constricción

Generation VI to Generation VII

English name	Spanish name
English name	Generation VI	Generation VII
Struggle	Combate	Forcejeo

Generation VII to Generation VIII

English name	Spanish name
English name	Generation VII	Generation VIII
Ally Switch	Cambio Banda	Cambio de Banda
Barrage	Presa	Bombardeo
Bullet Seed	Recurrente	Semilladora
Dream Eater	Come Sueños	Comesueños
False Swipe	Falsotortazo	Falso Tortazo
Giga Impact	Giga Impacto	Gigaimpacto
Guard Swap	Cambia Defensa	Cambiadefensa
Gunk Shot	Lanza Mugre	Lanzamugre
Imprison	Cerca	Sellar
Mirror Move	Mov. Espejo	Espejo
Poison Fang	Colmillo Ven	Colmillo Veneno
Poison Sting	Picotazo Ven	Picotazo Veneno
Power Swap	Cambia Fuerza	Cambiafuerza
Rollout	Desenrollar	Rodar
Seismic Toss	Mov. Sísmico	Sísmico
Speed Swap	Cambia Velocidad	Cambiavelocidad

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