Move Tutor

In the game known as Pokémon Stadium in Japanese that was only released in Japan, if the player clears the Master Ball division of the L1-30 Division with a Pikachu in their party, the Pikachu can learn Surf.

In the international release of the game known as Pokémon Stadium in English, if the player clears the Master Ball division of the Round 2 Prime Cup with only Pokémon selected directly from a Game Pak with a Pikachu in their party and does not save during the tournament, the Pikachu can learn Surf. Pikachu only has to be selected for the final battle and does not have to take part in the battle.

In Pokémon Crystal, Bill's father can be visited outside the Goldenrod Game Corner every Wednesday and Saturday after the player has entered the Hall of Fame. He teaches three different moves for 4000 coins, two of which were TMs in Generation I and returned to that status in Generation III, and one of which later became a TM with the other two. These moves are breedable in the same fashion as TMs and HMs. After teaching a move, he goes back inside the Game Corner to gamble while nursing a drink, and will not be able to teach another move until the next available day.

The move tutor's son, Bill, complains that he doesn't work and is a drain on the family. His wife describes him as a former Poké Maniac who spends all his free time gambling.

These Move Tutors are in FireRed and LeafGreen. They do not appear in the Generation I games.

These tutors will teach a Pokémon a move otherwise unobtainable with the Generation III TM list. Many of the NPCs which gave a TM containing a move in Generation I that is no longer available in TM form in the current generation will directly teach the move they would have given instead. These can only be taught once.

A woman at Two Island's Cape Brink will teach one move to each of the fully evolved Kanto starter Pokémon. She will teach Frenzy Plant to Venusaur, Hydro Cannon to Blastoise, and Blast Burn to Charizard. The moves can only be taught to one of these three Pokémon once, and the Pokémon learning the move must have maximum friendship.

In Pokémon Emerald, various Move Tutors can be found across the Hoenn region. Some moves may be purchased at the Battle Frontier. Those that cannot be purchased may only be learned once from the tutor.

In Pokémon XD, there is a Move Tutor in Agate Village. Like all Move Tutors in FireRed and LeafGreen and the free Move Tutors in Emerald, these moves can only be taught once.

A Move Tutor at Mt. Battle can teach Mew moves for the cost of 5,000 Poké Coupons. This can only be done after beating the game, but it can be done multiple times. Unlike other Move Tutors, this one does not give the player a direct choice in what Mew learns. Instead, he asks a few questions and then offers a full set of moves for Mew.

This Move Tutor can teach Mew any move it can otherwise learn by TM, HM, or from any other Generation III Move Tutor, plus one of the moves below:

There are two Move Tutors in Sinnoh—one on Route 228 and one on Route 210. The Move Tutor on Route 210 teaches Draco Meteor to a Dragon-type Pokémon which has had its friendship maximized. Similar to the Cape Brink Move Tutor in FireRed and LeafGreen, the Route 228 Move Tutor will teach one of the elemental versions of Hyper Beam to a fully-evolved starter with maximum friendship. Unlike the Cape Brink tutor, it can be any of the fully-evolved starter Pokémon, but the move's type will always correspond with the Pokémon's primary type. Also unlike the Cape Brink tutor, it can be taught as many times as the player likes.

In Pokémon Platinum, in addition to the Move Tutors in Diamond and Pearl, three new Move Tutors are added, in Snowpoint City, on Route 212, and in the Survival Area. These Move Tutors accept shards in return for their services, charging eight shards of various colors per move.

The following tutor moves are available in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Similar to Emerald, most of the moves that a Move Tutor can teach to a Pokémon require a set amount of Battle Points, these tutors being located in the Frontier Access. Fourteen of these moves are exclusive to HeartGold and SoulSilver, while the rest are also obtainable in Platinum.

In Pokémon Black and White, there are four Move Tutors in Unova: one in Driftveil City, one on Route 13, one in Opelucid City and one in Castelia City. A man in his house in Driftveil City teaches the newly-introduced Pledge moves, which can be combined with each other in double and triple battles for additional effects. As before, the elemental Hyper Beam variants can be taught to friendly fully-evolved starter Pokémon of each respective type, with the new Move Tutor being located on Route 13. Draco Meteor is taught by the opposite game's Opelucid Gym Leader (Drayden^W or Iris^B), but maximum friendship is not required. Also, if the player brings an event Meloetta to Café Sonata in Castelia City, a musician will teach it Relic Song. Furthermore, if the player brings an event Keldeo with Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion in their party to Moor of Icirrus, they will teach it Secret Sword.

There are Move Tutors that teach moves for 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 of a specific color of Shard. These Move Tutors can be found in Driftveil City, Lentimas Town, Humilau City and Nacrene City.

The Driftveil City tutor teaches moves in exchange for Red Shards. The Lentimas Town tutor teaches moves in exchange for Blue Shards. The Humilau City tutor teaches moves in exchange for Yellow Shards. The Nacrene City tutor teaches moves in exchange for Green Shards.

Move Tutors are available at the Battle Resort, immediately left of the Pokémon Center. Four Tutors have set up stands next to each other, and will teach Pokémon moves in exchange for Battle Points. The Tutors are not identified in any manner, so the moves taught at each are as follows, in order from left to right:

There are multiple Move Tutors in Alola. One Move Tutor, a female Ace Trainer, in the Seafolk Village Pokémon Center teaches Draco Meteor to a Dragon-type Pokémon which has had its friendship maximized. The other Move Tutor in the same Pokémon Center will teach Rayquaza its signature move, Dragon Ascent without a friendship requirement. The Hau'oli City Move Tutor can teach an elemental Pledge-move or one of the elemental versions of Hyper Beam to eligible Pokémon with maximum friendship.

Move Tutors are available in certain tents at the various beaches on Melemele, Akala, and Ula'ula Islands, and at the Battle Tree on Poni Island. They will teach Pokémon moves for Battle Points (also referred to as Beach Points at the beaches). The moves taught at each are as follows, in order from left to right:

The moves the Move Tutors teach in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are all game-exclusive and all pertain to the player's Partner Pokémon. Once a Tutor from a later location has been visited, a Tutor from a previous location will teach new moves that the later Tutor offers.

In The Isle of Armor, 18 new moves (one for each type) were introduced that can only be learned via Move Tutor, made available at the Master Dojo after the player clears Mustard's first trial. Players may exchange five Armorite Ore to teach their Pokémon one of these moves.

Both Move Tutors remain the same as in Diamond and Pearl.

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In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Zisu will teach moves to the player's Pokémon in exchange for money. This is the only way for Pokémon to learn moves outside of leveling up, as TMs and Egg Moves do not exist in this game. As with moves learned by leveling up, moves taught by Zisu are permanently retained, and they can be added or removed from the Pokémon's move set at any time. If a move is outside the level-up learnset, a Seed of Mastery is required to master it, unlocking its agile style and strong style.

Additionally:

• Draco Meteor can only be taught to Dragon-type Pokémon, plus Arceus.
• Steel Beam can only be taught to Steel-type Pokémon, plus Arceus.
• Volt Tackle can only be taught to the Pikachu evolutionary line.

Move Type Cat. Price False Swipe  Normal  Physical 200 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical 500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical 500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Fang  Ice  Physical 500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Ball  Ice  Physical 500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical 500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Spikes  Ground  Physical 500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bulldoze  Ground  Physical 500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Aerial Ace  Flying  Physical 500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Stealth Rock  Rock  Physical 1,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Swift  Normal  Special 1,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Tri Attack  Normal  Special 1,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Magical Leaf  Grass  Special 1,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ominous Wind  Ghost  Special 1,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Power Shift  Normal  Status 1,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Focus Energy  Normal  Status 1,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bulk Up  Fighting  Status 1,500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Calm Mind  Psychic  Status 1,500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rest  Psychic  Status 1,500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Baby-Doll Eyes  Fairy  Status 1,500 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Drain Punch  Fighting  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Jab  Poison  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psycho Cut  Psychic  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Zen Headbutt  Psychic  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Leech Life  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} X-Scissor  Bug  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Slide  Rock  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Claw  Ghost  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Head  Steel  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  Physical 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mystical Fire  Fire  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Water Pulse  Water  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Charge Beam  Electric  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Energy Ball  Grass  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Icy Wind  Ice  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Earth Power  Ground  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Snarl  Dark  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flash Cannon  Steel  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dazzling Gleam  Fairy  Special 2,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Giga Impact  Normal  Physical 4,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Aqua Tail  Water  Physical 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Wild Charge  Electric  Physical 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} High Horsepower  Ground  Physical 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Megahorn  Bug  Physical 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Stone Edge  Rock  Physical 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Outrage  Dragon  Physical 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Play Rough  Fairy  Physical 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hyper Beam  Normal  Special 4,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flamethrower  Fire  Special 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunderbolt  Electric  Special 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Beam  Ice  Special 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psychic  Psychic  Special 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dark Pulse  Dark  Special 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Draco Meteor  Dragon  Special 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steel Beam  Steel  Special 4,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Volt Tackle  Electric  Physical 3,000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}