Version-exclusive moves

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Version-exclusive moves are moves that are only available in one or two games in a single generation. They are often the signature moves of version-exclusive Pokémon.

This list does not take into account the fact that the following moves could be Sketched, used via Metronome, or obtained from events. This list does not include Shadow moves, which—with the exception of Shadow Rush—are all exclusive to Pokémon XD.

List of version exclusive moves

Generation I

Move			Game	Reason
041		Twineedle	Red and Blue	Signature move of Beedrill, which is unobtainable in Pokémon Yellow
080		Petal Dance	Red and Yellow	Signature move of Oddish, Gloom and Vileplume, which are unobtainable in Blue
134		Kinesis	Yellow	No Pokémon can learn Kinesis in Red or Blue.
137		Glare	Red	Signature move of Ekans and Arbok, which are unobtainable in Blue and Yellow.

Generation II

Move			Game	Reason
006		Pay Day	Silver and Crystal	Signature move of Meowth and Persian, which are unobtainable in Gold.
013		Razor Wind	None	No Pokémon can learn Razor Wind in Generation II.
169		Spider Web	Gold and Crystal	Signature move of Spinarak and Ariados, which are unobtainable in Silver.
177		Aeroblast	Silver	Signature move of Lugia, which cannot learn Aeroblast in Gold and Crystal, due to the lowest legitimate level of Lugia in these games being level 70 and level 60 respectively, and the lack of a move relearner.
217		Present	Silver and Crystal	Signature move of Delibird, which is unobtainable in Gold.
221		Sacred Fire	Gold	Signature move of Ho-Oh, which cannot learn Sacred Fire in Silver and Crystal, due to the lowest legitimate level of Ho-Oh in these games being 70 and level 60 respectively, and the lack of a move relearner.
245		ExtremeSpeed	Gold and Crystal	Signature move of Arcanine, which is unobtainable in Silver.

Generation III

Move			Game	Reason
006		Pay Day	Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen, and XD	Signature move of Meowth and Persian, which are unobtainable in Ruby, Sapphire, and Colosseum.
144		Transform	Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen	Signature move of Ditto, which is unobtainable in Ruby, Sapphire, Colosseum and XD. Mew also learns this move, though it is also exclusive to Pokémon Emerald, and via event only.
251		Beat Up	LeafGreen and Colosseum	Signature move of Sneasel, which is unobtainable in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and XD.
306		Crush Claw	Ruby and XD	Signature move of Zangoose, which is unobtainable in Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Colosseum.
326		Extrasensory	Ruby, Emerald and XD	Signature move of Seedot, Nuzleaf and Shiftry, which are unobtainable in Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Colosseum.
342		Poison Tail	Sapphire and Emerald	Signature move of Seviper, which is unobtainable in Ruby, FireRed, LeafGreen, Colosseum and XD.

Generation IV

Move			Game	Reason
169		Spider Web	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold	Signature move of Spinarak and Ariados, which are unobtainable in SoulSilver.
177		Aeroblast	HeartGold and SoulSilver	Signature move of Lugia, which is unobtainable in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
217		Present	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, SoulSilver	Signature move of Delibird, which is unobtainable in HeartGold.
221		Sacred Fire	HeartGold and SoulSilver	Signature move of Ho-Oh, which is unobtainable in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
449		Judgment	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Signature move of Arceus, which has never had an event distribution for HeartGold and SoulSilver.
459		Roar of Time	Diamond, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver	Signature move of Dialga, which is unobtainable in Pearl.
460		Spacial Rend	Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver	Signature move of Palkia, which is unobtainable in Diamond.
461		Lunar Dance	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Signature move of Cresselia, which is unobtainable in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
462		Crush Grip	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Signature move of Regigigas, which is unobtainable in HeartGold and SoulSilver. However, Regigigas requires Regirock, Regice, and Registeel to be in the players party to obtain, which must be sent from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, or (in Platinum only) can be encountered using an event Regigigas.
463		Magma Storm	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Signature move of Heatran, which is unobtainable in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
464		Dark Void	Platinum	Signature move of Darkrai, which cannot be caught in-game in Diamond, Pearl, HeartGold and SoulSilver.
465		Seed Flare	Platinum	Signature move of Shaymin, which cannot be caught in-game in Diamond, Pearl, HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Generation V

Move			Game	Reason
550		Bolt Strike	White and Black 2	Signature move of Zekrom, which is unobtainable in Black and White 2.
551		Blue Flare	Black and White 2	Signature move of Reshiram, which is unobtainable in White and Black 2.
558		Fusion Flare	Black and White 2	Signature move of Reshiram, which is unobtainable in White and Black 2.
559		Fusion Bolt	White and Black 2	Signature move of Zekrom, which is unobtainable in Black and White 2.

See also

• Version-exclusive Pokémon
• Signature move

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