TCG move errors

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, there are often cases where a Pokémon card has an attack which has the name of a move it cannot learn legally in any of the games. It is unknown whether these instances are actual mistakes, or if card templating does not have to strictly follow game learnsets.

Occasionally, in-game event Pokémon that can be transferred onto the main series games have a move that is not normally included in that Pokémon's moveset (a prime example being Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire, which gave away four separate Pokémon with moves that were not normally available to that specific Pokémon).

Former errors

Artwork	Name	Move	TCG Set	Picture
	Jynx	Meditate	Base Set
	Raticate	Bite	Base Set
	Abra	Psyshock	Base Set
	Rattata	Bite	Base Set
	Hypno	Dark Mind	Fossil
	Nidorina	Supersonic	Jungle
	Pikachu	Spark	Jungle
	Voltorb	Thunder Shock	Vending Machine
	Koffing	Poison Gas	Intro Pack
	Growlithe	Lunge	Intro Pack
	Spearow	Wing Attack	Intro Pack
	Abra	Psyshock	Team Rocket
	Misty's Seaking	Mud Splash	Gym Heroes
	Omanyte	Bind	Neo Discovery
	Ho-Oh	Dive Bomb	Neo Revelation
	Shining Gyarados	Outrage	Neo Revelation
	Light Azumarill	Bubble	Neo Revelation
	Larvitar	Rock Throw	Neo Destiny
	Morty's Hypno	Dark Mind	Pokémon VS
	Marill	Bubble	Expedition
	Togepi	Pound	Aquapolis
	Voltorb	ThunderShock	Aquapolis
	Granbull	Mega Punch	Skyridge
	Growlithe	Double Kick	Skyridge
	Staryu	Confuse Ray	Skyridge
	Quilava	Take Down	T Promo
	Heracross	Slash	Skyridge
	Camerupt	Fire Spin	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Grovyle	Slash	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Seedot	Tackle	EX Sandstorm
	Roselia	Sleep Powder	EX Dragon
	Corphish	Slash	EX Dragon
	Beldum	Tackle	EX Hidden Legends
	Metang	Tackle	EX Hidden Legends
	Exeggcute	Psybeam	EX FireRed & LeafGreen
	Voltorb	Thundershock	EX FireRed & LeafGreen
	Rocket's Wobbuffet	Amnesia	EX Team Rocket Returns
	Electrode	Thundershock	EX Emerald
	Aura's Lucario	Focus Energy	PCG-P Promotional cards
	Treecko	Slash	PCG-P Promotional cards
	Larvitar	Tackle	EX Unseen Forces
	Pupitar	Rock Throw	EX Unseen Forces
	Holon's Voltorb	Thundershock	EX Delta Species
	Machop	Mach Punch	EX Legend Maker
	Gastly	Smog	EX Legend Maker
	Lileep δ	Mud Shot	EX Holon Phantoms
	Omastar δ	Bind	EX Holon Phantoms
	Barboach	Flail	EX Holon Phantoms
	Sableye	Disable	EX Crystal Guardians
	Mew	Psyshock	POP Series 4
	Pikachu	Spark	POP Series 4
	Ludicolo δ	Knock Off	EX Crystal Guardians
	Pikachu	Spark	POP Series 6
	Golduck	Encore	Secret Wonders
	Kecleon	Camouflage	Secret Wonders
	Buneary	Double Kick	Legends Awakened
	Shinx	Double Kick	Legends Awakened
	Heatran	Body Slam	POP Series 8
	Haunter	Smog	Stormfront
	Voltorb	Thundershock	Stormfront
	Sea's Manaphy	Water Gun	Sea's Manaphy
	Regigigas	Body Slam	POP Series 9
	Seedot	Astonish	Rising Rivals
	Gible	Bite	Supreme Victors
	Hippopotas	Mud Shot	Supreme Victors
	Treecko	Slash	Arceus
	Raichu	Spark	Undaunted
	Gardevoir	Psybeam	Legendary Treasures
	Piplup	Charm	Legendary Treasures

List of TCG Pokémon with moves they cannot learn in the games

Original Series

Artwork	Name	Move	TCG Set	Picture
	Alakazam	Confuse Ray	Base Set
	Magneton	Selfdestruct	Base Set
	Dratini	Pound	Base Set
	Kakuna	Poison Powder	Base Set
	Drowzee	Confuse Ray	Base Set
	Magnemite	Selfdestruct	Base Set
	Metapod	Stun Spore*	Base Set
	Magneton	Selfdestruct	Fossil
	Dark Wartortle	DoubleSlap	Team Rocket
	Misty's Horsea	Tackle	Gym Heroes
	Weedle	Peck	Vending Machine
	Kakuna	Rollout	Vending Machine
	Squirtle	Pound	Vending Machine
	Rattata	Scratch	Vending Machine
	Shellder	Water Spout	Vending Machine
	Spearow	Gust	Vending Machine
	Eevee	Lunge	Vending Machine
	Koga's Ditto	Pound	Gym Challenge
	Lt. Surge's Eevee	Surprise Scratch	Gym Challenge
	Blaine's Vulpix	Bite	Gym Challenge
	Erika's Paras	Irongrip	Gym Challenge
	Koga's Pidgey	Peck	Gym Challenge
	Sabrina's Abra	Pound	Gym Challenge
	Butterfree	Fly	Southern Islands

Neo Series

Artwork	Name	Move	TCG Set	Picture
	Croconaw	Tackle	Neo Genesis
	Totodile	Fury Swipes	Neo Genesis
	Tyranitar	Slam	Neo Discovery
	Pupitar	Skull Bash	Neo Discovery
	Poliwag	Rollout	Neo Discovery
	Houndour	Lunge	Neo Destiny
	Dratini	Fury Attack	Neo Destiny
	Sunkern	Rollout	Neo Destiny
	Bayleef	Sleep Powder	Intro Pack Neo
	Pichu	Pound	Intro Pack Neo
	Abra	Pound	Intro Pack Neo

Vs era

Artwork	Name	Move	TCG Set	Picture
	Falkner's Togetic	Agility	Pokémon VS
	Morty's Hypno	Dark Mind	Pokémon VS
	Sabrina's Espeon	Psywave	Pokémon VS
	Janine's Ariados	Poison Fang	Pokémon VS
	Janine's Shuckle	Sludge	Pokémon VS
	Will's Jynx	Hypnosis	Pokémon VS
	Lance's Gyarados	Wrap	Pokémon VS
	Rocket's Tyranitar	Slam	Pokémon VS

e-Card Series

Artwork	Name	Move	TCG Set	Picture
	Celebi	Supersonic	J Promo
	Flareon	Fury Swipes	T Promo
	Slowpoke	Pound	T Promo
	Ivysaur	Stomp	T Promo
	Cloyster	Lick	Expedition
	Mewtwo	Hypnosis	Expedition
	Croconaw	Tackle Take Down	Expedition
	Kadabra	Confuse Ray	Expedition
	Magmar	Thrash	Expedition
	Metapod	Rollout	Expedition
	Wartortle	Double Slap	Expedition
	Abra	Scratch Confuse Ray	Expedition
	Caterpie	Headbutt	Expedition
	Chikorita	Sleep Powder	Expedition
	Goldeen	Splash	Expedition
	Oddish	Tackle	Expedition
	Pidgey	Peck Fury Strikes	Expedition
	Pikachu	Tackle	Expedition
	Poliwag	Rollout	Expedition
	Shellder	Irongrip Lick	Expedition
	Squirtle	Double Slap	Expedition
	Bulbasaur	Scratch Lunge	McDonald Pack
	Chikorita	Rollout	McDonald Pack
	Charmander	Slam	McDonald Pack
	Cyndaquil	Pound	McDonald Pack
	Totodile	Stomp	McDonald Pack
	Natu	Glare	McDonald Pack
	Sandshrew	Slam	McDonald Pack
	Larvitar	Comet Punch	McDonald Pack
	Octillery	Smokescreen	Aquapolis
	Houndoom	Smokescreen	Aquapolis
	Jynx	Confuse Ray	Aquapolis
	Flaaffy	Spark	Aquapolis
	Golduck	Slash	Aquapolis
	Cubone	Tackle	Aquapolis
	Drowzee	Tackle	Aquapolis
	Hitmontop	Double Kick	Aquapolis
	Nidoran♂	Scratch	Aquapolis
	Porygon	Peck	Aquapolis
	Slowpoke	Bite	Aquapolis
	Tangela	Double Kick	Aquapolis
	Tentacool	Recover	Aquapolis
	Wooper	Bubble	Aquapolis
	Eevee	Lunge	Aquapolis
	Ross's Wailmer	Tackle	Theater Limited VS Pack
	Persian	Lunge	Skyridge
	Gligar	Irongrip	Skyridge
	Kakuna	Poison Powder	Skyridge
	Ledyba	Slam	Skyridge
	Natu	Removal Beam	Skyridge
	Poliwhirl	Double Kick	Skyridge
	Raticate	Scratch	Skyridge
	Slugma	Tackle	Skyridge
	Staryu	Double Slap	Skyridge
	Sunkern	Rollout	Skyridge
	Teddiursa	Rage	Skyridge
	Weedle	Fury Attack	Skyridge

EX Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Wailord	Take Down	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Combusken	Lunge	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Lairon	Magnitude	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Manectric	Thundershock	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Marshtomp	Bubble Slash	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Mudkip	Pound Fury Swipes	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Ralts	Pound	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Shroomish	Sleep Powder	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Skitty	Scratch	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Skitty	Lunge	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Treecko	Razor Leaf	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Zigzagoon	Fury Swipes*	EX Ruby & Sapphire
	Delcatty	Scratch	EX Sandstorm
	Quilava	Slash	EX Sandstorm
	Pikachu	Scratch	EX Sandstorm
	Ninjask	Supersonic	EX Dragon
	Shuppet	Hypnosis	EX Dragon
	Nincada	Bite	EX Dragon
	Team Magma's Mightyena	Lunge	EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua
	Team Aqua's Electrike	Scratch Thunder Shock	EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua
	Team Magma's Baltoy	Peck	EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua
	Dark Celebi	Leaf Poison	EX Hidden Legends
	Sealeo	Skull Bash	EX Hidden Legends
	Clamperl	Bubble	EX Hidden Legends
	Cyndaquil	Rage	EX Hidden Legends
	Minun	Thundershock	EX Hidden Legends
	Snorunt	Tackle	EX Hidden Legends
	Staryu	Pound	EX Hidden Legends
	Vulpix	Scratch	EX Hidden Legends
	Wurmple	Lunge	Poké Card Creator Pack
	Dugtrio	Sonicboom	EX FireRed & LeafGreen
	Kakuna	Headbutt	EX FireRed & LeafGreen
	Metapod	Sharpen	EX FireRed & LeafGreen
	Rattata	Scratch	EX FireRed & LeafGreen
	Shellder	Minimize	EX FireRed & LeafGreen
	Venonat	Bite	EX FireRed & LeafGreen
	Swampert	Bubble	POP Series 1
	Larvitar	Sand Attack	POP Series 1
	Tyranitar ex	Scratch	POP Series 1
	Piloswine	Sheer Cold	EX Team Rocket Returns
	Seadra	Confuse Ray	EX Team Rocket Returns
	Dratini	Pound	EX Team Rocket Returns
	Houndour	Smokescreen	EX Team Rocket Returns
	Larvitar	Fury Attack	EX Team Rocket Returns
	Rocket's Scyther ex	Bounce	EX Team Rocket Returns
	Treecko ☆	Tackle	EX Team Rocket Returns
	Sableye	Slash	EX Deoxys
	Minun	Sniff Out	EX Deoxys
	Nosepass	Sharpen	EX Deoxys
	Bagon	Doubleslap	EX Deoxys
	Barboach	Tackle	EX Deoxys
	Magikarp	Rage	EX Deoxys
	Natu	Mirror Coat Razor Wind	EX Deoxys
	Grovyle	Razor Leaf	EX Emerald
	Grumpig	Psyshock*	EX Emerald
	Duskull	Pound	EX Emerald
	Electrike	Double Kick	EX Emerald
	Feebas	Lunge	EX Emerald
	Spoink	Lunge	EX Emerald
	Taillow	Razor Wind	EX Emerald
	Vulpix	Bite	EX Emerald
	Cacturne ex	Psybeam	EX Emerald
	Bulbasaur	Bite	POP Series 2
	Flareon	Fire Dance	EX Unseen Forces
	Sudowoodo	Karate Chop	EX Unseen Forces
	Typhlosion	Rage	EX Unseen Forces
	Xatu	Psyshock*	EX Unseen Forces
	Hoothoot	Confuse Ray	EX Unseen Forces
	Pupitar	Slash	EX Unseen Forces
	Remoraid	Splash	EX Unseen Forces
	Slugma	Headbutt	EX Unseen Forces
	Sunkern	Rollout	EX Unseen Forces
	Kakuna	Rollout	EX Delta Species
	Electrode	Supersonic	EX Legend Maker
	Dustox ex	Safeguard	EX Legend Maker
	Nosepass	Supersonic	EX Holon Phantoms
	Baltoy	Doubleslap	EX Holon Phantoms
	Corphish	Flail	EX Holon Phantoms
	Electrike	Thundershock	EX Holon Phantoms
	Oddish δ	Tackle	EX Holon Phantoms
	Phanpy	Yawn	EX Holon Phantoms
	Chimecho δ	Sonicboom	POP Series 4
	Combusken	Smokescreen	POP Series 4
	Banette	Safeguard	EX Crystal Guardians
	Combusken	High Jump Kick*	EX Crystal Guardians
	Grovyle δ	Scratch	EX Crystal Guardians
	Medicham	Sky Uppercut	EX Crystal Guardians
	Shuppet	Tackle	EX Crystal Guardians
	Aron	Flail	EX Crystal Guardians
	Diglett	Sand Pit*	EX Crystal Guardians
	Treecko	Scratch	EX Crystal Guardians
	Jynx δ	Fire Punch	EX Dragon Frontiers
	Dragonair δ	Horn Attack	EX Dragon Frontiers
	Horsea δ	Tackle	EX Dragon Frontiers
	Chikorita δ	Sleep Powder	EX Dragon Frontiers
	Larvitar δ	Horn Attack	EX Dragon Frontiers
	Seel δ	Pound	EX Dragon Frontiers
	Swablu δ	Splash About	EX Dragon Frontiers
	Altaria	Gust	EX Power Keepers
	Medicham	Rolling Kick	EX Power Keepers
	Meditite	Cross Chop	EX Power Keepers
	Poochyena	Double Kick	EX Power Keepers

ADV era

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Jirachi	Psywave	Nintendo Promo
	Forina's Breloom	Sleep Powder	Movie Commemoration VS Pack
	Forina's Flygon	Wing Attack	Movie Commemoration VS Pack
	Forina's Altaria	Whirlwind	Movie Commemoration VS Pack
	Butler's Mightyena	Lunge	Movie Commemoration VS Pack

PCG era

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	LaRousse's Munchlax	Yawn*	Sky-Splitting Deoxys
	Ash's Grovyle	SonicBoom	Aura's Lucario
	Phantom's Chatot	Quick Attack	Sea's Manaphy

Diamond & Pearl Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Dustox	Stun Spore	Diamond & Pearl
	Wynaut	Astonish	Diamond & Pearl
	Chatot	Me First	Diamond & Pearl
	Cherubi	Sleep Powder	Diamond & Pearl
	Sneasel	Double Slap	Diamond & Pearl
	Starly	Gust*	Diamond & Pearl
	Finneon	Tackle	Mysterious Treasures
	Magikarp	Dragon Rage*	Mysterious Treasures
	Carvanha	Slash*	Secret Wonders
	Lotad	Water Sport	Secret Wonders
	Pidgey	Growl Peck	Secret Wonders
	Marshtomp	Pound	Great Encounters
	Minun	Pound	Majestic Dawn
	Toxicroak	Slash	Majestic Dawn
	Monferno	Fire Fang	Majestic Dawn
	Pachirisu	Thundershock*	Majestic Dawn
	Staravia	Drill Peck	Majestic Dawn
	Burmy	Iron Defense	Majestic Dawn
	Chimchar	Lunge	Majestic Dawn
	Spearow	Wing Attack*	Majestic Dawn
	Turtwig	Rollout	Majestic Dawn
	Eevee	Lunge	Majestic Dawn
	Drifblim	Whirlwind	Legends Awakened
	Beldum	Tackle*	Legends Awakened
	Lileep	Absorb	Legends Awakened
	Nosepass	Sharpen	Legends Awakened
	Poliwag	Tackle	Legends Awakened
	Skitty	Scratch	Legends Awakened
	Yanma	Agility	Legends Awakened
	Skarmory	Quick Attack	Stormfront
	Duskull	Tackle	Stormfront
	Roselia	Headbutt	Stormfront
	Drifloon	Tackle	Stormfront

Platinum Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Infernape	Rage	Platinum
	Carnivine	Absorb*	Platinum
	Combusken	High Jump Kick	Platinum
	Flaaffy	Spark	Platinum
	Wartortle	Double Slap	Platinum
	Chimchar	Bite	Platinum
	Kricketot	Rollout	Platinum
	Piplup	Muddy Water	Platinum
	Poochyena	Lunge	Platinum
	Remoraid	Splash	Platinum
	Skitty	Take Down	Platinum
	Drapion 4	Body Slam	Rising Rivals
	Espeon 4	Hypnosis Psywave	Rising Rivals
	Heracross 4	Focus Energy	Rising Rivals
	Infernape 4	High Jump Kick	Rising Rivals
	Eevee	Bounce	Rising Rivals
	Gliscor 4	IronGrip	Rising Rivals
	Hippopotas	Endeavor	Rising Rivals
	Frost Rotom	Hail	Rising Rivals
	Mow Rotom	Slash	Rising Rivals
	Buizel	Tackle*	Supreme Victors
	Kricketot	Headbutt	Supreme Victors
	Magnemite	Quick Attack	Supreme Victors
	Paras	Stomp	Supreme Victors
	Starly	Peck	Supreme Victors
	Turtwig	Stomp	Supreme Victors
	Yanma	Baton Pass	Supreme Victors
	Zapdos G	Lightning Strike	Arceus
	Charmeleon	Slam	Arceus
	Rattata	Lunge	Arceus
	Skuntank	Rage	Pokémon Rumble

DPt era

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Bulbasaur	Present	DPt-P Promotional cards
	Meowth M	Beat Up	Movie Commemoration Random Pack

HeartGold & SoulSilver Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Shuckle	Poison Jab	HeartGold & SoulSilver
	Meganium	Sleep Powder	HeartGold & SoulSilver
	Persian	Sucker Punch	HeartGold & SoulSilver
	Typhlosion	Fire Spin	HeartGold & SoulSilver
	Metapod	Sharpen	HeartGold & SoulSilver
	Xatu	Psywave	Unleashed
	Fearow	Wing Attack*	Unleashed
	Grotle	Sleep Powder*	Unleashed
	Pupitar	Rage	Unleashed
	Buizel	Muddy Water	Unleashed
	Pineco	Focus Energy	Undaunted
	Magmar	Eruption	Triumphant
	Nidorino	Lunge	Triumphant

Black & White Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Bouffalant	Double Stomp	Black & White
	Tranquill	Wing Attack	Emerging Powers
	Emolga	Bounce	Next Destinies
	Zoroark	Dark Rush	Dark Explorers
	Zweilous	Dragon Claw	Dragons Exalted
	Snivy	Razor Leaf	Legendary Treasures
	Growlithe	Lunge	Legendary Treasures
	Ralts	Pound	Legendary Treasures
	Kirlia	Double Slap	Legendary Treasures

Black & White Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Zorua	Lunge	Black & White
	Pansear	Lunge	Noble Victories
	Scraggy	Lunge	Next Destinies
	Axew	Lunge	Dragon Vault
	Virizion	Mega Drain	Everyone's Exciting Battle
	Golett	Headbutt	Everyone's Exciting Battle
	Terrakion	Rock Throw	Everyone's Exciting Battle
	Scraggy	Lunge	Everyone's Exciting Battle
	Rattata	Lunge	Plasma Freeze

XY Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Mienfoo	Lunge	Furious Fists
	Lickitung	Lunge	Furious Fists
	Poochyena	Lunge	Phantom Forces
	Staryu	Lunge	Primal Clash
	Bunnelby	Rototiller*	Primal Clash
	Victini	Me First	Roaring Skies
	Eevee	Lunge	Ancient Origins
	Ducklett	Lunge	BREAKpoint
	Litleo	Lunge	Steam Siege
	Clawitzer BREAK	Lock-On	Steam Siege

Sun & Moon Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Combusken	Lunge	Dragon Majesty

Sword & Shield Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Grookey	Fury Swipes	Sword & Shield
	Sinistea	Teatime	Sword & Shield
	Clefable	Lunar Blessing	Sword & Shield

Scarlet & Violet Series

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Banette ex	Poltergeist	Scarlet & Violet

Miscellaneous releases

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Arcanine	Quick Attack	Wizards Black Star Promos
	Pikachu	Scratch	Wizards Black Star Promos
	Diglett	Peck	Asobikata promo

Game Boy's TCG-exclusive cards

Artwork	Name	Move	Picture
	Ditto	Pound

See also

Move errors in various Pokémon canons
Animated series • Manga • Game • TCG

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