List of modified moves

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

Accuracy changes

Between generations

Generation I to Generation II

Move Type Cat. Accuracy Generation I Generation II Low Kick  Fighting  Physical 90% 100% Rock Throw  Rock  Physical 65% 90%

Generation II to Generation III

Move Type Cat. Accuracy Generation II Generation III Razor Wind  Normal  Physical 75% 100%

Generation III to Generation IV

Move Type Cat. Accuracy Generation III Generation IV Flash  Normal  Status 70% 100% Disable  Normal  Status 55% 80% Foresight  Normal  Status 100% — Hypnosis  Psychic  Status 60% 70%DP Odor Sleuth  Normal  Status 100% —

Generation IV to Generation V

Move Type Cat. Accuracy 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 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%

Within a generation

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

Generation I

Move Type Cat. Accuracy RGB(JP) Y(JP) Stad RB Y(Int) Blizzard  Ice  Special 90% Varies 70% 90% 90%

Generation IV

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

Power changes

Between generations

Generation I to Generation II

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

Generation II to Generation III

Move Type Cat. Power Generation II Generation III Low Kick  Fighting  Physical 50 Varies

Generation III to Generation IV

Move Type Cat. Power 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 Zap Cannon  Electric  Special 100 120

Generation IV to Generation V

Move Type Cat. Power Generation IV Generation V Beat Up  Dark  Physical 10 Variable 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 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 Varies 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

Within a generation

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

Generation III

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

PP changes

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Between generations

Generation III to Generation IV

Move Type Cat. Power points 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. Power points Generation IV Generation V Drain Punch  Fighting  Physical 5 10 Future Sight  Psychic  Special 15 10 Hi Jump Kick  Fighting  Physical 20 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. Power Points 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 Swords Dance  Normal  Status 30 20 Tailwind  Flying  Status 30 15 Thief  Dark  Physical 10 25 Vine Whip  Grass  Physical 15 25

Type changes

Between generations

Generation I to Generation II

Move Type 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 Generation IV Generation V Curse  ???   Ghost

Generation V to Generation VI

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

Damage category changes

Between generations

Generation I to Generation II

Move Cat. Generation I Generation II Bite Physical Special

Generation III to Generation IV

Move Cat. 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 Sport 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

Targeting changes

Between generations

Generation III to Generation IV

Move Target Generation III Generation IV Surf         All foes         All but user

Generation IV to Generation V

Move Target Generation IV Generation V Poison Gas         Any other Pokémon         All adjacent foes

Contact changes

Between generations

Generation III to Generation IV

Move Contact Generation III Generation IV AncientPower Makes contact Does not make contact Overheat Makes contact Does not make contact

Priority changes

Between generations

Generation I to Generation II

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

Generation II to Generation III

Move Priority Generation II Generation III Roar -1 -5 Whirlwind -1 -5

Generation III to Generation IV

Move Priority Generation III Generation IV Bide 0 +1 Roar -5 -6 Whirlwind -5 -6

Generation IV to Generation V

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

Generation V to Generation VI

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

Name changes

English

Between generations

Generation II to Generation III

Name Generation II Generation III Conversion2 Conversion 2

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

French

Between generations

Generation V to Generation VI

English name French name Generation V Generation VI Ancient Power Pouv.Antique Pouvoir Antique Destiny Bond Prlvt Destin Prélèvement Destin Extreme Speed Vit.Extrême Vitesse Extrême Flamethrower Lance-Flamme Lance-Flammes Glare Intimidation* Regard Médusant Guard Split PartageGarde Partage Garde Hidden Power Puiss. Cachée Puissance Cachée Night Shade Ténèbres* Ombre Nocturne Power Split PartageForce Partage Force Rage Powder PoudreFureur Poudre Fureur Shift Gear Chgt Vitesse Changement Vitesse Stored Power ForceAjoutée Force Ajoutée

German

Between generations

Generation I to Generation II

English name German name Generation I Generation II Transform Wandler Verwandler

Generation II to Generation III

English name German name Generation II Generation III Transform Verwandler Wandler

Italian

Between generations

Generation II to Generation III

English name Italian name Generation II Generation III Body Slam Body Slam Corposcontro Focus Energy Energy Conc. Focalenergia Pound Libbra Botta

Generation V to Generation VI

English name Italian name Generation V Generation VI Counter Contatore Contrattacco Glare Bagliore Sguardo Feroce

Spanish

Between generations

Generation I to Generation II

English name Spanish name Generation I Generation II Sand Attack Ataque-Arena Ataque Arena

Generation II to Generation III

English name Spanish name Generation II Generation III Swords Dance Danza-Espada Danza Espada

Generation V to Generation VI

English name Spanish name Generation V Generation VI Clear Smog Nieblaclara Niebla Clara Constrict Restricción Constricción Counter Contador Contraataque Destiny Bond Mismodestino Mismo Destino Double Slap Doblebofetón Doble Bofetón Dynamic Punch Puñodinámico Puño Dinámico Heavy Slam Cuerpopesado Cuerpo Pesado Horn Leech Astadrenaje Asta Drenaje Iron Head Cabezahierro Cabeza de Hierro Leaf Tornado Ciclón Hojas Ciclón de Hojas Mud Sport Chapoteolodo Chapoteo Lodo 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 Tormenta Arena Tormenta de Arena Secret Sword Sablemístico Sable Místico Shift Gear Cambiomarcha Cambio de Marcha Slam Portazo Atizar Steamroller Rodillo Púas Rodillo de Púas Stored Power Poderreserva Poder Reserva Triple Kick Triplepatada Triple Patada Twineedle Dobleataque Doble Ataque

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