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

Generation II

Move			Game	Reason
006		Pay Day	Pokémon Silver and Crystal	Signature move of Meowth and Persian, which are unobtainable in Pokémon Gold.
013		Razor Wind	None	No Pokémon can learn Razor Wind in Generation II.
169		Spider Web	Pokémon Gold and Crystal	Signature move of Spinarak and Ariados, which are unobtainable in Pokémon Silver.
177		Aeroblast	Pokémon Silver	Signature move of Lugia, which cannot learn Aeroblast in Pokémon 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.
221		Sacred Fire	Pokémon Gold	Signature move of Ho-Oh, which cannot learn Sacred Fire in Pokémon 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	Pokémon Gold and Crystal	Signature move of Arcanine, which is unobtainable in Pokémon Silver.

Generation III

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

Generation IV

Move			Game	Reason
459		Roar of Time	Pokémon Diamond, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver	Signature move of Dialga, which is unobtainable in Pokémon Pearl.
460		Spacial Rend	Pokémon Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver	Signature move of Palkia, which is unobtainable in Pokémon Diamond.

Generation V

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

See also

• Version-exclusive Pokémon
• Signature move

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