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

Name	Move	TCG Set
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

Name	Move	TCG Set
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

Name	Move	TCG Set
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

Name	Move	TCG Set
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

Name	Move	TCG Set
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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