Metronome (move)

Metronome ゆびをふる Wag Finger

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM35 in Generation I Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Can be repeatedly used without boring the judge.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Metronome (Japanese: ゆびをふる Wag Finger) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Metronome randomly selects a move and fully executes the attack. An attack called by Metronome in this way counts as the last move used.

If Metronome successfully calls Hyper Beam or a partial trapping move and has 0 PP before the move fully executes, its PP can roll over in the same manner as the move is called. If Metronome calls Counter or Mirror Coat, it will always fail. A Pokémon will be able to use a move that is disabled if called via Metronome.

Because Metronome has normal move priority, a move with higher or lower priority may be executed other than when it normally would. For instance, Metronome may cause Quick Attack to be used after a normal priority move or Vital Throw to be used before a normal priority move.

Metronome will not select itself, any move the user knows, or any of the following moves:

Move	Type	Cat.
Assist	Normal	Status
Chatter	Flying	Special
Copycat	Normal	Status
Counter	Fighting	Physical
Covet	Normal	Physical
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status
Detect	Fighting	Status
Endure	Normal	Status
Feint	Normal	Physical
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical
Follow Me	Normal	Status
Helping Hand	Normal	Status
Me First	Normal	Status
Mimic	Normal	Status
Mirror Coat	Psychic	Special
Mirror Move	Flying	Status
Protect	Normal	Status
Sketch	Normal	Status
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status
Snatch	Dark	Status
Struggle	Normal	Physical
Switcheroo	Dark	Status
Thief	Dark	Physical
Trick	Psychic	Status

In the anime

• Togepi metronome.jpg

  Togepi using Metronome.

• Munchlax Metronome.jpg

  Munchlax using Metronome.

Pokémon

Clefairy. Clefairy begins to wave its hands back and forth, all the while chanting "fairy" in a musical tone, until its fingertips begin to glow.

• Used by Clefairy in Clefairy and the Moonstone. Debut

Drowzee. Drowzee waves its arms back and forth until its fingertips begin to glow white. A random move is then released,

• Used by Cassidy's Drowzee in Pikachu Re-Volts.

Togepi. Togepi begins to wave its arms back and forth until they begin to glow white. A random move is then released.

• Used by Misty's Togepi from Pikachu Re-Volts to ???.

Munchlax. Munchlax's fingertips glow white, and its eyes seem trance-like. Munchlax then waves its hands back and forth. A random move is then released from Munchlax.

• Used by May's Munchlax in A Real Cleffa-Hanger.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 31 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0151 Mew Psychic 30 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM35

#   Pokémon Type 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 0113 Chansey Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0143 Snorlax Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 34 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0151 Mew Psychic 30 0175 Togepi Normal 7 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 7 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0113 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chansey
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Togetic
Snubbull, Granbull |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Togetic

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 34 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0151 Mew Psychic 30 0175 Togepi Normal 6 0175 Togepi Normal 4 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 6 0176 Togetic Normal Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0113 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chansey
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Togetic
Snubbull, Granbull |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Togetic

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald

#   Pokémon Type 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 0113 Chansey Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0143 Snorlax Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0173 Cleffa Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0186 Politoed Water 0190 Aipom Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0216 Teddiursa Normal 0217 Ursaring Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0296 Makuhita Fighting 0297 Hariyama Fighting 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0311 Plusle Electric 0312 Minun Electric 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0327 Spinda Normal 0352 Kecleon Normal 0354 Banette Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 31 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0151 Mew Psychic 20 0175 Togepi Normal 6 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 6 0446 Munchlax Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0113 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chansey
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Togetic
Snubbull, Granbull |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Togetic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Togetic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0440 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Happiny
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy, Clefable
Togetic
Snubbull, Granbull

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• If Togepi is released from a Poké Ball, it will use Metronome. Its effects include: Night Shade, Magnitude, Blizzard, Sing, or Leech Seed.
• If Clefairy is released from a Poké Ball, it will also use Metronome. Its effects include: Explosion, Blizzard, and Fire Spin.

Trivia

• Metronome can be learned by at least one Pokémon of each elemental type except the Template:Type2.

In other languages

• French: Métronome
• German: Metronom
• Spanish: Metrónomo
• Italian: Metronomo
• Norwegian: Metronom