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New Moves

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Like all previous games in the Pokemon Series, the Seventh Generation includes a variety on New moves to Pokemon World. Like many moves, most of these Attacks can be learned by a variety of Pokemon, both new and old. Some, however, are exclusive just one or even just a few Pokemon.

New Pokemon Attacks:

Accelerock

Typing: Rock

Category: Physical

Power: 40

Accuracy: 100

PP: 20

Exclusive: Midday Lycanroc

Description: The user smashes into the target at high Speed. This move always goes first.

Anchor Shot

Typing: Steel

Category: Physical

Power: 80

Accuracy: 100

PP: 20

Exclusive: Dhelmise

Description: The user entangles the target with its anchor chain while attacking. The target becomes unable to flee.

Aurora Veil

Typing: Ice

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 20

Description: This move reduces damage from physical and special moves for five turns. This can be used only in a hailstorm.

Baneful Bunker

Typing: Poison

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 10

Exclusive: Toxapex

Description: In addition to protecting the user from Attacks, this move also poisons any attacker that makes direct contact.

Beak Blast

Typing: Flying

Category: Physical

Power: 100

Accuracy: 100

PP: 15

Exclusive: Toucannon

Description: The user first heats up its beak, and then it Attacks the target. Making direct contact with the Pokémon while it's heating up its beak results in a burn.

Brutal Swing

Typing: Dark

Category: Physical

Power: 60

Accuracy: 100

PP: 20

Description: The user swings its Body around violently to inflict damage on everything in its vicinity.

Burn Up

Typing: Fire

Category: Special

Power: 130

Accuracy: 100

PP: 5

Description: To inflict massive damage, the user burns itself out. After using this move, the user will no longer be Fire type.

Clanging Scales

Typing: Dragon

Category: Special

Power: 110

Accuracy: 100

PP: 5

Exclusive: Kommo-o

Description: The user rubs the scales on its entire Body and makes a huge noise to attack the opposing Pokémon. The user's Defense Stat goes down after the attack.

Core Enforcer

Typing: Dragon

Category: Special

Power: 100

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Zygarde

Description: If the Pokémon the user has inflicted damage on have already used their moves, this move eliminates the effect of the target's Ability.

Darkest Lariat

Typing: Dark

Category: Physical

Power: 85

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Incineroar

Description: The user swings both arms and hits the target. The target's Stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.

Dragon Hammer

Typing: Dragon

Category: Physical

Power: 90

Accuracy: 100

PP: 15

Exclusive: Alolan Exeggutor

Description: The user uses its Body like a hammer to attack the target and inflict damage.

Fire Lash

Typing: Fire

Category: Physical

Power: 80

Accuracy: 100

PP: 15

Exclusive: Heatmor

Description: The user strikes the target with a burning lash. This also lowers the target's Defense Stat.

First Impression

Typing: Bug

Category: Physical

Power: 90

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Golisopod

Description: Although this move has great power, it only works the first turn the user is in Battle.

Fleur Cannon

Typing: Fairy

Category: Special

Power: 130

Accuracy: 90

PP: 5

Exclusive: Magearna

Description: The user unleashes a strong beam. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk Stat.

Floral Healing

Typing: Fairy

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 10

Exclusive: Comfey

Description: The user restores the target's HP by up to half of its Max HP. It restores more HP when the terrain is grass.

Gear Up

Typing: Steel

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 20

Exclusive: Klinklang, Magearna

Description: The user engages its gears to raise the Attack and Sp. Atk Stats of ally Pokémon with the Plus or Minus Ability.

High Horsepower

Typing: Ground

Category: Physical

Power: 95

Accuracy: 95

PP: 10

Description: The user fiercely Attacks the target using its entire Body.

Ice Hammer

Typing: Ice

Category: Physical

Power: 100

Accuracy: 90

PP: 10

Exclusive: Crabominable

Description: The user swings and hits with its strong, heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however.

Instruct

Typing: Psychic

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 15

Exclusive: Oranguru

Description: The user instructs the target to use the target's last move again.

Laser Focus

Typing: Normal

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 30

Description: The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.

Leafage

Typing: Grass

Category: Physical

Power: 40

Accuracy: 100

PP: 40

Description: The user Attacks by pelting the target with leaves.

Liquidation

Typing: Water

Category: Physical

Power: 85

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Description: The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of Water. This may also lower the target's Defense Stat.

Lunge

Typing: Bug

Category: Physical

Power: 80

Accuracy: 100

PP: 15

Description: The user makes a lunge at the target, attacking with full force. This also lowers the target's Attack Stat.

Moongeist Beam

Typing: Ghost

Category: Special

Power: 100

Accuracy: 100

PP: 5

Exclusive: Lunala

Description: The user emits a sinister ray to attack the target. This move can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.

Multi-Attack

Typing: Normal

Category: Physical

Power: 90

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Silvally

Description: Cloaking itself in high energy, the user slams into the target. The memory held determines the move's type.

Nature's Madness

Typing: Fairy

Category: Special

Power: --

Accuracy: 90

PP: 10

Exclusive: Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini

Description: The user hits the target with the force of nature. It halves the target's HP.

Pollen Puff

Typing: Bug

Category: Special

Power: 90

Accuracy: 100

PP: 15

Exclusive: Ribombee

Description: The user Attacks the enemy with a pollen puff that explodes. If the target is an ally, it gives the ally a pollen puff that restores its HP instead.

Power Trip

Typing: Dark

Category: Physical

Power: 20

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Description: The user boasts its strength and Attacks the target. The more the user's Stats are raised, the greater the move's power.

Prismatic Laser

Typing: Psychic

Category: Special

Power: 160

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Necrozma

Description: The user shoots powerful lasers using the power of a prism. The user can't move on the next turn.

Psychic Fangs

Typing: Psychic

Category: Physical

Power: 85

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Description: The user bites the target with its psychic capabilities. This can also destroy Light Screen and Reflect.

Psychic Terrain

Typing: Psychic

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 10

Description: This protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves for five turns.

Purify

Typing: Poison

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 20

Exclusive: Pyukumuku

Description: The user heals the target's status condition. If the move succeeds, it also restores the user's own HP.

Revelation Dance

Typing: Normal

Category: Special

Power: 90

Accuracy: 100

PP: 15

Exclusive: Oricorio

Description: The user Attacks the target by dancing very hard. The user's type determines the type of this move.

Shadow Bone

Typing: Ghost

Category: Physical

Power: 85

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Alolan Marowak

Description: The user Attacks by beating the target with a bone that contains a spirit. This may also lower the target's Defense Stat.

Shell Trap

Typing: Fire

Category: Special

Power: 150

Accuracy: 100

PP: 5

Exclusive: Turtonator

Description: The user sets a shell trap. If the user is hit by a physical move, the trap will explode and inflict damage on the opposing Pokémon.

Shore Up

Typing: Ground

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 10

Exclusive: Sandygast, Palossand

Description: The user regains up to half of its Max HP. It restores more HP in a sandstorm.

Smart Strike

Typing: Steel

Category: Physical

Power: 70

Accuracy: --

PP: 10

Description: The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.

Solar Blade

Typing: Grass

Category: Physical

Power: 125

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Lurantis

Description: In this two-turn attack, the user gathers light and fills a blade with the light's energy, attacking the target on the next turn.

Sparkling Aria

Typing: Water

Category: Special

Power: 90

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Primarina

Description: The user bursts into song, emitting many bubbles. Any Pokémon suffering from a burn will be healed by the touch of these bubbles.

Spectral Thief

Typing: Ghost

Category: Physical

Power: 90

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Marshadow

Description: The user hides in the target's shadow, steals the target's Stat boosts, and then Attacks.

Speed Swap

Typing: Psychic

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 10

Description: The user exchanges Speed Stats with the target.

Spirit Shackle

Typing: Ghost

Category: Physical

Power: 80

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Decidueye

Description: The user Attacks while simultaneously stitching the target's shadow to the ground to prevent the target from escaping.

Spotlight

Typing: Normal

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 15

Description: The user shines a spotlight on the target so that only the target will be attacked during the turn.

Stomping Tantrum

Typing: Ground

Category: Physical

Power: 75

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Description: Driven by frustration, the user Attacks the target. If the user's previous move has failed, the power of this move doubles.

Strength Sap

Typing: Grass

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Morelull, Shiinotic

Description: The user restores its HP by the same amount as the target's Attack Stat. It also lowers the target's Attack stat.

Sunsteel Strike

Typing: Steel

Category: Physical

Power: 100

Accuracy: 100

PP: 5

Exclusive: Solgaleo

Description: The user slams into the target with the force of a meteor. This move can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.

Tearful Look

Typing: Normal

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: --

PP: 20

Description: The user gets teary eyed to make the target lose its combative spirit. This lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk Stats.

Throat Chop

Typing: Dark

Category: Physical

Power: 80

Accuracy: 100

PP: 15

Exclusive: Incineroar, Sneasel, Weavile

Description: The user Attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using moves that emit sound for two turns.

Toxic Thread

Typing: Poison

Category: Status

Power: --

Accuracy: 100

PP: 20

Exclusive: Spinarak, Ariados

Description: The user shoots poisonous threads to poison the target and lower the target's Speed Stat.

Trop Kick

Typing: Grass

Category: Physical

Power: 70

Accuracy: 100

PP: 15

Exclusive: Tsareena

Description: The user lands an intense kick of tropical origins on the target. This also lowers the target's Attack Stat.

Zing Zap

Typing: Electric

Category: Physical

Power: 80

Accuracy: 100

PP: 10

Exclusive: Togedemaru

Description: A strong electric blast crashes down on the target, giving it an electric shock. This may also make the target flinch.

 
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  • Pokemon
  • Moves & Items
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  • New Mechanics
  • New Features
  • Poke Pelago
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  • Melemele Island Walkthrough
  • Akala Island Walkthrough
  • Ula'ula Island Walkthrough
  • Poni Island Walkthrough
  • Mount Lanakila (Pokemon League) Walkthrough
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  • Eevee Quest (Post Game)
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