Generation 2 Moves

Generation II (Gold/Silver/Crystal)

86 moves introduced in this generation.

Physical

Special

Status

Type Distribution

normal32fighting8dark5ghost5ground4rock3fairy3grass3dragon3fire3

All Generation 2 Moves

Name	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
Aeroblast	flying	spe	100	95%	5	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Ancient Power	rock	spe	60	100%	5	Has a $effect_chance% chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.
Attract	normal	sta	—	100%	15	Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Baton Pass	normal	sta	—	—	40	Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.
Beat Up	dark	phy	—	100%	10	Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has.
Belly Drum	normal	sta	—	—	10	User pays half its max HP to max out its Attack.
Bone Rush	ground	phy	25	90%	10	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Charm	fairy	sta	—	100%	20	Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages.
Conversion 2	normal	sta	—	—	30	Changes the user’s type to a random type either resistant or immune to the last move used against it.
Cotton Spore	grass	sta	—	100%	40	Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.
Cross Chop	fighting	phy	100	80%	5	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Crunch	dark	phy	80	100%	15	Has a $effect_chance% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Curse	ghost	sta	—	—	10	Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Destiny Bond	ghost	sta	—	—	5	If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.
Detect	fighting	sta	—	—	5	Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Dragon Breath	dragon	spe	60	100%	20	Has a $effect_chance% chance to paralyze the target.
Dynamic Punch	fighting	phy	100	50%	5	Has a $effect_chance% chance to confuse the target.
Encore	normal	sta	—	100%	5	Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.
Endure	normal	sta	—	—	10	Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Extreme Speed	normal	phy	80	100%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
False Swipe	normal	phy	40	100%	40	Cannot lower the target’s HP below 1.
Feint Attack	dark	phy	60	—	20	Never misses.
Flail	normal	phy	—	100%	15	Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.
Flame Wheel	fire	phy	60	100%	25	Has a $effect_chance% chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves.
Foresight	normal	sta	—	—	40	Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost.
Frustration	normal	phy	—	100%	20	Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Fury Cutter	bug	phy	40	95%	20	Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Future Sight	psychic	spe	120	100%	10	Hits the target two turns later.
Giga Drain	grass	spe	75	100%	10	Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Heal Bell	normal	sta	—	—	5	Cures the entire party of major status effects.
Hidden Power	normal	spe	60	100%	15	Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Icy Wind	ice	spe	55	95%	15	Has a $effect_chance% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
Iron Tail	steel	phy	100	75%	15	Has a $effect_chance% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Lock On	normal	sta	—	—	5	Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target.
Mach Punch	fighting	phy	40	100%	30	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Magnitude	ground	phy	—	100%	30	Power varies randomly from 10 to 150.
Mean Look	normal	sta	—	—	5	Prevents the target from leaving battle.
Megahorn	bug	phy	120	85%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Metal Claw	steel	phy	50	95%	35	Has a $effect_chance% chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage.
Milk Drink	normal	sta	—	—	5	Heals the user by half its max HP.
Mind Reader	normal	sta	—	—	5	Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target.
Mirror Coat	psychic	spe	—	100%	20	Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took.
Moonlight	fairy	sta	—	—	5	Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather.
Morning Sun	normal	sta	—	—	5	Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather.
Mud Slap	ground	spe	20	100%	10	Has a $effect_chance% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Nightmare	ghost	sta	—	100%	15	Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it’s asleep.
Octazooka	water	spe	65	85%	10	Has a $effect_chance% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Outrage	dragon	phy	120	100%	10	Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.
Pain Split	normal	sta	—	—	20	Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.
Perish Song	normal	sta	—	—	5	User and target both faint after three turns.
Powder Snow	ice	spe	40	100%	25	Has a $effect_chance% chance to freeze the target.
Present	normal	phy	—	90%	15	Randomly inflicts damage with power from 40 to 120 or heals the target for 1/4 its max HP.
Protect	normal	sta	—	—	10	Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Psych Up	normal	sta	—	—	10	Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.
Pursuit	dark	phy	40	100%	20	Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.
Rain Dance	water	sta	—	—	5	Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Rapid Spin	normal	phy	50	100%	40	Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes.
Return	normal	phy	—	100%	20	Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Reversal	fighting	phy	—	100%	15	Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.
Rock Smash	fighting	phy	40	100%	15	Has a $effect_chance% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Rollout	rock	phy	30	90%	20	Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.
Sacred Fire	fire	phy	100	95%	5	Has a $effect_chance% chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves.
Safeguard	normal	sta	—	—	25	Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
Sandstorm	rock	sta	—	—	10	Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.
Scary Face	normal	sta	—	100%	10	Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.
Shadow Ball	ghost	spe	80	100%	15	Has a $effect_chance% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Sketch	normal	sta	—	—	1	Permanently becomes the target’s last used move.
Sleep Talk	normal	sta	—	—	10	Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Sludge Bomb	poison	spe	90	100%	10	Has a $effect_chance% chance to poison the target.
Snore	normal	spe	50	100%	15	Has a $effect_chance% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Spark	electric	phy	65	100%	20	Has a $effect_chance% chance to paralyze the target.
Spider Web	bug	sta	—	—	10	Prevents the target from leaving battle.
Spikes	ground	sta	—	—	20	Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in.
Spite	ghost	sta	—	100%	10	Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.
Steel Wing	steel	phy	70	90%	25	Has a 10% chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage.
Sunny Day	fire	sta	—	—	5	Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Swagger	normal	sta	—	85%	15	Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
Sweet Kiss	fairy	sta	—	75%	10	Confuses the target.
Sweet Scent	normal	sta	—	100%	20	Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage.
Synthesis	grass	sta	—	—	5	Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather.
Thief	dark	phy	60	100%	25	Takes the target’s item.
Triple Kick	fighting	phy	10	90%	10	Hits three times, increasing power by 100% with each successful hit.
Twister	dragon	spe	40	100%	20	Has a $effect_chance% chance to make the target flinch.
Vital Throw	fighting	phy	70	—	10	Never misses.
Whirlpool	water	spe	35	85%	15	Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.
Zap Cannon	electric	spe	120	50%	5	Has a $effect_chance% chance to paralyze the target.

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