Move groups
The kinds of move that abilities and items care about: Iron Fist powers up punching moves, Soundproof blocks sound-based ones, Rocky Helmet hurts anyone who makes contact. Each group lists its moves and what affects them.
- Contact movesMoves that physically touch the target.273 moves
- Sound-based movesMoves made of sound. Sound isn't a type.33 moves
- Punching movesMoves thrown with a fist.24 moves
- Biting movesMoves that use the teeth.10 moves
- Slicing movesCutting moves.26 moves
- Pulse and aura movesPulses and auras.7 moves
- Ball and bomb movesMoves that throw balls or bombs.26 moves
- Wind movesMoves made of wind.17 moves
- Powder and spore movesPowders and spores.8 moves
- Dance movesDances.12 moves
- Priority movesMoves with raised priority: they go before normal moves whatever the Speed.41 moves
- Moves that go lastMoves with lowered priority.14 moves
- Spread movesMoves that hit several Pokémon at once (0.75× each in Doubles).80 moves
- Multi-hit movesMoves that hit more than once.31 moves
- Recoil movesMoves that hurt the user too.18 moves
- Draining movesMoves that heal the user by part of the damage they deal.12 moves
- Healing movesMoves that restore HP.35 moves
- Pivot movesMoves that switch the user out.9 moves
- High critical-hit movesMoves more likely to land critical hits.31 moves
- Moves with a secondary effectDamaging moves with an extra chance, like a burn or a flinch.199 moves
- Charging movesMoves that take a turn to charge first.17 moves
- Protect movesProtect and moves like it: using them in a row usually fails.11 moves
- Moves that go through ProtectAttacks Protect doesn't stop.9 moves
- Moves Magic Bounce reflectsStatus moves that Magic Coat and Magic Bounce send back.88 moves
- Weather movesMoves that set the weather.6 moves
- Terrain movesMoves that set a terrain.4 moves