Generation 3 Moves

Generation III (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)

121 moves introduced in this generation.

Physical

Special

Status

Type Distribution

normal28 shadow18 psychic11 grass8 fighting7 dark7 fire6 water6 flying4 steel4

All Generation 3 Moves

Name	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
Aerial Ace	flying	phy	60	—	20	Never misses.
Air Cutter	flying	spe	60	95%	25	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Arm Thrust	fighting	phy	15	100%	20	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Aromatherapy	grass	sta	—	—	5	Cures the entire party of major status effects.
Assist	normal	sta	—	—	20	Randomly selects and uses one of the trainer’s other Pokémon’s moves.
Astonish	ghost	phy	30	100%	15	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Blast Burn	fire	spe	150	90%	5	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Blaze Kick	fire	phy	85	90%	10	Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to burn the target.
Block	normal	sta	—	—	5	Prevents the target from leaving battle.
Bounce	flying	phy	85	85%	5	User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Brick Break	fighting	phy	75	100%	15	Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.
Bulk Up	fighting	sta	—	—	20	Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage.
Bullet Seed	grass	phy	25	100%	30	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Calm Mind	psychic	sta	—	—	20	Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.
Camouflage	normal	sta	—	—	20	User’s type changes to match the terrain.
Charge	electric	sta	—	—	20	Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn.
Cosmic Power	psychic	sta	—	—	20	Raises the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage.
Covet	normal	phy	60	100%	25	Takes the target’s item.
Crush Claw	normal	phy	75	95%	10	Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Dive	water	phy	80	100%	10	User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Doom Desire	steel	spe	140	100%	5	Hits the target two turns later.
Dragon Claw	dragon	phy	80	100%	15	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Dance	dragon	sta	—	—	20	Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage.
Endeavor	normal	phy	—	100%	5	Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s.
Eruption	fire	spe	150	100%	5	Inflicts more damage when the user has more HP remaining, with a maximum of 150 power.
Extrasensory	psychic	spe	80	100%	20	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Facade	normal	phy	70	100%	20	Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Fake Out	normal	phy	40	100%	10	Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch.
Fake Tears	dark	sta	—	100%	20	Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.
Feather Dance	flying	sta	—	100%	15	Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages.
Flatter	dark	sta	—	100%	15	Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target.
Focus Punch	fighting	phy	150	100%	20	If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
Follow Me	normal	sta	—	—	20	Redirects the target’s single-target effects to the user for this turn.
Frenzy Plant	grass	spe	150	90%	5	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Grass Whistle	grass	sta	—	55%	15	Puts the target to sleep.
Grudge	ghost	sta	—	—	5	If the user faints this turn, the PP of the move that fainted it drops to 0.
Hail	ice	sta	—	—	10	Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.
Heat Wave	fire	spe	95	90%	10	Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Helping Hand	normal	sta	—	—	20	Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.
Howl	normal	sta	—	—	40	Raises the user’s Attack by one stage.
Hydro Cannon	water	spe	150	90%	5	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Hyper Voice	normal	spe	90	100%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Ice Ball	ice	phy	30	90%	20	Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.
Icicle Spear	ice	phy	25	100%	30	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Imprison	psychic	sta	—	—	10	Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.
Ingrain	grass	sta	—	—	20	Prevents the user from leaving battle. User regains 1/16 of its max HP every turn.
Iron Defense	steel	sta	—	—	15	Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.
Knock Off	dark	phy	65	100%	20	Target drops its held item.
Leaf Blade	grass	phy	90	100%	15	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Luster Purge	psychic	spe	95	100%	5	Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Magic Coat	psychic	sta	—	—	15	Reflects back the first effect move used on the user this turn.
Magical Leaf	grass	spe	60	—	20	Never misses.
Memento	dark	sta	—	100%	10	Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints.
Metal Sound	steel	sta	—	85%	40	Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.
Meteor Mash	steel	phy	90	90%	10	Has a 20% chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage.
Mist Ball	psychic	spe	95	100%	5	Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.
Mud Shot	ground	spe	55	95%	15	Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
Mud Sport	ground	sta	—	—	15	Halves all Electric-type damage.
Muddy Water	water	spe	90	85%	10	Has a 30% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Nature Power	normal	sta	—	—	20	Uses a move which depends upon the terrain.
Needle Arm	grass	phy	60	100%	15	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Odor Sleuth	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.
Overheat	fire	spe	130	90%	5	Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.
Poison Fang	poison	phy	50	100%	15	Has a 50% chance to badly poison the target.
Poison Tail	poison	phy	50	100%	25	Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to poison the target.
Psycho Boost	psychic	spe	140	90%	5	Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.
Recycle	normal	sta	—	—	10	User recovers the item it last used up.
Refresh	normal	sta	—	—	20	Cleanses the user of a burn, paralysis, or poison.
Revenge	fighting	phy	60	100%	10	Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn.
Rock Blast	rock	phy	25	90%	10	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Rock Tomb	rock	phy	60	95%	15	Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
Role Play	psychic	sta	—	—	10	Copies the target’s ability.
Sand Tomb	ground	phy	35	85%	15	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Secret Power	normal	phy	70	100%	20	Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Shadow Blast	shadow	phy	80	100%	0	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Shadow Blitz	shadow	phy	40	100%	0	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Bolt	shadow	spe	75	100%	0	Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
Shadow Break	shadow	phy	75	100%	0	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Chill	shadow	spe	75	100%	0	Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
Shadow Down	shadow	sta	—	100%	0	Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.
Shadow End	shadow	phy	120	60%	0	User receives 1/2 its HP in recoil.
Shadow Fire	shadow	spe	75	100%	0	Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Shadow Half	shadow	spe	—	100%	0	Halves HP of all Pokémon on the field. Must recharge
Shadow Hold	shadow	sta	—	—	0	Prevents the target from leaving battle.
Shadow Mist	shadow	sta	—	100%	0	Lowers the target’s evasion by two stages.
Shadow Panic	shadow	sta	—	90%	0	Confuses the target.
Shadow Punch	ghost	phy	60	—	20	Never misses.
Shadow Rave	shadow	spe	70	100%	0	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Rush	shadow	phy	55	100%	0	Has an increased chance for a critical hit in Hyper Mode.
Shadow Shed	shadow	sta	—	—	0	Removes Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.
Shadow Sky	shadow	sta	—	—	0	Changes the weather to Shadow Sky for five turns.
Shadow Storm	shadow	spe	95	100%	0	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Wave	shadow	spe	50	100%	0	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sheer Cold	ice	spe	—	30%	5	Causes a one-hit KO.
Shock Wave	electric	spe	60	—	20	Never misses.
Signal Beam	bug	spe	75	100%	15	Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
Silver Wind	bug	spe	60	100%	5	Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.
Skill Swap	psychic	sta	—	—	10	User and target swap abilities.
Sky Uppercut	fighting	phy	85	90%	15	Inflicts regular damage and can hit Bounce and Fly users.
Slack Off	normal	sta	—	—	5	Heals the user by half its max HP.
Smelling Salts	normal	phy	70	100%	10	If the target is paralyzed, inflicts double damage and cures the paralysis.
Snatch	dark	sta	—	—	10	Steals the target’s move, if it’s self-targeted.
Spit Up	normal	spe	—	100%	10	Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.
Stockpile	normal	sta	—	—	20	Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.
Superpower	fighting	phy	120	100%	5	Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.
Swallow	normal	sta	—	—	10	Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.
Tail Glow	bug	sta	—	—	20	Raises the user’s Special Attack by three stages.
Taunt	dark	sta	—	100%	20	For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.
Teeter Dance	normal	sta	—	100%	20	Confuses the target.
Tickle	normal	sta	—	100%	20	Lowers the target’s Attack and Defense by one stage.
Torment	dark	sta	—	100%	15	Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.
Trick	psychic	sta	—	100%	10	User and target swap items.
Uproar	normal	spe	90	100%	10	Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time.
Volt Tackle	electric	phy	120	100%	15	User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
Water Pulse	water	spe	60	100%	20	Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
Water Sport	water	sta	—	—	15	Halves all Fire-type damage.
Water Spout	water	spe	150	100%	5	Inflicts more damage when the user has more HP remaining, with a maximum of 150 power.
Weather Ball	normal	spe	50	100%	10	If there be weather, this move has doubled power and the weather’s type.
Will O Wisp	fire	sta	—	85%	15	Burns the target.
Wish	normal	sta	—	—	10	User will recover half its max HP at the end of the next turn.
Yawn	normal	sta	—	—	10	Target sleeps at the end of the next turn.

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