Moves not in the Pokémon games

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There are many moves that have appeared in the anime, manga, and TCG that have not appeared in the games:

In Pokémon Special

MegaVolt: a stronger version of Thunder.

In the anime

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Pikachu and Swellow using Thunder Armor
Thunder Armor: Pikachu uses Thunder on itself and Swellow. This improvised technique increased both Pikachu and Swellow's Speed and Attack, and were able to subdue their opponents with relative ease afterwards.
Ice Jet: a combination of a foe's Ice Beam and Aqua Jet.

In the TCG

The Pokémon Trading Card Game frequently invents new moves for Pokémon to use.

Name First Appearance Cost Damage Effect
Base Set
Scrunch Chansey    - Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon during your next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Jab Hitmonchan   20
Special Punch Hitmonchan     40
Lure Ninetales    - If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and switch it with the Defending Pokémon.
Electric Shock Electrode     50
Leek Slap Farfetch'd   30 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Either way, you can't use this attack again as long as Farfetch'd stays in play (even putting Farfetch'd on the Bench won't let you use it again).
Pot Smash Farfetch'd     30
Flare Growlithe    20
Super Psy Kadabra     50
Stiffen Kakuna
Metapod
   - Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Kakuna during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.).
Psyshock Abra   10 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Sleeping Gas Gastly   - Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
Foul Gas Koffing   10 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned; if tails, it is now Confused.
Horn Hazard Nidoran♂   30 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Gnaw Pikachu   10
Thunder Jolt    30 Flip a coin. If tails, the Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.
Smash Kick Ponyta    20
Flame Tail    30
Star Freeze Starmie     20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Jungle
Chain Lightning Electrode     20 If the Defending Pokémon isn't Colorless, this attack does 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon of the same type as the Defending Pokémon (including your own).
Fetch Kangaskhan   - Draw a card.
Boyfriends Nidoqueen    20+ Does 20 damage plus 20 more damage for each Nidoking you have in play.
Hurricane Pidgeot     30 Unless this attack Knocks Out the Defending Pokémon, return the Defending Pokémon and all cards attached to it to your opponent's hand.
Irongrip Pinsir    20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Venom Powder Venomoth    10 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.
Lullaby Wigglytuff   - The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
Do the Wave     10+ Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon.
Big Eggsplosion Exeggutor   20x Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Energy attached to Exeggutor. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
Foul Odor Gloom    20 Both the Defending Pokémon and Gloom are now Confused (after doing damage).
Tounge Wrap Lickitung   10 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Call for Friends Marowak Various - Search your deck for a * Basic Pokémon card and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. (You can't use this attack if your bench is full.)
Tantrum Primeape     50 Flip a coin. If tails, Primeape is now Confused (after doing damage).
Ram Rhydon      50 Rhydon does 20 damage to itself. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon. Switch the Pokémon even if Rhydon is knocked out.)
Rampage Tauros     20+ Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Tauros. Flip a coin. If tails, Tauros is now Confused (after doing damage).
Call for Family Bellsprout
Nidoran♀
Various - Search your deck for a Pokémon named * and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. (You can't use this attack if your Bench is full.)
Snivel Cubone   - If the Defending Pokémon attacks Cubone during your opponent's next turn, any damage done by the attack is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.)
Sprout Oddish    - Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon named Oddish and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. (You can't use this attack if your Bench is full.)
Fossil
Freeze Dry Articuno     30 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Stretch Kick Hitmonlee    - If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and this attack does 20 damage to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Sharp Sickle Kabutops    30
Wildfire Moltres   30 You may discard any number of   Energy cards attached to Moltres when you use this attack. If you do, discard that many cards from the top of your opponent's deck.
Dive Bomb      30 Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does nothing.
Gigashock Raichu      30 Choose 3 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and this attack does 10 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) If your opponent has fewer than 3 Benched Pokémon, do the damage to each of them.
Thunderstorm Zapdos      40 For each of your opponent's benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Then, Zapdos does 10 damage times the number of heads to itself.
Terror Strike Arbok   10 Flip a coin. If heads and if your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
Energy Conversion Gastly    - Put up to 2 Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand. Gastly does 10 damage to itself.
Jellyfish Sting Tentacruel    10 The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Spit Poison Ekans   - Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Stone Barrage Geodude    20x Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
Nasty Goo Grimer   10 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Hide in Shell Shellder   - Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Shellder during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Spacing Out Slowpoke   - Flip a coin. If heads, remove a damage counter from Slowpoke. This attack can't be used if Slowpoke has no damage counters on it.
Scavenge    - Discard 1   Energy card attached to Slowpoke in order to use this attack. Put a Trainer card from your discard pile into your hand.
Team Rocket
Teleport Blast Dark Alakazam     30 You may switch Dark Alakazam with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
Mind Shock Dark Alakazam     40 Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
Stare Dark Arbok    - Choose 1 of your opponents Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. Dont apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.) If that Pokémon has a Pokémon Power, that power stops working until the end of your opponent's next turn.
Poison Vapor Dark Arbok     10 The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Rocket Tackle Dark Blastoise     40 Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Nail Flick Dark Charizard   10
Continuous Fireball Dark Charizard    50x Flip a number of coins equal to the number of   Energy cards attached to Dark Charizard. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. Discard a number of   Energy cards attached to Dark Charizard equal to the number of heads.
Giant Tail Dark Dragonite      70 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Knock Down Dark Dugtrio    20+ Your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage; if heads, this attack does 20 damage.
Flitter Dark Golbat    - Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
Psypunch Dark Hypno   20
Bench Manipulation Dark Hypno     20x Your opponent flips a number of coins equal to the number of Pokémon on his or her Bench. This attack does 20 damage times the number of tails. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
Magnetic Lines Dark Magneton    30 If the Defending Pokémon has any basic Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and attach that Energy card to it.
Fickle Attack Dark Slowbro    40 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Petal Whirlwind Dark Vileplume     30x Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. If you get 2 or more heads, Dark Vileplume is now Confused (after doing damage).
Mass Explosion Dark Weezing    20x Does 20 damage times the total number of Koffings, Weezings, and Dark Weezings in play (Apply Weakness and Resistance.). Then, this attack does 20 damage to each Koffing, Weezing, and Dark Weezing (even your own). Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.
Stun Gas Dark Weezing     20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned; if tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Tail Slap Dark Charmeleon    20
Fireball Dark Charmeleon     70 Use this attack only if there are any   Energy cards attached to Dark Charmeleon. Flip a coin. If heads, discard 1 of those Energy cards. If tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage).
Tail Strike Dark Dragonair     20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 20 damage.
Rolling Tackle Dark Electrode   10
Energy Bomb Dark Electrode    30 Take all Energy cards attached to Dark Electrode and attach them to your Benched Pokémon (in any way you choose). If you have no Benched Pokémon, discard all Energy cards attached to Dark Electrode.
Playing with Fire Dark Flareon    30+ Use this attack only if there are any   Energy cards attached to Dark Flareon. Flip a coin. If heads, discard 1 of those Energy cards and this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage.
Third Eye Dark Golduck   - Discard 1 Energy card attached to Dark Golduck in order to draw up to 3 cards.
Lightning Flash Dark Jolteon   20 If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Thunder Attack Dark Jolteon     30 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, Dark Jolteon does 10 damage to itself.
Drag Off Dark Machoke     20 Before doing damage, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon. Do the damage to the new Defending Pokémon. This attack can't be used if your opponent has no Benched Pokémon.
Knock Back Dark Machoke     30 If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
Sludge Punch Dark Muk    20 The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Fascinate Dark Persian   - Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon. This attack can't be used if your opponent has no Benched Pokémon.
Poison Claws Dark Persian    10 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Frenzied Attack Dark Primeape    40 Dark Primeape is now Confused (after doing damage).
Rear Kick Dark Rapidash    20
Flame Pillar Dark Rapidash    30 You may discard 1   Energy card attached to Dark Rapidash when you use this attack. If you do and if your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and this attack does 10 damage to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Mirror Shell Dark Wartortle    - If an attack does damage to Dark Wartortle during your opponent's next turn (even if Dark Wartortle is Knocked Out), Dark Wartortle attacks the defending Pokémon for an equal amount of damage.
Flop Magikarp   10
Rapid Evolution Magikarp     - Search your deck for an Evolution card named Gyarados or Dark Gyarados and put it on Magikarp. (This counts as evolving Magikarp.) Shuffle your deck afterward.
Vanish Abra   - Shuffle Abra into your deck. (Discard all cards attached to Abra.)
Fire Tail Charmander   20
Dig Under Diglett   - Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
Sticky Hands Grimer    10+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed; if tails, this attack does 10 damage.
Punch Machop    20
Kick Machop     30
Magnetism Magnemite    10 Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage plus 10 more damage for each Magnemite, Magneton, and Dark Magneton on your Bench.
Mischief Mankey   Shuffle your opponent's deck.
Anger Mankey    20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 20 damage.
Coin Hurl Meowth    Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon and flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
Dizziness Psyduck   Draw a card.
Afternoon Nap Slowpoke   Search your deck for a   Energy card and attach it to Slowpoke. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Shell Attack Squirtle    20
Speed Ball Voltorb   20
Ram Zubat   10
Surprise Thunder Dark Raichu     30 Flip a coin. If heads, flip another coin. If the second coin is heads, this attack does another 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If the second coin is tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponents Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Gym Heroes
Phoenix Flame Blaine's Moltres       90 Flip a coin. If tails, shuffle Blaine's Moltres and all cards attached to it into your deck (after doing damage).
Lariat Brock's Rhydon      70 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Fairy Power Erika's Clefable   Flip a coin. If heads, you may return any number of your Pokémon in play and all cards attached to them to your hand.
Moon Impact Erika's Clefable     30
Take Away Erika's Dragonair      Shuffle Erika's Dragonair and all cards attached to it into your deck. Then, your opponent shuffles his or her Active Pokémon and all cards attached to it into his or her deck.
Repeating Drill Lt. Surge's Fearow    10x Flip 5 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
Clutch Lt. Surge's Fearow     30 The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Mega Shock Lt. Surge's Magneton      90 Flip a coin. If tails, Lt. Surge's Magneton does 20 damage to itself.
Tail Slap Misty's Seadra   20
Knockout Needle Misty's Seadra     30+ Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 60 more damage. If 1 or both of them are tails, this attack does 30 damage.
Jellyfish Poison Misty's Tentacruel      30 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Crosscounter Rocket's Hitmonchan   If an attack does damage to Rocket's Hitmonchan during your opponent's next turn (even if Rocket's Hitmonchan is Knocked Out), flip a coin. If heads, Rocket's Hitmonchan attacks your opponent's Active Pokémon for double that amount of damage. (If Rocket's Hitmonchan takes 20 damage, it does 40 damage to that Pokémon.)
Magnum Punch Rocket's Hitmonchan     50
Fire Wall Rocket's Moltres     40 If an attack does damage to Rocket's Moltres during your opponent's next turn (even if Rocket's Moltres is Knocked Out), Rocket's Moltres attacks your opponent's Active Pokémon for 10 damage. (Apply Weakness and Resistance.)
Shadow Images Rocket's Scyther   Whenever Rocket's Scyther is attacked, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does no damage to Rocket's Scyther. (Any other effects of the attack still happen.) This effect lasts until Rocket's Scyther takes damage (or is Benched or evolved).
Blinding Scythe Rocket's Scyther     40
Pain Amplifier Sabrina's Gengar   Put a damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon that already has any damage counters on it.
Call of the Night Sabrina's Gengar     40 Unless this attack Knocks Out the Defending Pokémon, flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, your opponent shuffles his or her Active Pokémon and all cards attached to it into his or her deck.
Tunneling Brock's Onix     If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose up to 2 of them. This attack does 20 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Brock's Onix can't attack during your opponent's next turn.
Horn Toss Brock's Rhyhorn    20 If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
Needles Brock's Sandslash    10 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned.
Alert Brock's Zubat   Draw a card. Then, switch Brock's Zubat with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. You can't use this attack if your Bench is empty.
Moonwatching Erika's Clefairy   Search your deck for a basic Energy card. Show that card to your opponent, then put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Comet Slap Erika's Clefairy    10x Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
Electric Current Lt. Surge's Electabuzz    Take 1   Energy card attached to Lt. Surge's Electabuzz and attach it to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you have no Benched Pokémon, discard that Energy card.
Triple Cannon Misty's Cloyster     20x Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
Water Ring Misty's Poliwrath      30 Does 10 damage to each Pokémon that isn't Water on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Mysterious Light Misty's Tentacool   Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
Jellyfish Pod Misty's Tentacool    Search your deck for any number of Pokémon named Tentacool, Tentacruel, Misty's Tentacool, and/or Misty's Tentacruel. Show those cards to your opponent, then put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
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