Attack (TCG): Difference between revisions

* {{cw|Psychic}} and Psyche, the latter used by {{OBP|Ancient Mew|The Power of One promo}}

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These attacks were normally formatted as a single word up until a specific set, usually {{TCG|Black & White}}. Afterward, they are formatted as two words. This happens to correlate directly with [[move]] name changes from [[Pokémon X]] and [[Pokémon Y]]

* {{cw|Fire Blast}} or Fireblast, the latter used by a {{OBP|Charizard|Skyridge 146}} card

* {{cw|Poison Powder}}, formerly Posionpowder

* {{cw|Sand Attack}}, formerly Sand-Attack

* Some attacks have the same name in English but different names in Japanese:

** {{cw|Charge (じゅうでん)|Charge}} (Japanese: じゅうでん ''Charge'') and {{cw|Charge (たいでん)|Charge}} (Japanese: たいでん ''Electrification'')

** {{cw|Get Help (ちからをかりる)|Get Help}} (Japanese: ちからをかりる ''Borrow Strength'') and {{cw|Get Help (おてつだい)|Get Help}} (Japanese: おてつだい ''Help'')

** {{cw|Hurricane (ハリケーン)|Hurricane}} (Japanese: ハリケーン ''Hurricane'') and {{cw|Hurricane (ぼうふう)|Hurricane}} (Japanese: ぼうふう ''Windstorm'')

** {{cw|Leaf Tornado (グラスミキサー)|Leaf Tornado}} (Japanese: グラスミキサー ''Grass Mixer'') and {{cw|Leaf Tornado (リーフトルネード)|Leaf Tornado}} (Japanese: リーフトルネード ''Leaf Tornado'')

** {{cw|Lightning Wing (でんげきのつばさ)|Lightning Wing}} (Japanese: でんげきのつばさ ''Electrifying Wing'') and {{cw|Lightning Wing (いかずちのつばさ)|Lightning Wing}} (Japanese: いかずちのつばさ ''Thunder Wing'')

** {{cw|Lure (かどわかす)|Lure}} (Japanese: かどわかす ''Kidnap'') and {{cw|Inviting Scent}} (Japanese: さそうかおり ''Invite Aroma''), the latter also previously known as Lure.

** {{cw|Strange Wave (みちのはどう)|Strange Wave}} (Japanese: みちのはどう ''Unknown Wave'') and {{cw|Strange Wave (ストレンジウェーブ)|Strange Wave}} (Japanese: ストレンジウェーブ ''Strange Wave'')

* Some attacks have the same name in Japanese but different names in English:

** {{cw|Bind Wound}} and Recovery (Japanese: きずをなおす ''Heal Wound''), the latter English name used by the {{OBP|Chansey|Expedition 72}} from the {{TCG|Sample Set}}

** {{cw|Dogpile}} and All-out Tackle (Japanese: みんなでタックル ''Tackle with Everyone''), the latter English name used by the {{OBP|Chansey|Expedition 72}} from the {{TCG|Sample Set}}

** {{cw|Call for Friends}} and Call for Friend (Japanese: たすけをよぶ ''Call Help'')

** {{cw|Flame Tail}} and Fire Tail (Japanese: ほのおのしっぽ ''Flame Tail'')

** {{cw|Make It Rain}} and Gold Rush (Japanese: ゴールドラッシュ ''Gold Rush'')

** {{cw|Meteor Mash}} and Extra Comet Punch (Japanese: コメットパンチ ''Comet Punch'')

** {{cw|Poisonous Whip}} and Poison Whip (Japanese: どくのムチ ''Poison Whip'')

* Some attacks have an overlap of shared names in English and Japanese:

** Several cards have {{cw|Metronome}} (Japanese: ゆびをふる ''Wag Finger'') or {{cw|Mini-Metronome}} (Japanese: ちいさくゆびをふる ''Slightly Wag Finger''), except the {{OBP|Togepi|Wizards Promo 30}} from {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}} has "Mini-Metronome" in English which uses Metronome's name in Japanese.

** Several cards have {{cw|Thunder Jolt}} (Japanese: でんげき ''Electric Attack''). {{OBP|Manectric|Primal Clash 61}} from {{TCG|Primal Clash}} has {{cw|Electric Shock}} (Japanese: サンダーショック ''Thunder Shock''), while {{OBP|Electrode|Base Set 21}} from {{TCG|Base Set}} has an "Electric Shock" attack with Thunder Jolt's Japanese name instead.