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A '''Move Deleter''' (Japanese: '''わすれオヤジ''' ''Forgetting Man'') is the opposite of a [[move relearner]]. For no charge, they will make a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} forget a [[move]] it knows. | A '''Move Deleter''' (Japanese: '''わすれオヤジ''' ''Forgetting Man'') is the opposite of a [[move relearner]]. For no charge, they will make a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} forget a [[move]] it knows. | ||
This is the only way for a Pokémon to forget [[HM]] moves such as {{m|Cut}} or {{m|Fly}}. In order to delete an HM move, one must first have another Pokémon with that same move in order for it to be deleted. This is done so that a player will not get stuck in an area where an HM move is required to continue. In addition, a Pokémon's move will not be forgotten if it is the only move it knows. | This is the only way for a Pokémon to forget [[HM]] moves such as {{m|Cut}} or {{m|Fly}}, besides using the [[Day Care]]. In order to delete an HM move, one must first have another Pokémon with that same move in order for it to be deleted. This is done so that a player will not get stuck in an area where an HM move is required to continue. In addition, a Pokémon's move will not be forgotten if it is the only move it knows. | ||
The Move Deleter's service was also used in the [[Generation II|second generation]] games to delete moves exclusive to the second generation so that Pokémon could be traded to [[Generation I]] games via the [[Time Capsule]]. Similarly, a Pokémon in [[Generation III]] must first forget its HM moves before it can be transferred to [[Generation IV]] via [[Pal Park]], and a Pokémon in Generation IV must forget its HM moves before it can be transferred to [[Generation V]] via the [[Poké Transfer]]. | The Move Deleter's service was also used in the [[Generation II|second generation]] games to delete moves exclusive to the second generation so that Pokémon could be traded to [[Generation I]] games via the [[Time Capsule]]. Similarly, a Pokémon in [[Generation III]] must first forget its HM moves before it can be transferred to [[Generation IV]] via [[Pal Park]], and a Pokémon in Generation IV must forget its HM moves before it can be transferred to [[Generation V]] via the [[Poké Transfer]]. | ||