Metronome (move)

Metronome ゆびをふる Wag Finger

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM35 in Generation I Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald TR14 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM080 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Can be repeatedly used without boring the judge.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Metronome (Japanese: ゆびをふる Wag Finger) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

It is:

• TM35 in Generation I
• TR14 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
• TM080 in Generation IX.

Effect

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Interaction with choice items and moves the user already knows aside from Generation V You can discuss this on the talk page.

The Metronome user executes a randomly selected move. This called move counts as the last move used.

Because Metronome has normal move priority, a move with higher or lower priority may be executed other than when it normally would. For instance, Metronome may cause Quick Attack to be used after a normal priority move or Counter to be used before a normal priority move.

Generation I

If Metronome successfully calls Hyper Beam or a partial trapping move and has 0 PP before the move fully executes, its PP can roll over in the same manner as the move is called, with full PP Ups applied. A Pokémon will be able to use a move that is disabled if called via Metronome.

Generation II

The Struggle bypassing glitch was fixed, so Metronome's PP cannot roll over.

Generations III and IV

Metronome will not prioritize any Pokémon to target; it will randomly target any opponent a move is able to target (even if the move has a positive effect, such as Heal Pulse). If the move can only target the field, a team, or the user, it will do so. If Metronome chooses Acupressure, it can target the user or an ally (in a Single Battle, it will always target the user).

Generations V and VI

If Metronome chooses Acupressure in a Rotation Battle, it will always target the user.

Pokémon that know Metronome are banned from participating in Pokéstar Studio films.

If Metronome calls a move the user knows and its user is holding a Choice Band, Choice Specs, or Choice Scarf, the move Metronome called will be locked by the Choice item. Otherwise, Metronome is the locked move. If a multi-turn move called by Metronome triggers Cursed Body, the multi-turn move will be disabled by Cursed Body, even if the user of Metronome does not know that move; otherwise, Metronome will be disabled.

Generation VII onwards

If Metronome calls a multi-turn move such as Rollout or Dig and its user is holding a Choice Band, Choice Specs, or Choice Scarf, the move will activate on the first turn, but will fail and end the move on the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Metronome, the randomly selected move will become its corresponding Z-Move. If the selected move is a status move, it will not receive its Z-Power effect.

Unselectable moves

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Whether Shadow moves can be called, known moves in Gen 8 and Gen 9 You can discuss this on the talk page.

In all core series games except Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Metronome can select any move except itself, a Max Move, a Z-Move, or any of the moves marked with a ✓ in the following table:

Move Type Generations I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX Moves that the user knows ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ? After You  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Apple Acid  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Armor Cannon  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Assist  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Astral Barrage  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Aura Wheel  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Baneful Bunker  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Beak Blast  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Behemoth Bash  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Behemoth Blade  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Belch  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Bestow  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Blazing Torque  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Body Press  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Branch Poke  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Breaking Swipe  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Celebrate  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Chatter  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Chilling Water  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Chilly Reception  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Clangorous Soul  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Collision Course  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Combat Torque  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Comeuppance  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Copycat  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Counter  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Covet  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Crafty Shield  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Decorate  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Destiny Bond  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Detect  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Diamond Storm  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Doodle  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Double Iron Bash  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} * ✔ Double Shock  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dragon Ascent  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Dragon Energy  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Drum Beating  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Dynamax Cannon  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Electro Drift  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Endure  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Eternabeam  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ False Surrender  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Feint  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Fiery Wrath  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fleur Cannon  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Fillet Away  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Focus Punch  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Follow Me  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Freeze Shock  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Freezing Glare  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Glacial Lance  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Grav Apple  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Helping Hand  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hold Hands  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hyper Drill  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Hyperspace Fury  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Hyperspace Hole  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Ice Burn  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Instruct  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Jet Punch  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Jungle Healing  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ King's Shield  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Life Dew  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Light of Ruin  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Make It Rain  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Magical Torque  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mat Block  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Me First  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Meteor Assault  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mimic  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Mind Blown  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Mirror Coat  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Mirror Move  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Moongeist Beam  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ Nature Power  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Nature's Madness  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ Noxious Torque  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Obstruct  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Order Up  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Origin Pulse  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Overdrive  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Photon Geyser  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Plasma Fists  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Population Bomb  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Pounce  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Power Shift  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Precipice Blades  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Protect  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pyro Ball  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Quash  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Quick Guard  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Rage Fist  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Rage Powder  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Raging Bull  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Raging Fury  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Relic Song  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Revival Blessing  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Ruination  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Salt Cure  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Secret Sword  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Shed Tail  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shell Trap  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Silk Trap  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Sketch  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sleep Talk  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Snap Trap  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Snarl  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Snatch  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Snore  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Snowscape  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Spectral Thief  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Spicy Extract  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Spiky Shield  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Spirit Break  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Spotlight  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Steam Eruption  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Steel Beam  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Strange Steam  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Struggle  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sunsteel Strike  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ Surging Strikes  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Switcheroo  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Techno Blast  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Tidy Up  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Thief  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Thousand Arrows  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Thousand Waves  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Thunder Cage  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Thunderous Kick  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Trailblaze  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Transform  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Trick  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Twin Beam  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ V-create  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Wicked Blow  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Wicked Torque  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Wide Guard  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Moves the user knows were intended to be unselectable in Generation III, but due to a coding error, this prohibition does not actually take effect.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Metronome can only select moves introduced in Generation I. It can select any move introduced in Generation I, except itself and the following moves:

Move Type Counter  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mimic  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mirror Move  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Struggle  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Transform  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Description

Games Description StadStad2 The user waggles its finger, triggering a move. There is no telling what will happen. GSC Randomly uses any Pokémon move. RSEColo.XD Waggles a finger to use any Pokémon move at random. FRLG Waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into using any move at random. DPPtHGSSPBR The user waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into randomly using nearly any move. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	31	34	29	31	34BW 31B2W2	31	31SMUSUM 18PE	20
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 1, Evo.PE	1
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster								1
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	30	30	30	20	20	20	20SMUSUM 66PE	60	60
175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		7	6RSE 4FRLG	6	5	5	5	24
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy		7	6RSE 1, 4FRLG	1, 6	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	24
446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				1	1	1	1	40
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy								1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM35	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR14	IX TM080
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔							✔SwSh
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔							✔SwSh
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy									✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy									✔
052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field									✔
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field									✔
055		Golduck		Water 1	Field									✔
056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔								✔
057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔								✔
061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	✔							✔SwSh
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔							✔SwSh
063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔
080		Slowbro		Water 1	Monster									✔
080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Water 1	Monster									✔
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
088		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
089		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔							✔SwSh	✔
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔								✔
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔								✔
106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔							✔SwSh	✔
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔SwSh
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔							✔SwSh
149		Dragonite		Dragon	Water 1									✔
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔							✔SwSh	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔							✔SwSh	✔
173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy								✔SwSh
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy									✔
184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy									✔
186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1								✔SwSh
199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1									✔
199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1									✔
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field									✔
217		Ursaring		Field		Field									✔
238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
241		Miltank		Field		Field								✔SwSh
242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh	✔
251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass								✔SwSh
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous									✔
281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous									✔
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous									✔
287		Slakoth		Field		Field									✔
288		Vigoroth		Field		Field									✔
289		Slaking		Field		Field									✔
296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
326		Grumpig		Field		Field									✔
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔SwSh
385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field									✔
440		Happiny		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like									✔
461		Weavile		Field		Field									✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy								✔SwSh
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔SwSh
480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
481		Mesprit		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass									✔
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
641		Tornadus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
655		Delphox		Field		Field									✔
670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy									✔
671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy									✔
683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh
685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh
719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field								✔SwSh	✔
849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
849		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous								✔SwSh	✔
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous								✔SwSh	✔
856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy									✔
857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy									✔
858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy									✔
859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
863		Perrserker		Field		Field									✔
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔SwSh
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous								✔SwSh
876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh	✔
876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh	✔
898		Calyrex		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
901		Ursaluna		Field		Field									✔
923		Pawmot		Field		Field									✔
930		Arboliva		Grass		Grass									✔
944		Shroodle		Field		Field									✔
945		Grafaiai		Field		Field									✔
957		Tinkatink		Fairy		Fairy									✔
958		Tinkatuff		Fairy		Fairy									✔
959		Tinkaton		Fairy		Fairy									✔
979		Annihilape		Field		Field									✔
985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
992		Iron Hands		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
100		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
440		Happiny		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						FRLG	E	XD
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔
057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔	✔
061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
210		Granbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔
217		Ursaring		Field		Field	✔	✔
238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
241		Miltank		Field		Field	✔	✔
242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔
296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔
352		Kecleon		Field		Field	✔	✔
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokéwalker - Amity Meadow
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 New York City Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Metronome is a move with 22PP. The user picks a random move from eligible pool, and performs it in the direction it is currently facing.

In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the move is now affected by Taunt.

The pool of selectable moves is noticeably smaller than in main series; out of all moves in the games, only the following can be called:

Move Type Game RB TDS Absorb  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Air Slash  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ AncientPower  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Aqua Tail  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Assurance  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Attract  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Beat Up  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Bite  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Blast Burn  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Blaze Kick  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Block  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Brave Bird  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Brick Break  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Brine  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Bug Bite  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Captivate  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Charge Beam  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Charm  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Close Combat  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Constrict  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Copycat  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Cross Poison  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Crunch  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Crush Claw  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Crush Grip  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Curse  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Defog  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Destiny Bond  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Disable  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Dizzy Punch  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Double-Edge  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Double Hit  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dragon Pulse  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dragon Rage  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Dragon Rush  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Drain Punch  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dream Eater  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ DynamicPunch  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Embargo  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Encore  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Endeavor  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Energy Ball  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Eruption  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Extrasensory  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Facade  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fake Tears  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fake Out  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ False Swipe  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ FeatherDance  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Feint  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Fire Fang  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Fire Spin  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fissure  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Flame Wheel  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Flare Blitz  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Flatter  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fling  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Force Palm  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Frenzy Plant  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Frustration  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Gastro Acid  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Giga Drain  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Giga Impact  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Glare  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Grass Knot  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Guard Swap  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Gust  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Gyro Ball  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Hammer Arm  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Head Smash  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Headbutt  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Heart Swap  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Hidden Power  ???  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Horn Drill  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Ice Fang  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Imprison  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Iron Head  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Iron Tail  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Knock Off  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Last Resort  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Leech Seed  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Leer  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Lick  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Low Kick  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Luster Purge  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Magnitude  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Magnet Bomb  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Magma Storm  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Metal Sound  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Mimic  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Miracle Eye  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mirror Shot  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mist Ball  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Muddy Water  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Mud Bomb  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mud-Slap  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Natural Gift  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Night Slash  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Nightmare  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Outrage  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Pain Split  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Pay Day  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Pluck  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Poison Fang  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Poison Gas  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Poison Jab  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Poison Tail  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Poison Sting  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Power Gem  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Power Swap  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Power Whip  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Present  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Psycho Cut  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Psycho Shift  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Punishment  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Rapid Spin  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Return  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Reversal  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Roar  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Rock Climb  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Rock Slide  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Rock Tomb  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Role Play  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Sacred Fire  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Sand-Attack  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Scary Face  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Secret Power  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Seed Bomb  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Seismic Toss  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Shadow Claw  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Sheer Cold  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Skill Swap  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ SmellingSalt  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Smog  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ SmokeScreen  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Spite  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Stone Edge  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Submission  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Super Fang  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Superpower  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Supersonic  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Swagger  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Switcheroo  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Taunt  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Thief  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Thunder  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Thunder Fang  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ThunderShock  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Thunder Wave  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Tickle  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Torment  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Toxic  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Trick  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Tri Attack  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Triple Kick  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Trump Card  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Twineedle  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Twister  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ U-turn  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Wake-Up Slap  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Whirlpool  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Will-O-Wisp  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Wood Hammer  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Wrap  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Wring Out  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ X-Scissor  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Yawn  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Zen Headbutt  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Status	1	—	—	—	—%	—	—	Uses one of several moves at random.	Burgh (Spring 2021) & Togepi Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic

In-depth description

Metronome randomly chooses one strong attack move of each type or—on very rare occasions—Fissure. All potential moves are as follows:

Move Type Tri Attack  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Blast  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Surf  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Power Whip  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blizzard  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Focus Blast  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Bomb  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Earthquake  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Drill Peck  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psychic  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bug Buzz  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Slide  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Ball  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dragon Pulse  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dark Pulse  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Play Rough  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fissure  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros., if Clefairy is released from a Poké Ball, it will use Metronome to copy a move done by another Poké Ball Pokémon. It returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee, but its options are reduced to Explosion, Blizzard, Fire Spin, and Gust.

Togepi is another Pokémon in Melee that will use Metronome when released from a Poké Ball. It can call up Sleep Powder, Leech Seed, Magnitude, Powder Snow, or Night Shade. It reappears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with SmokeScreen replacing Night Shade and Hypnosis replacing Sleep Powder. Togepi uses this new moveset in every game after Brawl.

Description

Games Description MDRB Randomly looses a move from among all the moves known to Pokémon. MDTDS Causes the user to unleash a random move drawn from the vast number of moves that Pokémon can know. BSL たくさんのわざのなかから ランダムで ひとつえらんで わざを くりだす MDGtI UNUSED SMD MDRTDX You can use a randomly selected move. Some moves aren't available, so be careful!

In the anime

Clefairy	Togepi	Munchlax	Clefable
The user waggles one or both of its fingers and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy points its index fingers out and starts to wave them back and forth. Clefairy then performs a random move. Sometimes, Clefairy's fingertips glow white once it has prepared to use a move.
Multiple wild Clefairy	Clefairy and the Moon Stone		Debut
Multiple wild Clefairy	Pikachu's Rescue Adventure		None
Whitney's Clefairy	A Goldenrod Opportunity		None
Multiple wild Clefairy	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
A wild Clefairy	Infinite Possibilities!		None
Drowzee	Drowzee waves its arms back and forth until its fingertips begin to glow white. Drowzee then performs a random move.
Butch and Cassidy's Drowzee	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Togepi	Togepi begins to wave its arms back and forth until they begin to glow white or Togepi dances. Togepi then performs a random move.
Misty's Togepi	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Multiple wild Togepi	A Togepi Mirage!		None
A wild Togepi	The Power of Us		None
Cleffa	Cleffa waves its arms back and forth until they start to glow white. Cleffa then performs a random move.
Multiple wild Cleffa	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
Clefable	Clefable sticks its fingers in the air and waves them back and forth until its fingertips begin to glow white. Clefable then performs a random move.
Multiple wild Clefable	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
A Coordinator's Clefable	New Plot, Odd Lot!		None
A wild Clefable	Infinite Possibilities!		None
Munchlax	Munchlax raises its hands and waves its fingertips back and forth until they start to glow white. It then uses a random move.
May's Munchlax	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

	Clefairy
The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Whitney's Clefairy	The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling		Debut

Magical Pokémon Journey

	Togepi	Clefairy
The user wags their finger, which produces a random move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Togepi	Togepi holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Togepi	The Great Togepi Disaster		Debut
Clefairy	Clefairy holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Clefairy	Pikachu and Clefairy's Heroic Tales		None

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

	Clefairy
The user waves their finger and something random happens.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy holds up one of its hands and waves one of its fingers back and forth. The opponent then floats into the air, but a variety of outcomes can happen afterwards.
A wild Clefairy	Clefairy Tale		Debut

How I Became a Pokémon Card

	Clefairy
The user wiggles their finger and is able to use a random move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy wiggles their finger and is able to use a random move.
Unknown Trainer's Clefairy	PW20		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Togepi	Clefable
The user wags their finger, which produces a random move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Clefable	Clefable holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Green's Clefy	The Winged Legends		Debut
Togepi	Togepi waves one of its arms, and the tip starts to glow. It then uses a random move.
Gold's Togebo	Gligar Glide		None

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

	Clefairy
The user wiggles their finger.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy wiggles its finger.
Rin's Clefairy	The Terrible Twins, Rin & Ran		Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Togepi	Clefairy
The user waves their finger around in order to use any move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy waves its finger and is able to use any move.
Red's Clefairy	Get Rid Of The Ghost Pokémon!!		Debut
Togepi	Togepi holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Misty's Togepi	The Pokémon Banana League (Part 2)		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• The move's Japanese name refers to the wagging finger associated with the move, implying the user is randomly deciding a move from a list. The move's English name refers to the regular ticks associated with the move, which sound like the device it is named after.
• In the Pokémon anime, Splash has been the most common result of Metronome.
• The move description was incorrect in Generations II and III, as they stated that the Metronome user can use any move (in reality, there are some unusable moves). This was fixed from Generation IV onwards, stating "nearly any move" instead.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 揮指 Fāijí Mandarin 揮指 / 挥指 Huīzhǐ * 揮指功 / 挥指功 Huīzhǐ-gōng * 彈指功 Tánzhǐ-gōng * 摇手指 Yáo Shǒuzhǐ * Czech Metronom Danish Metronom Dutch Metronoom Finnish Metronomi French Métronome German Metronom Greek Μετρονόμος Metronómos Italian Metronomo Korean 손가락흔들기 Son-garakheundeulgi Norwegian Metronom Polish Metronom Portuguese Brazil Metrônomo Metronome (PS033) Portugal Metrónomo Russian Метроном Metronom Spanish Metrónomo Swedish Metronom Vietnamese Vẫy Ngón Tay

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