Move

Moves (Attacks) are techniques that Pokémon use during battle. Moves are mainly used to inflict damage on the opponent. Moves usually come from a natural ability that the specific Pokémon has. Some moves can be used both inside and outside of battle. When outside of battle, moves are usually used for transportation or for removing a certain obstacle that occurs in the game. There are three types of moves, physical, special and status. Each type holds a different kind of effect when used. Although physical, special and status are the main types, there are also mix combos between physical/special and status. Examples:

Giga drain:Special-Status

Flame charge:Physical-Status

Further, all pokémon moves have an elemental type associated with them. Depending on the type of pokémon one faces, this can make a move "super-effective", "not very effective" or have "no effect" at all.



Physical
Physical is a category of move, along with Status and Special, which appears in the games Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum. Most moves in this category have to deal with Physical contact between the user and the target.

Examples

 * Giga Impact
 * Crush Grip
 * Dizzy Punch

Special
Special is a category of attack, along with Status and Physical, which appears in the games Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum. As the name suggests, most moves in this category have to deal with the user projecting their attack through energy or other forces of nature.

Examples

 * Psychic
 * Energy Ball
 * Thunder

Status
Status is a category of attack, along with Physical and Special, which appears in the games Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum. As the name suggests, most move in this category cause status problems. Within this category, it is sometimes seperated into the 'Negative Status' Moves, which cause status problems, and the 'Positive Status' Moves, which power up the user or erase negative status conditions.

Examples (Positive Effects)

 * Agility
 * Focus Energy
 * Mist

Examples (Negative Effects)
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 * Poison Powder
 * Super Sonic
 * Thunder Wave