Pokémon moves from Generation 1

Below is the list of Pokémon attacks that were introduced in Generation 1 (Red, Blue, Yellow).

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Name/Effect: Type: Category:

Name	Type	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
Absorb	Grass	20	100	25	User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
Acid	Poison	40	100	30	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Acid Armor	Poison	—	—	20	Sharply raises user's Defense.
Agility	Psychic	—	—	30	Sharply raises user's Speed.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—	20	Sharply raises user's Special Defense.
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100	20	May lower opponent's Attack.
Barrage	Normal	15	85	20	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Barrier	Psychic	—	—	20	Sharply raises user's Defense.
Bide	Normal	—	—	10	User takes damage for two turns then strikes back double.
Bind	Normal	15	85	20	Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
Bite	Dark	60	100	25	May cause flinching.
Blizzard	Ice	110	70	5	May freeze opponent.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	15	May paralyze opponent.
Bone Club	Ground	65	85	20	May cause flinching.
Bonemerang	Ground	50	90	10	Hits twice in one turn.
Bubble	Water	40	100	30	May lower opponent's Speed.
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100	20	May lower opponent's Speed.
Clamp	Water	35	85	15	Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
Comet Punch	Normal	18	85	15	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100	10	Confuses opponent.
Confusion	Psychic	50	100	25	May confuse opponent.
Constrict	Normal	10	100	35	May lower opponent's Speed by one stage.
Conversion	Normal	—	—	30	Changes user's type to that of its first move.
Counter	Fighting	—	100	20	When hit by a Physical Attack, user strikes back with 2x power.
Crabhammer	Water	100	90	10	High critical hit ratio.
Cut	Normal	50	95	30
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	40	Raises user's Defense.
Dig	Ground	80	100	10	Digs underground on first turn, attacks on second. Can also escape from caves.
Disable	Normal	—	100	20	Opponent can't use its last attack for a few turns.
Dizzy Punch	Normal	70	100	10	May confuse opponent.
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100	30	Hits twice in one turn.
Double Slap	Normal	15	85	10	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Double Team	Normal	—	—	15	Raises user's Evasiveness.
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100	10	Always inflicts 40 HP.
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100	15	User recovers half the HP inflicted on a sleeping opponent.
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100	20
Earthquake	Ground	100	100	10	Power is doubled if opponent is underground from using Dig.
Egg Bomb	Normal	100	75	10
Ember	Fire	40	100	25	May burn opponent.
Explosion	Normal	250	100	5	User faints.
Fire Blast	Fire	110	85	5	May burn opponent.
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100	15	May burn opponent.
Fire Spin	Fire	35	85	15	Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
Fissure	Ground	—	30	5	One-Hit-KO, if it hits.
Flamethrower	Fire	90	100	15	May burn opponent.
Flash	Normal	—	100	20	Lowers opponent's Accuracy.
Fly	Flying	90	95	15	Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—	30	Increases critical hit ratio.
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85	20	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80	15	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Glare	Normal	—	100	30	Paralyzes opponent.
Growl	Normal	—	100	40	Lowers opponent's Attack.
Growth	Normal	—	—	20	Raises user's Attack and Special Attack.
Guillotine	Normal	—	30	5	One-Hit-KO, if it hits.
Gust	Flying	40	100	35	Hits Pokémon using Fly/Bounce/Sky Drop with double power.
Harden	Normal	—	—	30	Raises user's Defense.
Haze	Ice	—	—	30	Resets all stat changes.
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	15	May cause flinching.
High Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90	10	If it misses, the user loses half their HP.
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100	25
Horn Drill	Normal	—	30	5	One-Hit-KO, if it hits.
Hydro Pump	Water	110	80	5
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
Hyper Fang	Normal	80	90	15	May cause flinching.
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60	20	Puts opponent to sleep.
Ice Beam	Ice	90	100	10	May freeze opponent.
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100	15	May freeze opponent.
Jump Kick	Fighting	100	95	10	If it misses, the user loses half their HP.
Karate Chop	Fighting	50	100	25	High critical hit ratio.
Kinesis	Psychic	—	80	15	Lowers opponent's Accuracy.
Leech Life	Bug	80	100	10	User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90	10	Drains HP from opponent each turn.
Leer	Normal	—	100	30	Lowers opponent's Defense.
Lick	Ghost	30	100	30	May paralyze opponent.
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—	30	Halves damage from Special attacks for 5 turns.
Lovely Kiss	Normal	—	75	10	Puts opponent to sleep.
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100	20	The heavier the opponent, the stronger the attack.
Meditate	Psychic	—	—	40	Raises user's Attack.
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100	15	User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	5
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	20
Metronome	Normal	—	—	10	User performs almost any move in the game at random.
Mimic	Normal	—	—	10	Copies the opponent's last move.
Minimize	Normal	—	—	10	Sharply raises user's Evasiveness.
Mirror Move	Flying	—	—	20	User performs the opponent's last move.
Mist	Ice	—	—	30	User's stats cannot be changed for a period of time.
Night Shade	Ghost	—	100	15	Inflicts damage equal to user's level.
Pay Day	Normal	40	100	20	Money is earned after the battle.
Peck	Flying	35	100	35
Petal Dance	Grass	120	100	10	User attacks for 2-3 turns but then becomes confused.
Pin Missile	Bug	25	95	20	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Poison Gas	Poison	—	90	40	Poisons opponent.
Poison Powder	Poison	—	75	35	Poisons opponent.
Poison Sting	Poison	15	100	35	May poison the opponent.
Pound	Normal	40	100	35
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100	20	May confuse opponent.
Psychic	Psychic	90	100	10	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Psywave	Psychic	—	100	15	Inflicts damage 50-150% of user's level.
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100	30	User attacks first.
Rage	Normal	20	100	20	Raises user's Attack when hit.
Razor Leaf	Grass	55	95	25	High critical hit ratio.
Razor Wind	Normal	80	100	10	Charges on first turn, attacks on second. High critical hit ratio.
Recover	Normal	—	—	5	User recovers half its max HP.
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	20	Halves damage from Physical attacks for 5 turns.
Rest	Psychic	—	—	5	User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Roar	Normal	—	—	20	In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90	10	May cause flinching.
Rock Throw	Rock	50	90	15
Rolling Kick	Fighting	60	85	15	May cause flinching.
Sand Attack	Ground	—	100	15	Lowers opponent's Accuracy.
Scratch	Normal	40	100	35
Screech	Normal	—	85	40	Sharply lowers opponent's Defense.
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	20	Inflicts damage equal to user's level.
Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100	5	User faints.
Sharpen	Normal	—	—	30	Raises user's Attack.
Sing	Normal	—	55	15	Puts opponent to sleep.
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	10	Raises Defense on first turn, attacks on second.
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90	5	Charges on first turn, attacks on second. May cause flinching. High critical hit ratio.
Slam	Normal	80	75	20
Slash	Normal	70	100	20	High critical hit ratio.
Sleep Powder	Grass	—	75	15	Puts opponent to sleep.
Sludge	Poison	65	100	20	May poison opponent.
Smog	Poison	30	70	20	May poison opponent.
Smokescreen	Normal	—	100	20	Lowers opponent's Accuracy.
Soft-Boiled	Normal	—	—	5	User recovers half its max HP.
Solar Beam	Grass	120	100	10	Charges on first turn, attacks on second.
Sonic Boom	Normal	—	90	20	Always inflicts 20 HP.
Spike Cannon	Normal	20	100	15	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Splash	Normal	—	—	40	Doesn't do ANYTHING.
Spore	Grass	—	100	15	Puts opponent to sleep.
Stomp	Normal	65	100	20	May cause flinching.
Strength	Normal	80	100	15
String Shot	Bug	—	95	40	Sharply lowers opponent's Speed.
Struggle	Normal	50	—	—	Only usable when all PP are gone. Hurts the user.
Stun Spore	Grass	—	75	30	Paralyzes opponent.
Submission	Fighting	80	80	20	User receives recoil damage.
Substitute	Normal	—	—	10	Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
Super Fang	Normal	—	90	10	Always takes off half of the opponent's HP.
Supersonic	Normal	—	55	20	Confuses opponent.
Surf	Water	90	100	15	Hits all adjacent Pokémon.
Swift	Normal	60	∞	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—	20	Sharply raises user's Attack.
Tackle	Normal	40	100	35
Tail Whip	Normal	—	100	30	Lowers opponent's Defense.
Take Down	Normal	90	85	20	User receives recoil damage.
Teleport	Psychic	—	—	20	Allows user to flee wild battles; also warps player to last PokéCenter.
Thrash	Normal	120	100	10	User attacks for 2-3 turns but then becomes confused.
Thunder	Electric	110	70	10	May paralyze opponent.
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100	15	May paralyze opponent.
Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100	30	May paralyze opponent.
Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90	20	Paralyzes opponent.
Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100	15	May paralyze opponent.
Toxic	Poison	—	90	10	Badly poisons opponent.
Transform	Normal	—	—	10	User takes on the form and attacks of the opponent.
Tri Attack	Normal	80	100	10	May paralyze, burn or freeze opponent.
Twineedle	Bug	25	100	20	Hits twice in one turn. May poison opponent.
Vine Whip	Grass	45	100	25
Vise Grip	Normal	55	100	30
Water Gun	Water	40	100	25
Waterfall	Water	80	100	15	May cause flinching.
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—	20	In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100	35
Withdraw	Water	—	—	40	Raises user's Defense.
Wrap	Normal	15	90	20	Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.