Pokémon moves from Generation 2

Below is the list of Pokémon attacks that were introduced in Generation 2 (Gold, Silver, Crystal).

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Name/Effect: Type: Category:

Name	Type	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
Aeroblast	Flying	100	95	5	High critical hit ratio.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100	5	May raise all user's stats at once.
Attract	Normal	—	100	15	If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—	40	User switches out and gives stat changes to the incoming Pokémon.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100	10	Each Pokémon in user's party attacks.
Belly Drum	Normal	—	—	10	User loses 50% of its max HP, but Attack raises to maximum.
Bone Rush	Ground	25	90	10	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Charm	Fairy	—	100	20	Sharply lowers opponent's Attack.
Conversion 2	Normal	—	—	30	User changes type to become resistant to opponent's last move.
Cotton Spore	Grass	—	100	40	Sharply lowers opponent's Speed.
Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80	5	High critical hit ratio.
Crunch	Dark	80	100	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
Curse	Ghost	—	—	10	Ghosts lose 50% of max HP and curse the opponent; Non-Ghosts raise Attack, Defense and lower Speed.
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—	5	If the user faints, the opponent also faints.
Detect	Fighting	—	—	5	Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100	20	May paralyze opponent.
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	5	Confuses opponent.
Encore	Normal	—	100	5	Forces opponent to keep using its last move for 3 turns.
Endure	Normal	—	—	10	Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
Extreme Speed	Normal	80	100	5	User attacks first.
False Swipe	Normal	40	100	40	Always leaves opponent with at least 1 HP.
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Flail	Normal	—	100	15	The lower the user's HP, the higher the power.
Flame Wheel	Fire	60	100	25	May burn opponent.
Foresight	Normal	—	—	40	Resets opponent's Evasiveness, and allows Normal- and Fighting-type attacks to hit Ghosts.
Frustration	Normal	—	100	20	Power decreases with higher Friendship.
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	20	Power increases each turn.
Future Sight	Psychic	120	100	10	Damage occurs 2 turns later.
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100	10	User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
Heal Bell	Normal	—	—	5	Heals the user's party's status conditions.
Hidden Power	Normal	60	100	15	Type and power depends on user's IVs.
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95	15	Lowers opponent's Speed.
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
Lock-On	Normal	—	—	5	User's next attack is guaranteed to hit.
Mach Punch	Fighting	40	100	30	User attacks first.
Magnitude	Ground	—	100	30	Hits with random power.
Mean Look	Normal	—	—	5	Opponent cannot flee or switch.
Megahorn	Bug	120	85	10
Metal Claw	Steel	50	95	35	May raise user's Attack.
Milk Drink	Normal	—	—	5	User recovers half its max HP.
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—	5	User's next attack is guaranteed to hit.
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100	20	When hit by a Special Attack, user strikes back with 2x power.
Moonlight	Fairy	—	—	5	User recovers HP. Amount varies with the weather.
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—	5	User recovers HP. Amount varies with the weather.
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	10	Lowers opponent's Accuracy.
Nightmare	Ghost	—	100	15	The sleeping opponent loses 25% of its max HP each turn.
Octazooka	Water	65	85	10	May lower opponent's Accuracy.
Outrage	Dragon	120	100	10	User attacks for 2-3 turns but then becomes confused.
Pain Split	Normal	—	—	20	The user's and opponent's HP becomes the average of both.
Perish Song	Normal	—	—	5	Any Pokémon in play when this attack is used faints in 3 turns.
Powder Snow	Ice	40	100	25	May freeze opponent.
Present	Normal	—	90	15	Either deals damage or heals.
Protect	Normal	—	—	10	Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
Psych Up	Normal	—	—	10	Copies the opponent's stat changes.
Pursuit	Dark	40	100	20	Double power if the opponent is switching out.
Rain Dance	Water	—	—	5	Makes it rain for 5 turns.
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100	40	Raises user's Speed and removes entry hazards and trap move effects.
Return	Normal	—	100	20	Power increases with higher Friendship.
Reversal	Fighting	—	100	15	The lower the user's HP, the higher the power.
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
Rollout	Rock	30	90	20	Doubles in power each turn for 5 turns.
Sacred Fire	Fire	100	95	5	May burn opponent.
Safeguard	Normal	—	—	25	The user's party is protected from status conditions.
Sandstorm	Rock	—	—	10	Creates a sandstorm for 5 turns.
Scary Face	Normal	—	100	10	Sharply lowers opponent's Speed.
Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100	15	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Sketch	Normal	—	—	1	Permanently copies the opponent's last move.
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—	10	User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100	10	May poison opponent.
Snore	Normal	50	100	15	Can only be used if asleep. May cause flinching.
Spark	Electric	65	100	20	May paralyze opponent.
Spider Web	Bug	—	—	10	Opponent cannot escape/switch.
Spikes	Ground	—	—	20	Damages opponents switching into battle.
Spite	Ghost	—	100	10	The opponent's last move loses 2-5 PP.
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90	25	May raise user's Defense.
Sunny Day	Fire	—	—	5	Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
Swagger	Normal	—	85	15	Confuses opponent, but sharply raises its Attack.
Sweet Kiss	Fairy	—	75	10	Confuses opponent.
Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100	20	Lowers opponent's Evasiveness.
Synthesis	Grass	—	—	5	User recovers HP. Amount varies with the weather.
Thief	Dark	60	100	25	Also steals opponent's held item.
Triple Kick	Fighting	10	90	10	Hits thrice in one turn at increasing power.
Twister	Dragon	40	100	20	May cause flinching. Hits Pokémon using Fly/Bounce with double power.
Vital Throw	Fighting	70	∞	10	User attacks last, but ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	15	Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	5	Paralyzes opponent.