Pokémon moves from Generation 3

Below is the list of Pokémon attacks that were introduced in Generation 3 (Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald).

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Name/Effect: Type: Category:

Name	Type	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Air Cutter	Flying	60	95	25	High critical hit ratio.
Arm Thrust	Fighting	15	100	20	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Aromatherapy	Grass	—	—	5	Cures all status problems in your party.
Assist	Normal	—	—	20	User performs a move known by its allies at random.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100	15	May cause flinching.
Blast Burn	Fire	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
Blaze Kick	Fire	85	90	10	High critical hit ratio. May burn opponent.
Block	Normal	—	—	5	Opponent cannot flee or switch.
Bounce	Flying	85	85	5	Springs up on first turn, attacks on second. May paralyze opponent.
Brick Break	Fighting	75	100	15	Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen barriers.
Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—	20	Raises user's Attack and Defense.
Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100	30	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—	20	Raises user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
Camouflage	Normal	—	—	20	Changes user's type according to the location.
Charge	Electric	—	—	20	Raises user's Special Defense and next Electric move's power increases.
Cosmic Power	Psychic	—	—	20	Raises user's Defense and Special Defense.
Covet	Normal	60	100	25	Opponent's item is stolen by the user.
Crush Claw	Normal	75	95	10	May lower opponent's Defense.
Dive	Water	80	100	10	Dives underwater on first turn, attacks on second turn.
Doom Desire	Steel	140	100	5	Damage occurs 2 turns later.
Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100	15
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—	20	Raises user's Attack and Speed.
Endeavor	Normal	—	100	5	Reduces opponent's HP to same as user's.
Eruption	Fire	150	100	5	Stronger when the user's HP is higher.
Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100	20	May cause flinching.
Facade	Normal	70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
Fake Out	Normal	40	100	10	User attacks first, foe flinches. Only usable on first turn.
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100	20	Sharply lowers opponent's Special Defense.
Feather Dance	Flying	—	100	15	Sharply lowers opponent's Attack.
Flatter	Dark	—	100	15	Confuses opponent, but raises its Special Attack.
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100	20	If the user is hit before attacking, it flinches instead.
Follow Me	Normal	—	—	20	In Double Battle, the user takes all the attacks.
Frenzy Plant	Grass	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
Grass Whistle	Grass	—	55	15	Puts opponent to sleep.
Grudge	Ghost	—	—	5	If the users faints after using this move, the PP for the opponent's last move is depleted.
Hail	Ice	—	—	10	Non-Ice types are damaged for 5 turns.
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90	10	May burn opponent.
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—	20	In Double Battles, boosts the power of the partner's move.
Howl	Normal	—	—	40	Raises Attack of allies.
Hydro Cannon	Water	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100	10
Ice Ball	Ice	30	90	20	Doubles in power each turn for 5 turns.
Icicle Spear	Ice	25	100	30	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Imprison	Psychic	—	—	10	Opponent is unable to use moves that the user also knows.
Ingrain	Grass	—	—	20	User restores HP each turn. User cannot escape/switch.
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—	15	Sharply raises user's Defense.
Knock Off	Dark	65	100	20	Removes opponent's held item for the rest of the battle.
Leaf Blade	Grass	90	100	15	High critical hit ratio.
Luster Purge	Psychic	95	100	5	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—	15	Reflects moves that cause status conditions back to the attacker.
Magical Leaf	Grass	60	∞	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Memento	Dark	—	100	10	User faints, sharply lowers opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
Metal Sound	Steel	—	85	40	Sharply lowers opponent's Special Defense.
Meteor Mash	Steel	90	90	10	May raise user's Attack.
Mist Ball	Psychic	95	100	5	May lower opponent's Special Attack.
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95	15	Lowers opponent's Speed.
Mud Sport	Ground	—	—	15	Weakens the power of Electric-type moves.
Muddy Water	Water	90	85	10	May lower opponent's Accuracy.
Nature Power	Normal	—	—	20	Uses a certain move based on the current terrain.
Needle Arm	Grass	60	100	15	May cause flinching.
Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—	40	Resets opponent's Evasiveness, and allows Normal- and Fighting-type attacks to hit Ghosts.
Overheat	Fire	130	90	5	Sharply lowers user's Special Attack.
Poison Fang	Poison	50	100	15	May badly poison opponent.
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100	25	High critical hit ratio. May poison opponent.
Psycho Boost	Psychic	140	90	5	Sharply lowers user's Special Attack.
Recycle	Normal	—	—	10	User's used hold item is restored.
Refresh	Normal	—	—	20	Cures paralysis, poison, and burns.
Revenge	Fighting	60	100	10	Power increases if user was hit first.
Rock Blast	Rock	25	90	10	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95	15	Lowers opponent's Speed.
Role Play	Psychic	—	—	10	User copies the opponent's Ability.
Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85	15	Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	20	Effects of the attack vary with the location.
Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Sheer Cold	Ice	—	30	5	One-Hit-KO, if it hits.
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100	15	May confuse opponent.
Silver Wind	Bug	60	100	5	May raise all stats of user at once.
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—	10	The user swaps Abilities with the opponent.
Sky Uppercut	Fighting	85	90	15	Hits the opponent, even during Fly.
Slack Off	Normal	—	—	5	User recovers half its max HP.
Smelling Salts	Normal	70	100	10	Power doubles if opponent is paralyzed, but cures it.
Snatch	Dark	—	—	10	Steals the effects of the opponent's next move.
Spit Up	Normal	—	100	10	Power depends on how many times the user performed Stockpile.
Stockpile	Normal	—	—	20	Stores energy for use with Spit Up and Swallow.
Superpower	Fighting	120	100	5	Lowers user's Attack and Defense.
Swallow	Normal	—	—	10	The more times the user has performed Stockpile, the more HP is recovered.
Tail Glow	Bug	—	—	20	Drastically raises user's Special Attack.
Taunt	Dark	—	100	20	Opponent can only use moves that attack.
Teeter Dance	Normal	—	100	20	Confuses all Pokémon.
Tickle	Normal	—	100	20	Lowers opponent's Attack and Defense.
Torment	Dark	—	100	15	Opponent cannot use the same move in a row.
Trick	Psychic	—	100	10	Swaps held items with the opponent.
Uproar	Normal	90	100	10	User attacks for 3 turns and prevents sleep.
Volt Tackle	Electric	120	100	15	User receives recoil damage. May paralyze opponent.
Water Pulse	Water	60	100	20	May confuse opponent.
Water Sport	Water	—	—	15	Weakens the power of Fire-type moves.
Water Spout	Water	150	100	5	The higher the user's HP, the higher the damage caused.
Weather Ball	Normal	50	100	10	Move's power and type changes with the weather.
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85	15	Burns opponent.
Wish	Normal	—	—	10	The user recovers HP in the following turn.
Yawn	Normal	—	—	10	Puts opponent to sleep in the next turn.