Pokémon moves from Generation 5

Below is the list of Pokémon attacks that were introduced in Generation 5 (Black, White, Black 2, White 2).

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Name/Effect: Type: Category:

Name	Type	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
Acid Spray	Poison	40	100	20	Sharply lowers opponent's Special Defense.
Acrobatics	Flying	55	100	15	Stronger when the user does not have a held item.
After You	Normal	—	—	15	Gives target priority in the next turn.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—	15	User switches with opposite teammate.
Autotomize	Steel	—	—	15	Reduces weight and sharply raises Speed.
Bestow	Normal	—	—	15	Gives the user's held item to the target.
Blue Flare	Fire	130	85	5	May burn opponent.
Bolt Strike	Electric	130	85	5	May paralyze opponent.
Bulldoze	Ground	60	100	20	Lowers opponent's Speed.
Chip Away	Normal	70	100	20	Ignores opponent's stat changes.
Circle Throw	Fighting	60	90	10	In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—	15	Removes all of the target's stat changes.
Coil	Poison	—	—	20	Raises user's Attack, Defense and Accuracy.
Cotton Guard	Grass	—	—	10	Drastically raises user's Defense.
Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90	10	In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
Drill Run	Ground	80	95	10	High critical hit ratio.
Dual Chop	Dragon	40	90	15	Hits twice in one turn.
Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100	15	Power increases each turn.
Electro Ball	Electric	—	100	10	The faster the user, the stronger the attack.
Electroweb	Electric	55	95	15	Lowers opponent's Speed.
Entrainment	Normal	—	100	15	Makes target's ability same as user's.
Fiery Dance	Fire	80	100	10	May raise user's Special Attack.
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100	5	Inflicts damage equal to the user's remaining HP. User faints.
Fire Pledge	Fire	80	100	10	Added effects appear if combined with Grass Pledge or Water Pledge.
Flame Burst	Fire	70	100	15	May also injure nearby Pokémon.
Flame Charge	Fire	50	100	20	Raises user's Speed.
Foul Play	Dark	95	100	15	Uses the opponent's Attack stat.
Freeze Shock	Ice	140	90	5	Charges on first turn, attacks on second. May paralyze opponent.
Frost Breath	Ice	60	90	10	Always results in a critical hit.
Fusion Bolt	Electric	100	100	5	Power increases if Fusion Flare is used in the same turn.
Fusion Flare	Fire	100	100	5	Power increases if Fusion Bolt is used in the same turn.
Gear Grind	Steel	50	85	15	Hits twice in one turn.
Glaciate	Ice	65	95	10	Lowers opponent's Speed.
Grass Pledge	Grass	80	100	10	Added effects appear if preceded by Water Pledge or succeeded by Fire Pledge.
Guard Split	Psychic	—	—	10	Averages Defense and Special Defense with the target.
Head Charge	Normal	120	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
Heal Pulse	Psychic	—	—	10	Restores half the target's max HP.
Heart Stamp	Psychic	60	100	25	May cause flinching.
Heat Crash	Fire	—	100	10	The heavier the user, the stronger the attack.
Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100	10	The heavier the user, the stronger the attack.
Hex	Ghost	65	100	10	Inflicts more damage if the target has a status condition.
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	15	Raises user's Attack and Accuracy.
Horn Leech	Grass	75	100	10	User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
Hurricane	Flying	110	70	10	May confuse opponent.
Ice Burn	Ice	140	90	5	Charges on first turn, attacks on second. May burn opponent.
Icicle Crash	Ice	85	90	10	May cause flinching.
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	15	Destroys the target's held berry.
Inferno	Fire	100	50	5	Burns opponent.
Leaf Tornado	Grass	65	90	10	May lower opponent's Accuracy.
Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100	20	Lowers opponent's Speed.
Magic Room	Psychic	—	—	10	Suppresses the effects of held items for five turns.
Night Daze	Dark	85	95	10	May lower opponent's Accuracy.
Power Split	Psychic	—	—	10	Averages Attack and Special Attack with the target.
Psyshock	Psychic	80	100	10	Inflicts damage based on the target's Defense, not Special Defense.
Psystrike	Psychic	100	100	10	Inflicts damage based on the target's Defense, not Special Defense.
Quash	Dark	—	100	15	Makes the target act last this turn.
Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—	15	Protects the user's team from high-priority moves.
Quiver Dance	Bug	—	—	20	Raises user's Special Attack, Special Defense and Speed.
Rage Powder	Bug	—	—	20	Forces attacks to hit user, not team-mates.
Razor Shell	Water	75	95	10	May lower opponent's Defense.
Reflect Type	Normal	—	—	15	User becomes the target's type.
Relic Song	Normal	75	100	10	May put the target to sleep.
Retaliate	Normal	70	100	5	Inflicts double damage if a teammate fainted on the last turn.
Round	Normal	60	100	15	Power increases if teammates use it in the same turn.
Sacred Sword	Fighting	90	100	15	Ignores opponent's stat changes.
Scald	Water	80	100	15	May burn opponent.
Searing Shot	Fire	100	100	5	May burn opponent.
Secret Sword	Fighting	85	100	10	Inflicts damage based on the target's Defense, not Special Defense.
Shell Smash	Normal	—	—	15	Sharply raises user's Attack, Special Attack and Speed but lowers Defense and Special Defense.
Shift Gear	Steel	—	—	10	Raises user's Attack and sharply raises Speed.
Simple Beam	Normal	—	100	15	Changes target's ability to Simple.
Sky Drop	Flying	60	100	10	Takes opponent into the air on first turn, drops them on second turn.
Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100	10	May poison opponent.
Smack Down	Rock	50	100	15	Makes Flying-type Pokémon vulnerable to Ground moves.
Snarl	Dark	55	95	15	Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
Soak	Water	—	100	20	Changes the target's type to water.
Steamroller	Bug	65	100	20	May cause flinching.
Stored Power	Psychic	20	100	10	Power increases when user's stats have been raised.
Storm Throw	Fighting	60	100	10	Always results in a critical hit.
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	20	Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
Synchronoise	Psychic	120	100	10	Hits any Pokémon that shares a type with the user.
Tail Slap	Normal	25	85	10	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Techno Blast	Normal	120	100	5	Type depends on the Drive being held.
Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—	15	Ignores opponent's Evasiveness for three turns, add Ground immunity.
V-create	Fire	180	95	5	Lowers user's Defense, Special Defense and Speed.
Venoshock	Poison	65	100	10	Inflicts double damage if the target is poisoned.
Volt Switch	Electric	70	100	20	User must switch out after attacking.
Water Pledge	Water	80	100	10	Added effects appear if preceded by Fire Pledge or succeeded by Grass Pledge.
Wide Guard	Rock	—	—	10	Protects the user's team from multi-target attacks.
Wild Charge	Electric	90	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—	10	Swaps every Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense for 5 turns.
Work Up	Normal	—	—	30	Raises user's Attack and Special Attack.