Pokémon Move Quiz, guess the move
A move has a type, a physical, special or status category, a power, an accuracy and an effect. This quiz gives you these clues and asks you to find the mystery move.
Anatomy of a move
A move is defined by several traits: its type, its physical, special or status category, its power, its accuracy, its power points (PP) and its side effect. The series has several hundred moves, from all-time classics like Tackle or Flamethrower to signature attacks reserved for a single Pokémon.
Power measures raw damage, accuracy the chance to hit. Some moves bet everything on power at the cost of low accuracy, others deal little damage but add an effect such as paralysis, a burn or a stat drop.
Physical, special or status
Since the fourth generation, a move's category depends on the move itself rather than on its type. A physical move uses the attacker's Attack, a special move its Special Attack, and a status move deals no damage but alters the battle. Cross-referencing these clues often pins down the mystery move in a few guesses.
How to play
- Read the clues: type, category, power, accuracy.
- Guess the matching move.
- The exact effect gets clearer with each try.
The quiz covers the vast majority of moves in the series, except attacks with overly generic text.