Manga move errors - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia

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In the Pokémon manga, a situation will sometimes occur in which a Pokémon knows a move it cannot learn legally in any of the games. It is unknown whether these are actual mistakes, a writing policy of not having to stick to the games too closely, or merely the Pokémon using an attribute that shares the name of a move in the games.

Occasionally, in-game event Pokémon that can be transferred onto the main series games have a move that is not normally included in that Pokémon's moveset (a prime example being Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire, which gave away four separate Pokémon with moves that were not normally available to that specific Pokémon).

List of manga Pokémon with moves that they cannot learn in the games

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon Adventures

Mentioned only

Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Pokémon Zensho

How I Became a Pokémon Card

Pokémon in How I Became a Pokémon Card will often use moves that they cannot learn in the games. However, this is because this series is based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game, so the "illegal" moves Pokémon use in this series are moves from their TCG cards.

Former errors

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon Adventures

Name	Move	First use	Notes
Blue's Charizard	Fly	Kalling Kadabra	Blue's Charizard used Fly. However, Charizard was unable to learn Fly until Pokémon Yellow.
Sabrina's Kadabra	Hypnosis	Kalling Kadabra	Sabrina's Kadabra used Hypnosis. However, Kadabra was unable to learn Hypnosis until Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
Articuno from Thu-Fi-Zer	Gust	The Winged Legends	Articuno from Thu-Fi-Zer used Gust. However, Articuno was unable to learn Gust until Generation II.
Moltres from Thu-Fi-Zer	Gust	The Winged Legends	Moltres from Thu-Fi-Zer used Gust. However, Moltres was unable to learn Gust until Generation VIII.
Agatha's Arbok	Bind	Weezing Winks Out	Agatha's Arbok used Bind. However, Arbok was unable to learn Bind until Generation V.
Ruby's Mumu	Hydro Cannon	The Final Battle VIII	Ruby's Mumu used Hydro Cannon. However, Swampert was unable to learn Hydro Cannon until Generation IV.
Sapphire's Chic	Blast Burn	The Final Battle VIII	Sapphire's Chic used Blast Burn. However, Blaziken was unable to learn Blast Burn until Generation IV.
Emerald's Sceptile	Frenzy Plant	The Final Battle VIII	Emerald's Sceptile used Frenzy Plant. However, Sceptile was unable to learn Frenzy Plant until Generation IV.
Platinum's Empoleon	Vacuum Wave	Floatzel and Jetsam	Platinum's Empoleon used Vacuum Wave. However, Empoleon was unable to learn Vacuum Wave until Generation IX.
Zinzolin's Kyurem	Sheer Cold	The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition	Zinzolin's Kyurem used Sheer Cold. However, Kyurem was unable to learn Sheer Cold until Generation VIII.
Essentia's Hawlucha	Brave Bird	Hawlucha Attacks	Essentia's Hawlucha used Brave Bird. However, Hawlucha was unable to learn Brave Bird until Generation VIII.
Bonnie's Dedenne	Electric Terrain	Xerneas Gives	Bonnie's Dedenne used Electric Terrain. However, Dedenne was unable to learn Electric Terrain until Generation VIII.
Lillie's Cutiefly	Pollen Puff	Regeneration!! The Power of the Sun and the Moon!	Lillie's Cutiefly used Pollen Puff. However, Cutiefly was unable to learn Pollen Puff until Generation IX.