Move Tutor

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A move tutor (Japanese: わざおしえ人 Person that teaches moves) will teach a Pokémon moves that are not normally teachable through level up, TMs, or HMs. Move tutors are found in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Orre, and Sinnoh. They are not to be confused with move relearners.

Johto Move Tutors

In Pokémon Crystal, an elderly fellow visits Goldenrod City's Game Corner every Wednesday and Saturday after the player has become League Champion. He teaches three different moves, two of which were TMs in Generation I and returned to that status in Generation III, and one of which later became a TM with the other two.

Move Type Price
Flamethrower Fire 4000
Ice Beam Ice 4000
Thunderbolt Electric 4000

Orre Move tutor

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, there is a Move Tutor in Agate Village.

Move Type
Body Slam Normal
Double-Edge Normal
Dream Eater Psychic
Icy Wind Ice
Mimic Normal
Nightmare Ghost
Seismic Toss Fighting
Selfdestruct Normal
Sky Attack Flying
Substitute Normal
Swagger Normal
Thunder Wave Electric

Mew, when transferred over from any game to Pokémon XD, can be able to learn other moves with the purchase of 5,000 Poké Coupons. This can only be done after beating the game, but can be done multiple times. Mew does not normally learn the following moves, but is able to do so through the use of this Move Tutor. Various movesets can be taught as well.

Move Type
Faint Attack Dark
Fake Out Normal
Hypnosis Psychic
Night Shade Ghost
Trick Psychic
Zap Cannon Electric

Hoenn Move Tutors

In Pokémon Emerald, various move tutors can be found across the Hoenn region. Some moves may be purchased at the Battle Frontier. Those that cannot be purchased may only be learned once from the tutor.

Move Type Location Price
Body Slam Normal Battle Frontier 48BP
Counter Fighting Battle Frontier 48BP
Defense Curl Normal Battle Frontier 16BP
Double-Edge Normal Sootopolis City --
Dream Eater Psychic Battle Frontier 24BP
DynamicPunch Fighting Mossdeep City --
Endure Normal Battle Frontier 48BP
Explosion Normal Pacifidlog Town --
Fire Punch Fire Battle Frontier 48BP
Fury Cutter Bug Verdanturf Town --
Ice Punch Ice Battle Frontier 48BP
Icy Wind Ice Battle Frontier 24BP
Mega Kick Normal Battle Frontier 24BP
Mega Punch Normal Battle Frontier 24BP
Metronome Normal Verdanturf Town --
Mimic Normal Lavaridge Town --
Mud-Slap Ground Battle Frontier 24BP
Psych Up Normal Battle Frontier 48BP
Rock Slide Rock Battle Frontier 48BP
Rollout Rock Mauville City --
Seismic Toss Fighting Battle Frontier 24BP
Sleep Talk Normal Fortree City --
Snore Normal Battle Frontier 24BP
Softboiled Normal Battle Frontier 16BP
Substitute Normal Lilycove City --
Swagger Normal Slateport City --
Swift Normal Battle Frontier 24BP
Swords Dance Normal Battle Frontier 48BP
ThunderPunch Electric Battle Frontier 48BP
Thunder Wave Electric Battle Frontier 48BP

Kanto/Sevii Move Tutors

These move tutors are in FireRed and LeafGreen. They do not appear in the older versions for the Game Boy system.

Normal move tutors

These tutors will teach a Pokémon a move otherwise unobtainable with the current, Generation III TM list. Many of the NPCs which gave a TM containing a move in Generation I that is no longer available in TM form in the current generation will directly teach the move they would have given instead. These can only be taught once.

Move Type Location Gen I TM
Body Slam Normal Four Island TM08
Counter Fighting Celadon Department Store TM18
Double-Edge Normal Victory Road TM10
Dream Eater Psychic Viridian City TM42
Explosion Normal Mt. Ember TM47
Mega Punch Normal Route 4 TM01
Mega Kick Normal Route 4 TM05
Metronome Normal Pokémon Lab TM35
Mimic Normal Saffron City TM31
Rock Slide Rock Rock Tunnel TM48
Seismic Toss Fighting Pewter City TM19
Softboiled Normal Celadon City TM41
Substitute Normal Fuchsia City TM50
Swords Dance Normal Seven Island TM03
Thunder Wave Electric Silph Co. TM45

Special move tutors

A woman at Boon Island's Cape Brink will teach one move to the player's starting Pokémon. She will teach Frenzy Plant to Venusaur, Hydro Cannon to Blastoise, and Blast Burn to Charizard. The moves can only be taught to Venusaur, Blastoise or Charizard and the Pokémon learning the move must have maximum happiness.

Sinnoh Move Tutors

Diamond/Pearl

There are two Move Tutors in Sinnoh - one on Route 228 and one on Route 210. The move tutor on Route 210 teaches Draco Meteor to a Dragon-type Pokémon which has had its happiness maximized. Similar to the Cape Brink move tutor in Fire Red and Leaf Green, the Route 228 Move Tutor will teach one of the elemental versions of Hyper Beam to a fully-evolved starter with maximum happiness. Unlike the Cape Brink tutor, it can be any of the twelve starter Pokémon, but the move's type will always correspond with the Pokémon's primary type. Also unlike the Cape Brink tutor, it can be taught as many times as the player likes.

Move Type Cat. Location
Blast Burn Fire Special Route 228
Draco Meteor Dragon Special Route 210
Frenzy Plant Grass Special Route 228
Hydro Cannon Water Special Route 228

Platinum

There are Three known Move Tutors in Platinum,They are at Route 212, Snowpoint City and The Survival Area. Route 212 tutor teaches: ! Style="background:#Template:Platinum Color;"Move |- | Air Cutter || Flying || Special

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