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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
Artwork
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Name
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Move
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First use
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Notes
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Picture
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Sabrina's Kadabra
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Hypnosis
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Kalling Kadabra
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Sabrina's Kadabra knows Hypnosis, but Kadabra cannot know this move in the games.
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Zapdos from Thu-Fi-Zer
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Gust
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The Winged Legends
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Zapdos from Thu-Fi-Zer knows Gust, but Zapdos cannot learn it in the games (from the trio, only Articuno can).
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Moltres from Thu-Fi-Zer
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Gust
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The Winged Legends
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Moltres from Thu-Fi-Zer knows Gust, but Moltres cannot learn it in the games (from the trio, only Articuno can).
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Blue's Machamp
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Slam
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A Charizard... and a Champion
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Blue's Machamp knows Slam, but Machamp cannot know this move in the games.
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Ruby's Nana
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Hyper Beam
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The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIV
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Ruby's Nana knows Hyper Beam, but Poochyena cannot know this move in the games. However, its evolution, Mightyena, can.
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Platinum's Empoleon
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Vacuum Wave
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Floatzel and Jetsam
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Platinum's Empoleon knows Vacuum Wave, but Empoleon cannot know this move in the games.
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Riley's Lucario
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Bonemerang
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Deprogramming Porygon-Z
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Riley's Lucario knows Bonemerang, but Lucario cannot know this move in the games.
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Phione
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Heart Swap
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Different Dimension Battle XI
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Phione knows Heart Swap, but Phione cannot know this move in the games.
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Petrel's Golbat
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Lick
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All About Arceus V
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Petrel's Golbat knows Lick, but Golbat cannot know this move in the games.
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Black's Musha
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Teleport
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School of Hard Knocks
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Black's Musha knows Teleport, but Munna cannot know this move in the games.
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Korrina's Riolu
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Bone Rush
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X & Y arc
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Korrina's Riolu knows Bone Rush, but Riolu cannot know this move in the games. However, its evolution, Lucario, can.
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Bonnie's Dedenne
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Electric Terrain
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Xerneas Gives
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Bonnie's Dedenne knows Electric Terrain, but Dedenne cannot know this move in the games.
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Sun's Dollar
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Tackle
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The Announcement and the Prize
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Sun's Dollar knows Tackle, but Litten cannot know this move in the games.
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Lillie's Cutiefly
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Pollen Puff
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PASM36
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Lillie's Cutiefly knows Pollen Puff, but Cutiefly cannot know this move in the games. However, its evolution, Ribombee, can.
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Sōdo's Sutikkun
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Leafage
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Sword & Shield arc
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Sōdo Tsurugi's Sutikkun knows Leafage, but Grookey cannot know this move in the games.
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File:Soudo Grookey Leafage Adventures.png
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A Team Yell Grunt's Galarian Linoone
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Sucker Punch
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Sword & Shield arc
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A Team Yell Grunt's Galarian Linoone knows Sucker Punch, but Galarian Linoone cannot know this move in the games.
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Mentioned only
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
Mentioned Only
Similar examples that are not manga move errors
Pokémon which can know the move in a previous game
See also