Move Deleter: Difference between revisions

A Move Deleter (Japanese: わすれオヤジ Forgetting Man) is the opposite of a Move Reminder. For no charge, they will make a Pokémon forget a move it knows.

This is the only way for a Pokémon to forget HM moves such as Cut or Fly, besides using the Day Care. In order to delete an HM move, one must first have another Pokémon with that same move in order for it to be deleted. This is done so that a player will not get stuck in an area where an HM move is required to continue. In addition, a Pokémon's move will not be forgotten if it is the only move it knows.

The Move Deleter's service was also used in the second generation games to delete moves exclusive to the second generation so that Pokémon could be traded to Generation I games via the Time Capsule. Similarly, a Pokémon in Generation III must first forget its HM moves before it can be transferred to Generation IV via Pal Park, and a Pokémon in Generation IV must forget its HM moves before it can be transferred to Generation V via the Poké Transfer.

Locations

Move Deleters can be found in the following locations:

• Blackthorn City in Johto
• Fuchsia City in Kanto^FRLG
• Lilycove City in Hoenn
• Mt. Battle in Orre
• Canalave City in Sinnoh
• Mistralton City in Unova^BW
• Pokémon World Tournament in Unova^B2W2
• Dendemille Town in Kalos

Appearance

File:Johto Move Deleter II OD.png					File:Name rater Unova OD.png
Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from Ruby and Sapphire, and Emerald	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld sprite from Generation V

Trivia

• All of the Move Deleters are characteristically forgetful (some even temporarily forgetting who they are), which is a reference to their Japanese name.
• Lilycove City and Dedeminille Town are the only cities in the entire mainstream series to not have a Pokemon Gym but have a move deleter.

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