Metronome (move)

Metronome ゆびをふる Wag Finger

The user waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into randomly using nearly any move.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM35 in Generation I Move tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move tutor in Pokémon Emerald

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0 Can be repeatedly used without boring the judge.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Metronome on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Metronome on Eevee's Movedex

Metronome (Japanese: ゆびをふる Wag Finger) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Metronome randomly selects a move and fully executes the attack. An attack called by Metronome in this way counts as the last move used.

If Metronome successfully calls Hyper Beam or a partial trapping move and has 0 PP before the move fully executes, its PP can roll over in the same manner as the move is called. A Pokémon will be able to use a move that is disabled if called via Metronome.

Because Metronome has normal move priority, a move with higher or lower priority may be executed other than when it normally would. For instance, Metronome may cause Quick Attack to be used after a normal priority move or Vital Throw to be used before a normal priority move.

Metronome will not select itself, any move the user knows, or any of the following moves:

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 035 Clefairy Normal 31 036 Clefable Normal -- 151 Mew Psychic 30 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM35

#   Pokémon Type 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 113 Chansey Normal 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 125 Electabuzz Electric 126 Magmar Fire 143 Snorlax Normal 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 035 Clefairy Normal 34 036 Clefable Normal -- 151 Mew Psychic 30 175 Togepi Normal 7 176 Togetic Normal Flying 7 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 113 Chansey Normal Clefairy, Clefable Togetic Snubbull, Granbull 209 Snubbull Normal Clefairy, Clefable Machop, Machoke, Machamp Togetic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 035 Clefairy Normal 34 036 Clefable Normal -- 151 Mew Psychic 30 175 Togepi Normal 6RSE 175 Togepi Normal 4FRLG 176 Togetic Normal Flying 6RSE 176 Togetic Normal Flying --FRLG Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 113 Chansey Normal Clefairy, Clefable Togetic Snubbull, Granbull 209 Snubbull Normal Clefairy, Clefable Togetic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

By move tutor

In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald

#   Pokémon Type 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 113 Chansey Normal 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 143 Snorlax Normal 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 173 Cleffa Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 186 Politoed Water 190 Aipom Normal 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 241 Miltank Normal 242 Blissey Normal 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 272 Ludicolo Water Grass 296 Makuhita Fighting 297 Hariyama Fighting 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 311 Plusle Electric 312 Minun Electric 313 Volbeat Bug 314 Illumise Bug 327 Spinda Normal 352 Kecleon Normal 354 Banette Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 035 Clefairy Normal 31 036 Clefable Normal -- 151 Mew Psychic 20 175 Togepi Normal 6 176 Togetic Normal Flying 6 446 Munchlax Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 113 Chansey Normal Clefairy, Clefable Togetic Snubbull, Granbull 173 Cleffa Normal Clefairy, Clefable Togetic 209 Snubbull Normal Clefairy, Clefable Togetic 440 Happiny Normal Clefairy, Clefable Togetic Snubbull, Granbull Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In other games

Super Smash Bros. series

• If Clefairy is released from a Poké Ball, it will also use Metronome. In Super Smash Bros., it will copy a move done by another Pokémon. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, it will use either Explosion, Blizzard, or Fire Spin.
• If Togepi is released from a Poké Ball, it will use Metronome. Its effects include: Night Shade, Magnitude, Blizzard, Sing, or Leech Seed.

In the anime

	Togepi	Munchlax
The Pokémon waves its arms back and forth until they glow. The Pokémon then performs a random move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy begins to wave its hands back and forth, all the while chanting "fairy" in a musical tone, until its fingertips begin to glow. Clefairy then performs a random move.
Multiple wild Clefairy	Clefairy and the Moon Stone		Debut
Whitney's Clefairy	A Goldenrod Opportunity		None
Drowzee	Drowzee waves its arms back and forth until its fingertips begin to glow white. Drowzee then performs a random move.
Cassidy's Drowzee	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Togepi	Togepi begins to wave its arms back and forth until they begin to glow white. Togepi then performs a random move.
Misty's Togepi	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Cleffa	Cleffa begins to wave its hands back and forth, all the while chanting "Cleffa" in a musical tone, until its fingertips begin to glow. Cleffa then performs a random move.
Wild Cleffa	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
Clefable	Clefable begins to wave its hands back and forth, all the while chanting "fable" in a musical tone, until its fingertips begin to glow. Clefable then performs a random move.
Wild Clefable	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
Munchlax	Munchlax's fingertips glow white, and its eyes seem trance-like. Munchlax then waves its hands back and forth. Munchlax then performs a random move.
May's Munchlax	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None

Trivia

• Metronome can be learned by at least one Pokémon of each elemental type except the Dragon-type.
• Interestingly, Chatot can't learn Metronome, despite having a metronome-shaped tail.

In other languages

• French: Métronome
• German: Metronom
• Spanish: Metrónomo
• Italian: Metronomo
• Norwegian: Metronom

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