Move Tutor
A move tutor 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. For the price of 4000 coins, this move tutor will teach a Pokémon either Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, or Ice Beam. He will only teach one move to one Pokémon each week.
Orre Move tutor
In Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, there is a Move Tutor in Agate Village.
Hoenn Move Tutors
Emerald only
- Double-Edge
- Sootopolis City
- DynamicPunch
- Mossdeep City
- Explosion
- Pacifidlog Town
- Fury Cutter
- Verdanturf Town
- Metronome
- Verdanturf Town
- Mimic
- Lavaridge Town
- Rollout
- Mauville City
- Sleep Talk
- Fortree City
- Substitute
- Lilycove City
- Swagger
- Slateport City
Additionally, moves can be purchased at the Battle Frontier.
Move | Price |
---|---|
Body Slam | 48 BP |
Counter | 48 BP |
Defense Curl | 16 BP |
Dream Eater | 24 BP |
Endure | 48 BP |
Fire Punch | 48 BP |
Ice Punch | 48 BP |
Icy Wind | 24 BP |
Mega Kick | 24 BP |
Mega Punch | 24 BP |
Mud-Slap | 24 BP |
Psych Up | 48 BP |
Rock Slide | 48 BP |
Seismic Toss | 24 BP |
Snore | 24 BP |
Softboiled | 16 BP |
Swift | 24 BP |
Swords Dance | 48 BP |
ThunderPunch | 48 BP |
Thunder Wave | 48 BP |
Kanto/Sevii Move Tutors
These move tutors are in FireRed and LeafGreen versions. They do not appear in older versions for the Game Boy system.
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 cannot be taught to the previous evolutions of any of these Pokémon, nor to any Charizard, Blastoise, or Venusaur that the player did not start with in Pallet Town.
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.
- Body Slam
- Four Island.
- Counter
- Celadon City's department store, third floor.
- Double-Edge
- Victory Road.
- Dream Eater
- Viridian City.
- Explosion
- One Island.
- Mega Punch and Mega Kick
- Just outside of Mt. Moon, on the Cerulean side.
- Metronome
- Cinnabar Island, in the research center.
- Mimic
- Saffron City, at Copycat's house.
- Rock Slide
- Rock Tunnel.
- Seismic Toss
- Pewter City.
- Softboiled
- Man's house near Celadon City's Rocket Game Corner.
- Substitute
- Fuchsia City, by the man near Kangaskhan.
- Swords Dance
- Seven Island.
- Thunder Wave
- Silph Company, second floor.
Sinnoh Move Tutors
Diamond/Pearl
There is also a man on Route 228 who will teach the fully-evolved forms of all twelve starter Pokémon the moves Frenzy Plant, Hydro Cannon, or Blast Burn (depending on their type) if their happiness is at maximum.
In addition, a woman on Route 210 who calls herself Grandma Wilma will teach Draco Meteor to any Dragon Pokémon with maximum happiness.