Metronome (move)

Metronome ゆびをふる Wag Finger

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM35 in Generation I Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald TR14 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM080 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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

It is:

• TM35 in Generation I
• TR14 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
• TM080 in Generation IX.

Effect

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Interaction with choice items and moves the user already knows aside from Generation V You can discuss this on the talk page.

The Metronome user executes a randomly selected move. This called move counts as the last move used.

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 Counter to be used before a normal priority move.

Generation I

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, with full PP Ups applied. A Pokémon will be able to use a move that is disabled if called via Metronome.

Generation II

The Struggle bypassing glitch was fixed, so Metronome's PP cannot roll over.

Generations III and IV

Metronome will not prioritize any Pokémon to target; it will randomly target any opponent a move is able to target (even if the move has a positive effect, such as Heal Pulse). If the move can only target the field, a team, or the user, it will do so. If Metronome chooses Acupressure, it can target the user or an ally (in a Single Battle, it will always target the user).

Generations V and VI

If Metronome chooses Acupressure in a Rotation Battle, it will always target the user.

Pokémon that know Metronome are banned from participating in Pokéstar Studio films.

If Metronome calls a move the user knows and its user is holding a Choice Band, Choice Specs, or Choice Scarf, the move Metronome called will be locked by the Choice item. Otherwise, Metronome is the locked move. If a multi-turn move called by Metronome triggers Cursed Body, the multi-turn move will be disabled by Cursed Body, even if the user of Metronome does not know that move; otherwise, Metronome will be disabled.

Generation VII onwards

If Metronome calls a multi-turn move such as Rollout or Dig and its user is holding a Choice Band, Choice Specs, or Choice Scarf, the move will activate on the first turn, but will fail and end the move on the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Metronome, the randomly selected move will become its corresponding Z-Move. If the selected move is a status move, it will not receive its Z-Power effect.

Unselectable moves

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Whether Shadow moves can be called, known moves in g8, if anything changed in Gen 9 with the previously unselectable moves You can discuss this on the talk page.

In all core series games except Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Metronome can select any move except itself, a Max Move, a Z-Move, or any of the moves marked with a ✓ in the following table:

Move Type Generations I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX Moves that the user knows ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? After You  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Apple Acid  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Armor Cannon  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Assist  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Astral Barrage  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Aura Wheel  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Baneful Bunker  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Beak Blast  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Behemoth Bash  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Behemoth Blade  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Belch  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Bestow  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Blazing Torque  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Body Press  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Branch Poke  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Breaking Swipe  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Celebrate  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Chatter  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Chilling Water  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Chilly Reception  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Clangorous Soul  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Collision Course  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Combat Torque  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Comeuppance  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Copycat  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Counter  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Covet  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Crafty Shield  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Decorate  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Destiny Bond  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Detect  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Diamond Storm  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Doodle  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Double Iron Bash  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} * ✔ Double Shock  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dragon Ascent  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Dragon Energy  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Drum Beating  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dynamax Cannon  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Electro Drift  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Endure  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Eternabeam  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ False Surrender  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Feint  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Fiery Wrath  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Fleur Cannon  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fillet Away  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Focus Punch  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Follow Me  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Freeze Shock  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Freezing Glare  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Glacial Lance  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Grav Apple  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Helping Hand  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hold Hands  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Hyper Drill  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Hyperspace Fury  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Hyperspace Hole  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Ice Burn  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Instruct  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Jet Punch  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Jungle Healing  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ King's Shield  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Life Dew  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Light of Ruin  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Make It Rain  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Magical Torque  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mat Block  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Me First  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Meteor Assault  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mimic  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Mind Blown  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Mirror Coat  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Mirror Move  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Moongeist Beam  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ Nature Power  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Nature's Madness  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ Noxious Torque  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Obstruct  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Order Up  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Origin Pulse  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Overdrive  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Photon Geyser  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Plasma Fists  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Population Bomb  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Pounce  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Power Shift  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Precipice Blades  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Protect  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pyro Ball  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Quash  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Quick Guard  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Rage Fist  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Rage Powder  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Raging Bull  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Raging Fury  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Relic Song  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Revival Blessing  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Ruination  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Salt Cure  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Secret Sword  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Shed Tail  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shell Trap  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Silk Trap  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Sketch  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sleep Talk  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Snap Trap  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Snarl  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Snatch  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Snore  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Snowscape  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Spectral Thief  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Spicy Extract  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Spiky Shield  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Spirit Break  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Spotlight  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Steam Eruption  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Steel Beam  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Strange Steam  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Struggle  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sunsteel Strike  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ Surging Strikes  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Switcheroo  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Techno Blast  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Tidy Up  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Thief  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Thousand Arrows  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Thousand Waves  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Thunder Cage  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Thunderous Kick  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Trailblaze  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Transform  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Trick  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Twin Beam  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ V-create  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Wicked Blow  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Wicked Torque  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Wide Guard  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Moves the user knows were intended to be unselectable in Generation III, but due to a coding error, this prohibition does not actually take effect.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Metronome can only select moves introduced in Generation I. It can select any move introduced in Generation I, except itself and the following moves:

Move Type Counter  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mimic  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mirror Move  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Struggle  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Transform  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Description

Games Description StadStad2 The user waggles its finger, triggering a move. There is no telling what will happen. GSC Randomly uses any Pokémon move. RSEColoXD Waggles a finger to use any Pokémon move at random. FRLG Waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into using any move at random. DPPtHGSSPBR The user waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into randomly using nearly any move. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	31	34	29	31	34BW 31B2W2	31	31SMUSUM 18PE	20
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 1, Evo.PE	1
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster								1
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	30	30	30	20	20	20	20SMUSUM 66PE	60	60
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		7	6RSE 4FRLG	6	5	5	5	24
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy		7	6RSE 1, 4FRLG	1, 6	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	24
0446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				1	1	1	1	40
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy								1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM35	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR14	IX TM080
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔							✔SwSh
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔							✔SwSh
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy									✔
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy									✔
052G		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field									✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field									✔
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field									✔
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔								✔
0057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔								✔
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	✔							✔SwSh
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔							✔SwSh
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
0074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0080		Slowbro		Water 1	Monster									✔
080G		Slowbro Galarian Form		Water 1	Monster									✔
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔							✔SwSh	✔
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔								✔
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔								✔
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
0113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔							✔SwSh	✔
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
122G		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔SwSh
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔							✔SwSh
0125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔							✔SwSh
0149		Dragonite		Dragon	Water 1									✔
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔							✔SwSh	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔							✔SwSh	✔
0173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy								✔SwSh
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy									✔
0184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy									✔
0186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1								✔SwSh
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1									✔
199G		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1									✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field									✔
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field									✔
0238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
0241		Miltank		Field		Field								✔SwSh
0242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh	✔
0251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
0272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass								✔SwSh
0280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous									✔
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous									✔
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous									✔
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field									✔
0288		Vigoroth		Field		Field									✔
0289		Slaking		Field		Field									✔
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
0297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field									✔
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔SwSh
0385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field									✔
0440		Happiny		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
0446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like									✔
0461		Weavile		Field		Field									✔
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy								✔SwSh
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔SwSh
0480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
0481		Mesprit		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
0482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
549H		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass									✔
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
0641		Tornadus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
0648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
0655		Delphox		Field		Field									✔
0670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy									✔
0671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy									✔
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
0818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field								✔SwSh	✔
0849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
849L		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like									✔
0854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous								✔SwSh	✔
0855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous								✔SwSh	✔
0856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy									✔
0857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy									✔
0858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy									✔
0859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
0860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
0863		Perrserker		Field		Field									✔
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔SwSh
0869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous								✔SwSh
0876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh	✔
876F		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy								✔SwSh	✔
0898		Calyrex		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
898I		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh	✔
0901		Ursaluna		Field		Field									✔
0923		Pawmot		Field		Field									✔
0930		Arboliva		Grass		Grass									✔
0944		Shroodle		Field		Field									✔
0945		Grafaiai		Field		Field									✔
0957		Tinkatink		Fairy		Fairy									✔
0958		Tinkatuff		Fairy		Fairy									✔
0959		Tinkaton		Fairy		Fairy									✔
0979		Annihilape		Field		Field									✔
0985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
0992		Iron Hands		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
1006		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0440		Happiny		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						FRLG	E	XD
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔
0057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔	✔
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
0186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
0190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field	✔	✔
0238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0241		Miltank		Field		Field	✔	✔
0242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔
0352		Kecleon		Field		Field	✔	✔
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokéwalker - Amity Meadow
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 New York City Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Metronome is a move with 22PP. The user picks a random move from eligible pool, and performs it in the direction it is currently facing.

In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the move is now affected by Taunt.

The pool of selectable moves is noticeably smaller than in main series; out of all moves in the games, only the following can be called:

Move Type Game RB TDS Absorb  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Air Slash  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ AncientPower  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Aqua Tail  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Assurance  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Attract  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Beat Up  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Bite  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Blast Burn  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Blaze Kick  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Block  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Brave Bird  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Brick Break  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Brine  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Bug Bite  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Captivate  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Charge Beam  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Charm  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Close Combat  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Constrict  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Copycat  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Cross Poison  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Crunch  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Crush Claw  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Crush Grip  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Curse  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Defog  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Destiny Bond  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Disable  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Dizzy Punch  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Double-Edge  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Double Hit  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dragon Pulse  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dragon Rage  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Dragon Rush  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Drain Punch  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dream Eater  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ DynamicPunch  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Embargo  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Encore  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Endeavor  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Energy Ball  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Eruption  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Extrasensory  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Facade  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fake Tears  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fake Out  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ False Swipe  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ FeatherDance  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Feint  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Fire Fang  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Fire Spin  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fissure  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Flame Wheel  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Flare Blitz  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Flatter  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Fling  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Force Palm  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Frenzy Plant  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Frustration  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Gastro Acid  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Giga Drain  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Giga Impact  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Glare  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Grass Knot  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Guard Swap  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Gust  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Gyro Ball  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Hammer Arm  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Head Smash  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Headbutt  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Heart Swap  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Hidden Power  ???  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Horn Drill  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Ice Fang  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Imprison  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Iron Head  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Iron Tail  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Knock Off  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Last Resort  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Leech Seed  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Leer  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Lick  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Low Kick  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Luster Purge  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Magnitude  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Magnet Bomb  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Magma Storm  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Metal Sound  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Mimic  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Miracle Eye  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mirror Shot  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mist Ball  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Muddy Water  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Mud Bomb  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mud-Slap  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Natural Gift  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Night Slash  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Nightmare  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Outrage  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Pain Split  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Pay Day  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Pluck  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Poison Fang  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Poison Gas  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Poison Jab  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Poison Tail  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Poison Sting  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Power Gem  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Power Swap  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Power Whip  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Present  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Psycho Cut  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Psycho Shift  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Punishment  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Rapid Spin  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Return  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Reversal  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Roar  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Rock Climb  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Rock Slide  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Rock Tomb  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Role Play  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Sacred Fire  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Sand-Attack  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Scary Face  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Secret Power  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Seed Bomb  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Seismic Toss  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Shadow Claw  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Sheer Cold  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Skill Swap  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ SmellingSalt  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Smog  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ SmokeScreen  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Spite  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Stone Edge  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Submission  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Super Fang  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Superpower  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Supersonic  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Swagger  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Switcheroo  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Taunt  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Thief  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Thunder  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Thunder Fang  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ThunderShock  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Thunder Wave  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Tickle  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Torment  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Toxic  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Trick  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Tri Attack  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Triple Kick  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Trump Card  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Twineedle  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Twister  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ U-turn  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Wake-Up Slap  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Whirlpool  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Will-O-Wisp  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Wood Hammer  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Wrap  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Wring Out  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ X-Scissor  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Yawn  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Zen Headbutt  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Status	1	—	—	—	—%	—	—	Uses one of several moves at random.	Burgh (Spring 2021) & Togepi Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic

In-depth description

Metronome randomly chooses one strong attack move of each type or—on very rare occasions—Fissure. All potential moves are as follows:

Move Type Tri Attack  Normal  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Blast  Fire  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Surf  Water  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder  Electric  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Power Whip  Grass  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blizzard  Ice  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Focus Blast  Fighting  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Bomb  Poison  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Earthquake  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Drill Peck  Flying  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psychic  Psychic  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bug Buzz  Bug  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Slide  Rock  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Ball  Ghost  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dragon Pulse  Dragon  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dark Pulse  Dark  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Play Rough  Fairy  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fissure  Ground  {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros., if Clefairy is released from a Poké Ball, it will use Metronome to copy a move done by another Poké Ball Pokémon. It returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee, but its options are reduced to Explosion, Blizzard, Fire Spin, and Gust.

Togepi is another Pokémon in Melee that will use Metronome when released from a Poké Ball. It can call up Sleep Powder, Leech Seed, Magnitude, Powder Snow, or Night Shade. It reappears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with SmokeScreen replacing Night Shade and Hypnosis replacing Sleep Powder. Togepi uses this new moveset in every game after Brawl.

Description

Games Description MDRB Randomly looses a move from among all the moves known to Pokémon. MDTDS Causes the user to unleash a random move drawn from the vast number of moves that Pokémon can know. BSL たくさんのわざのなかから ランダムで ひとつえらんで わざを くりだす MDGtI UNUSED SMD MDRTDX You can use a randomly selected move. Some moves aren't available, so be careful!

In the anime

Clefairy Togepi Munchlax Clefable
The user waggles one or both of its fingers and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Clefairy points its index fingers out and starts to wave them back and forth. Clefairy then performs a random move. Sometimes, Clefairy's fingertips glow white once it has prepared to use a move.
Multiple wild Clefairy	Clefairy and the Moon Stone		Debut
Multiple wild Clefairy	Pikachu's Rescue Adventure		None
Whitney's Clefairy	A Goldenrod Opportunity		None
Multiple wild Clefairy	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
A wild Clefairy	Infinite Possibilities!		None
	Drowzee waves its arms back and forth until its fingertips begin to glow white. Drowzee then performs a random move.
Butch and Cassidy's Drowzee	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
	Togepi begins to wave its arms back and forth until they begin to glow white or Togepi dances. Togepi then performs a random move.
Misty's Togepi	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Multiple wild Togepi	A Togepi Mirage!		None
A wild Togepi	The Power of Us		None
	Cleffa waves its arms back and forth until they start to glow white. Cleffa then performs a random move.
Multiple wild Cleffa	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
	Clefable sticks its fingers in the air and waves them back and forth until its fingertips begin to glow white. Clefable then performs a random move.
Multiple wild Clefable	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
A Coordinator's Clefable	New Plot, Odd Lot!		None
A wild Clefable	Infinite Possibilities!		None
	Munchlax raises its hands and waves its fingertips back and forth until they start to glow white. It then uses a random move.
May's Munchlax	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Clefairy
The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Whitney's Clefairy	The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling		Debut

Magical Pokémon Journey

Togepi Clefairy
The user wags their finger, which produces a random move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Togepi holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Togepi	The Great Togepi Disaster		Debut
	Clefairy holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Clefairy	Pikachu and Clefairy's Heroic Tales		None

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Clefairy
The user waves their finger and something random happens.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy holds up one of its hands and waves one of its fingers back and forth. The opponent then floats into the air, but a variety of outcomes can happen afterwards.
A wild Clefairy	Clefairy Tale		Debut

How I Became a Pokémon Card

Clefairy
The user wiggles their finger and is able to use a random move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy wiggles their finger and is able to use a random move.
Unknown Trainer's Clefairy	PW20		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Togepi Clefable
The user wags their finger, which produces a random move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefable holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Green's Clefy	The Winged Legends		Debut
	Togepi waves one of its arms, and the tip starts to glow. It then uses a random move.
Gold's Togebo	Gligar Glide		None

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

Clefairy
The user wiggles their finger.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy wiggles its finger.
Rin's Clefairy	The Terrible Twins, Rin & Ran		Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Togepi Clefairy
The user waves their finger around in order to use any move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy waves its finger and is able to use any move.
Red's Clefairy	Get Rid Of The Ghost Pokémon!!		Debut
	Togepi holds its finger in the air and wags it. It then uses a random move.
Misty's Togepi	The Pokémon Banana League (Part 2)		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• The move's Japanese name refers to the wagging finger associated with the move, implying the user is randomly deciding a move from a list. The move's English name refers to the regular ticks associated with the move, which sound like the device it is named after.
• In the Pokémon anime, Splash has been the most common result of Metronome.
• The move description was incorrect in Generations II and III, as they stated that the Metronome user can use any move (in reality, there are some unusable moves). This was fixed from Generation IV onwards, stating "nearly any move" instead.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 揮指 Fāijí Mandarin 揮指 / 挥指 Huīzhǐ * 揮指功 / 挥指功 Huīzhǐ-gōng * 彈指功 Tánzhǐ-gōng * 摇手指 Yáo Shǒuzhǐ * Czech Metronom Danish Metronom Dutch Metronoom Finnish Metronomi French Métronome German Metronom Greek Μετρονόμος Metronómos Italian Metronomo Korean 손가락흔들기 Son-garakheundeulgi Norwegian Metronom Polish Metronom Portuguese Brazil Metrônomo Metronome (PS033) Portugal Metrónomo Russian Метроном Metronom Spanish Metrónomo Swedish Metronom Vietnamese Vẫy Ngón Tay

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