Bulbapedia:List of moves with unique animations
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This is a list of moves that have consistent animation throughout the anime's run. For an animation to be considered unique, the animation must only be used for one move and have its animation stay the same since it was first commanded and used.
Moves that have not been used repeatedly throughout the anime, such as Pay Day or Meditate, are not listed. If a move has a distinct enough animation that sets it apart from the rest (such as Solar Beam's charge), then it can be considered unique. A move should be used more than once to verify a consistent animation across uses and, as appropriate, users.
Newer moves from newer generations can only be considered unique if their animation substantially matches the games and can be distinguished from other moves.
Generation I
Move | Type | Animation description | Series | |||||
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OS | AG | DP | BW | XY | SM | |||
Fire Punch | The user's fists becomes engulfed in flames and punches the opponent | Move was not used during the Advanced Generation series | Move was not used during the X and Y series | File:Pangoro SM015 Fire Punch.png | ||||
Ice Punch | The user's fist becomes engulfed in ice or blue energy and punches the opponent | |||||||
Thunder Punch | The user's fists becomes engulfed in electricity and punches the opponent | File:Pangoro SM015 Thunder Punch.png | ||||||
Vine Whip (must be used offensively) |
The user attacks the opponent with a green vine | |||||||
Ember | The user sprays small flame pellets towards the opponent | |||||||
Surf (must be used offensively) |
The user creates a large wave and rides it. It then crashes it down on the target. | Move was not used during the X and Y series | ||||||
Seismic Toss | The user grabs the opponent, jumps into the airs and spins them around before throwing them towards the ground. | Move was not used during the X and Y series | ||||||
Leech Seed (only if it has made contact) |
Vines comes out of the seed and absorbs the opponent's HP | |||||||
Solar Beam | The user absorbs sunlight before firing a bright beam of light. | |||||||
Poison Powder | The user scatters poisonous purple dust towards the opponent, poisoning them | Move was not used during the Original series | ||||||
Stun Spore | The users scatters yellow or orange dust towards the opponent, paralyzing them | |||||||
Sleep Powder | The user scatters blue or green dust towards the opponent, causing them to sleep | |||||||
Petal Dance | The user unleashes a storm of pink petals towards the opponent, causing confusion upon contact | Move was not used during the Original series | ||||||
String Shot (must be used offensively) |
The user fires a string of silk towards the opponent | |||||||
Double Team (must be commanded/stated) |
The user moves rapidly, creating multiple illusory clones of itself | |||||||
Metronome | The user wags its fingers and summons a random move | Move was not used during the Diamond and Pearl series | Move was not used during the Black and White series | Move was not used during the X and Y series | ||||
Lick (must be commanded/stated) |
The user licks the opponent | Move was not used during the Black and White series | ||||||
Fire Blast | The user fires a flame that takes the shape of the kanjī 大 (Dai) | |||||||
Swift | The user fires multiple golden colored stars towards the opponent | |||||||
Transform | The user transforms into the opponent | Move was not used during the Black and White series | Move was not used during the X and Y series | |||||
Flash (must be commanded/stated) |
The user emits a bright light, blinding the opponent or illuminating a dark area. | |||||||
Tri Attack | The user fires three multicolored beams simultaneously | Move was not used during the Advanced Generation series | Move was not used during the Diamond and Pearl series | Move was not used during the X and Y series |
Generation II
Move | Type | Animation description | Series | |||||
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OS | AG | DP | BW | XY | SM | |||
Rollout | The user curls into a ball and rolls towards the opponent at high speed. | |||||||
Attract | The user winks at the opponent, as hearts are released from its body and towards the opponent. The opponent then becomes infatuated with the user. | Move was not used during the Original series | Move was not used during the Advanced Generation series | |||||
Sweet Scent (must be commanded/stated) |
The user releases pink powder towards the opponent, making them more relaxed. | |||||||
Rain Dance | The user summons dark clouds which causes rain. | |||||||
Shadow Ball | The user fires a black or purple ball of darkness towards the opponent. | |||||||
Whirlpool | The user creates a fast, vicious whirlpool and traps the opponent in it. | Move was not used during the Best Wishes series | Move was not used during the X and Y series |
Generation VII
Move | Type | Animation description | Series | |||||
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SM | ||||||||
Sunsteel Strike | The user jumps into the air and an image like the sun appears behind them while they transform into the Radiant Sun phase, and they fire a large beam of energy which they also travel through to attack the target | |||||||
Moongeist Beam | A circle of solid blue energy glows around the user and several lines of energy spiral towards the center until they meet and a large beam of energy is fired |