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In the games, on rare occasions there will be a Pokémon that knows a move it cannot legally learn in any game. It is unknown whether these are actual mistakes or not.

List of in-game Pokémon with moves they can't learn in the games

Illegal moves

Sprite	Name	Move	Game	Notes	Picture
	Lance's Dragonite	Barrier	GEN1.1Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue Pokémon Red and Blue	Lance's Dragonite knows Barrier in the Generation I games, although Dragonite cannot legitimately learn this move by any means.	File:Lance Dragonite Barrier Generation I.png
	Lance's Aerodactyl	Rock Slide	GEN2.1Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal	Lance's Aerodactyl knows Rock Slide in the Generation II games, although Aerodactyl could not legitimately learn this move until Generation III.	File:Lance Aerodactyl Rock Slide Gold.png
	Winona's Dragonair	Earthquake	GEN3.3Pokémon Emerald	Winona has a Dragonair that knows Earthquake in her second and third rematches in Pokémon Emerald, a move that Dragonair cannot learn until it evolves into a Dragonite.
	Cooltrainer Dianne's Lanturn	Earthquake	GEN3.3Pokémon Emerald	Cooltrainer Dianne's Lanturn knows Earthquake in the Generation III games, although Lanturn cannot legitimately learn this move by any means.	File:Cooltrainer Lanturn Earthquake Emerald.png
	Battle Sims Paras	Sleep Powder	GEN3.5Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	In the "Healing status conditions" Battle Sim, the opposing Trainer's Paras knows Sleep Powder, a move which Paras cannot legally learn.
	Battle CD 07 Machamp	Swords Dance	GEN3.5Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	On Battle CD 07, the player's Pokémon is a Machamp whose known moves include Swords Dance, a move which Machamp cannot learn.
	En's Moltres	Leer	GEN5.2Pokémon Black 2 and White 2	In the downloadable Rotation Battle Tournament for PWT, En's Moltres has Leer, a move that Moltres could learn in Generation I but cannot have legitimately in Generation V.
	Abel's Metagross	Ice Beam	GEN5.2Pokémon Black 2 and White 2	In the downloadable 2012: Masters Division Challenge for PWT, Abel's Metagross, due to an error, has the illegal move Ice Beam. This error existed in the initial distribution of the tournament, which lasted from November 18 to November 20, 2012, where the tournament was replaced with an updated version where Metagross knew the correct move, Ice Punch.

In the spin-off games

Sprite	Name	Move	Game	Notes	Picture
	Goldeen	Splash	Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl	In the Super Smash Bros. series, the Goldeen that may emerge from a Poké Ball knows Splash, although Goldeen cannot legitimately learn this move by any means in any game.	File:SSBB Goldeen.png
	Team Meanies Gengar	Leer, Scratch, and Quick Attack	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team	When this Gengar being escorted through Mt. Freeze and Murky Cave with the player, it knows Leer, Scratch, and Quick Attack, as well as the legitimate move Taunt. These moves are the first four level-up moves learned by Absol or Sneasel, the former is a Pokémon that helps the player in the journey up Mt. Freeze after defeating Articuno for the first time in Frosty Forest.
	Rayquaza	Dig	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	During the Boss battle, Rayquaza may on occasion use Dig, which it cannot learn legitimately in the games.	File:Rayquaza Dig SSBB.jpg

Illegal move combinations

Sprite	Name	Moves	Game	Notes
	Psychic Mason's Blastoise	Mirror Coat and Haze	Pokémon Stadium 2	This is the eighth Trainer in Poké Cup Ultra Ball R-2. While Blastoise can learn these moves by breeding, it cannot learn both simultaneously, as there is no Pokémon in the same Egg group as Blastoise that can learn both of these moves.
	Lt. Surge's Raichu	Surf and Reversal	Pokémon Stadium 2	Lt. Surge has this Raichu when fighting him in R-2. While Raichu can learn both of these moves individually, there is no way for it to legally know both moves simultaneously. Surf can only be obtained as a special move as a Pikachu in Pokémon Stadium, while Reversal is a Generation II move that is only obtainable by breeding.
	Bruno's Exeggutor	AncientPower and Explosion	Pokémon Stadium 2	While Exeggutor can learn both of these moves individually, there is no way for it to legally know both moves simultaneously. AncientPower is an Egg move that does not exist in Generation I, while Explosion is a Generation I TM.
	Walter's Parasect	Bullet Seed and Leech Seed	Pokémon Black 2 and White 2	Bullet Seed was a TM available to Parasect in Generations III and IV, but Leech Seed is only available to Parasect by breeding beginning in Generation V.
	Janine's Crobat	Hypnosis and Brave Bird	Pokémon Black 2 and White 2	Janine uses this Crobat in the Type Expert and World Leaders Tournaments. While Crobat can learn these moves by breeding, it cannot learn both simultaneously, as there is no Pokémon in the same Egg group as Crobat that can learn both of these moves.
	Byron's Aggron	Head Smash and Dragon Rush	Pokémon Black 2 and White 2	Byron uses this Aggron in the Type Expert and World Leaders Tournaments. While Aggron can learn these moves by breeding, it cannot learn both simultaneously, as it can receive Head Smash only from the Cranidos family and Dragon Rush only from the Gible family.
	Burgh's Accelgor	Guard Split and Spikes	Pokémon Black 2 and White 2	Burgh uses this Accelgor in the Unova Leaders Tournament. While Accelgor can learn these moves by breeding, it cannot learn both simultaneously, as it can receive Guard Split only from Shuckle and Spikes only from the Pineco family.

Pokémon that know a move at an earlier level

Sprite	Name	Move	Game	Notes	Picture
	Pryce's Piloswine	Fury Attack	GEN2.2Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal	Pryce's Piloswine knows Fury Attack at level 31, although Piloswine doesn't learn this move until level 33. Swinub does not learn the move at all, which makes passing it up via breeding impossible.	File:Pryce Piloswine Fury Attack Gold Silver Crystal.png
	Winona's Altaria	Dragon Dance	GEN3.2Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	During initial battle, Winona's Altaria knows Dragon Dance at level 33, although Altaria doesn't learn this move until level 40. Swablu doesn't learn this move, which makes passing it up via breeding impossible.	File:Winona Altaria Dragon Dance Ruby Sapphire Emerald.png

See also

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