Move Tutor
A move tutor will teach a Pokémon moves that are not normally teachable through TM's/HM's. Move tutors are found in Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn.
Johto Move Tutors
In Pokémon Crystal, an elderly fellow visits Goldenrod City's Game Corner every Wednesday (after winning at Indigo Plateau). 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.
Hoenn Move Tutors
A man in Fallarbor Town will teach a Pokémon a move from its level up list in trade for a Heart Scale.
The following move tutors are only in Pokémon Emerald.
- Double-Edge
- Sootopolis City
- Fury Cutter
- Verdanturf Town
- Dynamicpunch
- Mossdeep City
- Explosion
- Pacifidlog 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 |
| Swords Dance | 48 BP |
| Swift | 24 BP |
| Thunder Wave | 48 BP |
| Thunderpunch | 48 BP |
Kanto/Sevii Move Tutors
These move tutors are in FireRed & LeafGreen versions. They do not appear in older versions for the Gameboy system.
A man on Boon Island will teach a Pokémon a move from its level up list for the price of two Tinymushrooms or one Big Mushroom.
A woman at Boon Island's Cape Brink will teach one move to your 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.
- Body Slam
- Floe Island.
- Counter
- Celadon City's department store, third floor.
- Double-Edge
- Victory Road.
- Dream Eater
- Viridian City.
- Explosion
- Knot 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
- Celadon City's Rocket Game Corner.
- Substitute
- Fuchsia City, by the man near Kangaskhan.
- Swords Dance
- Quest Island.
- Thunder Wave
- Silph Company, second floor.
