Attack Guide - G-L

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GIGA DRAIN	Grass	An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Power	60	An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Accuracy	100	An OK powered grass attack that also recovers HP. Very low PP too.
PP	5
Restores HP=half inflicted
GLARE	Normal	Intimidates and frightens the foe into paralysis.
Power	-	Intimidates and frightens the foe into paralysis.
Accuracy	100	See what happens when you glare at someone? A very good technique, as unlike Thunder Wave, it can paralyze all types.
PP	30
Causes paralysis
GRASSWHISTLE	Grass	Lulls the foe into sleep with a pleasant melody.
Power	-	Lulls the foe into sleep with a pleasant melody.
Accuracy	55	An inaccurate sleeping technique. Use Sleep Powder instead, and Spore if you can.
PP	15
Causes sleep
GROWL	Normal	Growls cutely to reduce the foe's attack.
Power	-	Growls cutely to reduce the foe's attack.
Accuracy	100	While not anything great in 1vs1 battles, this move is a little more impressive in 2vs2. Why? Cause it lowers the Attack of both foes! Lowers Attack by one stage.
PP	40
Lowers foe's attack
GROWTH	Normal	Forces the body to grow and heightens Sp.Atk
Power	-	Forces the body to grow and heightens Sp.Atk
Accuracy	100	Ups the user's Sp.Atk by 1 stage. If you can, got for Calm Mind instead, as that will also give you a Sp.Def boost. Tail Glow boosts Sp.Atk by 2 stages, but is only learnt by Volbeat, and sketched by Smeargle.
PP	40
Raise Sp.Atk
GRUDGE	Ghost	If the user faints, deletes the PP of the final move.
Power	-	If the user faints, deletes the PP of the final move.
Accuracy	100	As the description inplies, it acts like Destiny Bond except it takes all the PP from the move that KO'd it instead of HP.
PP	5
Deletes PP if KO'd
GUILLOTINE	Normal	A powerful pincer attack that may cause fainting.
Power	-	A powerful pincer attack that may cause fainting.
Accuracy	30	Another one-hit KO attack. Again, accuracy raises the greater your level to opponents. Doesn't work on higher level opponents.
PP	5
One-hit KO
GUST	Flying	Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
Power	40	Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
Accuracy	100	Seems like a standard, weak flying attack. But it's also able to hit Pok�mon Flying too.
PP	35
Hits flyers
HAIL	Ice	Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn.
Power	-	Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn.
Accuracy	100	A Sandstorm except only Ice types are immume. Deals 1/16 damage of total HP at the end of every turn.
PP	10
Lowers foe's attack
HARDEN	Normal	Stiffens the body's muscles to raise defense.
Power	-	Stiffens the body's muscles to raise defense.
Accuracy	100	Raises Defense by 1 stage. Use Barrier, Reflect, Iron Defense or another move that raises Defense by more than one stage instead.
PP	30
Raise Defense
HAZE	Ice	Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes.
Power	-	Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes.
Accuracy	100	An excellent move. This returns all stats for all battlers to stage 0, whether powered-up or reduced.
PP	30
Resets stats
HEADBUTT	Normal	A ramming attack that may cause flinching.
Power	70	A ramming attack that may cause flinching.
Accuracy	100	Decent power, but Return has more. If using with Serene Grace, then by all means use it. 60% of flinching is great! Even 30% flinching can be useful at times...
PP	15
Flinching (30%)
HEAL BELL	Normal	Chimes soothingly to heal all status abnormalities.
Power	-	Chimes soothingly to heal all status abnormalities.
Accuracy	100	A useful move that rids the whole party of burn, freeze, sleep and poison.
PP	5
Heals party of statuses
HEAT WAVE	Fire	exhales a hot breath on the foe. May inflict a burn.
Power	100	exhales a hot breath on the foe. May inflict a burn.
Accuracy	90	Has a nice power rating, but accuracy hurts it. Choose this or Flamethower. This will hit both opponents in a 2vs2.
PP	10
Burn (10%)
HELPING HAND	Normal	boosts the power of the recipient's moves.
Power	-	boosts the power of the recipient's moves.
Accuracy	100	Only useful in a 2vs2 match. Boosts your ally's move power for that turn by 50%. If their attack power was 60, it'll then boost to 90.
PP	20
Boost ally's attack
HI JUMP KICK	Fighting	A jumping knee kick. If it misses, the user is hurt.
Power	85	A jumping knee kick. If it misses, the user is hurt.
Accuracy	90	Nice power, but if you miss, and especially if your aiming at a Blissey, it's gonna hurt. Use if you can't use another fighting attack.
PP	20
Hurts user if misses target
HIDDEN POWER	Differs	The effectiveness vaires with the user.
Power	Varies	The effectiveness vaires with the user.
Accuracy	100	If you're lucky, you can get a great type and power combination out of this! The actual type and power changes depending on the Pok�mon's IVs.
PP	15
Move differs between Pok�mon
HORN ATTACK	Normal	Jabs the foe with sharp horns.
Power	65	Jabs the foe with sharp horns.
Accuracy	100	Choose Return instead, simple as that.
PP	25

HORN DRILL	Normal	A one-hit KO attack that uses a horn like a drill.
Power	-	A one-hit KO attack that uses a horn like a drill.
Accuracy	30	A one-hit KO move. Accuracy raises the greater your level to foe's. Doesn't work on enemies whos level is greater than yours.
PP	5
One-hit KO
HOWL	Normal	Howls to raise the spirit and boosts attack.
Power	-	Howls to raise the spirit and boosts attack.
Accuracy	100	Raises Attack by one stage. Try using Swords Dance instead if you can.
PP	40
Raises Attack
HYDRO CANNON	Water	Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
Power	150	Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
Accuracy	90	A water type Hyper Beam attack exclusive to Blastoise. Try Hydro Pump instead, it doesn't need to recharge like this, and has almost just as much power.
PP	5
Recharge after use
HYDRO PUMP	Water	Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.
Power	120	Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.
Accuracy	80	A powerful water attack. Try Surf if you want accuracy and PP without losing much power.
PP	5

HYPER BEAM	Normal	Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
Power	150	Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
Accuracy	90	A move commonly hailed as the best by young players, is actually one of the worst. You can deal more damage by using 2 Returns or Body Slam, plus you can switch after using them. You've got to wait with this attack.
PP	5
Recharge after use
HYPER FANG	Normal	Attacks with sharp fangs. May cause flinching.
Power	80	Attacks with sharp fangs. May cause flinching.
Accuracy	90	Rattata and Raticate are the sole owners of this attack. Reasonable power, and chance to flinch. Might be better of with Return.
PP	15
Fliching (10%)
HYPER VOICE	Normal	A loud attack that uses sound waves to injure.
Power	90	A loud attack that uses sound waves to injure.
Accuracy	100	Hits both opponents in 2vs2.
PP	20

HYPNOSIS	Psychic	A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.
Power	-	A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.
Accuracy	60	Low accuracy weakens this moves potential. Only use if you're feeling lucky. Very lucky...
PP	20
Sleep
ICE BALL	Ice	A 5-turn attack that gains power on successive hits.
Power	30	A 5-turn attack that gains power on successive hits.
Accuracy	90	Think of an ice type Rollout. Power doubles with each hit until it misses. Has a power of 480 on the fifth and final turn.
PP	20
Gains power with each hit
ICE BEAM	Ice	Blasts the foe with an icy beam that may freeze it.
Power	95	Blasts the foe with an icy beam that may freeze it.
Accuracy	100	An excellent ice attack. So good, it's a standard when picking an ice attack.
PP	10
Freeze (10%)
ICE PUNCH	Ice	An icy punch that may freeze the foe.
Power	75	An icy punch that may freeze the foe.
Accuracy	100	Use this if you can't get Ice Beam and still want an ice attack. Has now become a tutor move in Emerald, so many more Pok�mon can learn this.
PP	15
Freeze (10%)
ICICLE SPEAR	Ice	Attacks the foe by firing 2 to 5 icicles in a row.
Power	10	Attacks the foe by firing 2 to 5 icicles in a row.
Accuracy	100	Even worse than Fury Attack this time...
PP	30
Hits 2 to 5 times in succession.
ICY WIND	Ice	A chilling attack that lowers the foe's speed.
Power	55	A chilling attack that lowers the foe's speed.
Accuracy	95	Not a bad attack, considering it hits both opponents in 2vs2, does damage and lowers their speed with every hit.
PP	15
Lower foe's speed
IMPRISON	Psychic	Prevents the foe from using moves known by the user.
Power	-	Prevents the foe from using moves known by the user.
Accuracy	100	Stops the opponents from using any attack that the user knows.
PP	20
Stops use of known attacks
INGRAIN	Grass	Lays roots that restore HP. The user can't switch out.
Power	-	Lays roots that restore HP. The user can't switch out.
Accuracy	100	Stops you from switching at all after use, but restores HP by 1/16 of total HP every turn. Requires defenses to work.
PP	20
Stops switching and restore HP
IRON DEFENSE	Steel	Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise defense.
Power	-	Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise defense.
Accuracy	100	A good Defense raising technique. Raises Defense by 2 stages.
PP	15
Sharply raises Defense
IRON TAIL	Steel	Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower defense.
Power	100	Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower defense.
Accuracy	75	Unfortunatly, this is about the best you'll get with Steel type attacks. As with all Steel attacks, this has low accuracy.
PP	15
Lower foe's defense (30%)
JUMP KICK	Fighting	A strong jumping kick. May miss and hurt the kicker.
Power	70	A strong jumping kick. May miss and hurt the kicker.
Accuracy	95	Try Brick Break as it doesn't have the recoil when you miss, has 100% accuracy, better power and breaks screens.
PP	25
Hurts user if misses
KARATE CHOP	Fighting	A chopping attack with a high critical-hit ratio.
Power	50	A chopping attack with a high critical-hit ratio.
Accuracy	100	A high critical hit ratio doesn't make up for low power. Use Cross Chop or Brick Break if you want a fighting attack.
PP	25
High critical hit ratio
KINESIS	Psychic	Distracts the foe. May lower accuracy.
Power	-	Distracts the foe. May lower accuracy.
Accuracy	100	Only learnt by Kadabra though the Move Tutor/Relearner, since Kadabra and Mewtwo are the only one's with spoons, a Psychic types best weapon according to the manga. :S This simply lower's the opponents accuracy. You're better off using Double Team.
PP	15
Lower foe's accuracy
KNOCK OFF	Dark	Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use.
Power	20	Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use.
Accuracy	100	This can become a useful technique, as many people love leftovers and berries, this will stop them from using the item until they switch out.
PP	20
Knocks away foe's item
LEAF BLADE	Grass	Slashes with a sharp leaf. High critical-hit ratio.
Power	70	Slashes with a sharp leaf. High critical-hit ratio.
Accuracy	100	Exclusive to Sceptile, and it's good too. Giga Drain is sometimes used instead for its healing properties, but Leaf Blade is the prefered choice.
PP	15
High critical-hit ratio
LEECH LIFE	Bug	An attack that steals half the damamge inflicted.
Power	20	An attack that steals half the damamge inflicted.
Accuracy	100	A very weak bug attack. Don't bother with it.
PP	15
Restores HP=half inflicted
LEECH SEED	Grass	Plants a seed on the foe to steal HP on every turn.
Power	-	Plants a seed on the foe to steal HP on every turn.
Accuracy	90	Saps the foe's HP by 1/8 total, giving it all the Pok�mon in the user's spot. Effect ends once the target is switched.
PP	10
Saps HP from target
LEER	Normal	Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense.
Power	-	Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense.
Accuracy	100	Just like Growl, this lowers the Defense of both opponents in 2vs2.
PP	30
Lower foe's defense
LICK	Ghost	Licks with a long tongue to injure. May also paralyze.
Power	20	Licks with a long tongue to injure. May also paralyze.
Accuracy	100	A weak ghost attack. Use Shadow Ball instead.
PP	30
Paralyze (30%)
LIGHT SCREEN	Psychic	Creates a wall of light that lower Sp.Atk damage.
Power	-	Creates a wall of light that lower Sp.Atk damage.
Accuracy	100	Protects your ally as well in 2vs2. Dissappears after 5 turns, and Brick Break is the only move able to destroy it.
PP	30
Half damage from special attacks
LOCK-ON	Normal	Locks on to the foe to ensure the next move hits.
Power	-	Locks on to the foe to ensure the next move hits.
Accuracy	100	The next move will always hit, no matter what the opponent does unless they protect or switch out.
PP	30
Ensures next move hits
LOVELY KISS	Normal	Demads a kiss with a scary face that induces sleep.
Power	-	Demads a kiss with a scary face that induces sleep.
Accuracy	75	A sleep inducing attack with nice accuracy.
PP	10
Causes sleep
LOW KICK	Fighting	A kick that inflicts more damage on heavier foes.
Power	Varies	A kick that inflicts more damage on heavier foes.
Accuracy	100	Pathetic on light opponents, ex-cel-lent on heavy Pok�mon like Snorlax!
PP	20
Powers varies with weight
LUSTER PURGE	Psychic	Attacks with a burst of light. May lower Sp.Def.
Power	70	Attacks with a burst of light. May lower Sp.Def.
Accuracy	100	Unless you want the 50% chance of lowering Sp.Def over 20%, go with Psychic.
PP	10
Lower foe's Sp.Def (50%)

4 - CREDITS

Crobat1 - Helped find a good number of mistakes in the guide before it was even completed! I thank him for that!
K. Robinson - Grasswistle accuracy, and Meteor Mash PP
Super Cloud, GBolys07 - FrLg Starters elemental Hyper Beam info
Nintendo and Gamefreak for creating the Pokemon series, an excellent RPG!

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