Attack Guide - MNO

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MACH PUNCH	Fighting	A punch is thrown at wicked speed to strike first.
Power	40 -	A punch is thrown at wicked speed to strike first.
Accuracy	100	A fighting type Quick Attack. Nice.
PP	30
Always first
MAGIC COAT	Psychic	Reflects special effects back to the attacker.
Power	-	Reflects special effects back to the attacker.
Accuracy	100	If you can predict what the foe will do, this move can become good. If the foe tries to use a status inflicting move, that doesn't have any power, this will stop the move working, and have the user use the move back on the original user!
PP	15
Reflects effects back
MAGICAL LEAF	Grass	Attacks with a strange leaf that cannot be evaded.
Power	60	Attacks with a strange leaf that cannot be evaded.
Accuracy	100	A grass type Swift.
PP	20
Never miss
MAGNITUDE	Ground	A ground-shaking attack of random intensity.
Power	Varies	A ground-shaking attack of random intensity.
Accuracy	100	Works like Earthquake, except the power is random.
PP	30
Random power
MEAN LOOK	Ghost	Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.
Power	-	Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.
Accuracy	100	Traps the foe so they can't switch out. If the user switches or faints, the target will no longer be trapped. Can be Baton Passed.
PP	5
Traps foe
MEDITATE	Psychic	Meditates in a peaceful fashion to raise Attack.
Power	-	Meditates in a peaceful fashion to raise Attack.
Accuracy	100	Raises attack by one stage. Use Swords Dance or Bulk Up instead if possible.
PP	40
Raise Attack
MEGA DRAIN	Grass	An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
Power	40	An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
Accuracy	100	There are plenty of other grass moves that are stronger and have more PP. Leave this one.
PP	10
Restores HP=half damage
MEGA KICK	Normal	An extremely powerful kick with intense force.
Power	120	An extremely powerful kick with intense force.
Accuracy	75	It may be strong, but it's inaccurate and has very low PP.
PP	5

MEGA PUNCH	Normal	A strong punch thrown with increadible power.
Power	80	A strong punch thrown with increadible power.
Accuracy	85	Power isn't that great... Body Slam is better than this.
PP	20

MEGAHORN	Bug	A brutal ramming attack using out-thrust horns.
Power	120	A brutal ramming attack using out-thrust horns.
Accuracy	85	The strongest and best bug move to date.
PP	10

MOMENTO	Dark	The user faints and lowers the foe's abilities.
Power	-	The user faints and lowers the foe's abilities.
Accuracy	100	A bad move if you ask me. The user faints just to lower the foe's Attack and Sp.Atk. At least they're lowered by 2 stages. The target could then switch out and cancel the effects.
PP	10
User faints, foe's attack powers lowered.
METAL CLAW	Steel	A claw attack that may raise the user's attack.
Power	50	A claw attack that may raise the user's attack.
Accuracy	95	One of the more accurate steel attacks, but comes at a price with power.
PP	35
Raise attack (10%)
METAL SOUND	Steel	Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp.Def.
Power	-	Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp.Def.
Accuracy	85	A Screech only that it effects Sp.Def instead. Lowers foe's Sp.Def by 2 stages.
PP	40
Sharply lower foe's Sp.Def
METEOR MASH	Steel	Fires a meteor-like punch. May raise Attack.
Power	100	Fires a meteor-like punch. May raise Attack.
Accuracy	85	This beats Iron Tail, but it's only learnt by 4 Pok�mon, Metang, Metagross, Clefairy and Clefable.
PP	10
Raise attack (20%)
METRONOME	Normal	Waggles a finger to use any Pok�mon move at random.
Power	-	Waggles a finger to use any Pok�mon move at random.
Accuracy	-	Just as the description says, uses any move. Except Sketch, otherwise you could get any move on any Pok�mon with enough patience...
PP	10
Use any move
MILK DRINK	Normal	Recovers up to half the user's maximum HP.
Power	-	Recovers up to half the user's maximum HP.
Accuracy	100	A recover for Miltank with half the PP.
PP	10
Recover HP
MIMIC	Normal	Copies a move used by the foe during one battle.
Power	-	Copies a move used by the foe during one battle.
Accuracy	100	I'd prefer to have a moveset that I'd know, but if you can't get a fourth move, then this could be a good choice. Should the opponent come out with a useful move, you can copy it!
PP	10
Copy a move for a battle
MIND READER	Normal	Senses the foe's action to ensure the next move's hit.
Power	-	Senses the foe's action to ensure the next move's hit.
Accuracy	100	Makes the next move hit for sure unless the foe protects itself or is switched out.
PP	5
Ensures next move hits
MINIMIZE	Normal	Minimizes the user's size to raise evasiveness.
Power	-	Minimizes the user's size to raise evasiveness.
Accuracy	100	Use Double Team instead. Sure this raises evasion too, but if the foe just happens to use Stomp, you'll recieve double the damage!
PP	20
Raise evasion
MIRROR COAT	Psychic	Counters the foe's special attack at double the power.
Power	-	Counters the foe's special attack at double the power.
Accuracy	100	A Counter for special attacks. Returns double the damage recieved, if the attack was a special attack. Because it's Psychic, Wobbuffet and this move become useless against a Dark type using special attacks.
PP	20
Returns special damage
MIRROR MOVE	Psychic	Counter's the foe's attack with the same move.
Power	-	Counter's the foe's attack with the same move.
Accuracy	100	In 1vs1, this will repeat whatever attack the foe last used, whether or not the user of Mirror Move can normally use that move, like Fearow and Recover. In 2vs2 however, it only performs the attack that last damaged the Pok�mon, but always aimed at a foe, so you could attack your own Pok�mon with your partner, and it'll start using that attack on you enemies.
PP	20
Repeats foe's attack
MIST	Ice	Creates a mist that stops reduction of abilities.
Power	-	Creates a mist that stops reduction of abilities.
Accuracy	100	Stops stats lowering, like a temporary Clear Body ability - for 5 turns. If you're really worried about losing Speed or Attack, then I guess you could try this, but otherwise you might want to use another attack or stat raising technique in its place. Works for both allies in 2vs2, where it would have the best effect.
PP	30
Stops stat reductions
MIST BALL	Psychic	Attacks with a flurry of down. May lower Sp.Atk.
Power	70	Attacks with a flurry of down. May lower Sp.Atk.
Accuracy	100	Latias' signature move. While it may be one of the very few moves that can lower Sp.Atk, I still prefer Psychic for it's added power and PP.
PP	5
Lower foe's Sp.Atk (50%)
MOONLIGHT	Normal	Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.
Power	-	Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.
Accuracy	100	The 'nighttime' recovery move. Restores 1/4HP during rain, hail or a sandstorm, Restores 1/2HP when there's no weather in effect, and 3/4HP during sunshine. Yep, no longer a full recovery as it was in Gold and Silver.
PP	5
Restores HP
MORNING SUN	Normal	Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.
Power	-	Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.
Accuracy	100	The 'morning' recovery move. Restores 3/4HP in sunshine, 1/4HP in other weather effects, and 1/2HP with no weather effects.
PP	5
Restores HP
MUD SHOT	Ground	Hurls mud at the foe and reduces speed.
Power	55	Hurls mud at the foe and reduces speed.
Accuracy	95	Hasn't got a great deal of power, but it's guaranteed to slow the foe down.
PP	0
Lower foe's speed
MUD SPORT	Ground	Covers the user in mud to raise electrical resistance.
Power	-	Covers the user in mud to raise electrical resistance.
Accuracy	100	More often than not, this move is deemed useless, and the Pok�mon that usually use this are ground types, Pok�mon already immune to the effects of Electric attacks. A few Pok�mon are able to make use of this move, but you're most likely better off just switching instead.
PP	15
Half damage from Electric attacks
MUDDY WATER	Water	Attacks with muddy water. May lower accuracy.
Power	95	Attacks with muddy water. May lower accuracy.
Accuracy	85	Looks like a Surf, only with less PP and lower accuracy, with the chance to lower the foe's accuracy. Go with Surf.
PP	10
Lower foe's accuracy (30%)
MUD SLAP	Ground	Hurls mud in the foe's face to reduce its accuracy.
Power	20	Hurls mud in the foe's face to reduce its accuracy.
Accuracy	100	Just think Sand-Attack only it hurts a little and doesn't effect flying/levitators.
PP	10
Lower foe's accuracy
NATURE POWER	Normal	The type of attack varies depending on the location.
Power	-	The type of attack varies depending on the location.
Accuracy	100	For link battles and buildings it'll be Swift. Everywhere else: Short Grass - Stun Spore Long Grass - Razor Leaf Mountains - Rock Slide Caves - Shadow Ball Underwater - Hydro Pump Ocean - Surf Sand/Beach - Earthquake Pond/River - Bubblebeam
PP	20
Changes on location
NEEDLE ARM	Grass	Attacks with thorny arms. May cause fliching.
Power	60	Attacks with thorny arms. May cause fliching.
Accuracy	100	Another grass move with a power of 60. This time with the effect of flinching. Signature move of Cacnea and Cacturne.
PP	15
Flinching (30%)
NIGHT SHADE	Ghost	Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
Power	-	Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
Accuracy	100	Just as the description implies, it'll always deal damage according to level. Perfect for those with very low Attack, such as Dusclops.
PP	15
Damage dealt = user's level
NIGHTMARE	Ghsot	Inflicts 1/4 damage on a sleeping foe every turn.
Power	-	Inflicts 1/4 damage on a sleeping foe every turn.
Accuracy	100	Works like Curse from a ghost, where the target will loose 1/4 of their total HP each turn only without the user cutting their HP when they use Nightmare, but it lasts until the target switches out or wakes up.
PP	15
Inflicts 1/4 damage on sleepers
OCTAZOOKA	Water	Fires a lump of ink to damage and cut accuracy.
Power	65	Fires a lump of ink to damage and cut accuracy.
Accuracy	85	Not that great a power, and low accuracy to boot. At least it'll always lower the foe's accuracy.
PP	10
Lower foe's accuracy
ODOR SLEUTH	Normal	Negates the foe's efforts to heighten evasiveness.
Power	-	Negates the foe's efforts to heighten evasiveness.
Accuracy	100	Makes any effort to raise evasion useless. If the target's evasion is already high, it'll reset it once Odor Sleuth hits. Also makes normal and fighting attacks hit ghosts.
PP	40
Negates evasion
OUTRAGE	Dragon	A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
Power	90	A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
Accuracy	100	The strongest dragon move to date, but forces you to use this move for another few turns afterwards, and then confuses you once it's done. Confusion seems to usually only last 1-3 turns though.
PP	15
Lasts 2-3 turns, then confuse user
OVERHEAT	Fire	Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp.Atk.
Power	140	Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp.Atk.
Accuracy	90	A very strong Fire move, only let down by the fact that this sharply reduces your Sp.Atk after use. A white herb can fix this for another use. Usually used when a Fire types is primarily a physical battler, and needs a fire type for backup.
PP	5
Sharply lowers users Sp.Atk

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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