Move tutors

Move tutors, or tutors, are NPCs that impart move techniques to Pokémon. They allow Pokémon to learn moves that might otherwise be unavailable, or learn said moves before the Pokémon reaches the required level. Since move tutors are in various locations throughout the game, one will need access to the area that they are stationed in.

Available move-tutors

Ancient Power
Type Rock Category Special
Base power

60
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Ruins of Alph Research Center 3,500 Must have donated at least three discrete fossils to Pewter Museum.

Aqua Tail
Type Water Category Physical
Base power

90
Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Abandoned Ship exterior 7,000 None.

Block
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Petalburg City House 2 15,000 None.

Body Slam
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

80
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Saffron Dojo 15,000 None.
Goldenrod Department Store 15,000 None.

Bounce
Type Flying Category Physical
Base power

85
Accuracy

85
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Lake Of Rage House 2 4,000 None.

Bug Bite
Type Bug Category Physical
Base power

60
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Ilex Forest 5,000 None.

Bulldoze
Type Ground Category Physical
Base power

60
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Mt. Coronet Center 12,000 None.

Counter
Type Fighting Category Physical
Base power

Accuracy

100
Priority

-5
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Celadon Department Store 3F 5,000 None.

Covet
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

60
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

25
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 16 3,000 None.

Dark Pulse
Type Dark Category Special
Base power

80
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Lavaridge Town‘s Pokémart 9,000 None.

Double-Edge
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

120
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Victory Road 2F 9,000 None.

Draco Meteor
Type Dragon Category Special
Base power

140
Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Dragons Shrine (Lance’s boss NPC) 15,000 None.
Tutor Heaven 15,000 None.

Dragon Pulse
Type Dragon Category Special
Base power

85
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 216 8,500 None.

Drain Punch
Type Fighting Category Physical
Base power

75
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Lilycove Department Store 5F 8,000 None.

Dream Eater
Type Psychic Category Special
Base power

100
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Viridian City 4,000 Need a Cut-wielding Pokémon or a Hatchet to deobstruct an occlusive tree.

Drill Run
Type Ground Category Physical
Base power

80
Accuracy

95
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Granite Cave B1F 6,000 None.

Dynamic Punch
Type Fighting Category Physical
Base power

100
Accuracy

50
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Rustboro City Building 1 3F 7,500 Must collect three hidden scrolls within the building, precedingly.

Earth Power
Type Ground Category Special
Base power

90
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Tohjo Falls 10,000 None.

Endeavor
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Violet City 11,000 None.

Energy Ball
Type Grass Category Special
Base power

90
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Vulcan Forest 15,000 None.
Tutor Heaven 15,000 None.

Explosion
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

250
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Mineral Site 20,000 It is unlocked with an accrual of 5,000 Discovery Points.

Fire Punch
Type Fire Category Physical
Base power

75
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 42 mountainside 4,500 A Pokémon with Rock Climb on-hand to traverse the mountainside.
Fallarbor Town 10,000 None.

Flash Cannon
Type Steel Category Special
Base power

80
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Twinleaf TownHouse 2 (Link) 15,000 None.

Foul Play
Type Dark Category Physical
Base power

95
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Lavender Town 15,000 None.

Frustration
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Sunyshore City 15,000 None.

Fury Cutter
Type Bug Category Physical
Base power

40
Accuracy

95
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Verdanturf Town‘s Pokémon Center 2,000 Will be Pokémoney-payable for up to three times per week; thereafter, 2 Blue Shards and 3 Red Shards must be paid, instead.

Giga Drain
Type Grass Category Special
Base power

75
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Erika in Viridian Maze 7,500 Kanto League championship and an on-hand lineup of level-100 Pokémon to access her tutorship subfunction.

Gravity
Type Psychic Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Survival Area House 1 15,000 None.

Gunk Shot
Type Poison Category Physical
Base power

120
Accuracy

80
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Petalburg Woods (floor 7) 9,000 None.

Headbutt
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

70
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Viridian Maze 2,000 Must have obtained the Boulder Badge from Pewter Gym.
Ilex Forest 1,000 None.
Eterna Forest 1,000 None.

Heal Bell
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Ecruteak City 16,000 None.
Tutor Heaven 16,000 None.

Heat Wave
Type Fire Category Special
Base power

95
Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Cinnabar Gym B1F 8,000 You must have procured the Volcano Badge; thereafter, the gym-greeter will tutor this technique.
Tutor Heaven 8,000 None.

Horn Leech
Type Grass Category Physical
Base power

75
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Eterna Forest 15,000 None.

Hyper Voice
Type Normal Category Special
Base power

90
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 28 8,000 None.

Hypnosis
Type Psychic Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

60
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Pokémon Tower B12 12,000 None.

Ice Punch
Type Ice Category Physical
Base power

75
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 42 mountainside 4,500 A Pokémon with Rock Climb on-hand to traverse the mountainside.
Johto Safari Snow Zone 15,000 None.
Tutor Heaven 4,500 None.
Pokémon League Hoenn 10,000 None.

Icy Wind
Type Ice Category Special
Base power

55
Accuracy

95
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Mahogany Town Shop 12,000 None.
Seafoam Islands B4F 5,000 None.

Iron Head
Type Steel Category Physical
Base power

80
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Olivine City Cafe 8,000 None.
Tutor Heaven 10,000 None.

Iron Tail
Type Steel Category Physical
Base power

100
Accuracy

75
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Olivine Gym 4,000 Will have tuteeship access as a reward for defeating Jasmine therein.

Knock Off
Type Dark Category Physical
Base power

65
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

25
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Trainers Valley 15,000 None.
Tutor Heaven 15,000 None.

Low Kick
Type Fighting Category Physical
Base power

Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Golds Gym (Chuck) 7,500 An invariably level-100 on-hand lineup of Pokémon.

Magic Coat
Type Psychic Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

+4
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Celestic Town 15,000 None.

Magnet Rise
Type Electric Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Mt. Coronet Summit 12,000 None.

Mega Kick
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

120
Accuracy

75
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 4 2,000 Must have selected Hitmonlee at Saffron City Dojo.

Mega Punch
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

80
Accuracy

85
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 4 2,000 Must have selected Hitmonchan at Saffron City Dojo.

Metronome
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Cinnabar Lab Room 1 8,000 None.

Ominous Wind
Type Ghost Category Special
Base power

60
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Union Cave 1F 10,000 None.

Outrage
Type Dragon Category Physical
Base power

120
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Abandoned Ship B1F Room 1 (Toothless) 15,000 300-plus playtime hours, in addition to an invariably level-100 on-hand lineup.
Tutor Heaven 15,000 None.

Pain Split
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Pokémon Tower 6F 4,500 None.
Tutor Heaven 4,500 None.

Petal Dance
Type Grass Category Special
Base power

120
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Ilex Forest(Neroli) 15,000 None.

Psych Up
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Veilstone Department Store (3F) 7,500 None.
Fight Area House 3 (bimodal TM-tutor and move-tutor) 15,000 None.

Refresh
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 114 7,500 None.

Rock Slide
Type Rock Category Physical
Base power

75
Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Rock Tunnel 5,000 None.

Role Play
Type Psychic Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Hearthome City House 3 12,000 None.

Rollout
Type Rock Category Physical
Base power

30
Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 39 10,000 None.

Secret Sword
Type Fighting Category Special
Base power

85
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Matsuki Island 15,000 None.

Seed Bomb
Type Grass Category Physical
Base power

80
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Safari Johto Grass and Swamp Zone 12,000 None.

Seismic Toss
Type Fighting Category Physical
Base power

Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Pewter City‘s exterior mini-arena 2,000 None.

Shock Wave
Type Electric Category Special
Base power

60
Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Power Plant (Kanto) 6,000 None.

Signal Beam
Type Bug Category Special
Base power

75
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
National Park 8,000 None.

Sky Attack
Type Flying Category Physical
Base power

140
Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Love Island 10,000 None.

Snore
Type Normal Category Special
Base power

50
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Celadon Department Store 15,000 None.

Soft-Boiled
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Celadon City 15,000 Will need a Surf-wielding Pokémon or a surfable Mount on-hand to traverse the surfway to reach the tutor.

Stealth Rock
Type Rock Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Cliff Edge Gate 15,000 None.
Tutor Heaven 15,000 None.

Stomping Tantrum
Type Ground Category Physical
Base power

75
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Digletts Cave 10,000 None.

Sucker Punch
Type Dark Category Physical
Base power

80
Accuracy

100
Priority

+1
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Haunted Site 20,000 Also need an accrual of at least 5,000 Discovery Points.

Super Fang
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Natural Site 20,000 Also need an accrual of at least 5,000 Discovery Points.

Superpower
Type Fighting Category Physical
Base power

120
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Cianwood City (House 2) 12,000 None.
Tutor Heaven 12,000 None.

Surf
Type Water Category Special
Base power

90
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 19 (Victor) 8,000 Must defeat Victor, himself. Additionally, the Pikachu or Raichu tutee must be under your OT registry.

Swagger
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Victory Road 3F 10,000 None.

Swift
Type Normal Category Special
Base power

60
Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Saffron City 2,000 None.

Synthesis
Type Grass Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 218 12,000 None.

Tailwind
Type Flying Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

30
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Violet City House 1 10,000 Must have defeated Falkner therein in order to have tuteeship access.

Throat Chop
Type Dark Category Physical
Base power

80
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Celadon Department Store 1F 15,000 None.

Thunder Punch
Type Electric Category Physical
Base power

75
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 42 mountainside 4,500 A Pokémon with Rock Climb on-hand to traverse the mountainside.
Tutor Heaven 4,500 None.
Pokémon League Hoenn 10,000 None.

Thunder Wave
Type Electric Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Silph Co. 1F 15,000 None.

Vacuum Wave
Type Fighting Category Special
Base power

40
Accuracy

100
Priority

+1
PP

30
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Cianwood City 8,000 None.

Wish
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Eumi Island Town 15,000 None.

Water Pulse
Type Water Category Special
Base power

60
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Cianwood City (House 1) 5,000 None.

Worry Seed
Type Grass Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 210 North for 7,500 None.

Zen Headbutt
Type Psychic Category Physical
Base power

80
Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Slateport City‘s marketplace 8,000 None.

TM-tutors

TM tutors are a special subtype of move tutors that provide another avenue for learning TMs for those that do not yet have their TM items programmed in. While TM tutors are functionally identical to conventional move tutors, they are different in the Pokémon move pools that they teach.

While TM-tutors do enable Pokémon to learn missing TMs, they lack the portability of conventional TM items and are only considered a workaround for the lack of those items. As such, they are only expected to exist until the items themselves are in the game.

Acrobatics
Type Flying Category Physical
Base power

55
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Fortree City 15,000 None.

Brutal Swing
Type Dark Category Physical
Base power

60
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Old Chateau Dining Room 12,000 None.

Bulldoze
Type Ground Category Physical
Base power

60
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Mt. Coronet North 15,000 None.

Bullet Seed
Type Grass Category Physical
Base power

25
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

30
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Sinnoh Safari Zone Area 2 15,000 None.

Defog
Type Flying Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Violet City (school) 15,000 Must have defeated Hoenn‘s Elite Four cadre.
Defog 15,000 None.

Dragon Tail
Type Dragon Category Physical
Base power

60
Accuracy

90
Priority

-6
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Dragon’s Den 15,000 None.

Explosion
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

250
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Route 47 15,000 None.

Flame Charge
Type Fire Category Physical
Base power

50
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Cinnabar Island Mansion 2 15,000 None.

Focus Punch
Type Fighting Category Physical
Base power

150
Accuracy

100
Priority

-3
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Petalburg City 15,000 None.

Frustration
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Sunyshore City 15,000 None.

Gyro Ball
Type Steel Category Physical
Base power

Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Cinnabar Island Lab Room 3 15,000 None.

Hone Claws
Type Dark Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Pastoria City 7,000 None.

Iron Tail
Type Steel Category Physical
Base power

100
Accuracy

75
Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Olivine City Cafe 15,000 None.

Iron Defense
Type Steel Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

15
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Mt. Silver 1F 8,000 None.

Psych Up
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Fight Area House 3 (bimodal TM-tutor and move-tutor) 15,000 None.

Rock Climb
Type Normal Category Physical
Base power

90
Accuracy

85
Priority

0
PP

20
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Fuchsia City (House 1) 15,000 None.
Route 207 15,000 None.

Sky Attack
Type Flying Category Physical
Base power

140
Accuracy

90
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Mt. Summer Summit 15,000 None.

Tri Attack
Type Normal Category Special
Base power

80
Accuracy

100
Priority

0
PP

10
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Wayward Cave Secret Area 15,000 None.

Work Up
Type Normal Category Status
Base power

Accuracy

Priority

0
PP

30
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Golds Gym (Saffron City) 15,000 None.

Zap Cannon
Type Electric Category Special
Base power

120
Accuracy

50
Priority

0
PP

5
Tutor locations
Location Price Prerequisites
Iron Island B1F L 15,000 None.

Move Relearners

Move Relearners will teach any move within the Pokémon’s level-up move pool that the Pokémon has satisfied the level requirement for. This means that the Pokémon must have already reached the level requirement for the move, in order to relearn it. This is the principal means of restoring lost or forgotten moves. Pre-evolution and post-evolution moves will not be relearnable via the Move Relearners.

Move Relearners will charge 2,000 per transaction, and two are stationed per region. They are available in the following areas:

  • KantoCerulean City; Saffron City; Tutor Heaven
  • JohtoGoldenrod City; Blackthorn City
  • HoennSlateport City marketplace; Sootopolis City
  • SinnohSnowpoint City and Hearthome City

Move Inheritors

Homologous to Move Buffets, Move Inheritors—known more colloquially as pre-evolution move-tutors—move-inheritors can also recover lost moves; where they are dichotomized is that move-inheritors will allow evolved forms to relearn moves of their pre-evolutions, thereby affording move-learning continuity for moves exclusive to the pre-evolution that may have been forgotten or never learned—most common for stone-evolved Pokémon, which tend to be irretentive of most of their pre-evolution’s moves.

Move Inheritors are stationed in all of the daycare centers available, and they will charge 10,000 per move.

Egg-inheritable moves

Main article: Egg-Inheritable Moves

A move-tutor exists that amalgamates all egg-inherited moves in the handheld games. These move-tutors are stationed in every daycare center and Tutor Heaven. Access to them entails defeating Naero‘s boss NPC.

No parent combinations are needed in order for the Pokémon to learn the Egg Move. The Pokémon will have unrestricted access to every Egg Move it would have in the handheld games, and an identical move pool will carry over to its evolutions. It will cost 15,000 per transaction.

Legendary Events tutor

Researcher Allen, accessible upon completion of the Legendary Events Move quest, can teach extragenerational moves to Legendary Pokémon that do not otherwise have them in their learnsets (limited to one Generation, currently VII). He can be found in the Ruins of Alph Research Center, and he’ll charge 20,000 for each move.

Pokémon Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Celebi Nasty Plot Dark Status 20
Raikou Aura Sphere Fighting Special 80 20
Extreme Speed Normal Physical 80 100 5
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100 10
Entei Extreme Speed Normal Physical 80 100 5
Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100 15
Howl Normal Status 40
Suicune Air Slash Flying Special 75 95 15
Extreme Speed Normal Physical 80 100 5
Phione Tail Glow Bug Status 20
  • Emboldened moves denote this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus from it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.

See also

  • TMs and HMs
  • Egg-Inheritable Moves