Moves that are used in the anime that cannot be learned in the games

[Alexander Dusk Lycanroc]

Has anybody noticed that some pokemon in the anime (Like Ash's Pikachu) use moves that they cannot learn in the games yet they use them in the anime?

 

[Alexander Dusk Lycanroc]

Take Ash's pikachu for an example, Ash tells it to use Iron tail and it used Iron tail, Yet Pikachu cannot learn Iron tail in the games. Not by leveling up nor from a TM.

 

[lolipiece]

What are you talking about. Pikachu's been able to use Iron Tail since the move's debut in Gen II.

 

[Leonhart]

Take Ash's pikachu for an example, Ash tells it to use Iron tail and it used Iron tail, Yet Pikachu cannot learn Iron tail in the games. Not by leveling up nor from a TM.

Pikachu's been able to learn Iron Tail through TM since the Gen II games, and through a TR in Gen VIII. There are plenty of examples of Pokemon in the anime using moves that they can't learn in the games, but this Iron Tail case isn't one of them.

 

[Alexander Dusk Lycanroc]

Idk about that, but I have not seen a Pikachu learning Iron tail, and I play Crystal, and I own and play both sword and shield

 

[RafaSceptile]

At least for Ash's Pokémon:

• Pikachu: Tackle, Leer
• Bulbasaur: Dig
• Charizard: Tackle
• Quilava: Agility
• Totodile: Tackle
• Staraptor: Gust
• Unfezant: Wing Attack
• Incineroar: Slash

 

[Alexander Dusk Lycanroc]

At least for Ash's Pokémon:

• Pikachu: Tackle, Leer
• Bulbasaur: Dig
• Charizard: Tackle
• Quilava: Agility
• Totodile: Tackle
• Staraptor: Gust
• Unfezant: Wing Attack
• Incineroar: Slash

Yes, Very true

 

[Cat's Eye Draco]

Idk about that, but I have not seen a Pikachu learning Iron tail, and I play Crystal, and I own and play both sword and shield

Red's Pikachu knows Iron Tail in HG/SS, BW2, and LGPE.

 

[Leonhart]

Idk about that, but I have not seen a Pikachu learning Iron tail, and I play Crystal, and I own and play both sword and shield

So because you've personally never encountered a Pikachu with Iron Tail in the games, you simply disregard the fact that the species literally can learn the move ever since G/S? You can check the main site if you don't believe us.

 

[SerenaRulez]

I think Ash's Bulbasaur used Whirlwind in the Fuchsia gym episode. But it was probably a translation error?

 

[Leonhart]

I think Ash's Bulbasaur used Whirlwind in the Fuchsia gym episode. But it was probably a translation error?

It was a mistranslation by 4Kids; originally Satoshi just told his Fushigidane to blow away Kongpang's Stun Spore if I remember correctly.

 

[RafaSceptile]

I think Ash's Bulbasaur used Whirlwind in the Fuchsia gym episode. But it was probably a translation error?

That was an improvised move, not actual Whirlwind. If we count those, then we have A LOT of those in the list

 

[Sham]

I’m more concerned with how many times the anime ignored types (Dawn’s Mamoswine being hurt by Spark and James’s Inkay doing damage to TF’s Weavile)

 

[pacman000]

That was an improvised move, not actual Whirlwind. If we count those, then we have A LOT of those in the list

I’d include those; they help document the different ways battles are depicted between the anime & games, which is the point of this thread.

 

[Alexander Dusk Lycanroc]

So because you've personally never encountered a Pikachu with Iron Tail in the games, you simply disregard the fact that the species literally can learn the move ever since G/S? You can check the main site if you don't believe us.

No, I have a Pikachu in Ultra moon (Ash Pikachu) and I use it, but I can't find a Pikachu that knows Iron tail in the wild.

 

[Mega Ampharos the Dragon]

No, I have a Pikachu in Ultra moon (Ash Pikachu) and I use it, but I can't find a Pikachu that knows Iron tail in the wild.

That's because Pikachu can't learn Iron Tail naturally, it has to use a TM/TR (a man-made device) to learn it

 

[Red and Blue]

I’m more concerned with how many times the anime ignored types (Dawn’s Mamoswine being hurt by Spark and James’s Inkay doing damage to TF’s Weavile)

At least those instances are few and far in-between. Most of the time the anime is consistent with type immunity after Kanto.

 

[Dephender]

That was an improvised move, not actual Whirlwind. If we count those, then we have A LOT of those in the list

I’d include those; they help document the different ways battles are depicted between the anime & games, which is the point of this thread.

But as Leonhart said, it WASN'T a move, improvised or otherwise. Satoshi just told Fushigidane to blow the dust away ("fukitobase!") and the dub translators misheard it as "fukitobashi", the move called Whirlwind in English.

 

[Blue Saturday]

I’m more concerned with how many times the anime ignored types (Dawn’s Mamoswine being hurt by Spark and James’s Inkay doing damage to TF’s Weavile)

The anime didn’t quite settle on that until BW. Shinji’s Eleboo’s ThunderPunch hurt Gligar and Manmoo was hurt by Plusle/Minun but not Pachirisu in another double battle. Sometimes it’s “Pokémon has a vulnerable spot where electricity works” other times its “Water soaking Ground-type” makes electricity work. Other times it’s “with enough strength you can hurt Ground-types” like with both Hoenn/Kanto Rock-type gyms.

I think the “Ghost-type” moves not hurting Normal-types and vice versa is the most forgotten. They seemed to try with BW at first. They had the Ghost-type Pokémon attack the group Pokémon with Shadow Ball but Nyarths with Inferno. Logically I don’t remember any other cases of attacks working against Pokémon they should be immune to as of recently? Was gonna say Bone Rush then remembered Gengar technically don’t Levitate anymore and I do remember it working against Luchabull in XY (fair enough; it’s not a Ground-based move and Luchabull glides and is humanoid and grounded most of the time).

 

[Alexander Dusk Lycanroc]

I have to say, It's very odd how the anime works. For example, In the anime, the trainer tells their Pokemon to dodge an attack, and they do it, and whenever I try that, I just get nothing, and somehow, when I am quiet, it dodges because my in-game trainer told it to. How does that work???