Powder Moves
Powder moves have been a common staple of the Pokémon games since Pokémon Red & Blue. However, in the alteration of the type chart as of Pokémon X & Y, Powder moves have a similar, unique, mechanism added to them as various Sound moves; Pokémon can be immune to them. However, the Pokémon immune to them are very specific. Grass-type Pokémon cannot be affected by these moves. In addition to that, Pokémon with the Overcoat Ability and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are not affected by these moves.
If you try and use one of these moves on a Grass-type Pokémon, it shall fail. In the instance of Rage Powder, should the opponent use the move, the Grass-type Pokémon will ignore the effect of the move and damage the foe that has been initially targeted.
Powder Moves
| Name | Type | Cat. | PP | Att. | Acc. | Effect |
| Cotton Spore |
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40 | -- | 100 | The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the target, harshly reducing its Speed stat. |
| Magic Powder |
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20 | -- | 100 | The user scatters a cloud of magic powder that changes the target to Psychic type. |
| Poison Powder |
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35 | -- | 75 | The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust on the target. It may poison the target. |
| Powder |
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20 | -- | 100 | The user covers the target in a powder that explodes and damages the target if it uses a Fire-type move. |
| Rage Powder |
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20 | -- | -- | The user scatters a cloud of irritating powder to draw attention to itself. Opponents aim only at the user. |
| Sleep Powder |
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15 | -- | 75 | The user scatters a big cloud of sleep-inducing dust around the target. |
| Spore |
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15 | -- | 100 | The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep. |
| Stun Spore |
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30 | -- | 75 | The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder. It may leave the target with paralysis. |