Pokemon Sword & Shield list of silently removed moves

By:Adnan Kljajic - Nem

Published: 23:10, 11 November 2019

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Pokemon Sword and Shield

Pokemon fans became furious after learning that Gamefreak are removing 129 moves from Pokemon Sword and Shield, without any prior announcement, according to data miners. Here is a list of moves that will not make an appearance.

Creative destruction is usually not a bad thing, especially if the new content is bound to bring fans a lot of joy in the future. However, Pokemon Sword and Shield fans got riled up after learning that Gamefreak removed numerous moves from the upcoming titles.

This is in part due to the fact that Pokemon fans can get attached to a certain Pokemon or its moves and losing them could be a deal-breaker. The other part of the disappointment is that the fans have been kept in the dark.

It is through data mining that the information surfaced as the developers didn't announce it themselves and the fact that some iconic moves such as Karate Chop are not making an appearance only fanned the flames further.

We filtered the moves from the list found in the data dump but in case you see a duplicate, it is there because some of the moves apparently had two planned versions.

The full list is as follows:

Karate Chop
Double Slap
Comet Punch
Razor Wind
Jump Kick
Rolling Kick
Twineedle
Sonic Boom
Dragon Rage
Meditate
Rage
Barrier
Bide
Mirror Move
Egg Bomb
Bone Club
Clamp
Spike Cannon
Constrict
Kinesis
Barrage
Bubble
Dizzy Punch
Flash
Psywave
Sharpen
Spider Web
Nightmare
Feint Attack
Foresight
Return
Frustration
Magnitude
Pursuit
Hidden Power
Smelling Salts
Assist
Refresh
Snatch
Secret Power
Camouflage
Mud Sport
Ice Ball
Needle Arm
Odor Sleuth
Silver Wind
Grass Whistle
Signal Beam
Sky Uppercut
Water Sport
Miracle Eye
Wake-Up Slap
Natural Gift
Embargo
Trump Card
Heal Block
Wring Out
Lucky Chant
Me First
Punishment
Mud Bomb
Mirror Shot
Rock Climb
Magnet Bomb
Captivate
Heal Order
Ominous Wind
Telekinesis
Flame Burst
Synchronoise
Chip Away
Sky Drop
Bestow
Heart Stamp
Steamroller
Rototiller
Ion Deluge
Breakneck Blitz
All-Out Pummeling
Supersonic Skystrike
Acid Downpour
Acid Downpour
Tectonic Rage
Tectonic Rage
Continental Crush
Savage Spin-Out
Never-Ending Nightmare
Corkscrew Crash
Inferno Overdrive
Hydro Vortex
Bloom Doom
Gigavolt Havoc
Shattered Psyche
Subzero Slammer
Devastating Drake
Black Hole Eclipse
Twinkle Tackle
Catastropika
Spotlight
Sinister Arrow Raid
Malicious Moonsault
Oceanic Operetta
Guardian of Alola
Soul-Stealing
7-Star Strike
Stoked Sparksurfer
Pulverizing Pancake
Extreme Evoboost
Genesis Supernova
10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt
Light That Burns the Sky
Searing Sunraze Smash
Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom
Let’s Snuggle Forever
Splintered Stormshards
Clangorous Soulblaze
Zippy Zap
Splishy Splash
Floaty Fall
Pika Papow
Bouncy Bubble
Buzzy Buzz
Sizzly Slide
Glitzy Glow
Baddy Bad
Sappy Seed
Freezy Frost
Sparkly Swirl
Veevee Volley

Pokemon Sword & Shield list of silently removed moves

Pokemon fans became furious after learning that Gamefreak are removing 129 moves from Pokemon Sword and Shield, without any prior announcement, according to data miners. Here is a list of moves that will not make an appearance.

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