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 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