Pokédex - Move Data - Selfdestruct

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Red/Blue Version

User faints as part of this attack’s use, after damage calculation. The opposing Pokémon’s Defense is treated as halved in the damage calculation. (Fainting won’t fail, though this attack can miss or fail for other reasons.)

Gold/Silver Version

User faints as part of this attack’s use, after damage calculation. The opposing Pokémon’s Defense is treated as halved in damage calculation. (If the opposing Pokémon also faints, the opposing Pokémon’s fainting message is shown first.)

Flag g: This attack has an accuracy check. BrightPowder and the like can reduce its accuracy. Flag f: If the user holds a King's Rock or the like, the target has a chance to flinch if this attack succeeds.

Ruby/Sapphire Version

User faints as part of this attack’s use, after damage calculation. The target’s Defense is treated as halved in damage calculation.

Flag b: The target can use Protect or Detect to protect itself from this attack. Flag e: This attack can be used with Mirror Move. Flag f: If the user holds a King's Rock or the like, the target has a chance to flinch if this attack succeeds.

Diamond/Pearl Version

User faints as part of this attack’s use, after damage calculation. The target’s Defense is treated as halved in damage calculation. Fails if no target exists (doesn’t cause fainting).

Flag b: The target can use Protect or Detect to protect itself from this attack. Flag e: This attack can be used with Mirror Move. Flag f: If the user holds a King's Rock or the like, the target has a chance to flinch if this attack succeeds.

Black/White Version

User faints as part of this attack’s use, after damage calculation.

Flag b: The target can use Protect or Detect to protect itself from this attack. Flag e: This attack can be used with Mirror Move.

Pokémon that can learn Selfdestruct

The following Pokémon can learn Selfdestruct:

Baltoy

• Before Black/White: Level 19
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 21

Bonsly

Camerupt

Claydol

• Before Black/White: Move Maniac
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Before Black/White: Level 19 (as Baltoy)
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Baltoy)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Move Maniac
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 21 (as Baltoy)

Cloyster

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Shellder)

Corsola

Electrode

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 27 (as Voltorb)
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Voltorb)
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Move Maniac
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 29 (as Voltorb)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 35
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 33 (as Voltorb)

Exeggcute

Exeggutor

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Exeggcute)

Ferroseed

Ferrothorn

• Move Maniac
• Level 38 (as Ferroseed)

Forretress

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later: Move Maniac
• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 8 (as Pineco)
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Pineco)
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Move Maniac
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 6 (as Pineco)

Garbodor

Gastly

Genesect

Genesect Electric

• Level 77
• Level 77 (as Genesect)

Genesect Fire

• Level 77
• Level 77 (as Genesect)

Genesect Ice

• Level 77
• Level 77 (as Genesect)

Genesect Normal

• Level 77
• Level 77 (as Genesect)

Genesect Water

• Level 77
• Level 77 (as Genesect)

Gengar

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Gastly)

Geodude

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 21
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 18
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 29

Glalie

Golem

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 21
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac (as Graveler)
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Graveler)
• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 21 (as Geodude)
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Geodude)
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 18
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Move Maniac (as Graveler)
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 18 (as Geodude)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 31
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 31 (as Graveler)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 29 (as Geodude)

Graveler

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 21 (as Geodude)
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Geodude)
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Move Maniac
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 18 (as Geodude)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 31
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 29 (as Geodude)

Grimer

Gulpin

Haunter

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Gastly)

Koffing

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 17
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 19
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 24

Lunatone

Magcargo

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Slugma)

Metagross

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Metang)

Metang

Mew

Mewtwo

Muk

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Grimer)

Munchlax

• Before Black/White: Pokémon Distribution: Pokewalker (Winner's Path)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Egg Move

Nosepass

Nuzleaf

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Seedot)

Onix

Pineco

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 8
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 6

Probopass

Qwilfish

Regice

Regirock

Registeel

Seedot

Shellder

Shiftry

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Nuzleaf)
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Seedot)

Slugma

Smeargle

Snorlax

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Pokémon Distribution: Pokewalker (Winner's Path) (as Munchlax)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Egg Move (as Munchlax)

Solrock

Steelix

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Onix)

Sudowoodo

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later: Egg Move
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Egg Move (as Bonsly)

Swalot

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Gulpin)

Torkoal

Trubbish

Voltorb

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 27
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 29
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 33

Wailmer

Wailord

• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Wailmer)

Weezing

• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac
• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
• Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 17 (as Koffing)
• Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Koffing)
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Move Maniac
• Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 19 (as Koffing)
• Black/White Versions and Later: Move Maniac
• Black/White Versions and Later: Level 24 (as Koffing)

Pokémon that can learn Selfdestruct in the Game Boy games

The following Pokémon can learn Selfdestruct:

Cloyster

• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Shellder)

Electrode

• Red/Blue; Yellow: Level 22
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Red/Blue; Yellow: Level 22 (as Voltorb)
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Voltorb)
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 1
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 23
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 23 (as Voltorb)

Exeggcute

Exeggutor

• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Exeggcute)

Forretress

• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 1
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 8
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 8 (as Pineco)

Gastly

Gengar

• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Haunter)
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Gastly)

Geodude

• Red/Blue; Yellow; Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 21
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36

Golem

• Red/Blue; Yellow; Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 21
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Red/Blue; Yellow; Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 21 (as Graveler)
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Graveler)
• Red/Blue; Yellow; Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 21 (as Geodude)
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Geodude)

Graveler

• Red/Blue; Yellow; Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 21
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Red/Blue; Yellow; Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 21 (as Geodude)
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Geodude)

Grimer

Haunter

• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Gastly)

Koffing

• Red/Blue; Yellow: Level 40
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 17

Mew

Mewtwo

Muk

• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Grimer)

Onix

Pineco

Shellder

Snorlax

Steelix

Sudowoodo

Voltorb

• Red/Blue; Yellow: Level 22
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 23

Weezing

• Red/Blue; Yellow: Level 43
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36
• Red/Blue; Yellow: Level 40 (as Koffing)
• Red/Blue; Yellow: TM36 (as Koffing)
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 1
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 17
• Gold/Silver; Crystal: Level 17 (as Koffing)

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