Pokemon Champions

List of Status Moves

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This is a list of all Status moves in Pokemon Champions. See more details about all Status moves in-game, as well as an explanation for what Status Moves are here!

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Move	Type	Acc	PP	Details
Acid Armor	Poison	-	20	Increases the user's Defense by two stages.
Acupressure	Normal	-	20	Randomly increases one of the user or target's stats by two stages.
After You	Normal	-	16	Changes the target's spot in the order of moves to make the target move directly after the user, for that turn only. The move can hit through Protect and Detect but cannot hit opponents that use Dig, Dive, Fly, Phantom Force, Shadow Force, and Sky Drop.
Agility	Psychic	-	20	Increases the user's Speed by two stages.
Ally Switch	Psychic	-	16	In a Double Battle, the user switches places with its ally. Fails when used in Single Battles.
Amnesia	Psychic	-	20	Increases the user's Special Defense by two stages.
Aqua Ring	Water	-	20	The user recovers 1/16th of their HP at the end of each turn.
Aromatic Mist	Fairy	-	20	Increases an ally's Special Defense by one stage.
Attract	Normal	100	16	If the opponent is the opposite gender of the user, it becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
Aurora Veil	Ice	-	20	Reduces damage received from Physical and Special Attacks by 50% in Single Battles and 33% in Double Battles for 5 turns. This move can only be used during Snow and will continue even if the user switches out, or if Snow ends before this move's effect ends.
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	100	20	Decreases the opponent's Attack by one stage.
Baton Pass	Normal	-	20	Switches out the user with another Pokemon in the party while retaining any stat changes.
Belly Drum	Normal	-	12	The user sacrifices half of its maximum HP to raise its Attack stat by 6 stages.
Block	Normal	-	8	Prevents the target from escaping.
Bulk Up	Fighting	-	20	Increases both the Attack and Defense stat of the user by one stage.
Calm Mind	Psychic	-	20	Increases both the Special Attack and Special Defense stat of the user by one stage.
Charge	Electric	100	20	Increases the damage of the user's next Electric type Attack by 100%. Also increases the user's Special Defense by one stage.
Charm	Fairy	100	20	Lowers the opponent's Attack by two stages.
Clangorous Soul	Dragon	100	8	Lowers the user's HP by 33% and increases each stat by one stage.
Coaching	Fighting	-	12	Increases the Attack and Defense stat of allies by one stage.
Coil	Poison	-	20	Increases the user's Attack, Defense, and Accuracy by one stage.
Confuse Ray	Ghost	100	12	Confuses the opponent.
Copycat	Normal	-	20	The user copies the move used just before it in battle.
Corrosive Gas	Poison	100	20	Removes the target's held item.
Cosmic Power	Psychic	-	20	Increases the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.
Cotton Guard	Grass	-	20	Increases the user's Defense by three stages.
Cotton Spore	Grass	100	20	Lowers the opponent's Speed by two stages.
Curse	Ghost	-	12	This attack works differently when used by Ghost-type Pokemon. For most Pokemon, increases the user's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers the user's Speed by one stage. For Ghost-type Pokemon, the user loses half their maximum HP to cause the opponent to lose 1/4 of their maximum HP at the end of each turn.
Defog	Flying	-	16	Lowers the opponent's Evasion by one stage. Removes Entry Hazards and Barriers on both the user and opponent's side of the field.
Destiny Bond	Ghost	-	8	After using this move, if the user is knocked out by an opponent's move on the same turn, that opponent will faint as well. Has a chance of failing if used consecutively.
Detect	Fighting	-	8	Protects the user from attacks. Has a chance of failing if used consecutively. Moves such as Acupressure, Doom Desire, Future Sight, Feint, Imprison, No Guard, Perish Song, Phantom Force, Play Nice, Psych Up, Shadow Force, and Transform bypass this move.
Disable	Normal	100	20	Prevents the opponent from using its last move used.
Double Team	Normal	-	16	Increases the user's Evasion by one stage.
Dragon Cheer	Dragon	-	16	Raises an ally's critical hit ratio by one stage or by two stages if it has a Dragon-typing.
Dragon Dance	Dragon	-	20	Increases the user's Attack and Speed by one stage.
Eerie Impulse	Electric	100	16	Lowers the opponent's Special Attack by two stages.
Electric Terrain	Electric	-	12	Prevents Pokemon on the ground from sleeping and boosts the effectiveness of Electric-type moves on grounded Pokemon by 30%. Lasts for 5 turns.
Electrify	Electric	-	20	The target's moves become Electric-type for the turn.
Encore	Normal	100	8	The opponent repeats their last used move for 3 turns. The move fails if the opponent hasn't used a move, if the last move used has 0 PP, or their move failed.
Endure	Normal	-	12	The user survives any attack for a turn, leaving them with at least 1 HP. Has a chance of failing if used consecutively.
Entrainment	Normal	100	16	Changes the target's ability to match the user's ability instead.
Fairy Lock	Fairy	-	12	The user and target cannot flee or switch places with other Pokemon during the next turn.
Fake Tears	Dark	100	20	Lowers the opponent's Special Defense by two stages.
Feather Dance	Flying	100	16	Lowers the opponent's Attack by two stages.
Flatter	Dark	100	16	Confuses the opponent and increases their Special Attack by one stage.
Focus Energy	Normal	-	20	Increases the user's critical hit rate.
Follow Me	Normal	-	20	The user draws all attacks to itself instead of allies.
Forest's Curse	Grass	100	20	The move adds the Grass-type to the target, making it possible for dual-type opponent to have 3 types.
Gastro Acid	Poison	100	12	Removes the target's abilty.
Glare	Normal	100	20	Paralyzes the opponent.
Grassy Terrain	Grass	-	12	Heals 6.25% HP of Pokemon on the ground per turn and increases the damage of Grass-type moves by 30% for five turns.
Gravity	Psychic	-	8	Removes Ground type resistance and stops certain moves from being used. Lowers the Evasion of all Pokemon on the field by two stages. Gravity also prevents moves such as Bounce, Fly, Flying Press, High Jump Kick, Jump Kick, Magnet Rise, Sky Drop, Splash, and Telekinesis from being used.
Growth	Normal	-	20	Increases the user's Attack and Special Attack by one stage. Increases the stats by two stages when used during Harsh Sunlight.
Guard Split	Psychic	-	12	Averages the user's Defense and Special Defense to match the target.
Guard Swap	Psychic	-	12	Switches changes to the user's Defense and Special Defense stats with the target.
Haze	Ice	-	20	Resets any changes to stats of all Pokemon in battle.
Heal Pulse	Psychic	-	12	Heals the target by up to 50% of its max HP.
Healing Wish	Psychic	-	12	If the user faints the Pokemon switched in will get healed and status conditions cured.
Helping Hand	Normal	-	20	Increases the damage of the ally Pokemon's attack by 50%.
Howl	Normal	-	20	Increases the user and ally's Attack by one stage.
Hypnosis	Psychic	60	20	Puts the opponent to sleep.
Imprison	Psychic	-	12	Prevents the opponent from using any moves known to the user.
Ingrain	Grass	100	20	Heals the user 1/16 of its max HP every turn. Prevents the user from switching out.
Instruct	Psychic	-	16	Forces the target to use its last move again.
Iron Defense	Steel	-	16	Increases the user's Defense by two stages.
King's Shield	Steel	-	8	Lowers the opponent's Attack by one stage if the user is hit by physical contact. Fails on consecutive uses.
Leech Seed	Grass	90	12	The user steals 1/8 of the target's HP every turn and recover equal damage dealt. The effect continues even if the Pokemon used is switch out. It has no effect on Grass-type Pokémon.
Life Dew	Water	-	12	Heals the user and ally by 25% of their max HP.
Light Screen	Psychic	-	20	Reduces damage received on the User's side of the field from Special Attacks by 50% in Single Battles and 33% in Double Battles for 5 turns.
Magic Powder	Psychic	100	20	Changes the target's type to Psychic instead.
Magic Room	Psychic	-	12	Nullfiies the effects of any held item for five turns. It also disables moves that use items such as Fling and Natural Gift.
Magnet Rise	Electric	-	12	Gives the user Ground type immunity for five turns.
Magnetic Flux	Electric	-	20	Increases the Defense and Special Defense of an ally with the Plus or Minus ability by one stage.
Mean Look	Normal	-	8	Prevents the opponent from fleeing or switching.
Memento	Dark	100	12	The user faints to lower both the opponent's Attack and Special Attack by two stages.
Metal Sound	Steel	85	20	Lowers the opponent's Special Defense by two stages.
Minimize	Normal	-	12	Increases the user's Evasion by two stages.
Misty Terrain	Fairy	-	12	This protects Pokemon on the ground from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves for five turns.
Moonlight	Fairy	-	8	Restores 50% of the user's Max HP when no weather is in play. Restores 66.6% Max HP if Sunny Day is active. Restores 25% Max HP if Rain Dance, Snowstorm, or Sandstorm is active.
Morning Sun	Normal	-	8	Restores 50% of the user's Max HP when no weather is in play. Restores 66.6% Max HP if Sunny Day is active. Restores 25% Max HP if Rain Dance, Snowstorm, or Sandstorm is active.
Nasty Plot	Dark	-	20	Increases the user's Special Attack by two stages.
Noble Roar	Normal	100	20	Lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.
Pain Split	Normal	-	20	The user and opponent's HP are added together and then distributed equally between the two.
Parting Shot	Dark	100	20	Lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack by one stage, then the user switches out. It also bypasses Substitute as it is a sound-based move.
Perish Song	Normal	-	8	All Pokemon on the battlefield that hear this song will faint in three turns.
Poison Powder	Poison	75	20	Poisons the opponent.
Power Swap	Psychic	-	12	Switches changes to the user's Attack and Special Attack stats with the target.
Power Trick	Psychic	-	12	Switches the user's Attack and Defense stats.
Protect	Normal	-	8	Protects the user from attacks. Has a chance of failing if used consecutively. Moves such as Acupressure, Doom Desire, Future Sight, Feint, Imprison, No Guard, Perish Song, Phantom Force, Play Nice, Psych Up, Shadow Force, and Transform bypass this move.
Psych Up	Normal	-	12	The user copies the opponent's stat changes.
Psychic Terrain	Psychic	-	12	Protects Pokemon on the ground from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves by 30% for five turns.
Quash	Dark	100	16	The target moves last in the turn. The move fails if it used on a Pokemon that has already moved.
Quick Guard	Fighting	-	16	Protects the user and allies from attacks with increased Speed priority.
Quiver Dance	Bug	-	20	Increases the user's Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage,
Rage Powder	Bug	-	20	The move has a +2 priority and causes the user draws attacks to itself instead of its allies. It does not work if the target is a Grass-type Pokemon, has Overcoat, Stalwart, Propeller Tail abilities, or if the Pokemon has Safety Goggles as a held item.
Rain Dance	Water	-	8	Activates Rain for five turns.
Recover	Normal	-	8	The user recovers 50% of its max HP.
Recycle	Normal	-	12	The user recycles an already used held item.
Reflect	Psychic	-	20	Reduces damage received on the User's side of the field from Physical Attacks by 50% in Single Battles and 33% in Double Battles for 5 turns.
Reflect Type	Normal	-	16	The user changes its type to match the target's type.
Rest	Psychic	-	8	The user restores health and heals any status conditions, then falls asleep.
Roar	Normal	-	20	Forces the opponent to switch Pokemon. If used against a single wild Pokemon, this ends the battle.
Rock Polish	Rock	-	20	Increases the user's Speed by two stages.
Role Play	Psychic	-	12	The user copies the target's Ability unless the opponent has the Wonder Guard ability.
Roost	Flying	-	8	Heals the user 50% of its max HP. If the user is a Flying type, it won't be considered a Flying type for the rest of the turn.
Safeguard	Normal	-	20	Protects the user from status conditions for five turns.
Sandstorm	Rock	-	8	Activates a sandstorm for five turns.
Scary Face	Normal	100	12	Lowers the opponent's Speed by two stages.
Screech	Normal	85	20	Lowers the opponent's Defense by two stages.
Shed Tail	Normal	-	12	The user creates a decoy by sacrificing 25% of the its max HP, and switches out with a Pokemon waiting in the party which will receive the decoy.
Shell Smash	Normal	-	16	Increases the user's Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages while lowering the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.
Shelter	Steel	-	12	The user makes its skin as hard as an iron shield, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Simple Beam	Normal	100	16	Changes the opponent's Ability to Simple.
Sing	Normal	55	16	Puts the opponent to sleep.
Skill Swap	Psychic	-	12	The user and target switch abilities.
Slack Off	Normal	-	8	Heals the user half of its max HP.
Sleep Powder	Grass	75	16	Puts the opponent to sleep.
Sleep Talk	Normal	-	12	The user uses a random move it knows while asleep.
Snowscape	Ice	-	8	Activates a snowstorm for five turns and boosts Defense of Ice types while active.
Soak	Water	100	20	The user changes the opponent's type to Water type instead.
Speed Swap	Psychic	-	12	The user switches Speed stats with the target.
Spicy Extract	Grass	-	16	Raises the target's Attack stat by two stages and lowers the target's Defense stat by two stages.
Spikes	Ground	-	20	Hurts the opponent's Pokemon that switch into the battlefield depending on the amount of layers placed by the user. 1 layer damages by 12.5% max HP, 2 layers damages by 16% max HP, and 3 or more layers damages by 25% max HP. The move has no effect on Flying-type Pokemon and Pokemon with Levitate ability.
Spiky Shield	Grass	-	8	The move protects the user from attacks and damages the opponent by 12% of its max HP if the user is hit by physical attacks.
Spite	Ghost	100	12	The opponent's last used move loses 4 PP.
Stealth Rock	Rock	-	20	Sets rocks that hurt the opponents switching into battle. The amount of damage this move does depends on how weak the opponent is against Rock type moves. The opponent will receive 1/6 damage if the type is not every effective (x0.5), 1/8 damage if the type is neutral (x1), and 1/4 damage if the type is super effective (x2).
Sticky Web	Bug	-	20	Sets a web that lowers the opponent's Speed by one stage upon switching into the battlefield. The move does not affect Flying-type Pokemon, Pokemon with Levitate ability, and Pokemon with Air Balloon as a held item.
Stockpile	Normal	-	20	The user stockpiles power for up to 3 turns max. Increases the user's Defense and Special Defense stats by one stage until Stockpile is released using the Spit Up and Swallow moves.
Strength Sap	Grass	100	12	Heals the users HP equal to the target's Attack stat. Also lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
String Shot	Bug	95	20	Lowers the opponent's Speed by two stages.
Stuff Cheeks	Normal	-	12	Increases the user's Defense by two stages.
Stun Spore	Grass	75	20	Paralyzes the opponent.
Substitute	Normal	-	12	The user creates a decoy by sacrificing 25% of the user's max HP.
Sunny Day	Fire	-	8	Activates Sunshine for 5 turns.
Swagger	Normal	85	16	Confuses the opponent but also increases their Attack by two stages.
Swallow	Normal	-	12	The user absorbs power from Stockpile and recovers HP. The amount of HP depending on how much power was stored with Stockpile.
Sweet Kiss	Fairy	75	12	Confuses the opponent.
Sweet Scent	Normal	100	20	Lowers the opponent's Evasion by two stages.
Switcheroo	Dark	100	12	The user switches held items with the opponent.
Swords Dance	Normal	-	20	Increases the user's Attack by two stages.
Synthesis	Grass	-	8	Restores 50% of the user's Max HP when no weather is in play. Restores 66.6% Max HP if Sunny Day is active. Restores 25% Max HP if Rain Dance, Snowstorm, or Sandstorm is active.
Tailwind	Flying	-	16	Increases the Speed of all the user's Pokemon by two stages for four turns.
Taunt	Dark	100	20	The opponent can only use moves that do damage for three turns.
Tearful Look	Normal	-	20	Lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.
Teatime	Normal	-	12	The user forces all Pokemon to eat their held Berries.
Teeter Dance	Normal	100	20	The user confuses all Pokemon on the field.
Thunder Wave	Electric	90	20	Paralyzes the opponent.
Tickle	Normal	100	20	Lowers the opponent's Attack and Defense by one stage.
Torment	Dark	100	16	The opponent can't use the same move twice in a row.
Toxic	Poison	90	12	The user badly poisons the opponent. The move has 100 Accuracy if the user is a Poison-type Pokemon. It can hit targets in a semi-vulnerable turn such as Fly or Dig, but it cannot hit through Protect or Detect.
Toxic Spikes	Poison	-	20	Sets toxic spikes that badly poisons the opponent switching into battle. The amount of damage this move does depends on how many layers the user has placed. Badly poisoned Pokemon will receive an increasing amount of damage each turn. In contrast, poisoned Pokemon will receive a fixed amount of damage each turn.
Toxic Thread	Poison	100	20	Poisons the target and lowers their Speed by one stage.
Trick	Psychic	100	12	The user switches held items with the opponent. The move permanently switches items in wild battles but not in trainer battles.
Trick Room	Psychic	-	8	The user changes the turn order, making the slower Pokemon move first for five turns.
Trick-or-Treat	Ghost	100	20	The target gains the Ghost type. If the target is a dual-type Pokemon, they will have 3 types at once.
Whirlwind	Normal	-	20	Forces the opponent to switch Pokemon. If used against a single wild Pokemon, this ends the battle.
Wide Guard	Rock	-	12	Protects all Pokemon on the user's side of the field from attacks that would hit both Pokemon for this turn.
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	85	16	This attack burns the opponent.
Wish	Normal	-	12	Heals the user or Pokemon in its place by 50% of the user's max HP in the next turn.
Wonder Room	Psychic	-	12	Switches the Defense and Special Defense stats of all Pokemon on the field for five turns.
Worry Seed	Grass	100	12	Changes the opponent's Ability to Insomnia.
Yawn	Normal	-	12	The target falls asleep at the end of the next turn.

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A Status Move is any move that does not deal damage and instead causes different battle effects, such as increasing or lowering stats, inflicting status conditions, or changing the weather to name a few.

Though often lacking a direct form of applying damage, these moves are still Incredibly useful when applied correctly and are a core part of any good team!

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