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List of Status Moves

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PLA Status Moves

This is a list of all Status moves available in Pokemon Legends: Arceus for the Nintendo Switch. Sort all Status moves by Type, Power, Accuracy, and PP, as well as an explanation of what Status moves are.

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List of Status Moves

Below is a list of all Status moves confirmed to be in the game so far. We will update the list accordingly when new information is available, so stay tuned!

Move Type Power Acc. PP
Acid Armor Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Poison Type Icon 0 - 20
Baby-Doll Eyes Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Fairy Type Icon 0 100 20
Bulk Up Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Fighting Type Icon 0 - 10
Calm Mind Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Psychic Type Icon 0 - 10
Dark Void Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Dark Type Icon 0 90 10
Double Hit Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Normal Type Icon 0 - 10
Focus Energy Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Normal Type Icon 0 - 20
Hypnosis Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Psychic Type Icon 0 70 20
Iron Defense Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Steel Type Icon 0 - 20
Lunar Blessing Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Psychic Type Icon 0 - 10
Mimic Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Normal Type Icon 0 - 10
Nasty Plot Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Dark Type Icon 0 - 20
Poison Gas Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Poison Type Icon 0 90 20
Poison Powder Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Poison Type Icon 0 80 20
Power Shift Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Normal Type Icon 0 - 10
Recover Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Normal Type Icon 0 - 10
Rest Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Normal Type Icon 0 - 10
Roost Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Flying Type Icon 0 - 10
Shelter Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Steel Type Icon 0 - 10
Sleep Powder Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Grass Type Icon 0 80 20
Soft-Boiled Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Normal Type Icon 0 - 10
Splash Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Normal Type Icon 0 - 40
Spore Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Grass Type Icon 0 100 10
Stun Spore Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Grass Type Icon 0 80 20
Swords Dance Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Normal Type Icon 0 - 20
Take Heart Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Psychic Type Icon 0 - 10
Teleport Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Psychic Type Icon 0 - 20
Thunder Wave Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Electric Type Icon 0 90 20
Victory Dance Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Fighting Type Icon 0 - 10

What are Status Moves?

Pokemon Legends Arceus Status Move Icon

Status moves are any move that does not deal damage but instead causes different battle effects. This includes increasing or lowering a Pokemon's stats, inflicting status effects, or changing weather conditions.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus Related Guides

Pokemon Legends Arceus Moves

List of Moves: All Confirmed Moves

List of Moves by Type

Moves By Type
PLA - GrassGrass PLA - WaterWater PLA - FireFire
PLA - ElectricElectric PLA - IceIce PLA - FightingFighting
PLA - GroundGround PLA - PoisonPoison PLA - FlyingFlying
PLA - PsychicPsychic PLA - BugBug RockRock
PLA - GhostGhost PLA - DragonDragon PLA - DarkDark
PLA - SteelSteel PLA - FairyFairy PLA - NormalNormal
Moves by Category
List of New Moves List of Physical Moves List of Special Moves
List of Status Moves List of Signature Moves List of Moves with Changed Effects

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