Move Reminder
- This article is about the NPCs who teach moves Pokémon can learn by leveling up. For the NPCs who teach moves outside a Pokémon's normal learnset, see Move Tutor.
| Move Reminder 技思い出し Move Reminder | |
 The Pokémon Move Maniac in Pokémon Platinum | |
| Gender | Both |
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| Hometown | Varies |
| Region | Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Orre, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola |
| Generation | III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII |
| Games | Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen, XD: Gale of Darkness Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver Black and White, Black 2 and White 2 X and Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Sun and Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
A Move Reminder (Japanese: 技思い出し Move Reminder) or Pokémon Move Maniac (Japanese: ポケモンわざマニア Pokémon Move Maniac), also known as a Move Tutor in English and sometimes called a move relearner by fans, is a character who can teach a Pokémon any move that its species is able to learn by leveling up, and from Generation VI onward, special moves that it has forgotten (such as Egg Moves). The Move Reminder usually requires a Heart Scale in exchange for their services.
In Galar, Jack provides Move Reminder services free of charge (among other services).
From Pokémon Legends: Arceus onward, the Move Reminder is no longer an NPC in the game, and instead a Pokémon's moves can be changed at any time outside of battle by going into the Moves section in a Pokémon's summary.
Terminology
NPCs who provide this functionality often have their own personal title that they introduce themselves as when the player first interacts with them. This name is often specific to that particular NPC, and is not used by NPCs in other games that provide the same service.
Separate from their personal title, aspects of the game interface may refer to the service itself by a particular name, which is distinct from the personal title of the NPC and is usually consistent between games.
General name
In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the sign outside his house refers to him as Move Tutor (Japanese: わざおしえマニア Move-Teaching Maniac). In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the sign outside refers to him as Move Maniac (Japanese: わざマニア Move Maniac).
From Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, this character is referred to as the Move Reminder (Japanese: 技思い出し Move Reminder) on the Town Map.
Personal title
- In the Generation III and IV games, as well as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, he introduces himself as the Pokémon Move Maniac (Japanese: ポケモンわざマニア Pokémon Move Maniac), except in the English versions of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, in which he instead refers to himself as the Move Tutor.
- In the Western versions of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, and the English versions of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, although he does introduce himself this way, he states that he prefers to be called the Move Tutor instead.
- In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, he introduces himself as the Move Teacher (Japanese: わざ名人 Move Master).
- In Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, she introduces herself as the reminder girl (Japanese: メモリアルガール Memorial Girl).
- In Pokémon X and Y, she introduces herself as Madam Reminder (Japanese: マダム メモリアル Madam Memorial).
- In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, she introduces herself as Madam Memorial (Japanese: マダム メモリアル Madam Memorial).
- In Pokémon Sword and Shield, this service is provided by Jack, among other services.
Teachable moves
| Move type | Generation | |||||||
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| II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | |
| Moves learnable at an earlier or current level | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Moves learnable at a later level | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Moves known when hatched | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Moves known by event Pokémon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ||||
| Special moves known by hidden Pokémon | ✔ | |||||||
| Special moves known by Island Scan Pokémon | ✔ | |||||||
| Special moves known by Brilliant Pokémon | ✘ | |||||||
| Moves previously learned via TR | ✔ | |||||||
| Special moves known by Pokémon caught in the Grand Underground | ✔ | |||||||
| Moves previously learned via TM | ✔ | |||||||
| Special moves known by Pokémon caught in Tera Raids or as Wild Terastallized Pokémon | ✘ | |||||||
Level-up moves
From Generation II to VI and in Generation VIII, the Move Reminder can teach a Pokémon any move that its species is able to learn at an earlier level. In Generation VII, the Move Reminder can teach a Pokémon any move it can learn via level-up, including moves it would learn at higher levels.
The Move Reminder can only teach a Pokémon moves that its species can learn in the game it is currently in. The Move Reminder cannot teach moves exclusive to a pre-evolution or alternate form, even if that Pokémon had previously known the move. (For example, in many games, Shroomish can learn Spore via level-up but Breloom cannot, so Breloom cannot normally be taught Spore via the Move Reminder in those games.) In particular, prior to Generation VIII, many Pokémon that evolve by Evolution stone have a very restricted set of level-up moves in their evolved forms compared to their unevolved forms.
Certain Pokémon may also be taught moves via the Move Reminder that they would not normally learn until a later level or at all by leveling up. For example, in Generation VI, while Lopunny normally learns Healing Wish at level 63 by leveling up, due to also being able to learn Healing Wish at level 1 (at a level at which it is not normally obtainable in those games), it can also be taught Healing Wish by a Move Reminder at any level. Other moves can only be taught this way for reasons such as the Pokémon not being able to be obtained at a low enough level (e.g. Zapdos and Ancient Power starting in Generation IV) or the species having more than four starting moves (e.g. Kecleon).
Reminder-exclusive moves
Since the introduction of the Move Reminder, many Pokémon have had moves that they can learn at lower levels than they can normally be obtained at, particularly moves they can learn at Level 1, which are effectively exclusive to the Move Reminder. However, this is merely a restriction based on availability, not a technical restriction — these moves are still technically implemented as Level 1 moves, so a Pokémon obtained at or evolved into at Level 1 can still learn those moves.
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, certain Pokémon have moves that are specifically exclusive to the Move Reminder, rather than being implemented as Level 1 moves. For example, in these games, Ceruledge has 4 moves exclusive to the Move Reminder; even if a Charcadet is evolved into Ceruledge at Level 1, Ceruledge is not given the opportunity to learn these moves via level-up, even though it can immediately be taught them at the Move Reminder.
Special moves
Starting in Generation VI, Pokémon obtained with special moves often can relearn those moves if they are forgotten. Whether a special move can be relearned via the Move Reminder depends on how it was obtained.
Any Pokémon hatched in Generation VI onward can relearn any move it knew when it hatched. This includes not only Egg Moves, but any other moves it knew when hatched as well (e.g. level-up moves known upon hatching, Volt Tackle bred onto Pichu, etc.). Pokémon hatched in earlier generations do not flag these moves as relearnable, so cannot relearn moves of this type even if they are transferred to a Generation VI or later game.
Pokémon obtained via Mystery Gift from Generation VI to VIII may mark specific moves as being relearnable. Early Generation VI distributions only flag event-exclusive moves (such as the Pokémon Center Tokyo Bay Inkay's Happy Hour) and Egg Moves that the Pokémon knows when distributed; later Generation VI distributions and all distributions from Generation VII and VIII flag all moves the Pokémon knows when distributed (except moves introduced part-way through that generation). Pokémon distributed in earlier generations do not flag these moves as relearnable, so cannot relearn moves of this type even if they are transferred to a Generation VI or later game. In Generation IX, Event Pokémon can no longer relearn event-exclusive moves.
Special moves known due to being a hidden Pokémon in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire; Island Scan Pokémon in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon; or Grand Underground Pokémon in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl can be taught by the Move Reminder if forgotten. However, special moves known by Brilliant Pokémon in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and special moves known by Tera Raid and wandering Tera Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet cannot be relearned.
If a Pokémon is given a battle-ready symbol, the Pokémon's record of relearnable moves are erased, preventing those moves from being relearned (unless they are also level-up moves in that game).
From Generation VIII onward, Pokémon's movesets are not usually carried over when transferring them via Pokémon HOME between different sets of games. Whenever a Pokémon's moveset is not carried over, its relearnable move pool is not either. For example, if a Pokémon that has a relearnable special move in Pokémon Sword and Shield is transferred to Pokémon Violet, that move will not automatically be relearnable in Pokémon Violet. However, it is possible to use Pokémon HOME's Move Reminder to learn moves that are only available in another game's relearnable move pool, provided the moves can be learned by the Pokémon in the game it is being transferred to.
TR/TM moves
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In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon can be taught any move they had previously learned via TR, but forgotten. If the Pokémon previously knew the move, but did not learn it via TR in Pokémon Sword or Shield, the move cannot be relearned this way.
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon can be taught any move they had previously learned via TM, but forgotten. If the Pokémon previously knew the move, but did not learn it via TM in Pokémon Scarlet or Violet, the move cannot be relearned this way.
Restrictions
Like all methods of teaching moves (other than Pokémon Day Care), the Move Reminder cannot overwrite HM moves.
In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Sword and Shield (Generation VIII), a pokémon which has learned an Egg Move through a same species pokémon in the Pokémon Day Care, cannot relearn this move through the Move Reminder.
In Pokémon XD, if a Pokémon has four moves, the Move Reminder will not be able to teach it a move until the Move Deleter deletes one of the Pokémon's current moves.
Locations
From Generations III to VII, as well as in Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Move Reminder is a specific NPC. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon can be taught moves via the Move Reminder directly from the menu.
Move Reminders can be found in the following locations:
| Region | City | Location | Price |
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| KantoFRLGPE | FRLG: Two Island | House next to the Joyful Game Corner | TinyMushrooms ×2 or Big Mushroom ×1 |
| PE: Indigo Plateau | Pokémon League lobby | Heart Scale | |
| JohtoHGSS | Blackthorn City | House west of the Poké Mart | Heart Scale |
| Hoenn | Fallarbor Town | Northwestern-most house | Heart Scale |
| OrreXD | Mt. Battle | Lobby, man on the bottom bench on the right | 1,000 Poké Coupons |
| Sinnoh | Pastoria City | House northeast of the Poké Mart | Heart Scale |
| BDSP: After giving 10 Heart Scales: Free | |||
| Unova | BW: Mistralton City | House east of the Pokémon Center | Heart Scale |
| B2W2: Pokémon World Tournament | Southwest stand | Heart Scale | |
| Kalos | Dendemille Town | House northeast of the Pokémon Center | Heart Scale |
| Alola | Mount Lanakila | Inside the Pokémon Center | Heart Scale |
| Galar | All Pokémon Centers | Jack, on the left side | Free |
Pokémon Stadium 2
While Generation II has no formal Move Reminder, in Pokémon Stadium 2, after defeating the Elite Four and Champion at the Gym Leader Castle, the player can re-teach a move to one of the Pokémon that was involved in the battle. However, there are some restrictions: the six Pokémon must come from a Generation I or Generation II core series game (i.e. they cannot be rental Pokémon), they cannot be registered, and the player must defeat the Elite Four and the Champion in a single sitting (i.e. without using the Suspend option). For some Pokémon that can only be obtained at high levels, this is the only way to learn certain moves; for example, this is the only way for Mewtwo to learn Disable in Generation I or II, as it can only be obtained at Level 70 or above.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, and Rescue Team DX
- Main article: Pokémon Square → Gulpin Link Shop
The Gulpin Link Shop, a shop in Pokémon Square, allows team members to remember forgotten moves, in the same manner as the Move Reminder for level-up moves in the core series games.
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Gulpin cannot teach Deoxys moves it has forgotten; this restriction is removed in Rescue Team DX.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
- Main article: Treasure Town → Electivire Link Shop
The Electivire Link Shop, a shop in Treasure Town, allows team members to remember forgotten moves, in the same manner as the Move Reminder for level-up moves in the core series games. The shop opens after the player gains access to Apple Woods.
Electivire cannot teach Deoxys moves it has forgotten.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)
The Slaking Move Relearner allows team members to remember forgotten moves, in the same manner as the Move Reminder for level-up moves in the core series games.
In Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad! it is located in Pokémon Village; in Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad! it is located in Pokémon Beach; in Go For It! Light Adventure Squad! it is located in Pokémon Garden.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
- Main article: Pokémon Paradise → Scraggy's Savvy Moves
Scraggy's Savvy Moves, a shop in Pokémon Paradise, allows team members to remember forgotten moves (in the same manner as the Move Reminder for level-up moves in the core series games) or delete moves (like a Move Deleter). The shop opens after the team completes Desolate Canyon for the first time.
Scraggy's Savvy Moves is unlocked after completing Desolate Canyon for the first time. Acting as the Move Deleter and Move Reminder for this game, Scraggy changes the Pokémon's moves.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
- Main article: Hawlucha's Slam School
Hawlucha's Slam School, a shop in Serene Village, allows team members to remember forgotten moves (in the same manner as the Move Reminder for level-up moves in the core series games) or change their Abilities.
Gallery
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Sprites and models
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| Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum |
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Overworld sprite from Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 |
Overworld model from X and Y |
Overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
Overworld model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
Quotes
- Main article: Move Reminder/Quotes
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