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Metronome

Spanish name: Metrónomo

Move data

Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
Never misses
PP
10
Priority
0

Effect

The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.

Selects any move at random and uses it. Moves the user already knows are not eligible. Assist, meta, protection, and reflection moves are also not eligible; specifically, Assist, Chatter, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, Endure, Feint, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Coat, Mirror Move, Protect, Quick Guard, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, Trick, and Wide Guard will not be selected by this move. This move cannot be copied by Mimic or Mirror Move, nor selected by Assist, Metronome, or Sleep Talk.

Changes by generation

How this move worked in older games:

  • Before Gold & Silver: Can call any move except for Struggle and itself.

TMs, HMs and TRs

Games where a machine teaches Metronome:

  • Red & Blue: TM35
  • Red & Green (Japan): TM35
  • Blue (Japan): TM35
  • Yellow: TM35
  • Sword & Shield: TR14
  • Scarlet & Violet: TM80
  • Legends: Z-A: TM99

Pokémon that can learn Metronome

Related moves

All moves