Moves Pokemon SHOULD Have, but Don't

[classiccartoonsftw]

Inspired by the article in The Smog issue 8. What moves do you think Pokemon should have, but they actually don't? Whether they'd make the Pokemon more viable competitively, or just make sense flavour-wise? Here are some of mine:

Venusaur - Earth Power
Blastoise - Crunch
Wigglytuff - Softboiled
Machamp - Mach Punch
Gengar - Nasty Plot
Snorlax - Slack Off
Typhlosion - Outrage
Ampharos - Tail Glow
Torkoal - Scald
Zangoose - Cut
Flygon - Quiver Dance/Dragon Dance
Luxray - Bolt Strike
Honchkrow - Knock Off
Bronzong - Heal Bell
Gible line - Bite
Yanmega - Fly
Regigigas - Protect and Rest
Reuniclus - Thunderbolt
Escavalier - U-Turn
Ferrothorn - Spiky Shield
Chandelure - Blue Flare
Meloetta - Boomburst
Aurorus - Power Gem
Diancie - Power Gem

 

[Arjay]

HOW CAN ZANGOOSE NOT LEARN CUT THIS HAS BAFFLED ME FOR YEARS!!!!!!111!!1

Yanmega's Pokedex entry from HeartGold, Y and Alpha Sapphire:

This six-legged Pokémon is easily capable of transporting an adult in flight. The wings on its tail help it stay balanced.

But it can't learn Fly!

 

[takeKopter]

Bronzong, a giant bronze bell. Guess what? It doesn't learn Heal Bell

 

[_Dud_]

Nidoqueen couldn't learn DIG in generation 1, despite being a ground type and being called the "Drill Pokemon"

 

[Pinkie-Dawn]

Typhlosion - Earth Power
Entei - Crunch
Ludicolo - Quiver Dance and Dragon Dance
Camerupt - Scald
Dedenne - Dazzling Gleam

 

[Mulcha]

It would be nice if Magikarp could learn the broken Magikarp's Revenge but alas that is exclusive to Missingno. Obviously having that move in it's disposal before it could evolve would be rather extreme so possibly around level 30, which is reasonable I guess since it would be compensation for it's awful attack stat.

 

[jfuze174]

Lapras should be born knowing surf

 

[Cubone1416]

So... why doesn't Charizard learn Seismic toss anymore? It fits him! He should still be able to learn that move! It doesn't make sense that he can't learn it.

 

[Banz]

Magikarp and Waterfall. This a Pokémon that is actually based on the legend of a carp that jumps up the waterfall and turns into a dragon. How the hell does it not learn Waterfall?

 

[Famon]

Greninja should have know --

---Detect

---Mimic/Copycat

---Phantom Force

---Hypnoses

---Dragon pulse

---Sheer cold.

 

[Palamon]

Maybe farfetched on my end, but, why can't Marowak learn Revenge? This has always baffled me, especially in FR/LG since Marowak's ghost wanted to get revenge, after all...

 

[Wings Don't Cry]

The most obvious one for me is Rhydon not knowing Head Smash. It has Lightning Rod, Rock Head and Reckless. Either give it some better abilities or some moves to put them to good use.

 

[gimmepie]

Seconding Bronzong and Heal Bell. It is such a Pokemon thing to create a big, living bell and not give any sound-based moves at all.

I also saw someone say "Qiver Dance and Dragon Dance" for Flygon.
Yes please.

Double-Edge for the Honedge and Starly lines too would be nice.

 

[Famon]

Infernape should learn "Bone Rush" Because he's the Monkey King !

 

[classiccartoonsftw]

Seconding Bronzong and Heal Bell. It is such a Pokemon thing to create a big, living bell and not give any sound-based moves at all.

I also saw someone say "Qiver Dance and Dragon Dance" for Flygon.
Yes please.

Double-Edge for the Honedge and Starly lines too would be nice.

Added Bronzong with Heal Bell to the OP.

Flygon with Quiver Dance and Dragon Dance, that was me.

Starly gets Double-Edge through breeding.

 

[Soopa Derp Cat]

Goodra: "It attacks with retractable horns. It throws a punch that's the equivalent of the force of a hundred pro boxers."


So you'd think it would be able to learn Horn Leech or Mega Horn, wouldn't you?

 

[JohnnyGolduck]

Quiver Dance for someone else would be nice. With the exception of Volcarona it would be cool to see someone that isn't a bug learn it. After all, Scraggy and Crawdaunt learn Dragon Dance. Whoever mentioned Ludicolo learning it is a genius!

 

[Howmander]

The elemental Monkies should be able to learn the pledge moves, that's right at the top of my list! Also both Aurorus and Lunatone should be able to learn Power Gem.

 

[Adam Levine]

Kyurem has hands made of ice. Noe, Game Freak, explain to me why it doesn't have Ice Punch.

If Pidgey can learn Fly, why can't Butterfree, Yanmega, and a bunch of others?

 

[De La Luz]

Snorlax. Snore. Lax.
Can't learn Slack Off.



Also like. lol, god of pokemon sir Arceus doesn't know how to smash a rock, move a boulder, or cut a tree innately.