Metronome

Type
Gen.
1
Power
???
PP
10
Priority
0
Category
Statuscategory img

Effect Summary

Randomly selects and uses almost any move in the game.

Detailed Effect

Metronome uses a random move chosen from nearly all existing moves (excluding Max Moves, Z-Moves and itself), even if the user can not learn it.
The called move counts as the last move used.
Metronome will use the designated move while holding Choice Band item img, Choice Specs item img or Choice Scarf item img.
Since Metronome has normal priority, a called move with a higher priority (such as Quick Attack) may be used after the target.
When using a multi-turn move such as Rollout or Dig, Metronome will activate the first phase but fail on the second turn.
  • In Gen 1 Metronome can cause a bug if it calls Hyper Beam or a binding move and has 0 PP before the move executes, the PP will roll over to the maximum value.
  • In Gen 2 and 4 Metronome can not select moves that the user already knows.
  • In Black 2White 2 a Pokémon knowing Metronome is banned from participating in the Pokéstar Studio films.
Metronome will also not select any of the following moves in the specified generations:
Move Gen Move Gen Move Gen
After You 5-9 Apple Acid 8-9 Armor Cannon 9
Assist 4-8 Astral Barrage 8-9 Aura Wheel 8-9
Baneful Bunker 7-9 Beak Blast 7, 9 Behemoth Bash 8-9
Behemoth Blade 8-9 Belch 6-9 Bestow 5-7
Blazing Torque 9 Body Press 8-9 Branch Poke 8-9
Breaking Swipe 8-9 Celebrate 6-9 Chatter 4-8
Chilling Water 9 Chilly Reception 9 Clangorous Soul 8-9
Collision Course 9 Combat Torque 9 Comeuppance 9
Copycat 4-9 Counter 2-9 Covet 3-9
Crafty Shield 6-8 Decorate 8-9 Destiny Bond 2-9
Detect 2-9 Diamond Storm 6-9 Doodle 9
Double Iron Bash 8 Double Shock 9 Dragon Ascent 6-9
Dragon Energy 8-9 Drum Beating 8-9 Dynamax Cannon 8-9
Electro Drift 9 Endure 2-9 Eternabeam 8
False Surrender 8-9 Feint 4-9 Fiery Wrath 8-9
Fillet Away 9 Fleur Cannon 7-9 Focus Punch 3-9
Follow Me 3-9 Freeze Shock 5-9 Freezing Glare 8-9
Glacial Lance 8-9 Grav Apple 8-9 Helping Hand 3-9
Hold Hands 6-9 Hyper Drill 9 Hyperspace Fury 6,7,9
Hyperspace Hole 6,7,9 Ice Burn 5-9 Instruct 7-9
Jet Punch 9 Jungle Healing 8-9 King's Shield 6-8
Life Dew 8-9 Light of Ruin 6-7 Magical Torque 9
Make It Rain 9 Mat Block 6-8 Me First 4-7
Meteor Assault 8 Mimic 2-9 Mind Blown 7-8
Mirror Coat 2-9 Mirror Move 4-7 Moongeist Beam 8-9
Nature Power 5-8 Nature's Madness 8 Noxious Torque 9
Obstruct 8 Order Up 9 Origin Pulse 6-9
Overdrive 8-9 Photon Geyser 7-9 Plasma Fists 7-8
Population Bomb 9 Pounce 9 Power Shift 9
Precipice Blades 6-9 Protect 2-9 Pyro Ball 8-9
Quash 5-9 Quick Guard 5-9 Rage Fist 9
Rage Powder 5-9 Raging Bull 9 Raging Fury 9
Relic Song 5-7, 9 Revival Blessing 9 Ruination 9
Salt Cure 9 Secret Sword 5-9 Shed Tail 9
Shell Trap 7-8 Silk Trap 9 Sketch 2-9
Sleep Talk 2-9 Snap Trap 8 Snarl 5-9
Snatch 3-7 Snore 5-9 Snowscape 9
Spectral Thief 7-8 Spicy Extract 9 Spiky Shield 6-9
Spirit Break 8-9 Spotlight 7 Steam Eruption 6-9
Steel Beam 8-9 Strange Steam 8-9 Struggle 1-9
Sunsteel Strike 8-9 Surging Strikes 8-9 Switcheroo 4-9
Techno Blast 5-8 Tera Starstorm 9 Thief 2-9
Thousand Arrows 6-8 Thousand Waves 6-8 Thunder Cage 8-9
Thunderous Kick 8-9 Tidy Up 9 Trailblaze 9
Transform 5-9 Trick 3-9 Twin Beam 9
V-create 5-8 Wicked Blow 8-9 Wicked Torque 9
Wide Guard 5-9
In Let's Go Pikachu!Let's Go Eevee Metronome can only select moves introduced in Gen 1. except:

Description

GS
C
Randomly uses any POKéMON move.
RS
E
Waggles a finger to use any POKéMON move at random.
FRLG
Waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into using any move at random.
DP
HGSS
PL
The user waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into randomly using nearly any move.
COL
B2W2
XY
ORAS
SM
USUM
LGPLGE
SWSH
The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.

Meta Information

Move Target
move target imgSelf
Targets the user.
means that the Pokémon can not be selected.
means that the Pokémon can be selected.
means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
Unique EffectUnique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Other Languages
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Metronome
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ゆびをふる (Yubi o Furu)
germany flag
Metronom
france flag
Métronome
italy flag
Metronomo
spain flag
Metrónomo
south kore flag
손가락흔들기 (Songarak Heundeulgi)
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揮指 / 挥指 (Huīzhǐ / Fāijí)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

Machine

TM35
TM35
TR14
TM80

Tutor

Contest Information

Contest

Contest ConditionCute
ColorPink
FlavorSweet

Contest Effect

EffectRepeated use does not incur a penalty.
DescriptionCan be repeatedly used without boring the judge.
Jam-
Appeal❤️❤️❤️

Super Contest Effect

DescriptionMakes the order of contestants random in the next turn.
Appeal❤️❤️