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Why can't pokemon learn some moves?

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Basically, this thread is to discuss why certain Pokemon cannot learn certain moves. Here are a couple of examples.

Rhyhorn: The Spikes Pokemon, which is a Ground/Rock type, cannot learn the move Spikes.

Ampharos: The Light Pokemon. Almost all of it's Pokedex entries mention its tail glowing as a beacon, and yet it cannot learn Tail Glow.
 
If Ralts can learn Thunderbolt, why not Alakazam?

Espeon, which uses, y'know, ESP, cannot learn Extrasensory.
Why can't Fearow or even Spearow get Wing Attack or Brave Bird?
If Magmar is so associated with volcanoes and magma, why can't it learn Eruption while Typhlosion can?
 
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Rattata can learn Flame Wheel. Isn't that a little...odd?

edit: yes, I know this is about pokemon that can't learn certain moves, but still.

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Slowbro and Machoke get Flamethrower, yet Deoxys doesn't.
Tentacool and Tentacruel, despite being supposedly able to shoot beams from their orbs, don't learn any attacks of the sort.

This more about abilities, but the Magnemite family, the Voltorb family, and Venomoth can all be hit by ground attacks, even though they are clearly not touching the ground.
 
Voltorb doesn't have the ability Levitate most likely because it would be cheap to have a super-fast electric type with good Sp. Atk and Explosion and not being able to hit it with a Ground Type move. It would greatly help Magnemite / Magneton though.

How about how Smeargle possesses the ability to learn moves such as Wing Attack? Isn't that a bit odd?

Weavile can only learn Slash through leveling it's pre-evolution up.
 
Arceus created the universe with its thousand arms or something, but can't learn any punching moves or moves involving arms. Also, it can't learn every TM or HM but Mew can. I don't understand that.
 
How can Doduo and Dodrio learn Fly and Steel Wing? How can Diglett learn Aerial Ace?
 
Gardevoir said:
Vaporeon can't learn Aqua Jet, even though it is a Bubble Jet Pokemon.
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Blame that on Game Freak, since they seem to have a bias on the Eevee Family >.>

Here is one:

Igglybuff's Pokedex Entrry:

It has a soft and bouncy body. Once it starts bouncing, it becomes impossible to stop.

And yet it can't learn Bounce, not even as an egg move, why?
 
Diglett and Dugtrio learn all sorts of stupid moves for them.

Slash. Hummuna wha? Not even TEETH to slash with
Sucker Punch. No arms.
Cut. See Slash
Shadow Claw. And no hands, no feet. Therefore no claws. let alone being able to give it shadowy power.

The Diglett line is the what the hell line.
 
Proto_Fan said:
Diglett and Dugtrio learn all sorts of stupid moves for them.

Slash. Hummuna wha? Not even TEETH to slash with
Sucker Punch. No arms.
Cut. See Slash
Shadow Claw. And no hands, no feet. Therefore no claws. let alone being able to give it shadowy power.

The Diglett line is the what the hell line.
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Well, I think I've read some Pokedex entries that mention it using claws for digging, so I think it does make sense.

Does anyone else think it's silly that Drowzee and Hypno can't learn Dream Eater naturally? It's a Pokemon that eats dreams, yet it needs a TM or Move Tutor to learn Dream Eater.
 
Alxprit said:
Mmm... Sceptile can learn Aerial Ace. Kind of creepy... What does it do?
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.... How is that creepy? Sceptile is really fast (120 base speed is incredible) and have you seen the description for Aerial Ace?

" The user confounds the foe with speed, then slashes. The attack lands without fail."

Sceptile has those.... leafy things and some sharp claws, and looks like it's probably a good jumper. It being able to use Aerial Ace makes perfect sense to me.
 
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