Relicanth - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Relicanth can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Relicanth artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Relicanth learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
8	Water Gun	Water	40	100
15	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
22	Yawn	Normal	—	—
29	Take Down	Normal	90	85
36	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
43	AncientPower	Rock	60	100
50	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
57	Dive	Water	80	100
64	Rest	Psychic	—	—
71	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
78	Head Smash	Rock	150	80

Egg moves

Relicanth learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Magnitude	Ground	—	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Water Sport	Water	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Relicanth is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Relicanth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Relicanth can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal		85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Relicanth learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
8	Water Gun	Water	40	100
15	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
22	Yawn	Normal	—	—
29	Take Down	Normal	90	85
36	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
43	AncientPower	Rock	60	100
50	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
57	Dive	Water	80	100
64	Rest	Psychic	—	—
71	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
78	Head Smash	Rock	150	80

Egg moves

Relicanth learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Magnitude	Ground	—	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Water Sport	Water	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Relicanth can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Dive	Water	80	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Relicanth is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Relicanth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Relicanth can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal		85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Relicanth learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
8	Water Gun	Water	40	100
15	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
22	Yawn	Normal	—	—
29	Take Down	Normal	90	85
36	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
43	AncientPower	Rock	60	100
50	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
57	Dive	Water	80	100
64	Rest	Psychic	—	—
71	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
78	Head Smash	Rock	150	80

Egg moves

Relicanth learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Magnitude	Ground	—	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Muddy Water	Water	95	85
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Water Sport	Water	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Relicanth can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Dive	Water	80	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Relicanth is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
05	Whirlpool	Water	15	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Relicanth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Relicanth can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal		85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Relicanth egg move parents

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Relicanth

Relicanth's egg groups: Water 1, Water 2

The egg moves for Relicanth are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Relicanth with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Relicanth with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Amnesia

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Slowpoke Slowbro Wooper Quagsire Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash Gorebyss Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Marill Azumarill Corsola Relicanth Shellos Gastrodon
Pre-evolution Level up	Slowking

Aqua Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Seel Dewgong Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Marill Azumarill Qwilfish Barboach Whiscash Milotic Huntail Gorebyss
Breeding	Goldeen Seaking Relicanth Bidoof Bibarel Finneon Lumineon
Move tutor	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Slowpoke Slowbro Seel Dewgong Goldeen Seaking Gyarados Lapras Kabutops Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Totodile Feraligatr Lanturn Marill Azumarill Wooper Quagsire Slowking Qwilfish Mantine Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Barboach Whiscash Milotic Spheal Sealeo Walrein Huntail Gorebyss Relicanth Bidoof Bibarel Floatzel Finneon Lumineon
Pre-evolution Move tutor	Croconaw

Magnitude

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Barboach Whiscash
Breeding	Relicanth

Mud-Slap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Barboach Whiscash Shellos Gastrodon
Breeding	Goldeen Seaking Relicanth Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Buizel Floatzel
Move tutor	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Poliwhirl Poliwrath Slowpoke Slowbro Goldeen Seaking Kabuto Kabutops Dragonite Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Marill Azumarill Politoed Wooper Quagsire Slowking Corsola Remoraid Octillery Delibird Mantine Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Lombre Ludicolo Wingull Pelipper Surskit Masquerain Carvanha Sharpedo Barboach Whiscash Corphish Crawdaunt Milotic Spheal Sealeo Walrein Huntail Gorebyss Relicanth Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Buizel Floatzel Shellos Gastrodon

Muddy Water

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wooper Quagsire Marshtomp Swampert Shellos Gastrodon
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Horsea Seadra Omanyte Omastar Kingdra Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss Relicanth

Rock Slide

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Blastoise Poliwrath Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Dragonite Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Quagsire Corsola Mantine Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Whiscash Corphish Crawdaunt Spheal Sealeo Walrein Relicanth Empoleon Gastrodon
Breeding	Omanyte Omastar Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Corsola Mantine Spheal Sealeo Walrein Relicanth

Skull Bash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Sharpedo
Breeding	Relicanth

Sleep Talk

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Slowpoke Slowbro Seel Dewgong Horsea Seadra Goldeen Seaking Gyarados Lapras Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Chinchou Lanturn Marill Azumarill Politoed Wooper Quagsire Slowking Qwilfish Corsola Remoraid Octillery Delibird Mantine Kingdra Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Wingull Pelipper Surskit Masquerain Carvanha Sharpedo Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash Corphish Crawdaunt Feebas Milotic Spheal Sealeo Walrein Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss Relicanth Luvdisc Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Buizel Floatzel Shellos Gastrodon Finneon Lumineon
Breeding	Slowpoke Slowbro Goldeen Seaking Lapras Slowking Wailmer Wailord Relicanth

Snore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Barboach Whiscash Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Breeding	Slowpoke Slowbro Slowking Remoraid Octillery Wailmer Wailord Relicanth Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Move tutor	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Slowpoke Slowbro Seel Dewgong Horsea Seadra Goldeen Seaking Gyarados Lapras Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Chinchou Lanturn Marill Azumarill Politoed Wooper Quagsire Slowking Qwilfish Corsola Remoraid Octillery Mantine Kingdra Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Wingull Pelipper Surskit Masquerain Carvanha Sharpedo Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash Corphish Crawdaunt Feebas Milotic Spheal Sealeo Walrein Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss Relicanth Luvdisc Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Buizel Floatzel Shellos Gastrodon Finneon Lumineon
Generation 3 Move tutor	Delibird

Water Sport

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Poliwag Poliwhirl Seel Goldeen Seaking Lombre Pelipper Surskit Masquerain Barboach Whiscash Milotic Piplup Prinplup Buizel Floatzel
Breeding	Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Politoed Mantine Wingull Pelipper Spheal Sealeo Walrein Relicanth Luvdisc Bidoof Bibarel
Pre-evolution Level up	Poliwrath Dewgong Politoed Ludicolo Empoleon