Black/White Attack and Ability English names revealed!

Pokemon Black & White — 02 March, 2011

Copies of Pokemon Black & White have hit some places early and now all the official English names for the new moves and abilities can be revealed! (UPDATE: also added the Pokedex 'flavor' entries and species to the Pokedex.)

English attack names
English ability names

If you want to see the Japanese names as a reference, we list them all below...

Here they are, listed as Japanese name ? English name

Acid Bomb ? Acid Spray
Acrobat ? Acrobatics
You First ? After You
Side Change ? Ally Switch
Body Purge ? Autotomize
Gift Pass ? Bestow
Blue Flame ? Blue Flare
Lighting Strike ? Bolt Strike
Level Ground ? Bulldoze
Little by Little ? Chip Away
Overhead Throw ? Circle Throw
Clear Smog ? Clear Smog
Snake Coil ? Coil
Cotton Guard ? Cotton Guard
Dragon Tail ? Dragon Tail
Drill Liner ? Drill Run
Double Chop ? Dual Chop
Echo Voice ? Echoed Voice
Electro Ball ? Electro Ball
Electro Net ? Electroweb
Befriend ? Entrainment
Flame Dance ? Fiery Dance
Extreme Risk ? Final Gambit
Fire Oath ? Fire Pledge
Flame Burst ? Flame Burst
Nitro Charge ? Flame Charge
Trickery ? Foul Play
Freeze Bolt ? Freeze Shock
Ice Breath ? Frost Breath
Cross Thunder ? Fusion Bolt
Cross Flame ? Fusion Flare
Gear Saucer ? Gear Grind
Frozen World ? Glaciate
Grass Oath ? Grass Pledge
Guard Share ? Guard Split
Afro Break ? Head Charge
Healing Wave ? Heal Pulse
Heart Stamp ? Heart Stamp
Heat Stamp ? Heat Crash
Heavy Bomber ? Heavy Slam
Evil Eye ? Hex
Claw Sharpen ? Hone Claws
Wood Horn ? Horn Leech
Windstorm ? Hurricane
Cold Flare ? Ice Burn
Icicle Drop ? Icicle Crash
Incinerate ? Incinerate
Purgatory ? Inferno
Grass Mixer ? Leaf Tornado
Low Kick/Ankle Sweep ? Low Sweep
Magic Room ? Magic Room
Night Burst ? Night Daze
Power Share ? Power Split
Psycho Shock ? Psyshock
Psycho Break ? Psystrike
Postpone ? Quash
Fast Guard ? Quick Guard
Butterfly Dance ? Quiver Dance
Anger Powder ? Rage Powder
Shell Blade ? Razor Shell
Mirror Type ? Reflect Type
Ancient Song ? Relic Song
Retaliate ? Retaliate
Sing-a-round ? Round
Sacred Sword ? Sacred Sword
Boiling Water ? Scald
Ball of Flame ? Searing Shot
Mystery Sword ? Secret Sword
Shell Smash ? Shell Smash
Gear Change ? Shift Gear
Simple Beam ? Simple Beam
Freefall ? Sky Drop
Slime Wave ? Sludge Wave
Knock Down ? Smack Down
Bark Out ? Snarl
Submerge ? Soak
Hard Roller ? Steamroller
Assist Power ? Stored Power
Mountain Storm ? Storm Throw
Bug Opposition ? Struggle Bug
Synchro Noise ? Synchronoise
Sweep Slap ? Tail Slap
Techno Buster ? Techno Blast
Telekinesis ? Telekinesis
V-Generate ? V-Create
Venom Shock ? Venoshock
Volt Change ? Volt Switch
Water Oath ? Water Pledge
Wide Guard ? Wide Guard
Wild Bolt ? Wild Charge
Wonder Room ? Wonder Room
Cheer Up ? Work Up Analysis ? Analytic
Pigeon Heart ? Big Pecks
Perversity ? Contrary
Cursed Body ? Cursed Body
Faint-Hearted ? Defeatist
Rivalry ? Defiant
Wild Fever ? Flare Boost
Friend Guard ? Friend Guard
Harvest ? Harvest
Healing Heart ? Healer
Heavy Metal ? Heavy Metal
Illusion ? Illusion
Eccentric ? Imposter
Slip Through ? Infiltrator
Metal Thorns ? Iron Barbs
Righteous Heart ? Justified
Light Metal ? Light Metal
Magic Mirror ? Magic Bounce
Inconsistent ? Moody
Overconfident ? Moxie
Multiscale ? Multiscale
Mummy ? Mummy
Dustproof ? Overcoat
Wicked Thief ? Pickpocket
Underhanded ? Poison Touch
Teasing Heart ? Prankster
Chatter ? Rattled
Regeneration Power ? Regenerator
Sand Power ? Sand Force
Sand Artillery ? Sand Rush
Herbivore ? Sap Sipper
Brute Force ? Sheer Force
Telepathy ? Telepathy
Tera Voltage ? Teravolt
Poison Rampage ? Toxic Boost
Turbo Blaze ? Turboblaze
Tension ? Unnerve
Victory Star ? Victory Star
Armor Break ? Weak Armor
Miracle Skin ? Wonder Skin
Daruma Mode ? Zen Mode

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