Pokemon Diamond and Pearl - Attack Categories

All attacks are categorized as physical, special, and status moves.

The physical or special status of an attack no longer depends on the attack's type. Most attacks from physical attack types remained physical attacks, and most attacks from special attack types remained special attacks. Exceptions are listed below.

Special Attacks of Physical Attack Types

The physical attack types in previous versions were Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost, and Steel.

Razor Wind (NORMAL), Gust (FLYING), SonicBoom (NORMAL), Acid (POISON), Hyper Beam (NORMAL), Night Shade (GHOST), Smog (POISON), Sludge (POISON), Swift (NORMAL), Tri Attack (NORMAL), Snore (NORMAL), Aeroblast (FLYING), Sludge Bomb (POISON), Mud-Slap (GROUND), Hidden Power (NORMAL), AncientPower (ROCK), Shadow Ball (GHOST), Uproar (NORMAL), Spit Up (NORMAL), Hyper Voice (NORMAL), Weather Ball (NORMAL), Air Cutter (FLYING), Silver Wind (BUG), Signal Beam (BUG), Mud Shot (GROUND), Doom Desire (STEEL), Trump Card (NORMAL), Wring Out (NORMAL), Aura Sphere (FIGHTING), Air Slash (FLYING), Bug Buzz (BUG), Power Gem (ROCK), Vacuum Wave (FIGHTING), Focus Blast (FIGHTING), Earth Power (GROUND), Mud Bomb (GROUND), Mirror Shot (STEEL), Flash Cannon (STEEL), Chatter (FLYING), Judgment (NORMAL), Ominous Wind (GHOST)

Physical Attacks of Special Attack Types

The special attack types in previous versions were Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Dragon, and Dark. In the list below, note in particular that many Dark-type attacks have been reclassified as physical.

Fire Punch (FIRE), Ice Punch (ICE), ThunderPunch (ELECTRIC), Vine Whip (GRASS), Bite (DARK), Razor Leaf (GRASS), Waterfall (WATER), Clamp (WATER), Crabhammer (WATER), Thief (DARK), Flame Wheel (FIRE), Faint Attack (DARK), Outrage (DRAGON), Spark (ELECTRIC), Sacred Fire (FIRE), Pursuit (DARK), Crunch (DARK), Beat Up (DARK), Knock Off (DARK), Dive (WATER), Blaze Kick (FIRE), Ice Ball (ICE), Needle Arm (GRASS), Bullet Seed (GRASS), Icicle Spear (ICE), Dragon Claw (DRAGON), Volt Tackle (ELECTRIC), Leaf Blade (GRASS), Payback (DARK), Assurance (DARK), Fling (DARK), Punishment (DARK), Sucker Punch (DARK), Flare Blitz (FIRE), Night Slash (DARK), Aqua Tail (WATER), Seed Bomb (GRASS), Dragon Rush (DRAGON), Avalanche (ICE), Ice Shard (ICE), Thunder Fang (ELECTRIC), Ice Fang (ICE), Fire Fang (FIRE), Psycho Cut (PSYCHIC), Zen Headbutt (PSYCHIC), Power Whip (GRASS), Wood Hammer (GRASS), Aqua Jet (WATER)

Status Category

All attacks with a base damage of 0 belong in the Status category. All other attacks belong in either the Physical or Special category.