100 Terms Every Pokémon Fan Should Know

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Ability	Passive trait affecting battle.
2.	Accuracy	Chance a move hits.
3.	Adventure	Main story journey through regions.
4.	Affection	Bond mechanic boosting performance.
5.	Agility	Speed-raising move and stat concept.
6.	Alola Form	Regional variant from Alola.
7.	AMIE	Pokémon interaction minigame.
8.	Animation Cancel	Skipping battle animation time.
9.	Apricorn Ball	Special Poké Balls from Apricorns.
10.	Ash-Greninja	Greninja form from Bond Phenomenon.
11.	Attack (Atk)	Physical damage stat.
12.	Auto-Battle	Hands-off battling feature.
13.	Badge	Gym proof enabling obedience.
14.	Bait	Safari Zone item affecting capture.
15.	Battle Bond	Ability enabling Ash-Greninja form.
16.	Battle Frontier	Postgame challenge facilities.
17.	Battle Item	Held item used in battle.
18.	Berry	Consumable item with effects.
19.	Boosting Move	Move raising stats.
20.	Breeding	Producing eggs at Day Care.
21.	Buddy Pokémon	Partner Pokémon in some titles.
22.	Burn	Status reducing Attack, causes damage.
23.	Catch Rate	Likelihood a capture succeeds.
24.	Champion	Top trainer of a region.
25.	Charge Move	Two-turn move requiring setup.
26.	Choice Item	Locks move, boosts a stat.
27.	Critical Hit	Stronger hit bypassing some boosts.
28.	Cycle	Day-night time unit in games.
29.	D-Max	Dynamax temporary size and power.
30.	Damage Roll	Random damage variation range.
31.	Day Care	Place to raise and breed.
32.	Defense (Def)	Physical damage resistance stat.
33.	Dex Completion	Filling the Pokédex entries.
34.	Doubles Battle	Two Pokémon per side.
35.	Dream World	Online feature for hidden abilities.
36.	Dynamax	Temporary transformation boosting HP.
37.	Eevee-lution	Evolution of Eevee forms.
38.	Effort Values (EVs)	Training points boosting stats.
39.	Egg Group	Breeding compatibility category.
40.	Egg Move	Move inherited through breeding.
41.	Elite Four	Final gauntlet before Champion.
42.	Encounter Rate	How often wild Pokémon appear.
43.	Endgame	Post-story content and goals.
44.	Entry Hazard	Field effect damaging switch-ins.
45.	Evolution	Permanent form change and growth.
46.	EXP Share	Item sharing experience points.
47.	Faint	Pokémon knocked out.
48.	Fairy Type	Type strong versus Dragon.
49.	Fast Ball	Ball effective on speedy Pokémon.
50.	Field Effect	Battle condition affecting both sides.
51.	Fire Type	Type strong versus Grass, Ice.
52.	Flinch	Cannot move this turn.
53.	Form Change	Alternate form during battle or world.
54.	Friendship	Hidden value affecting evolutions.
55.	Full Odds	No boosts to shiny chance.
56.	G-Max	Gigantamax unique Dynamax form.
57.	Galar Form	Regional variant from Galar.
58.	Gender Ratio	Likelihood of male or female.
59.	Generation	Era of games and Pokémon.
60.	Gigantamax	Dynamax form with G-Max move.
61.	Glitch	Unintended game behavior.
62.	Grass Type	Type strong versus Water, Ground.
63.	Ground Type	Type strong versus Electric, Fire.
64.	Growth Rate	How fast a Pokémon levels.
65.	Gym	Challenge location for a badge.
66.	Hidden Ability	Alternative ability, often rare.
67.	HM	Field move taught by machine.
68.	Horde Encounter	Wild battle against multiple Pokémon.
69.	Hyper Training	Maximizing IVs via Bottle Caps.
70.	Ice Type	Type strong versus Dragon, Flying.
71.	Item Clause	Rule limiting duplicate held items.
72.	IVs	Innate stat potential values.
73.	Johto	Second main region introduced.
74.	Jolly	Nature boosting Speed, lowering SpA.
75.	Kanto	First main region introduced.
76.	KO	Knockout; Pokémon fainted.
77.	Legendary Pokémon	Rare powerful story-linked Pokémon.
78.	Level Cap	Maximum allowed level in format.
79.	Leveling	Gaining levels to grow stats.
80.	Link Trade	Trading with another player.
81.	Local Wireless	Nearby multiplayer connection.
82.	Lucario Aura	Aura theme tied to Lucario.
83.	Luck Incense	Item increasing money earned.
84.	Masuda Method	Shiny breeding with foreign parents.
85.	Mega Evolution	Temporary evolution using Mega Stone.
86.	Meta	Most effective common strategies.
87.	Mint	Item changing Nature effects.
88.	Move Tutor	NPC teaching special moves.
89.	Multi Battle	Two trainers per side.
90.	Mystery Gift	Receiving event distributions.
91.	Nature	Personality affecting stat growth.
92.	Nuzlocke	Self-imposed permadeath challenge rules.
93.	Obedience	Whether Pokémon follows commands.
94.	Offensive Pivot	Switching while maintaining pressure.
95.	OHKO Move	Move that can instantly KO.
96.	Outbreak	Area with boosted spawns.
97.	Overworld Spawn	Visible wild Pokémon on map.
98.	Paralysis	Speed drop; may be immobilized.
99.	Party	Up to six Pokémon carried.
100.	Perfect IV	An IV value of 31.