List of attack name variations (TCG)

These are name variations in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Attack name variations==
===Spelling and spacing===
Several attacks have had different spellings across certain cards.
* and Pain-full Punch
* and Psyche, the latter used by 
====Variations based on the core series games====
There are several moves from the core series games which originally consisted of multiple words with no spaces, but had the spaces between words introduced in Generation VI.
* , formerly Bubblebeam
* and Double-edge
* , formerly Doubleslap (changed in , save for a use on )
* or Fireblast, the latter used by a card
* and Freeze Dry
* , formerly Poisonpowder
* , formerly Sand-Attack or Sand-attack
* , formerly Selfdestruct, also named Self Destruct on an card and a card
* , formerly Solarbeam
* , formerly Sonicboom
* , formerly Thunderpunch
* , formerly Thundershock (changed in )
* , formerly Vice Grip
====Punctuation====
Some attacks differ by their punctuation. The attacks with question marks below are from cards that have not been released in English.
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
* and , the latter used by 
====Symbols====
Some attacks differ by symbols other than punctuation.
* and 
====Japanese kana variations====
Some attacks differ by the use of hiragana or kakatana in Japanese.
* (Japanese: するどいかま Sharp Sickle; するどいカマ Sharp Sickle)
===GX attacks===
A number of s are named after existing attacks with "-GX" appended to the end. Or in other cases, an existing GX attack name has the "-GX" removed and is used as the name of a new attack. This lists them in alphabetical order, with the original attack coming first.
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
====Celestial Storm and Dragon Majesty====
These GX attacks are on cards based on older cards. Updates of older cards are a theme in , and one spilled over into . This practice essentially "promotes" one of the attacks from the older card to a GX attack on the new card.
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
====Hidden Fates====
 has multiple cases of this occurring.
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
===Language comparison===
This is a comparison of TCG attacks between languages.
====English attacks with multiple Japanese names====
Some attacks have the same name in English but different names in Japanese:
* (Japanese: Help; Cat's Paw)
* (Japanese: Pull Towards; Mad Love)
* (Japanese: Cry with Large Voice; Lament)
* (Japanese: Call Help; Search for Partner)
* (Japanese: Charge; Electrification)
* (Japanese: Speed Flight; Diving)
* (Japanese: Dig Drain; Drain Cutter)
* (Japanese: Dracon Attack; Drum Attack)
* (Japanese: Thunder Shock; Electric Attack)
* (Japanese: Throw Out; Fling; Throw)
* (Japanese: Help; Borrow Strength)
* (Japanese: Giant Claw; Titanic Claw)
* (Japanese: Help; Good Deed)
* (Japanese: Unpleasant Pollen; Worst Pollen)
* (Japanese: Hurricane; Windstorm)
* (Japanese: Burn; Complete Burn)
* (Japanese: Grass Mixer; Leaf Tornado)
* (Japanese: Electrifying Wing; Thunder Wing)
* (Japanese: Kidnap; Invite Aroma)
* (Japanese: Slightly Wag Finger; Wag Finger)
* (Japanese: Cutter Wind; Kamaitachi)
* (Japanese: Growl; Bark Out)
* (Japanese: Unknown Wave; Strange Wave)
* (Japanese: Tail Swipe; Sweep Slap)
* (Japanese: Water Cannon; Water Gun)
* (Japanese: Wild Blaze; Bush Fire)
====Japanese attacks with multiple English names====
Some attacks have the same name in Japanese but different names in English:
* (Japanese: みんなでタックル Tackle with Everyone)
** "All-out Tackle" is used by the from the 
* (Japanese: たすけをよぶ Call Help)
* (Japanese: きずをなおす Heal Wound)
** "Recovery" is used used by from the 
* (Japanese: かみつく Bite)
** "Pounce" is used by from 
* (Japanese: あおいほのお Blue Fire)
* (Japanese: リフレクター Reflector)
* (Japanese: スピードひこう Speed Flight)
* (Japanese: でんげき Electric Attack)
** "Electric Shock" is used by from 
* (Japanese: エネパッチ Ene Patch)
** "Ene Patch" is used by from the Sample Set
* (Japanese: コメットパンチ Comet Punch)
* (Japanese: ゆうわく Allure)
** The English names are used by different prints of 
* (Japanese: ほのおのしっぽ Flame Tail)
* (Japanese: ゴールドラッシュ Gold Rush)
* (Japanese: さそうかおり Invite Aroma)
* (Japanese: ゆびをふる Wag Finger)
** "Mini-Metronome" is used by from 
* (Japanese: どくのムチ Poison Whip)
* (Japanese: かまいたち Kamaitachi)
** "Slicing Wind" is used by from 
* (Japanese:しっぽでまどわす Puzzle with Tail)
====English attacks and Japanese-only attacks====
Some attacks have official English names that are equivalent to Japanese-only attacks.
* (Japanese: エネフレア Ene Flare) and Japanese-only (Japanese: エナジーフレア Energy Flare)
* (Japanese: ひかりのはどう Light Wave) and Japanese-only (Japanese: ひかりのなみ Light Wave)
==See also==
* Attack (TCG)
Category:Pokémon Trading Card Game mechanics