Metronome (move)

Metronome (Japanese: ゆびをふる Wag Finger) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation I. It was TM35 in Generation I.

Effect
Metronome randomly selects a move and fully executes the attack. An attack called by Metronome in this way counts as the last move used.

In Generation I, if Metronome successfully calls or a  and has 0  before the move fully executes,  in the same manner as the move is called, with full PP Ups applied. A Pokémon will be able to use a move that is disabled if called via Metronome.

Because Metronome has normal move priority, a move with higher or lower priority may be executed other than when it normally would. For instance, Metronome may cause to be used after a normal priority move or  to be used before a normal priority move.

Metronome ignores the effects of and  when choosing a Pokémon to target. Metronome will not prioritize any Pokémon to target; it will randomly target any opponent a move is able to target (even if the move has a positive effect, such as ). If the move can only target the field, a team, or the user, it will do so. If Metronome chooses, it can target the user or an ally (in a Single Battle or Rotation Battle it will always target the user).

Pokémon that know Metronome are banned from participating in Pokéstar Studio films.

In Generation V, if Metronome calls a move the user knows and its user is holding a Choice Band, Choice Specs, or Choice Scarf, the move Metronome called will be locked by the Choice item. Otherwise, Metronome is the locked move.

In Generation VII, if Metronome calls a multi-turn move such as or  and its user is holding a Choice Band, Choice Specs, or Choice Scarf, the move will activate on the first turn, but will fail and end the move on the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Metronome, the randomly selected move will become its corresponding Z-Move. If the selected move is a status move, it will not receive its Z-Power effect.

Unselectable moves
Metronome will not select itself, a Z-Move, or any of the following moves marked with a ✓:

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Super Smash Bros. series
In Super Smash Bros., if is released from a Poké Ball, it will use Metronome to copy a move done by another Poké Ball Pokémon. It returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee, but its options are reduced to, , and.

is another Pokémon in Melee that will use Metronome when released from a Poké Ball. It can call up, , , , or. It reappears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with replacing Night Shade and  replacing Magnitude. Togepi also uses Metronome in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, where its possible effects are now Night Shade, Magnitude,, , and Leech Seed.

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Trivia

 * In the Pokémon anime, has been the most common result of Metronome.
 * The move's Japanese name refers to the wagging finger associated with the move, implying the user is randomly deciding a move from a list. The move's English name refers to the regular ticks associated with the move, which sound like the device it is named after.

In other languages
Metronom Metrónomo Métronome (capacité) Metronomo ゆびをふる 挥指（招式）