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Metronome Randomizer

Last Updated November 18 2016

The Metronome Randomizer mimics the attack "Metronome" in the Pokémon games, choosing a series of random attacks. This script offers three different flavors of metronome--"True Metronome," which adheres to the mechanics of the attack in the main-series games; "All Attacks," which picks any non-Z-move attack; and "All With Z-Moves," which may generate a Z-move, even though Z-moves aren't really the same as ordinary attacks and definitely can't be called by metronome. True Metronome will never select Counter, Mimic, Metronome, Mirror Move, Transform, Struggle, Sketch, Thief, Snore, Protect, Destiny Bond, Detect, Endure, Sleep Talk, Mirror Coat, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Nature Power, Helping Hand, Trick, Assist, Snatch, Covet, Feint, Me First, Copycat, Switcheroo, Chatter, Wide Guard, Rage Powder, After You, Quick Guard, Quash, Bestow, Techno Blast, Relic Song, Secret Sword, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Snarl, or V-create. If you are concerned with strict adherence to game mechanics, you should also take into account the fact that Metronome will also never pick any of the user's other three attacks, either, so you may need to re-randomize.

Because the mechanics of metronome haven't yet been extensively explored for Gen VII (and likely won't be for a while), the "True Metronome" setting currently chooses any attack that could be called in the fifth generation and any attack introduced in the sixth or seventh generation, since it's not currently known which of them are actually callable.

 

Number of Attacks:

All Attacks:
All With Z-Moves:
True Metronome:

natu

Z4ck0r

Im using this for a "randomizer" I randomize the moves and I PKHeX the pokemon in.

rayquaza-mega

Negrek Admin

Website: Thousand Roads

Hey, that's pretty cool. I'm always curious what people use this thing for. Hope it's given you some fun movesets to play with!

charmeleon

Siggi

I might use it for a randomizer too.

magcargo

Nuclearinsurgent

My friend and I are setting up a tournament with randomized pokemon, move sets, and abilities. Thanks for a random moveset generator that works.

noctowl

Z4ck0r

I have a Hypno that knows Steam Eruption, Flare Blitz, Nuzzle & Sheer Cold. That Hypno might be my favorite Pokemon on the Randomizer

garchomp

R

&mudkip

rayquaza-mega

Negrek Admin

Website: Thousand Roads

You need to put a semicolon after the pokémon's name if you want to make a sprite. Just posting a sprite is pretty spammy, though; in the future I'll delete comments like this.

diglett

Refdow

thx for this tool, I needed something like this before and ended up doing it manually...

umbreon

Runtoastrun

This is clever. I can use this for a chat RP that I'm doing. Very useful.

raichu

LowieHowie

I think that you should make one of these for every pokemon type as well

rayquaza-mega

Negrek Admin

Website: Thousand Roads

You mean can I set it up so you can ask for a random grass-type attack, instead of any attack at all? Yeah, I can do that.

flygon

me

This is cool. Before my little sister went on Bulbapedia list of moves and used a random number generator. This is so much easier.

chespin

john cena

This is cool! &arceus &ponyta &machamp looks like me!

dunsparce

Chjcdjn

arceus vs giratina

larvitar

gourgeiststar01

Hey! Where can you find a way to get a pokemon image even if their disabled?

shedinja

Magikarp is the best

I got a Shedinja with Light of Ruin, Explosion, Hail, and Spite

typhlosion

A person

So spite isn't an attacking move, and your three other moves will kill shedinja... interesting randomizer.

torterra

Happyfrogadier

Sorry for asking, but how do you make sprites?

riolu

xernevetal

It was in the instruction section, but maybe it was a little unclear. First do this: &, then the name of your Pokemon, then a semicolon. e.g. xerneas

rayquaza-mega

Negrek Admin

Website: Thousand Roads

xernevetal has it right.

Giratina, please stop spamming. If you don't, I'll ban you from commenting.

magnemite

Dan

I like to roleplay as Pokemon trainers a lot, and this helps. Some of the Pokemon know Metronome, so this allows me to truly use it.

pikachu

ShinyNoivern99 &noivern;

I like to roleplay and I use this a lot

kakuna

Larry

I'm using this for a randomizer and my shuckle has aerial ace now!

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