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I've found a lot that lower your own stats, and my brother says that few moves do the opposite, so is he right? Just how many are there? Please give a list and at the top put the total number. Thanks so much!

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Are you talking only about moves that immediately lowers a stat, such as Icy Wind and Fire Lash?
I didn't realize there were moves that lowered stats not immediately, but sure, list those too.

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There are 45 attacking moves that can lower the stat of the opponent

I used a command on Pokemon Showdown that helps to find all the moves that do damage and lower a stat: /nms !status, lowers [insert stat here]

Attack
> /ms !status, lowers Atk:
Aurora Beam, Breaking Swipe, Lunge, Play Rough, Trop Kick

Defense
> /ms !status, lowers defense:
Crunch, Crush Claw, Fire Lash, Grav Apple, Iron Tail, Liquidation, Razor Shell, Rock Smash, Shadow Bone, Thunderous Kick

Special Attack
> /nms !status, lowers specialattack:
Mist Ball, Moonblast, Mystical Fire, Skitter Smack, Snarl, Spirit Break, Struggle Bug

Special Defense
> /nms !status, lowers specialdefense:
Acid, Acid Spray, Apple Acid, Bug Buzz, Earth Power, Energy Ball, Flash Cannon, Focus Blast, Luster Purge, Psychic, Seed Flare, Shadow Ball

Speed
> /nms !status, lowers speed:
Bubble, Bubble Beam, Bulldoze, Constrict, Drum Beating, Electroweb, Glaciate, Icy Wind, Low Sweep, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb

The command I used searches for moves that lowers a stat, and !status excludes status moves that lowers stats, making me able to search for attacking moves that can lower the stat of an opponent. Hope this helps.
In total, there are 45 moves that do damage and lowers the stat of the opponent.

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Thanks MM, can I call you MM, or do you prefer the whole username?
Sure, you can call me MM. And your welcome. :)
Okay, thanks again.
Just in case you were wondering,
/nms !status,lowers accuracy:
Leaf Tornado, Mirror Shot, Mud Bomb, Mud-Slap, Muddy Water, Night Daze, Octazooka
Thanks sumwun.