Inkay - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Inkay can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Inkay artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
6
7
8
9

Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Inkay learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
3	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
6	Wrap	Normal	15	90
9	Payback	Dark	50	100
12	Pluck	Flying	60	100
15	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
18	Swagger	Normal	—	85
21	Slash	Normal	70	100
24	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
27	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
31	Switcheroo	Dark	—	100
33	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
36	Topsy-Turvy	Dark	—	—
39	Superpower	Fighting	120	100

Egg moves

Inkay learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acupressure	Normal	—	—
Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Inkay is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
16	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
41	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
54	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
62	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
74	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
75	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
94	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
98	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
109	Trick	Psychic	—	100
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
120	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
125	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
129	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
132	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
140	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
161	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
177	Spite	Ghost	—	100
178	Gravity	Psychic	—	—
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
185	Lunge	Bug	80	100
199	Lash Out	Dark	75	100
203	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
217	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
218	Expanding Force	Psychic	80	100

Inkay egg move parents

In other generations
6
7
8
9

Inkay

Inkay's egg groups: Water 1, Water 2

The egg moves for Inkay are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Inkay with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Inkay with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Acupressure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Pincurchin Overqwil
Breeding	Inkay Arrokuda Barraskewda
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Acupressure

Destiny Bond

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Overqwil
Breeding	Delibird Inkay
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Destiny Bond

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke Slowbro Galarian Slowbro Slowking Galarian Slowking Bruxish
Breeding	Seel Horsea Inkay
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Disable