Thread: Most overused moves used in the anime?

I wasn't sure where to post this, so forgive me if it looks like a double-post.

Are there any moves in the anime you think are overused by too many Pokemon? I'll list my examples.

-Attract
-Aerial Ace
-Hidden Power

Thunderbolt obviously. Also Water Gun, Flamethrower, Ice beam.

Attract? That one only started seeing a lot of use with Gen V.

Originally Posted by YamiiDenryuu

Attract? That one only started seeing a lot of use with Gen V.

True, but I just noticed with Gen 5 anime episodes that a lot of Pokemon carry the same moves, used over and over again, like Attract. How many Pokemon known Hidden Power, too, when they could have something else? Or Aerial Ace? Or Stone Edge?

I remembered in AG Iron Tail, Water Pulse, Focus Punch, and Shadow Ball were overused quite a lot. In Johto Water Gun was token moves for almost all of Misty's Pokemon and any other Water-type.

-Bubblebeam
-Energy Ball
-Rock Smash
-Flamethrower
-Solar Beam
-Aerial Ace
-Swift
-Hydro Pump

Dig, Swift, Razor Leaf, Vine Whip, Water Gun, Iron Tail, etc

In the BW series, I'd agree with Attract. Otherwise...I mean...Thunderbolt?

Flamethrower
Hidden Power
Quick Attack

Being a defensive move that almost every Pokemon can use, Protect gets tons of use in the show.

Tackle?
Aerial Ace
Swift
Flamethrower
Thunderbolt
Attract-(BW)

Are you a belligerent wild Pokemon or owned by a villain? Then you're entitled to a free TM15! Enjoy spamming Hyper Beam.

Tackle
Dig
Protect
Thunderbolt (Let's be real its Pikachu's "signature" move in the anime)
Iron Tail (Pre BW series anyway)
Attract
Water Gun
Quick Attack
Flamethrower
Shadow Ball
Double Team
Aerial Ace
Hyper Beam
Hidden Power
X-Scissor
Swift
Aura Sphere (EVERY Lucario seen knows it...I think so anyway)
Flame Charge

and the list goes on...

Oh yeah Instant Freeze Ice Beam; because unlike the games it seems that nearly EVERY Ice Beam attack is able to freeze the opponent

Just about any move that Our Gang's Pokémon know, since TPTB are strictly enforcing the four-move-per-Pokémon limit.

In DP there were I lot of Iron Tail users. In BW, I guess Attract was overused early on and now Hidden Power seems to be. Any maybe Thunderbolt.

There are some moves that have been more frequently used in various series. In the OS, we've seen a lot of Water Gun (since nearly EVERY Water-type in the gang knew it), Tackle, Flamethrower, Vine Whip, and Razor Leaf; a lot of Iron Tail in AG (and from then on), Bullet Seed, and still quite a bit of Water Gun; Bubblebeam, Whirlpool, and Aqua Jet DP; and BW, Attract.

But there are also moves we've seen a lot at various time throughout the anime such as Thunderbolt (obviously), the aforementioned Water Gun and Iron Tail, Focus Blast, Shadow Ball, Poison Tail, Steel Wing and I'm sure there are others.