What does wagging fingers have to do with selecting random moves?

In case you don’t know, metronome (the move) is called “wag finger” in Japanese. In other words, I’m asking why metronome is called “wag finger”. It doesn’t seem very related to what it’s supposed to do, other than the animation.

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Finger wagging:

the action of reprimanding or warning someone

Maybe by wagging their finger it is to warn the opponent of what is to come. To reprimand is to send a formal disapproval, which could tie into the move itself. I think the more likely explanation would be the former.

Edit: Let’s break out the Bulbapedia definitions, ooh yeah

(XYORAS) The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move

This pretty clearly says your answer right thar. By wagging their finger, they simply “stimulate” their mind into using a random move. Maybe wagging the finger is a sort of meditation that allows the user to select any move. Most other definitions state this too, so it seems this is a pretty solid explanation.

TL;DR: Wagging the finger allows the user to stimulate their mind into using a random move.

Hope I helped

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.

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