As one of the few players who still care about pet battling, I felt deeply insulted by Blizzard's incompetence because they can't design one decent moveset and they can't balance anything, nor do they even try, so I am on a journey to redesign as many battle pets as I could to hopefully prove pet battling could be revived under my leadership in the future assuming Blizzard hires me. Many new abilities, balance changes, and most importantly: many new pets! This list will be very long, unsurprisingly!
New Abilities:
Ascend to the Heavens and False Surrender similar to Deliberate Retreat.
Arcane Familiar summons an arcane elemental (like Raise Ally).
Beast versions of Sniff Out and Powerball.
Chilling Winds is similar to Scorched Earth, but chilly as the name suggests and all pets are chilled instead of burning.
Fists of Fury hits 4 times (like Omni Pummel).
Fog is a weather ability defined by a 25% healing bonus, but the accuracy is lowered by 10%.
Frost Fever is the dragonkin equivalent of Deep Freeze.
Greed (50% critical strike chance for 5 rounds) and Lucky Coin (team 50% accuracy and 25% critical strike chance for 4 rounds) are split from Need Before Greed (removed).
Holy Light is the humanoid equivalent of Sunlight.
Summon Demon is the same as Raise Ally but summons an imp instead.
Taunt and Void Slip are similar to Deflection.
Void Gaze slows down the enemy team for 9 rounds.
Void Tendrils summons a void tentacle (like Raise Ally).
Weaker version of Body Slam with no cooldown.
Whip Splash is similar to the new Haymaker.
Balance Changes:
Ashes of Outland cooldown lowered, but no longer damages the enemy (like Blinding Powder).
Blood in the Water and Maul changed to a finisher similar to Impale.
Call Darkness renamed to Ritual of Shadow and changed to undead.
Carpnado damage buffed, destroys all objects, and now has fish flop everywhere (Deluge is the version without the fish).
Crystal Overload, Enrage, Overpowered and other double damage boost abilities consistently balanced like Inner Vision.
Cute as a Button now similar to Deflection.
Cute Face and Frolick now a 100% dodge for 1 round with a 4 round cooldown.
Dark Fate and Vengeance now similar to Early Advantage (changed to magic) instead.
Dominance and Focus Chi now a 75% critical strike chance for 3 rounds.
Dreadful Breath changed to aquatic and no longer lasts 3 rounds nor deals additional damage during rain (because of the 25% aquatic damage bonus during rain).
Going Bonkers changed to a 100% damage boost for 1 round.
Haymaker damage lowered, 100% accuracy, but now always stuns the user.
Logic changed to only stun.
Psychic Blast always goes first and the the damage ramps up.
Quell is an interrupt with only a 2 round cooldown.
Return to Sender and Snail Mail changed to humanoid to match other mail abilities.
Rush changed to Humanoid.
Slicing Wind now hits 2-3 times if the user is faster.
Solar Beam completely reworked to a single target alternative to Sunlight.
Starfall now deals additional damage during moonlight.
Spore Shrooms changed to undead.
Void Portal no longer damages the user, but the cooldown is raised to 8 rounds.
Gnomes:
Father Winter’s Helper/Winter’s Little Helper: Snowball/Magic Bauble, Call of Winter/Winter Spirit/Eggnog, Ice Tomb/Gift of Winter’s Veil
Gnomelia Gearheart: Arm Cannon Blast/Punch/Blitz, Nullification Field/Focus, Build Turret/Launch Rocket/Dive Bomb
Magician/Magician's Assistant: Magic Hat/Plot Twist, Smoke Bomb/Greed, Blinding Powder/Polymorph
Party Animal: Foam Sword/Blitz, Confetti/Party Time, Dazzle/Kick
Rotten Little Helper: Club/Blitz, Ticking Present/Booby-Trapped Presents/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Grinch’s Gift/Overhead Bash/Clobber
Gorens:
Crusher: Claw/Poison Spit, Shell Shield/Toxic Bite, Poison Protocol/Terrifying Toxicity
Ore Eater: Bad Breath/Poison Spit, Shell Shield/Toxic Bite, Poison Protocol/Terrifying Toxicity
Ravenous Runt: Claw/Poison Spit, Shell Shield/Toxic Bite, Feed/Puncture Wound
Tunneling Terror: Claw/Rend, Shell Shield/Powerball, Burrow/Terrifying Toxicity
Gronnlings, Ogres and Ogron:
Baby Ogron (Pale/Purple w/ shield): Club/Shield Bash, Stoneskin/Shield Block, Overhead Bash/Haymaker
Baby Ogron (Red): Club/Grab, Stoneskin/Bone Breaker, Overhead Bash/Haymaker
Baby Ogron (Yellow): Club/Grab, Stoneskin/Bone Breaker, Overhead Bash/Clobber
Dug (renamed from Garrlok): Punch/Charge, Battle Cry/Giant’s Blood, Temper Tantrum/Mighty Charge
Grog (renamed from Marrlok): Punch/Charge, Battle Cry/Giant’s Blood, Nap Time/Clobber
Gronnling (Fel): Smash/Fel Immolate, Stoneskin/Fel Spikes, Feral Strike/Fel Fissure
Gronnling (Purple): Smash/Pound, Stoneskin/Enrage, Feral Strike/Thunderclap
Gronnling (Tan): Smash/Stone Shot, Stoneskin/Enrage, Rock Barrage/Earth Tremors
Gronnling (Yellow): Smash/Stone Shot, Stoneskin/Enrage, Feral Strike/Rupture
Tylarr Gronnden: Crush/Ox Charge, Stoneskin/Enrage, Body Slam/Haymaker
Hoplings:
Adventurous Hopling: Jab/Tiger Palm, Smoke Bomb/Celerity, Backflip/Paralysis
Bandit: Bite/Gnaw, Carrot/Lick, Burrow/Lettuce
Feral Vermling/Hopling: Jab/Tiger Palm, Carrot/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Backflip/Lettuce
Imps:
Corefire Imp: Flame Breath/Flurry, Wild Magic/Cauterize, Scorched Earth/Rot
Gregarious Grell: Scratch/Flurry, Nature’s Ward/Autumn Breeze, Sleeping Gas/Dream Dust
Fiendish Imp: Scratch/Flurry, Wild Magic/Healing Flame, Feral Scratching/Ashes of Outland
Rebellious Imp: Fel Breath/Flurry, Wild Magic/Healing Flame, Fel Corruption/Rot
Miscellaneous:
Anubisath Idol: Crush/Stone Shot, Stoneskin/Sandstorm, Body Slam/Rupture
Baby Winston: Tesla Cannon/Crush/Body Slam, Barrier Projector/Primal Rage, Heroic Leap/Haymaker/Logic
Baoh-Xi (changed from magic): Gilded Fist/Sweeping Blow, Stoneskin/Overpowered, Body Slam/Whirlwind
Bonkers: Jab/Tiger Palm, Dodge/Going Bonkers, Haymaker/Tornado Punch
Brother/Sister of Temptation: Shadow Shock/Soul Steal, Summon Demon/Curse of Doom, Death Grip/Lovestruck
B'ubbles: Void Bolt/Void Torrent, Void Storm/Creeping Insanity, Void Slip/Void Portal
Candle Hoarder: Claw/Immolate, Third Degree Burns/Cauterize, Sniff Out/Hot Wax
Controller/Gorger: Anima Bolt/Anima Leech, Drain Power/Consume Magic, Drain Anima/Scavenge Anima
Court Messenger: Package Drop/Express Delivery, Stoneskin/Hate Mail, Lift-Off/Stone Form
Crystal Flayer Youngling: Swipe/Rend, Deflection/Crystal Overload, Great Swipe/Impale
C'uddly: Void Bolt/Void Torrent, Void Slip/Weakness, Void Storm/Lullaby
Cursed Dune Watcher: Crush/Sand Bolt, Stoneskin/Sandstorm, Body Slam/Quicksand
Curious Wolvar Pup: Claw/Swipe, Roar/Frenzyheart Brew, Maul/Great Swipe
Dal: Package Drop/Express Delivery, Taunt/Hate Mail, Lift-Off/Junk Mail
Deceiver of Fools: Gale Slash/Slicing Gale, Looming Fog/Wail, Shroud of Mist/Lullaby
Dredger Butler: Package Drop/Express Delivery, Defensive Stance/Hate Mail, Haymaker/Snail Mail
D'iddly: Shadow Bolt/Shadow Grasp, Ritual of Shadow/Ancient Knowledge, Death Grip/Asphyxiate
Flayer Youngling: Swipe/Rend, Deflection/Focus, Great Swipe/Impale
Gilded Gallant: Punish/Sweeping Blow, Deflection/Ironskin, Dark Fate/Whirlwind
Globe Yeti: Smash/Snowball, Roar/Call of Winter, Gift of Winter Veil/Ice Tomb
Harpy Youngling: Savage Talon/Quills, Preen/Shriek, Lift-off/Eye Gouge
Hogs (would be given the new baby gnoll model): Skull Toss/Rabid Swipe, Bandage/Consume Corpse, Bone Barrage/Bonestorm
Kobold Fist-Thrower: Punch/Blitz, Taunt/Rush, Kick/Clobber
Kun-Lai Runt: Smash/Snowball, Roar/Call of Winter, Rampage/Deep Freeze
Lightless Tormentor: Empowering Strikes/Cleave, Deflection/Ironskin, Unholy Charge/Great Cleave
Lil’ Algalon: Quantum Strike/Big Bang, Moon Tears/Celestial Blessing, Phase Punch/Ascend to the Heavens
Lil’ Bad Wolf: Claw/Pounce, Crouch/Unnerving Howl, Dust Cloud/Prowl
Lost Featherling: Broom/Wind Burst, Ancient Knowledge/For Adventure, Sandstorm/Cyclone
Mawsworn Minion: Empowering Strikes/Cleave/Soul Steal, Deflection/Ironskin, Raise Ally/Grave Destruction
Mini Mindslayer (changed from magic): Mind Spike/Psychic Blast, Drain Power/Disruption, Mana Tap/Life Exchange
Moonkin Hatchling (Alliance): Starsurge/Falling Stars/Claw/Hungry Bite, Moonfire/Roar, Emerald Dream/Elune’s Grace
Moonkin Hatchling (Horde): Solar Blast/Solar Flare/Claw/Hungry Bite, Solar Beam/Roar, Photosynthesis/Autumn Breeze
Mord’al Eveningstar: Punish/Body Slam, Deflection/Ironskin, Dark Fate/Haymaker
Muar (changed from magic): Arcane Blast/Arcane Swipe, Stoneskin/Mana Shield, Stone Form/Surge of Power
Ossirian Idol: Crush/Body Slam, Stoneskin/Holy Light, Restoration/Rays of Holy Light
Pale Brute: Shadow Slash/Shadow Grasp, Ritual of Shadow/Giant’s Blood, Death Grip/Clobber
Pale Fiend: Shadow Slash/Shadow Pounce, Ritual of Shadow/Ravenous Leap, Haunt/Unholy Ascension
Pandaren Monk: Jab/Fists of Fury, Staggered Steps/Focus Chi, Spin Kick/Blackout Kick
Peddlefeet: Bow Shot/Rapid Fire, Love Potion/Love is in the Air, Shot to the Heart/Perfumed Arrow/Lovestruck
Qiraji Guardling: Shank/Ambush, Sandstorm/Focus, Assassinate/Blackout Kick
Qiraji Runt: Crush/Body Slam, Shell Shield/Sandstorm, Mighty Charge/Clobber
Rook: Punish/Body Slam, Deflection/Ironskin, Dark Fate/Mighty Charge
Ruffle: Holy Strike/Omnislash, Light’s Inspiration/Holy Radiance, Ray of Hope/Mass Resurrection
Saurok: Claw/Feral Clawing, Spines/Black Claw, Drain Blood/Aura of Bloodlust (same as Aura of Gonk)
Siren Youngling: Gale Slash/Slicing Gale, Looming Fog/Wail, Renewing Mists/Healing Stream
Snobold Runt: Frost Breath/Flurry, Chilling Winds/Adrenaline Rush, Frost Fever/Sniff Out
Sporeling Sprout: Mud Splat/Spores, Mud Bath/Creeping Fungus, Mudslide/Spore Shrooms
Steward Featherling: Holy Strike/Omnislash, Light’s Blessing/Holy Radiance, Holy Light/Smoke Bomb
Stunted Yeti: Smash/Thrash, Roar/Giant’s Blood, Rampage/Bash
Sunborne Valkyrie: Holy Strike/Omnislash, Restoration/Holy Radiance, Holy Charge/Surge of Light/Holy Justice
T'ickles: Mind Spike/Psychic Blast, Arcane Familiar/Clean Up, Arcane Storm/Table of Discontents
Trapped Stonefiend: Punch/Blitz, Taunt/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Lift-Off/Haymaker
Treasure Goblin: Magic Sword/Magic Daggers, Lucky Coin/Sear Magic, Coin Pouch/Portal
Unborn Val'kyr (changed from undead): Shadow Slash/Soul Steal, Raise Ally/Curse of Doom, Haunt/Unholy Ascension
Void-scarred Anubisath: Void Bolt/Echoing Void, Stoneskin/Inner Vision, Void Storm/Void Tremors
Whomper: Snowball/Thrash, Call of Winter/Winter Spirit, Snowball Barrage/Ice Barrier
W'iggles: Tentacle Slap/Assault, Void Slip/Furious Surge, Twilight Meteorite/Quell
Murlocs:
Classic Baby Murlocs: Weakening Blow/Blitz, Cute as a Button/Lucky Dance, Egg Barrage/Fish Bone
Clam Hunter: Clam Toss/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Clam Barrage/Shiny Pearl
Coldlight Surfrunner: Fish Slap/Furious Splashing, Aged Yolk/Enrage, Whirlpool/Wave Crash
Curious Oracle Hatchling: Dreadful Breath/Thresh, Cleansing Rain/Aged Yolk, Dive/Stench
Finduin: Holy Strike/Blessed Hammer, Shining Light/Holy Radiance, Holy Charge/Mass Resurrection
Gillidan (renamed from Murkidan): Fel Burn/Strike, Metamorphosis (renamed from Murkmorphosis)/Demon’s Blood, Eye Beam/Impale
Gill’dan: Shadow Bolt/Soul Steal, Summon Demon/Curse of Doom, Drain Soul/Consume Soul
Gillvanas: Bow Shot/Rapid Fire, Soul Funnel/Haunting Song, Steady Shot/Raise Dead
Glimr: Fish Slap/Furious Splashing, Healing Wrap/For Adventure, Ray of Hope/Dazzling Dance
Gurgl: Jab/Tiger Palm, Smoke Bomb/Lucky Dance, Egg Barrage/Blackout Kick
Murgle: Fish Slap/Furious Splashing, Lucky Dance/Dazzling Dance, Fish Barrage/Fish Bone
Murhulk Runt: Crush/Charge, Murgl Gurgl/Giant’s Blood, Temper Tantrum/Fish Bone
Murkalot: Punish/Blessed Hammer, Reflective Shield/Holy Ward, Falling Murloc/Holy Charge
Murkastrasza (changed from dragonkin): Flame Breath/Assault, Ancient Blessing/Furious Surge, Quell/Clobber
Necrofin Tadpole: Skull Toss/Soul Steal, Raise Ally/Curse of Doom, Bone Barrage/Corpse Explosion
Slimy Darkhunter: Ooze Touch/Ooze Spit, Corrosive Ooze/Corrosion, Sewage Eruption/Expunge
Squirky: Fish Slap/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/For Adventure, Best Frenzies/Fish Bone
Urchin Hunter: Urchin Spine/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Urchin/Kelp Wrap
Ysergle: Emerald Breath/Assault, Emerald Presence/Furious Surge, Emerald Dream/Elune’s Grace
Worgli the Apprehensive: Club/Shield Charge, Shield Bash (stronger version)/Shield Block, Overhead Bash/False Surrender
Naga:
Baby Naga (Cyan): Water Slash/Furious Splashing, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Shroud of Mist/Bubble Trap
Baby Naga (Grey): Water Slash/Splash, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Whirling Water/Wave Crash
Baby Tentacle Naga (Indigo): Void Slash/Rend, Void Slip/Void Gaze, Void Crash/Hypnosis
Baby Tentacle Naga (Purple): Void Slash/Rend, Void Slip/Void Gaze, Void Tremors/Constrict
Baby Tentacle Naga (Red): Void Bolt/Void Torrent, Void Slip/Void Gaze, Void Tendrils/Creeping Insanity
Flamewaker (Grey): Strike/Magma Wave, Molten Spikes/Fire Shield, Impale/Magma Trap
Harbinger of Flame: Strike/Immolate, Molten Spikes/Flame Shock, Impale/Conflagrate
Kelpfin: Water Slash/Splash, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Waterspout/Riptide
Naga Brute (Blue): Dreadful Breath/Fish Toss, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Fish Barrage/Carpnado
Naga Brute (Fel): Dreadful Breath/Urchin Stinger, Acid Rain/Demon’s Blood, Sand Dollar/Urchin
Naga Brute (Pale): Deep Bite/Deep Claw, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Blood in the Water/Whip Splash
Naga Brute (Purple): Deep Bite/Deep Claw, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Whirlpool/Wave Crash
Trishi: Void Bolt/Void Torrent, Renewing Mists/Rain Dance, Looming Fog/Void Cyclone
Zanj’ir Poker: Water Slash/Frost Breath, Cleansing Rain/Healing Wrap, Whirlpool/Frost Fever
Ranishu
Corpselouse (Beige): Scratch/Flurry, Shell Shield/Powerball, Burrow/Deliberate Retreat
Corpselouse (Dark Brown): Scratch/Munch, Shell Shield/Swarm of Flies, Mudslide/Rot
Corpselouse (Green): Scratch/Flurry, Shell Shield/Powerball, Burrow/Locust Swarm
Corpselouse (Tan): Bad Breath/Munch, Shell Shield/Swarm of Flies, Sickening Stench/Rot
Ranishu (Green): Woodchipper/Gnaw, Shell Shield/Deep Wounds, Feast/Great Flay
Ranishu (Red): Bite/Gnaw, Shell Shield/Powerball, Burrow/Deliberate Retreat
Ranishu Runt: Woodchipper/Lightning Bolt, Shell Shield/Lightning Shield, Feast/Paralyzing Shock
Sprites:
Ashleaf Spriteling: Solar Fire/Rend, Photosynthesis/Autumn Breeze, Solar Beam/Sun Dance
Dandelion Frolicker/Thistleleaf Adventurer: Claw/Rend, Soothing Mists/Autumn Breeze, Frolic/Cowardice
Spriggan Trickster: Claw/Rend, Soothing Mists/Autumn Breeze, Frolic/Weald Wall
Thistlebrush Bud: Claw/Rend, Nature’s Ward/Autumn Breeze, Frolic/Refuge
Winterleaf Spriggan: Snowball/Ice Lance, Call of Winter/Frost Shock, Frolic/Ice Barrier
Wyrmtongues:
Alliance/*Horde Enthusiast: Ban Hammer/Blitz, For the Alliance (*For the Horde)/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Queue Dodge/Clobber
Scrappy: Grenade/Punch/Blitz, Frenzy/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Face Punch/Dynamite
Wyrmy Tunkins: Punch/Blitz, Frenzy/Jar of Smelly Liquid, Face Punch/Chum/Fish Bone
Some entries are still unfinished, so I may need help filling in the blanks. Constructive criticism is helpful. Granted, some pets do have extra abilities for good reason: some movesets would feel incomplete (Rascal-Bot would lose Armageddon otherwise). Also a great way to include more underused abilities I want.
