Special moves are kingdom dependent, so other kingdoms have other moves.
There is no need to try to learn your enemies special moves since you can't counter them anyways.
* Mol Rehan have quick stamina cheap moves that do less damage and punish the opponents combat rating.
* HOTS have slow high damage moves that cost more stamina and often drains stamina.
* Jenn Kellon have medium time moves that create multiple wounds.
* Freedom Isles special moves are a mixture of the above, more depending on the weapon you use.
Autofighting will try special moves when you have a high enough chance to use them. They use your normal to hit chance, so if you hit little it may not be worth trying a special move. You lose 1/10th of the stamina cost of the move if you fail.