Substitute (move)
Substitute みがわり Scapegoat | ||||||||||||
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Substitute (Japanese: みがわり Scapegoat) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM50 in Generation I before losing its TM status in Generation II. It regained its TM status, albeit as TM90, in Generation IV onwards. It was Mr. Mime's signature move in Generation II.
Effect
Generation I
Using 25% of its maximum HP, the user creates a substitute with 1 HP more than the amount of HP lost by the user. If the user's current HP is less than 25% (rounded down) of its maximum HP, it will be too weak to make a substitute and the move will fail. If the user's current HP is exactly equal to 25% (rounded down) of its maximum HP, it will faint upon creating the substitute. If the user's maximum HP is 3 or less, it will not lose any HP when the substitute is made. A substitute will have the same type and stats as the Pokémon that created it.
Once created, any damage inflicted by the opponent will be redirected to the substitute instead. If the substitute runs out of HP (it takes total damage equal to or greater than the HP used to make it), it will break. A one-hit KO move, if it hits, will always break a substitute.
While the user has a substitute up, the opponent cannot lower the user's stat stages, nor poison, freeze, burn, or flinch the user. The opponent can paralyze the user through a status move's primary effect (like Thunder Wave), but not a damaging move's side effect (like Thunderbolt). Conversely, the opponent can confuse the user through a damaging move's side effect (like Confusion), but not a status move's primary effect (like Confuse Ray), and not if the damaging move causes the substitute to break. Substitutes do not protect the user against sleep. The substitute breaks after all primary and side effects of a move have been determined, so, for example, Ice Beam will never freeze the user even if the move just caused the substitute to break.
Substitutes will not prevent the user from gaining HP or from losing HP due to crash damage, recoil damage, or recurring damage from an already existing status condition. Additionally, Substitute will not alter the use of Disable, Haze, Leech Seed, Super Fang, Transform, or partial trapping moves by the opponent or Bide, Counter, or Rage by the user.
Due to a glitch, if a user with a substitute takes self-inflicted confusion damage, the damage is applied to the opponent's substitute instead. If the opponent does not have a substitute, the damage effectively vanishes.
If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with Hyper Beam, it will not need to recharge. If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with Explosion or Selfdestruct, it will not faint, though its picture will still disappear until it switches out (or uses Substitute itself). If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with a recoil move, it will not take any recoil damage. If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with a draining move, no HP will be restored to it. If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with Pay Day, that use of Pay Day will not count toward the money its Trainer picks up at the end of the battle. If an opponent attacks a Substitute with a multi-hit attack, the hits will automatically end if the substitute breaks.
In Stadium, several oddities and glitches listed above were fixed:
- A substitute will always block the opponent from inflicting paralysis and confusion, as well as sleep (thus blocking all six major status conditions).
- If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with Explosion or Selfdestruct, it will faint as usual.
- Draining moves will fail entirely against a Pokémon with a substitute.
- If the user's current HP is exactly equal to 25% (rounded down) of its maximum HP, it will be too weak to create a substitute.
Generation II
If the user has a status condition, they will still take any damage from that status condition after they have used Substitute.
If the substitute is broken by a target's Self-Destruct or Explosion, the user of that move will faint. Breaking a substitute no longer prevents recoil damage.
If the user of Substitute has 25% or less of its max HP (rounded down), it will be unable to make a substitute.
A substitute can be Baton Passed, and can absorb damage from partial-trapping moves.
The following moves are not blocked by the substitute:
Generations III and IV
Multi-strike moves may now continue attacking after breaking a substitute, doing damage directly to the opponent.
Intimidate is blocked by the substitute and is the only Ability affected by it. A substitute will not block Defog's evasion decrease.
Shedinja, having a maximum of only 1 HP, cannot make a substitute.
The following moves are not blocked by the substitute:
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Generation V
Substitute now blocks Transform and the stat-lowering effect of Defog, and Sky Drop will fail if used against a Pokémon behind a substitute.
The following moves are not blocked by the substitute:
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Generation VI
Substitute no longer blocks sound-based moves, such as Metal Sound, or moves used by Pokémon with the Ability Infiltrator.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
122 | Mr. Mime | Psychic | Fairy | 47 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||||
352 | Kecleon | Normal | 40 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 37 42 | |||||||||
439 | Mime Jr. | Psychic | Fairy | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||||||||
479 | Rotom | Electric | Ghost | 36 | 36 | 36 | ||||||||||
656 | Froakie | Water | 35 | |||||||||||||
657 | Frogadier | Water | 38 | |||||||||||||
658 | Greninja | Water | Dark | 43 | ||||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
108 | Lickitung* | Normal | ||||||||||||
113 | Chansey* | Normal | ||||||||||||
115 | Kangaskhan* | Normal | ||||||||||||
131 | Lapras* | Water | Ice | |||||||||||
143 | Snorlax* | Normal | ||||||||||||
161 | Sentret | Normal | ||||||||||||
173 | Cleffa* | Normal | ||||||||||||
175 | Togepi* | Normal | ||||||||||||
183 | Marill* | Water | ||||||||||||
263 | Zigzagoon | Normal | ||||||||||||
300 | Skitty | Normal | ||||||||||||
311 | Plusle* | Electric | ||||||||||||
312 | Minun* | Electric | ||||||||||||
325 | Spoink | Psychic | ||||||||||||
359 | Absol | Dark | ||||||||||||
440 | Happiny* | Normal | ||||||||||||
446 | Munchlax* | Normal | ||||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By TM
# | Pokémon | Type | Machine | |||||||||||||
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I TM50 |
II -- |
III -- |
IV TM90 |
V TM90 |
VI TM90 | |||||||||||
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Substitute except Unown, Wobbuffet, Wynaut, Kricketot, Burmy, Tynamo, and Spewpa. | ||||||||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By Move Tutor
# | Pokémon | Type | Game | ||||
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FRLG | E | XD | |||||
001 | Bulbasaur | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
002 | Ivysaur | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
003 | Venusaur | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
004 | Charmander | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
005 | Charmeleon | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
006 | Charizard | Fire | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
007 | Squirtle | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
008 | Wartortle | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
009 | Blastoise | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
012 | Butterfree | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
015 | Beedrill | Bug | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
016 | Pidgey | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
017 | Pidgeotto | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
018 | Pidgeot | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
019 | Rattata | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
020 | Raticate | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
021 | Spearow | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
022 | Fearow | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
023 | Ekans | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
024 | Arbok | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
025 | Pikachu | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
026 | Raichu | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
027 | Sandshrew | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
028 | Sandslash | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
029 | Nidoran♀ | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
030 | Nidorina | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
031 | Nidoqueen | Poison | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
032 | Nidoran♂ | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
033 | Nidorino | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
034 | Nidoking | Poison | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
035 | Clefairy | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
036 | Clefable | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
037 | Vulpix | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
038 | Ninetales | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
039 | Jigglypuff | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
040 | Wigglytuff | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
041 | Zubat | Poison | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
042 | Golbat | Poison | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
043 | Oddish | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
044 | Gloom | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
045 | Vileplume | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
046 | Paras | Bug | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
047 | Parasect | Bug | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
048 | Venonat | Bug | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
049 | Venomoth | Bug | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
050 | Diglett | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
051 | Dugtrio | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
052 | Meowth | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
053 | Persian | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
054 | Psyduck | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
055 | Golduck | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
056 | Mankey | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
057 | Primeape | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
058 | Growlithe | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
059 | Arcanine | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
060 | Poliwag | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
061 | Poliwhirl | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
062 | Poliwrath | Water | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
063 | Abra | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
064 | Kadabra | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
065 | Alakazam | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
066 | Machop | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
067 | Machoke | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
068 | Machamp | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
069 | Bellsprout | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
070 | Weepinbell | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
071 | Victreebel | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
072 | Tentacool | Water | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
073 | Tentacruel | Water | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
074 | Geodude | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
075 | Graveler | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
076 | Golem | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
077 | Ponyta | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
078 | Rapidash | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
079 | Slowpoke | Water | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
080 | Slowbro | Water | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
081 | Magnemite | Electric | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
082 | Magneton | Electric | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
083 | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
084 | Doduo | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
085 | Dodrio | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
086 | Seel | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
087 | Dewgong | Water | Ice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
088 | Grimer | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
089 | Muk | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
090 | Shellder | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
091 | Cloyster | Water | Ice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
092 | Gastly | Ghost | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
093 | Haunter | Ghost | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
094 | Gengar | Ghost | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
095 | Onix | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
096 | Drowzee | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
097 | Hypno | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
098 | Krabby | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
099 | Kingler | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
100 | Voltorb | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
101 | Electrode | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
102 | Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
103 | Exeggutor | Grass | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
104 | Cubone | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
105 | Marowak | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
106 | Hitmonlee | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
107 | Hitmonchan | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
108 | Lickitung | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
109 | Koffing | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
110 | Weezing | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
111 | Rhyhorn | Ground | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
112 | Rhydon | Ground | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
113 | Chansey | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
114 | Tangela | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
115 | Kangaskhan | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
116 | Horsea | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
117 | Seadra | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
118 | Goldeen | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
119 | Seaking | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
120 | Staryu | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
121 | Starmie | Water | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
122 | Mr. Mime | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
123 | Scyther | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
124 | Jynx | Ice | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
125 | Electabuzz | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
126 | Magmar | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
127 | Pinsir | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
128 | Tauros | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
130 | Gyarados | Water | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
131 | Lapras | Water | Ice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
133 | Eevee | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
134 | Vaporeon | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
135 | Jolteon | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
136 | Flareon | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
137 | Porygon | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
138 | Omanyte | Rock | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
139 | Omastar | Rock | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
140 | Kabuto | Rock | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
141 | Kabutops | Rock | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
142 | Aerodactyl | Rock | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
143 | Snorlax | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
144 | Articuno | Ice | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
145 | Zapdos | Electric | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
146 | Moltres | Fire | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
147 | Dratini | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
148 | Dragonair | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
149 | Dragonite | Dragon | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
150 | Mewtwo | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
151 | Mew | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
152 | Chikorita | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
153 | Bayleef | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
154 | Meganium | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
155 | Cyndaquil | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
156 | Quilava | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
157 | Typhlosion | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
158 | Totodile | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
159 | Croconaw | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
160 | Feraligatr | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
161 | Sentret | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
162 | Furret | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
163 | Hoothoot | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
164 | Noctowl | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
165 | Ledyba | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
166 | Ledian | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
167 | Spinarak | Bug | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
168 | Ariados | Bug | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
169 | Crobat | Poison | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
170 | Chinchou | Water | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
171 | Lanturn | Water | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
172 | Pichu | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
173 | Cleffa | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
174 | Igglybuff | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
175 | Togepi | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
176 | Togetic | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
177 | Natu | Psychic | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
178 | Xatu | Psychic | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
179 | Mareep | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
180 | Flaaffy | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
181 | Ampharos | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
182 | Bellossom | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
183 | Marill | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
184 | Azumarill | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
185 | Sudowoodo | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
186 | Politoed | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
187 | Hoppip | Grass | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
188 | Skiploom | Grass | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
189 | Jumpluff | Grass | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
190 | Aipom | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
191 | Sunkern | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
192 | Sunflora | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
193 | Yanma | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
194 | Wooper | Water | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
195 | Quagsire | Water | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
196 | Espeon | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
197 | Umbreon | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
198 | Murkrow | Dark | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
199 | Slowking | Water | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
200 | Misdreavus | Ghost | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
203 | Girafarig | Normal | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
204 | Pineco | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
205 | Forretress | Bug | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
206 | Dunsparce | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
207 | Gligar | Ground | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
208 | Steelix | Steel | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
209 | Snubbull | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
210 | Granbull | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
211 | Qwilfish | Water | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
212 | Scizor | Bug | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
213 | Shuckle | Bug | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
214 | Heracross | Bug | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
215 | Sneasel | Dark | Ice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
216 | Teddiursa | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
217 | Ursaring | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
218 | Slugma | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
219 | Magcargo | Fire | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
220 | Swinub | Ice | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
221 | Piloswine | Ice | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
222 | Corsola | Water | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
223 | Remoraid | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
224 | Octillery | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
225 | Delibird | Ice | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
226 | Mantine | Water | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
227 | Skarmory | Steel | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
228 | Houndour | Dark | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
229 | Houndoom | Dark | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
230 | Kingdra | Water | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
231 | Phanpy | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
232 | Donphan | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
233 | Porygon2 | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
234 | Stantler | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
236 | Tyrogue | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
237 | Hitmontop | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
238 | Smoochum | Ice | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
239 | Elekid | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
240 | Magby | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
241 | Miltank | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
242 | Blissey | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
243 | Raikou | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
244 | Entei | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
245 | Suicune | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
246 | Larvitar | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
247 | Pupitar | Rock | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
248 | Tyranitar | Rock | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
249 | Lugia | Psychic | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
250 | Ho-Oh | Fire | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
251 | Celebi | Psychic | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
252 | Treecko | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
253 | Grovyle | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
254 | Sceptile | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
255 | Torchic | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
256 | Combusken | Fire | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
257 | Blaziken | Fire | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
258 | Mudkip | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
259 | Marshtomp | Water | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
260 | Swampert | Water | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
261 | Poochyena | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
262 | Mightyena | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
263 | Zigzagoon | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
264 | Linoone | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
267 | Beautifly | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
269 | Dustox | Bug | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
270 | Lotad | Water | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
271 | Lombre | Water | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
272 | Ludicolo | Water | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
273 | Seedot | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
274 | Nuzleaf | Grass | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
275 | Shiftry | Grass | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
276 | Taillow | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
277 | Swellow | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
278 | Wingull | Water | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
279 | Pelipper | Water | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
280 | Ralts | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
281 | Kirlia | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
282 | Gardevoir | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
283 | Surskit | Bug | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
284 | Masquerain | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
285 | Shroomish | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
286 | Breloom | Grass | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
287 | Slakoth | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
288 | Vigoroth | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
289 | Slaking | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
290 | Nincada | Bug | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
291 | Ninjask | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
292 | Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
293 | Whismur | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
294 | Loudred | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
295 | Exploud | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
296 | Makuhita | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
297 | Hariyama | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
298 | Azurill | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
299 | Nosepass | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
300 | Skitty | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
301 | Delcatty | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
302 | Sableye | Dark | Ghost | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
303 | Mawile | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
304 | Aron | Steel | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
305 | Lairon | Steel | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
306 | Aggron | Steel | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
307 | Meditite | Fighting | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
308 | Medicham | Fighting | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
309 | Electrike | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
310 | Manectric | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
311 | Plusle | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
312 | Minun | Electric | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
313 | Volbeat | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
314 | Illumise | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
315 | Roselia | Grass | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
316 | Gulpin | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
317 | Swalot | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
318 | Carvanha | Water | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
319 | Sharpedo | Water | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
320 | Wailmer | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
321 | Wailord | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
322 | Numel | Fire | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
323 | Camerupt | Fire | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
324 | Torkoal | Fire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
325 | Spoink | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
326 | Grumpig | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
327 | Spinda | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
328 | Trapinch | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
329 | Vibrava | Ground | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
330 | Flygon | Ground | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
331 | Cacnea | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
332 | Cacturne | Grass | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
333 | Swablu | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
334 | Altaria | Dragon | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
335 | Zangoose | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
336 | Seviper | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
337 | Lunatone | Rock | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
338 | Solrock | Rock | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
339 | Barboach | Water | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
340 | Whiscash | Water | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
341 | Corphish | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
342 | Crawdaunt | Water | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
343 | Baltoy | Ground | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
344 | Claydol | Ground | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
345 | Lileep | Rock | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
346 | Cradily | Rock | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
347 | Anorith | Rock | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
348 | Armaldo | Rock | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
349 | Feebas | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
350 | Milotic | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
351 | Castform | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
352 | Kecleon | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
353 | Shuppet | Ghost | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
354 | Banette | Ghost | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
355 | Duskull | Ghost | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
356 | Dusclops | Ghost | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
357 | Tropius | Grass | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
358 | Chimecho | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
359 | Absol | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
361 | Snorunt | Ice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
362 | Glalie | Ice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
363 | Spheal | Ice | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
364 | Sealeo | Ice | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
365 | Walrein | Ice | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
366 | Clamperl | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
367 | Huntail | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
368 | Gorebyss | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
369 | Relicanth | Water | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
370 | Luvdisc | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
371 | Bagon | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
372 | Shelgon | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
373 | Salamence | Dragon | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
375 | Metang | Steel | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
376 | Metagross | Steel | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
377 | Regirock | Rock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
378 | Regice | Ice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
379 | Registeel | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
380 | Latias | Dragon | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
381 | Latios | Dragon | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
382 | Kyogre | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
383 | Groudon | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
384 | Rayquaza | Dragon | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
385 | Jirachi | Steel | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
386 | Deoxys Normal Forme |
Psychic | ✔ | ||||
386 | Deoxys Attack Forme |
Psychic | ✔ | ||||
386 | Deoxys Defense Forme |
Psychic | ✔ | ||||
386 | Deoxys Speed Forme |
Psychic | ✔ | ||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
By event
Generation II
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In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Substitute turns the foe in front into a decoy, causing other foes to attack it.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
Substitute is the down special move for Greninja. The substitute doll it summons resembles those from the main games, though it can also summon a log. The move functions as a counter, attacking opponents who hit Greninja while it is posing. Additionally, there is a trophy of the substitute doll in the Wii U version of the game.
Trophy Information
If it looks like a Pokémon and it gets attacked like a Pokémon, it's probably a- Oh, no, it could also be a Substitute Doll. This cute plush figure appears out of nowhere when a Pokémon uses the move Substitute. Is that a smile on its face or a grimace of determination? Only the doll knows, and it's not telling.
Description
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Sprites
This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Missing the substitute images from Generation VI (and Stadium, in case it's different from Stadium 2) |
A substitute from Generations I and II |
A substitute from Stadium 2 |
A substitute from Generation III |
A substitute from Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team |
A substitute from Generation IV |
A substitute from Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky |
A substitute from Generation V |
In the anime
The user creates a substitute that resembles it. The substitute fades away soon after. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Shaymin creates a clone that looks exactly like itself. It then fades soon after. | |||
Shaymin (M11) | Giratina and the Sky Warrior | Debut | |
Delcatty creates an exact copy of itself. When it gets hit, it disappears in a puff of smoke. | |||
Lila's Delcatty | Battling the Generation Gap! | None | |
Togepi moves quickly when the opponent is about to attack and creates an afterimage of itself. When the afterimage gets hit, it disappears. | |||
A wild Togepi | Where No Togepi Has Gone Before! | None | |
Accelgor's body flashes white, and a double that looks exactly like Accelgor dashes out of its body and at the opponent. When the afterimage is hit by an attack, it disappears in a puff of smoke. | |||
Professor Juniper's Accelgor | Evolution Exchange Excitement! | None |
In the manga
In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
The user creates a copy of itself. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Leafeon creates a copy of itself that disappears after taking a certain amount of damage. | |||
Lily's Leafeon | Into The Hands Of Evil?! | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user creates a substitute that resembles it. The substitute fades away soon after. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Pikachu creates a see-through after image of itself by cutting a quarter of its health. Pikachu can form the substitute to any form it wants. Once the after image gets hit, however, it disappears. | |||
Red's Pika | Meanwhile... Vileplume! | Debut |
In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
The user transforms into a doll, similar to the one in the games. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Ninetales transforms into a doll which prevents itself from being hurt from attacks until the doll fades away. | |||
Enta's Ninetales | Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden | Debut |
In other generations
Trivia
- In most games, the decoy and the Pokémon will switch places when the Pokémon executes a move. The only exception is in Pokémon Battle Revolution, where the battle animations play out as if the substitute was the one performing the move. It generally remains stationary, except when using moves like Fly or Bounce.
- In the Generation I and II games, the substitute resembles the Pokémon Rhydon.
- Shedinja can learn Substitute despite being incapable of using it, as its HP is too low to create a substitute.
- Substitutes are interpreted differently throughout all forms of Pokémon canon. In the games, a substitute is seen as an inanimate decoy which simply stands in for the Pokémon. In the anime, substitutes are seen to be clones of the user. In the manga, substitutes are like the anime representation, but more spectral and transparent, as shown by Red's Pikachu in Peace of Mime.
- In the Mystery Dungeon series, if the player eats an X-Eye Seed, all other Pokémon appear as substitutes.
- The Plush Toy enemy in the Mystery Doors of the Magical Land Series movie in Pokéstar Studios is similar to a substitute.
- In Pokémon Stadium, glitch Pokémon will appear as the substitutes. The color will vary, however, due to the player's ID and the glitch Pokémon's name. This is because the game treats the glitch Pokémon's name as a nickname, which cause Pokémon to change colors in the Stadium series.
- In Generation VI, the size of the substitute depends on the size of the Pokémon using it. For example, a substitute made by a Kyurem will be bigger than that of a Flabébé.
- In the Pokémon Origins episode File 4 - Charizard, a Growlithe can be seen playing with a substitute plushie in Mr Fuji's Pokémon House.
- During Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Direct on April 8, 2014, a substitute plushie is seen in place of Masahiro Sakurai as he goes to showcase some of the Pokémon available from the Poké Ball and Master Ball items.
- In Under the Pledging Tree!, a Substitute doll was one of the items offered to Ash by a market vendor in Coumarine City.
In other languages
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