Trick-or-Treat (move)

Trick-or-Treat (Japanese: ハロウィン Halloween) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist.

Effect

Trick-or-Treat adds the Ghost type to the target, in addition to the Pokémon's original type(s). If it is used against a dual-type Pokémon, that Pokémon will have three types at once. If the target already has an additional type added to it by Forest's Curse, that type is replaced with the Ghost type.

Trick-or-Treat will fail if the target Pokémon is already Ghost-type.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous	6, 23, 40
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous	6, 23, 40, 63
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.

Trivia

• Using Trick-or-Treat on a pure Normal-type or a Normal/Psychic-type Pokémon is the only way for a Pokémon to have a sole weakness to the Dark type.
• Using Trick-or-Treat on a Normal/Fairy-type Pokémon is the only way for a Pokémon to have a sole weakness to the Steel type.
• Unlike Forest's Curse, a Pokémon affected by this move cannot have an 8× weakness, as each of the two types the Ghost type is weak to is strong against only one other type.

In other languages

Language Title French Halloween German Halloween Italian Halloween Korean 핼러윈 Halloween Spanish Halloween

Variations of the move Forest's Curse
Forest's Curse • Trick-or-Treat

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