U-turn (move)
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U-turn (Japanese: とんぼがえり Round-trip) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.
Effect
U-turn deals damage and then switches the user out. The user will not be switched out if the user is the only Pokémon in the party that is able to battle.
If the foe Pokémon uses Pursuit on the same turn U-turn is used, Pursuit will deal normal damage if the foe is faster, or double damage if the foe is slower than the user.
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, if the Pokémon selected after the switch-out is holding a Choice item and also knows the move U-turn, they will be forced to use U-turn as their next attack despite not having made a move.
U-turn may be used to switch out of Ingrain, but Ingrain's effects will not be passed on. U-turn can also be used to switch out if the foe has either the Arena Trap or Shadow Tag abilities.
Learnset
Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM89
Trivia
- Despite being spelled with a lowercase "t" (as "U-turn") in the bag as a TM and on the status screen, when used in battle it is displayed as "U-Turn", with a capital "T".
In other languages
- French: Demi-Tour
- Spanish: Ida y Vuelta
- Italian: Retromarcia
- German: Kehrtwende
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
