Baton Pass (move)

Baton Pass バトンタッチ Baton Touch

The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting, passing along any stat changes.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Makes the Pokémon who appealed after the user's turn nervous.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  0 Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Baton Pass on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Baton Pass on Eevee's Movedex

Baton Pass (Japanese: バトンタッチ Baton Touch) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Baton Pass switches out the user, passing all temporary stat increases and decreases on to the Pokémon that replaces it in battle. Even moves that ensure hits such as Lock-On are passed. Substitutes, volatile battle status ailments such as Confusion, Aqua Ring, Ingrain, and the effects of other moves that prevent ordinary switching (e.g., Mean Look) can also be passed.

No matter what type of Poké Ball the user was captured in, the animation will always display a normal Poké Ball.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 41 133 Eevee Normal 36C 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 29 166 Ledian Bug Flying 33 190 Aipom Normal 12 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 30 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 40 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 048 Venonat Bug Poison Ledyba, Ledian 123 Scyther Bug Flying Ledyba, Ledian 167 Spinarak Bug Poison Ledyba, Ledian Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

By Nintendo event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Pokémon Stadium 2 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 49RSE 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 47FRLG 133 Eevee Normal 36 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 29 166 Ledian Bug Flying 33 175 Togepi Normal 41FRLG 176 Togetic Normal Flying 41FRLG 190 Aipom Normal 18 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 37 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 40 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 45 303 Mawile Steel 31 311 Plusle Electric 40 312 Minun Electric 40 367 Huntail Water 43 368 Gorebyss Water 43 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 048 Venonat Bug Poison Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 123 Scyther Bug Flying Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 167 Spinarak Bug Poison Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 300 Skitty Normal Eevee Sentret, Furret Togetic Aipom Girafarig Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Mawile Plusle Minun Spinda Absol 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic Mr. Mime 313 Volbeat Bug Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask Mr. Mime 314 Illumise Bug Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask Mr. Mime 327 Spinda Normal Mr. Mime Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Mawile 359 Absol Dark Eevee Sentret, Furret Aipom Girafarig Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Skitty, Delcatty Mawile Spinda Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

By purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 015 Beedrill Bug Poison XD 021 Spearow Normal Flying XD 078 Rapidash Fire XD 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying XD 085 Dodrio Normal Flying XD 097 Hypno Psychic XD 145 Zapdos Electric Flying XD 177 Natu Psychic Flying XD 277 Swellow Normal Flying XD 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic XD 338 Solrock Rock Psychic XD Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 46 133 Eevee Normal 36 151 Mew Psychic 80 161 Sentret Normal 39 162 Furret Normal 46 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 22 166 Ledian Bug Flying 24 175 Togepi Normal 42 176 Togetic Normal Flying 42 190 Aipom Normal 11 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 23 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 37 283 Surskit Bug Water 43 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 45 303 Mawile Steel 31 311 Plusle Electric 42 312 Minun Electric 42 367 Huntail Water 33 368 Gorebyss Water 33 424 Ambipom Normal 11 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 33 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 37 427 Buneary Normal 26 428 Lopunny Normal 26 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 46 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 048 Venonat Bug Poison Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 123 Scyther Bug Flying Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 167 Spinarak Bug Poison Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 207 Gligar Ground Flying Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask 255 Torchic Fire Eevee Sentret, Furret Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Mawile Buneary, Lopunny 300 Skitty Normal Eevee Sentret, Furret Togetic, Togekiss Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Mawile Plusle Minun Buneary, Lopunny 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic Mr. Mime Buneary, Lopunny 313 Volbeat Bug Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask Mr. Mime Buneary, Lopunny 314 Illumise Bug Ledyba, Ledian Surskit, Masquerain Ninjask Mr. Mime Buneary, Lopunny 327 Spinda Normal Mr. Mime Eevee, Sentret, Furret Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Mawile Buneary, Lopunny 359 Absol Dark Eevee Sentret, Furret Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Skitty, Delcatty Mawile Spinda Buneary, Lopunny Buizel, Floatzel 418 Buizel Water Eevee Sentret, Furret Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Skitty, Delcatty Mawile Spinda Absol Huntail Gorebyss Buneary, Lopunny Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In other languages

• German: Staffette
• Spanish: Relevo
• Italian: Staffetta

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