Baton Pass (move)

Baton Pass バトンタッチ Baton Touch

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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 Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

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

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user 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

Generation II to IV

Baton Pass switches out the user, passing all temporary stats increases and decreases on to the Pokémon that replaces it in battle. Most volatile status ailments and (such as confusion, seeding, and curse, but not infatuation) and volatile battle statuses (such as Substitute, Lock-On, and Ingrain) 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.

Baton Pass will not trigger Pursuit.

Generation V

The effects of moves that prevent ordinary switching, such as Mean Look, are no longer passed on to the incoming Pokémon.

The correct type of Poké Ball the user was caught with is now displayed in the animation.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Baton Pass makes the user switch places with another Pokémon in the room. If the user has any stat changes, those effects will be copied to the other Pokémon.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A move that transfers the user's status changes to the next Pokémon when switching. GSC Switches while keeping effects. RSEColo.XD Switches out the user while keeping effects in play. FRLG The user switches out, passing along any stat changes to the new battler. DPPtHGSSBWB2W2 The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting, passing along any stat changes.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	41			49	47	46				46
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal		36	36			36				36	33
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			80				80
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	no			no			39				39
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	no			no			46				46
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	29			29			22				22
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	33			33			24				24
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	no				41	42				41
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	no				41	42				41
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	12			18			11				11
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	30			37			23				23
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	40			40			37				37
283		Surskit	Bug	Water	no			no			43				43
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	no			45			45				45
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	no			31			31				31
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	no			40			42				44
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	no			40			42				44
367		Huntail	Water		Water	no			43			33				33
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	no			43			33				33
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	no			no			11				11
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	no			no			33				38	44
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	no			no			37				44	52
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	no			no			26				26
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	no			no			26				26
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			46				46
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				33
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				39
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison	no			no			no				30
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	no			no
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire	no			no
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	no
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	no
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	no
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	no
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	no
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	no
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no			no
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			no
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass	no			no			no
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass	no			no			no
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying	no			no			no
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	no			no			no
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no
632		Durant	Bug	Steel	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 015 Beedrill Bug Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 021 Spearow Normal Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 078 Rapidash Fire Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 085 Dodrio Normal Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 097 Hypno Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 145 Zapdos Electric Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 177 Natu Psychic Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 277 Swellow Normal Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 338 Solrock Rock Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 418 Buizel Water Pokéwalker - White Lake 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 event

Generation II

#   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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 048 Venonat Bug Poison Dream World - Dream Park 123 Scyther Bug Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 616 Shelmet Bug Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Aipom	Ledian
The user touches the opponent, passing on their increases to the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Aipom	Aipom touches the target with the hand on its tail, passing on their stat increases to the target.
Gold's Aibo	The Last Battle VI		Debut
Ledian	Ledian raises its hands into the air and goes back into its Poké Ball. When the next Pokémon is sent out, all of Ledian's stat changes are added to the next sent out Pokémon.
The Battle Factory's Ledian	VS. Ledian		None

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

	Illumise
The user fires a beam at the target, transferring their stat increases.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Illumise	Illumise fires a beam from its ears at the target, transferring their stat increases.
Enta's Illumise	Aim for the Top!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 接棒 Jiēbàng European French Relais German Staffette Greek Σκυτάλη Italian Staffetta Korean 바톤터치 Baton Touch Brazilian Portuguese Alívio Serbian Štafeta Spanish Relevo

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