Conversion (move)
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| Conversion テクスチャー Texture | ||||||||||||
| The user changes its type to become the same type as one of its moves. | ||||||||||||
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Conversion (Japanese: テクスチャー Texture) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is the signature move of the Porygon evolution family.
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Effect
Generation I
Conversion changes the user's current type(s) to the target's current type(s).
Generation II onwards
Conversion changes the user's type to match the type of one of the user's moves.
In the anime
 Porygon's transmitter focusing on James's Weezing. |
 Porygon after using Conversion. |
Pokémon
Porygon. Porygon focuses a transmitter on its opponent. Its surface then glows and turns similar as its opponent's surface.
- Used by a Porygon in Electric Soldier Porygon. Debut
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | 
| Porygon | Normal | -- | |
| 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 II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 |
| Porygon | Normal | -- | |
| 233 | 
| Porygon2 | Normal | -- | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 |
| Porygon | Normal | -- | |
| 233 |
| Porygon2 | Normal | -- | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 |
| Porygon | Normal | -- | |
| 233 |
| Porygon2 | Normal | -- | |
| 474 | 
| Porygon-Z | Normal | -- | |
| 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 other languages
- Spanish: Conversión
- German: Umwandlung
- French: Adaptation
- Portuguese: Conversion
- Italian: Conversione
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
