Conversion (move)

Conversion テクスチャー Texture

The user changes its type to become the same type as one of its moves.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) 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 I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Conversion on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Conversion on Eevee's Movedex

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.

Effect

Generation I

Conversion changes the user's current type(s) to the target's current type(s).

Generation II and on

Conversion changes the user's type to match the type of one of the user's moves.

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 the anime

	Focusing	Converted
The user scans the opponent and coverts into it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Porygon	Porygon focuses a transmitter on its opponent. Its surface then glows and turns similar as its opponent's surface.
Dr. Akihabara's Porygon	Electric Soldier Porygon		Debut

In other languages

• Spanish: Conversión
• German: Umwandlung
• French: Adaptation
• Portuguese: Conversão
• Italian: Conversione

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