Return (move)

"Return" may also refer to an exclamation often used in the anime when recalling a Pokémon.

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Return おんがえし Return Favor

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM27 in Generation II TM27 in Generation III TM27 in Generation IV TM27 in Generation V

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Excites the audience in any contest.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Return on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Return on Eevee's Movedex

Return (Japanese: おんがえし Return Favor) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM27 since Generation II.

Effect

Return inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. The base power of Return is dependent on the friendship of the user. The greater the user's friendship, the greater the base power. The base power can be calculated using the following formula:

Base Power = Friendship / 2.5

The base power of Return varies between 1 (minimum friendship) and 102 (maximum friendship). The base power is set to 1 if the formula outputs 0.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Normal-type attack. The tamer the user, the more powerful the move. GSC An attack that is based on loyalty. RSEColo.XD An attack that increases in power with friendship.* The more the user likes you, the more powerful this move.* FRLG This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	no			no			13				13
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II TM27		III TM27		IV TM27		V TM27
All Pokémon that can learn TMs can learn Return.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Feraligatr
The user tosses the opponent with great force, depending on how much the user likes its Trainer.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Feraligatr	Feraligatr grabs the opponent with one of its hands. It then flexes, and tosses it against another object.
Silver's Feraligatr	The Last Battle XI		Debut

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

	Ninetales
The user tackles the foe with great force, the more friendlier it is to its Trainer.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Ninetales	Ninetales tackles the foe with great force.
Enta's Ninetales	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden		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

Trivia

• In the Spanish version of the games, Return is called Retroceso, which is likely due to a direct translation of the word return. An accurate translation would be Retorno.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 報恩 Bào'ēn Danish Gengæld Dutch Terugkeer French Retour German Rückkehr Greek Αφοσίωση Italian Ritorno Korean 은혜갚기 Eunhye Gapgi Brazilian Portuguese Retorno Serbian Povratak Spanish Retroceso

Variations of the move Frustration
Frustration • Return

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