Trick (move)

Trick トリック Trick

The user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe's held item with its own.

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect either foe, but not the ally

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0 Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Trick on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Trick on Eevee's Movedex

Trick (Japanese: トリック Trick) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

The user switches held items with the target. It will fail if either Pokémon is not holding an item, or if the target has the ability Sticky Hold.

Generation IV

Trick will fail if its target has the ability Multitype or the target is Origin Forme Giratina. All other effects are the same.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 064 Kadabra Psychic 43 065 Alakazam Psychic 43 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 36FRLG 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 37RSE 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 122 Mr. Mime Psychic Mr. Mime Kadabra, Alakazam 161 Sentret Normal Zigzagoon, Linoone Spoink, Grumpig Spinda Kecleon 263 Zigzagoon Normal Sentret, Furret Spoink, Grumpig Spinda Kecleon 313 Volbeat Bug Kadabra, Alakazam Mr. Mime 325 Spoink Psychic Sentret, Furret Zigzagoon, Linoone Spinda Kecleon 327 Spinda Normal Kadabra, Alakazam Mr. Mime 352 Kecleon Normal Sentret, Furret Zigzagoon, Linoone Spoink, Grumpig 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.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 064 Kadabra Psychic 43 065 Alakazam Psychic 43 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 36 353 Shuppet Ghost 50 354 Banette Ghost 66 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 36 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost -- 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 161 Sentret Normal Zigzagoon, Linoone Spoink, Grumpig Spinda Kecleon 263 Zigzagoon Normal Sentret, Furret Spoink, Grumpig Spinda Kecleon 313 Volbeat Bug Kadabra, Alakazam Mr. Mime 325 Spoink Psychic Sentret, Furret Zigzagoon, Linoone Spinda Kecleon 327 Spinda Normal Kadabra, Alakazam Mr. Mime 352 Kecleon Normal Sentret, Furret Zigzagoon, Linoone Spoink, Grumpig 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 move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 121 Starmie Water Psychic 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 137 Porygon Normal 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 173 Cleffa Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 196 Espeon Psychic 199 Slowking Water Psychic 200 Misdreavus Ghost 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 233 Porygon2 Normal 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 263 Zigzagoon Normal 264 Linoone Normal 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 325 Spoink Psychic 326 Grumpig Psychic 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 352 Kecleon Normal 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 358 Chimecho Psychic 375 Metang Steel Psychic 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 429 Mismagius Ghost 433 Chingling Psychic 436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 474 Porygon-Z Normal 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 477 Dusknoir Ghost 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost 480 Uxie Psychic 481 Mesprit Psychic 482 Azelf Psychic 488 Cresselia Psychic 491 Darkrai Dark 493 Arceus Psychic 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

	Mr. Mime
The user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe's held item with its own.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Mr. Mime	Mr. Mime's body becomes outlined in light blue, and an item it's holding glows white and disappears. It is then replaced with a item the opponent was holding.
Rhonda's Mr. Mime	Hail to the Chef!		Debut

In other languages

• Spanish: Truco
• German: Trickbetrug
• Italian: Raggiro

Variations on the move Trick
	Trick | Switcheroo

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