Trick (move)
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| Trick トリック Trick | ||||||||||||
| The user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe's held item with its own. | ||||||||||||
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Trick (Japanese: トリック Trick) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III.
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Effect
The user switches held items with the target. It will fail if neither Pokémon has a held item, or if the target has the ability Sticky Hold.
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 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 439 | | Mime Jr. | Psychic | Mr. Mime Kadabra, Alakazam | |
| 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
In the anime
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| Mr. Mime | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| | Mr. Mime's body glows blue, then the items become white and switch. | ||
| Rhonda's Mr. Mime | Hail to the Chef! | Debut | |
In other languages
- Spanish: Truco
- German: Trickbetrug
- Italian: Raggiro
| Variations on the move Trick | |
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| | Trick | Switcheroo |
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

