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 | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| Mr. Mime
| 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. |
