U-turn (move)
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| U-turn とんぼがえり Round-trip | ||||||||||||
| After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting. | ||||||||||||
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U-turn (Japanese: とんぼがえり Round-trip) is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV.
Its Japanese name can be translated as "Dragonfly Commute" (or "Dragonfly Return"), and it refers to both suddenly changing direction midway, and turning back soon after reaching a certain destination, as well as meaning somersault.
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Effect
U-turn deals damage and then switches the user out. The user will not be switched out if the user is the only Pokémon in the party that is able to battle.
If the foe Pokémon uses Pursuit on the same turn U-turn is used, Pursuit will deal normal damage if the foe is faster, or double damage if the foe is slower than the user.
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, if the Pokémon selected after the switch-out is holding a Choice item and also knows the move U-turn, they will be forced to use U-turn as their next attack despite not having made a move.
U-turn may be used to switch out of Ingrain, but Ingrain's effects will not be passed on.
Learnset
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | 
| Hoppip | Grass | Flying | 31 |
| 188 | 
| Skiploom | Grass | Flying | 36 |
| 189 | 
| Jumpluff | Grass | Flying | 36 |
| 193 | 
| Yanma | Bug | Flying | 49 |
| 207 | 
| Gligar | Ground | Flying | 38 |
| 456 | 
| Finneon | Water | 42 | |
| 457 | 
| Lumineon | Water | 48 | |
| 469 | 
| Yanmega | Bug | Flying | 46DP |
| 469 |
| Yanmega | Bug | Flying | 49Pt |
| 472 | 
| Gliscor | Ground | Flying | 38 |
| 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 TM89
Trivia
- Despite being spelled with a lowercase "t" (as "U-turn") in the bag as a TM and on the status screen, when used in battle it is displayed as "U-Turn", with a capital "T".
In other languages
- French: Demi-Tour
- Spanish: Ida y Vuelta
- Italian: Retromarcia
- German: Kehrtwende
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | |
| 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
