Conversion (move)
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Conversion テクスチャー Texture | ||||||||||||
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Conversion (Japanese: テクスチャー Texture) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is one of the Porygon evolution family's signature moves.
Effect
Generation I
Conversion changes the user's current type(s) to the target's current type(s).
Generations II to IV
Conversion changes the user's type to match the type of one of the user's moves. Conversion cannot be used on Curse in order to turn into a ???-type Pokémon.
Generation V
Conversion can now be stolen by Snatch and used on Curse, which is now a Ghost-type move.
Generation VI
Conversion now changes the user's current type to match the type of the first of the user's moves.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
137 | Porygon | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
233 | Porygon2 | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
474 | Porygon-Z | Normal | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
In the anime
The user scans the opponent and coverts into it. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Porygon focuses a transmitter on the opponent. Its surface then glows and turns similar to the opponent's surface. | |||
Dr. Akihabara's Porygon | EP038 | Debut |
In the manga
In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
The user's becomes transparent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Porygon's body becomes transparent and camouflages with its surroundings. | |||
A wild Porygon | PW25 | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user's body glows and it becomes the opponent's type. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Porygon's body glows, and its type becomes the same as the opponent. | |||
Blue's Porygon | Striking Golduck | Debut |
In other generations
Trivia
- The Generation V move Reflect Type has the same effect Conversion has in Generation I.
In other languages
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Variations of the move Conversion | ||
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