Trick (move)
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Trick (Japanese: トリック Trick) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III.
Effect
Generation III-IV
The user switches held items with the target. It fails if neither has a held item, if either Pokémon is holding Griseous Orb or Mail, if the target has a substitute, or if either Pokémon has Sticky Hold. It also fails if either Pokémon has Multitype and either of the swapped items is a Plate. In link battles, secret bases, and the Trainer House items stolen will be returned at the end of the battle.
Generation V
Trick no longer switches a Trainer's Pokémon's items permanently; however, items switched in wild battles are permanently switched. Trick will now succeed with a Griseous Orb as long as neither the user nor the target is Giratina.
Trick cannot exchange a Drive if the user or the target is a Genesect.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Trick fails if either Pokémon is not holding an item.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
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Kadabra | Psychic | 43 | 46 | 52 | 50 | |||||
065 | ![]() |
Alakazam | Psychic | 43 | 46 | 52 | 50 | |||||
122 | ![]() |
Mr. Mime | Psychic | Fairy | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||
353 | ![]() |
Shuppet | Ghost | 50 | 55 | 50 | 50 | |||||
354 | ![]() |
Banette | Ghost | 66 | 75 | 58 | 58 | |||||
439 | ![]() |
Mime Jr. | Psychic | Fairy | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||||
479 | ![]() |
Rotom | Electric | Ghost | -- | -- | -- | |||||
710 | ![]() |
Pumpkaboo | Ghost | Grass | -- | |||||||
711 | ![]() |
Gourgeist | Ghost | Grass | -- | |||||||
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. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
122 | ![]() |
Mr. Mime | Psychic | Fairy | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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161 | ![]() |
Sentret* | Normal | ![]() |
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263 | ![]() |
Zigzagoon* | Normal | ![]() |
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302 | ![]() |
Sableye | Dark | Ghost | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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313 | ![]() |
Volbeat | Bug | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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325 | ![]() |
Spoink* | Psychic | ![]() |
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327 | ![]() |
Spinda | Normal | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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352 | ![]() |
Kecleon* | Normal | ![]() |
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439 | ![]() |
Mime Jr. | Psychic | Fairy | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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577 | ![]() |
Solosis | Psychic | ![]() ![]() |
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677 | ![]() |
Espurr* | Psychic | ![]() | ||||||||
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. |
By Move Tutor
By event
Generation V
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In the anime
The user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe's held item with its own. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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Mr. Mime's body becomes outlined in light blue, and an item it's holding glows white and disappears. It is then replaced with an item the opponent was holding. | ||
Rhonda's Mr. Mime | Hail to the Chef! | Debut |
In the manga
In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
The user switches its held item with the opponent's. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Mime Jr. glows brightly and any item it is holding teleports into the opponent's hand and vice versa. | ||
Hiori's Mime Jr. | Seven's Real Identity In Peril | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user switches its held item with the opponent's. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Volbeat opens its arms and legs wide and a wide beam of light comes off its body and covers the opponent. The held items of both Pokémon then switch. | ||
Amber's Volbeat | VS. Volbeat | Debut | |
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Linoone quickly switches its held item with the opponent's. | ||
The Battle Factory's Linoone | VS. Pinsir | None |
In other generations
In other languages
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Variations of the move Trick | ||
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