Refresh (move)

Refresh リフレッシュ Refresh

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Refresh (Japanese: リフレッシュ Refresh) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

The user cures itself of a Burn, Poison, or Paralysis. The only reasons that Freeze and Sleep cannot be cured is that the user is, for the most part, immobile with these two statuses anyway.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	51			41				45			'
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	9			9				9			'
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	17			16				16			'
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	7			9				9			'
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	41			40				45			'
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	45			46				54			'
350		Milotic	Water		Water	15			9				9			'
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	30			30				30			'
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	30			30				30			'
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	25			25				25			'
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal				9				9			'
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal				41				41			'
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal				50				50			'
531		Audino	Normal		Normal								5			'
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
					II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water
054		Psyduck	Water		Water
060		Poliwag	Water		Water
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
183		Marill	Water		Water
258		Mudkip	Water		Water
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal
366		Clamperl	Water		Water
535		Tympole	Water		Water
594		Alomomola	Water		Water
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 purification

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Game 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying XD 0020 Raticate Normal XD 0024 Arbok Poison XD 0046 Paras Bug Grass XD 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison XD 0082 Magneton Electric Steel XD 0090 Shellder Water XD 0100 Voltorb Electric XD 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic XD 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting XD 0121 Starmie Water Psychic XD 0128 Tauros Normal XD 0143 Snorlax Normal XD 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying XD 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison XD 0204 Pineco Bug XD 0216 Teddiursa Normal XD 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock XD 0273 Seedot Grass XD 0285 Shroomish Grass XD 0296 Makuhita Fighting XD 0310 Manectric Electric XD 0318 Carvanha Water Dark XD 0335 Zangoose Normal XD 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic XD 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying XD Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Azurill File:Pikachu Refresh.png Pikachu being healed
The user rests to cure itself of a poisoning, burn, or paralysis.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Azurill wraps its tail around the opponent and its body glows light blue. Waves of energy come off it, and the opponent becomes fully healed.
Misty's Azurill	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		Debut
	Altaria's body glows green for a second and it becomes completely healed.
An Altaria Captured by Solana's Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Altaria Refresh Adventures.png Altaria
The user heals its injuries.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Altaria holds its head and wings up and its body glows brightly, healing its injuries.
Winona's Altaria	VS. Altaria		Debut

In other languages

Language Title French Regeneration German Heilung Greek Ανανέωση Italian Rinfrescata Korean 리프레쉬 Refresh Serbian Osveženje Spanish Alivio

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