Return (move)

"Return" may also refer to an exclamation often used in the anime when recalling a Pokémon.

Return
おんがえし Return Favor

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
TM27 in Generation II TM27 in Generation III TM27 in Generation IV TM27 in Generation V TM27 in Generation VI TM27 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	0
An appeal that excites the audience in any contest.

Super Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Return (Japanese: おんがえし Return Favor) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM27 from Generation II to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Effect

Return inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. The base power of Return is dependent on the friendship of the user. The greater the user's friendship, the greater the base power.

The base power can be calculated using the following formula:

$BasePower={\dfrac {Friendship}{2.5}}$

If the user's friendship is 127 or less, Frustration is stronger than Return.

Generation II

The base power of Return varies between 0 (at the minimum friendship value of 0) and 102 (at the maximum friendship value of 255).

Generation III to VII

The base power of Return is now set to 1 if the formula outputs 0.

Generation VIII onwards

Return cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	A Normal-type attack. The tamer the user, the more powerful the move.
GS C	An attack that is based on loyalty.
RS EColoXD	An attack that increases in power with friendship.* The more the user likes you, the more powerful this move.*
FRLG	This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2 XY ORAS	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
SM USUM PE	This full-power attack grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
SwSh BDSP LA SV	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				IV	V	VI	VII
							SM USUM
0428	Lopunny	Field	Human-Like	13	13	13	1, Evo.
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 TM

#		Egg Groups		Compatibility
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
				TM27	TM27	TM27	TM27	TM27	SM USUM TM27
*Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except* the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.**
0010	Caterpie	Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0011	Metapod	Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0013	Weedle	Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0014	Kakuna	Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0129	Magikarp	Water 2	Dragon	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0132	Ditto	Ditto		Ditto	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0201	Unown All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0202	Wobbuffet	Amorphous		Amorphous	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0235	Smeargle	Field		Field	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0265	Wurmple	Bug		Bug		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0266	Silcoon	Bug		Bug		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0268	Cascoon	Bug		Bug		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0360	Wynaut	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0374	Beldum	Mineral		Mineral		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0401	Kricketot	Bug		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘
0412	Burmy All forms	Bug		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘
0415	Combee	Bug		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘
0602	Tynamo	Amorphous		Amorphous				✘	✘	✘
0664	Scatterbug	Bug		Bug					✘	✘
0665	Spewpa	Bug		Bug					✘	✘
0771	Pyukumuku	Water 1		Water 1						✘
0789	Cosmog	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✘
0790	Cosmoem	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✘
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.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0196		Espeon		Field		Field	Wes's initial Pokémon^Colo
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.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	My Pokémon Ranch
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: new damage formula You can discuss this on the talk page.

Return deals damage. In the Rescue Team and Explorers series, Return's damage depends on the user's IQ. At 0 IQ, it deals 5 damage. The damage is increased by 5 after reaching 50 and 100 IQ, and every 100 IQ after that, until it deals maximum 45 damage at 700 IQ. Although not possible under normal gameplay, an IQ in the range of 1000-9999 makes Return behave like an one-hit knockout move, IQ of 10000 or higher makes it deal only 1 damage, while a negative value has it deal standard 5 damage.

From Gates to Infinity onwards, with the removal of the IQ system, damage now increases the more dungeons the user was taken into.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	-	-	12	-	100%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDTD S	-	-	12	-	100%	-	Front	Enemy	No
BSL	-	-	12	-	70%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDGtI	-	-	17	50	95%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
SMD	3	99	17	40	95%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Return is a Charged Attack that has been available since July 22, 2019. It is exclusive to and the default move of Purified Pokémon. Upon purifying a Shadow Pokémon, Return replaces the Charged Attack in its first slot, regardless of whether that move is Frustration. If forgotten, it can't be retaught via Charged TM nor Elite Charged TM.

Return

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

35

Energy cost

33

Duration

0.7 seconds

Damage window

0.1 - 0.35 seconds

Trainer Battles

Power

130

Energy cost

70

Eligible Pokémon:

As Purified Pokémon
See List of Shadow Pokémon (GO)

Updates

Trainer Battles

December 11, 2019
- Power: 50 → 130
- Energy cost: 40 → 70

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Return

★
Attack power	16.58344
Charge time	0.5 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games	Description
MDRB MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. Its power rises with the user's IQ.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるじぶんのかしこさがたかいほどダメージがおおきくなる
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Feraligatr
The user tosses the opponent with the full power of the love it has for its Trainer. This full-power attack grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Feraligatr grabs the opponent with one of its hands. It then flexes, and tosses it against another object.
Silver's Feraligatr	The Last Battle XI	Debut

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Pokémon	Method
Ninetales
The user strikes the target with the full power of the love it has for its Trainer. This attack becomes more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Ninetales tackles the foe with great force. The attack grows more powerful the more Ninetales likes its Trainer.
Enta's Ninetales	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

0-60 Friendship	61-91 Friendship	92-200 Friendship

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

0-60 Friendship	61-91 Friendship	92-200 Friendship

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

In the Spanish version of the games prior to Generation VI, Return is called Retroceso, which is likely due to a direct translation of the word return. An accurate translation was given in Pokémon X and Y, where the move was renamed Retribución.
A trailer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl in a Pokémon Presents shows a Super Contest Show with a Pikachu that knows Return, despite Return being unusable in those games.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	報恩 Bou'yān
Chinese	Mandarin	報恩 / 报恩 Bào'ēn
Danish		Gengæld
Dutch		Terugkeer
French		Retour
German		Rückkehr
Greek		Αφοσίωση Afosiose
Italian		Ritorno
Korean		은혜갚기 Eunhyegapgi
Brazilian Portuguese		Retorno
Serbian		Povratak
European Spanish		Retribución* Retroceso*
Thai		ทดแทนคุณ
Vietnamese		Trả Ơn

Variations of the move Return

Return • Frustration

Generation II TMs
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
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07

Generation III TMs
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
Generation III HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08^RSE

Generation IV TMs
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 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08

Generation V TMs
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 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06

Generation VI TMs
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 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VI HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06^ORAS • 07^ORAS

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
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 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
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

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Return (move)

Contents

Effect

Generation II

Generation III to VII

Generation VIII onwards

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Special move

Generation III

Generation IV

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon GO

Updates

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Description

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Battle Frontier

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

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