Trick-or-Treat (move)

Trick-or-Treat (Japanese: ハロウィン Halloween) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist.

Effect

Trick-or-Treat adds the Ghost type to the target, in addition to the Pokémon's original type(s). If it is used against a dual-type Pokémon, that Pokémon will have three types at once. If the target already has an additional type added to it by Forest's Curse, that type is replaced with the Ghost type.

Trick-or-Treat will fail if the target Pokémon is already Ghost-type.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
710		Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass	6, 23, 40
711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass	6, 23, 40, 63
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.

Trivia

• Using Trick-or-Treat on a Psychic-type Pokémon is currently the only way to deal 4x super-effective damage with Ghost- or Dark-type attacks outside of Inverse Battles.
  • Additionally, using Trick-or-Treat on a Normal-type Pokémon is currently the only way for a Pokémon to have a sole weakness to the Dark type.
• Trick-or-Treat is the signature ability of Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist where Forest's Curse is the opposite it is the signature move of Phantump and Trevenant.

In other languages

Language Title French Halloween German Halloween Italian Halloween Korean 핼러윈 Halloween Spanish Halloween

Variations of the move Forest's Curse
Forest's Curse • Trick-or-Treat

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.