Trick (move)

Trick トリック Trick

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Trick (Japanese: トリック Trick) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 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.

Generation V

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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	43			46				52			'
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	43			46				52			'
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	37	36	36				36			'
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost				50				55			'
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost				66				75			'
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic				36				36			'
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost				--				--			'
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
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal									?
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal									?
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug									?
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic									?
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal									?
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal									?
577		Solosis	Psychic		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

In Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0137 Porygon Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0173 Cleffa Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0196 Espeon Psychic 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0352 Kecleon Normal 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0433 Chingling Psychic 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0488 Cresselia Psychic 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus Ghost 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

File:Mr Mime Trick.png Mr. Mime
The user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe's held item with its own.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mr. Mime's body becomes outlined in light blue, and an item it's holding glows white and disappears. It is then replaced with a item the opponent was holding.
Rhonda's Mr. Mime	Hail to the Chef!		Debut

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Mime Jr Trick P7.png Mime Jr.
The user switches its held item with the opponent's.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mime Jr. glows brightly and any item it is holding teleports into the opponents hand and vice versa.
Hiori's Mime Jr.	Seven's Real Identity In Peril		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

File:Volbeat Trick Adventures.png Volbeat
The user switches its held item with the opponent's.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	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
	Linoone quickly switches its held item with the opponent's.
The Battle Factory's Linoone	VS. Pinsir		None

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 騙術 Piànshù Finnish Temppu French Tourmagik German Trickbetrug Greek Ταχυδακτυλουργικό Italian Raggiro Korean 트릭 Trick Serbian Trik Spanish Truco

Variations of the move Trick
Trick • Switcheroo

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