Camouflage (move)

Camouflage ほごしょく Camouflage

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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 Mirror Move 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  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

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

Camouflage (Japanese: ほごしょく Camouflage) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Staryu.

Effect

Camouflage changes the Pokémon's type to a type corresponding to the battlefield terrain. The type caused by each environment changes between games, as do the environments recognized.

Generation III

Terrain	Type
Building, plain terrain, and link battle	Normal
Sand	Ground
Cave and rock	Rock
Tall grass	Grass
Water	Water

Pokémon Colosseum and XD

Area	Type
Buildings, Mt. Battle (Areas 1-3)Colo	Normal
Outskirt Stand, Phenac City, Cipher Lab (outside)	Ground
Pyrite Cave, Relic Cave, Pyrite Town, The Under, Cipher Key Lair (outside), Citadark Isle (outside), Rock Poké Spot, Cave Poké Spot, Pyrite Colosseum, Mt. Battle (Areas 4-10)	Rock
Agate Village, Relic Stone, Mt. Battle (outside), Pokémon HQ Lab, Kaminko's House, Mt. Battle (Areas 1-3)XD	Grass
Phenac Stadium, Gateon Port, Oasis Poké Spot	Water

Generation IV

Terrain	Type
Building, Distortion World, and link battle	Normal
Sand, plain terrain, and puddles	Ground
Cave and rock	Rock
Tall grass	Grass
Water	Water
Snow and ice	Ice

Pokémon Battle Revolution

In Pokémon Battle Revolution, the type depends on which Colosseum is being fought at:

Colosseum	Type
Lagoon	Normal
Gateway	Water
Main Street	Normal
Waterfall	Grass
Neon	Normal
Crystal	Rock
Sunny Park	Grass
Magma	Rock
Sunset	Ground
Courtyard	Normal
Stargazer	Rock

Generation V

Terrain	Type
Building, plain terrain, and link battle	Normal
Sand and puddles	Ground
Cave and rock	Rock
Tall grass	Grass
Water	Water
Snow and ice	Ice

Generation VI

Terrain	Type
Building, plain terrain, Sky Battles, and link battles	Normal
Cave	Rock
Sand, rock, swamp water and marsh	Ground
Water and underwater	Water
Snow and ice	Ice
Volcano	Fire
Burial ground	Ghost
Soaring in the sky and Sky Pillar	Flying
Space	Dragon
Grass and Grassy Terrain	Grass
Misty Terrain	Fairy
Electric Terrain	Electric

Generation VII

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Camouflage, the user's evasiveness is raised by one stage.

Terrain	Type
Building, road, plain terrain, and link battles	Normal
Cave	Rock
Sand, dirt, and rock	Ground
Water	Water
Snow and ice	Ice
Volcano	Fire
Grass, field, flowers and Grassy Terrain	Grass
Misty Terrain	Fairy
Electric Terrain	Electric
Psychic Terrain and Ultra Space	Psychic

Generation VIII

Camouflage cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description RSEColo.XD Alters the Pokémon's type depending on the location. FRLG Alters the user's type depending on the location's terrain. DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE The user's type is changed depending on its environment, such as at water's edge, in grass, or in a cave. SwSh 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

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	19	19	19BW 15B2W2	15XY 22ORAS	22SMUSUM
352		Kecleon		Field		Field				30ORAS	30
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug		35	35	35	35
585		Deerling		Field		Field			1	1	1
586		Sawsbuck		Field		Field			1	1	1
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous			17	17	17
690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon				19	19
691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon				19	19
718		Zygarde		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				59	59
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy				✔	✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3				✔	✔
298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy				✔	✔
352		Kecleon		Field		Field				✔	✔
540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug				✔	✔
656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔
669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔
686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2				✔	✔
694		Helioptile		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The effect depends on the dungeon's current terrain. In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, it is also affected by moves that change terrain.

Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team

Dungeons	Type
Tiny Woods, Thunderwave Cave, Sinister Woods, Howling Forest (1-7F), Lightning Field, Buried Relic (1-20F), Wyvern Hill, Purity Forest (1-3F, 8-12F, 30-98F), and Oddity Cave (1-5F)	Grass
Mt. Steel, Silent Chasm, Mt. Thunder, Rock Path, Mt. Blaze, Magma Cavern, Howling Forest (8-15F), Silver Trench (70-98F), Meteor Cave, Fiery Field, Northwind Field (20-30F), Western Cave (40-99F), Northern Range (1-16F, 25F), Pitfall Valley, Buried Relic (21-99F), Wish Cave (1-29F, 40-69F), Murky Cave, Southern Cavern (1-23F), Solar Cave (7-20F), Unown Relic, and Remains Island	Rock
Great Canyon, Uproar Forest, Desert Region, and Purity Forest (4-7F, 21-29F)	Ground
Lapis Cave, Frosty Grotto 5F, Sky Tower, Western Cave (1-39F), Wish Cave (30-39F, 70-99F), Southern Cavern (24-50F), Darknight Relic, Waterfall Pond, Joyous Tower, and Far-off Sea (16-32F)	Normal
Frosty Forest, Frosty Grotto (1-4F), Snow Path, Mt. Freeze, Northwind Field (1-19F), Mt. Faraway, Northern Range (17-24F), and Oddity Cave (6-15F)	Ice
Stormy Sea, Silver Trench (1-69F, 99F), Grand Sea, Far-off Sea (1-15F, 33-50F), Purity Forest (13-20F), Marvelous Sea, and Fantasy Strait	Water

Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky

Dungeons	Type
Beach Cave, Drenched Bluff, Mt. Bristle, Waterfall Cave, Craggy Coast, Side Path, Mt. Horn, Rock Path, Amp Plains, Quicksand Cave*, Chasm Cave, Dark Hill, Sealed Ruin, Brine Cave*, Aegis Cave*, Mt. Travail, Landslide Cave, Labyrinth Cave, Mt. Mistral, Shimmer Hill, Zero Isle North (35-75), Zero Isle East (1-7F), Zero Isle South (4-7F; 13-20F), Zero Isle West (20-29F), Sky Peak Mountain Path 3, 6 and 9, Zero Isle Center (28-30F), Destiny Tower (4-7F; 13-20F), and Inferno Cave	Rock
Apple Woods, Forest Path, Foggy Forest, Dusk Forest, Deep Dusk Forest, Treeshroud Forest, Hidden Land*, Mystifying Forest*, Marine Resort, Mystery Jungle*, Lush Prairie, Tiny Meadow, Oran Forest, Midnight Forest, Zero Isle North (1-34F), Zero Isle South (44-60F), Zero Isle West (10-19F), Sky Peak Mountain Path 1, 2, 4, 5, and boss, Zero Isle Center (8-13F; 17-27F; 31-32F; 36-42F), Destiny Tower (44-60F), and Oblivion Forest	Grass
Northern Desert, Quicksand Cave*, Brine Cave*, Temporal Tower*, Mystifying Forest*, Spacial Rift, Dark Crater, Shimmer Desert, Giant Volcano, World Abyss, Mystery Jungle*, Lost Wilderness, Zero Isle Center (33-35F), and Southeastern Islands	Ground
Crystal Cave, Crystal Crossing, Blizzard Island, Crevice Cave, Mt. Avalanche, Sky Stairway, Zero Isle East (15-40F), Zero Isle South (1-3F), Zero Isle West (20-29F), Sky Peak Mountain Path 7 and 8, Star Cave, Zero Isle Center (1-7F; 14-16F), Destiny Tower (1-3F), and Treacherous Waters (1-15F)	Ice
Hidden Land*, Temporal Tower*, Aegis Cave*, Concealed Ruins, Happy Outlook, Zero Isle Center (43-45F), and Destiny Tower (96-99F)	Normal
Surrounded Sea, Miracle Sea, Bottomless Sea, Serenity River, Lake Afar, and Treacherous Waters (16-30F)	Water

Super Mystery Dungeon

Dungeons	Type
Open Pass, Lush Forest, Foreboding Forest, School Forest, Nectar Meadow, Revelation Mountain, Sunbathed Garden, Pledge Hill, Maze Meadow, Thrash Dungeon, Stone Field, Odd Field, Peewee Meadow, Mystical Forest, Mysterious Plains, Berry Forest, Super Apple Forest, Ghost Island, Forest of Bounty, Mystery Jungle, Thorny Shadow Path, Heart Lake, Path of Fallen Leaves, Sunny Spot Hill, Friendly Meadow, Giant Stone Meadow, Fresh Meadow, Triangle Temple, Lake of Enlightenment, Forest of Fairies, Pumpkaboo Forest, Holey Meadow, Road to Primeval Forest, Tree of Life: Roots, Tree of Life: Trunk, Destiny Tower (6-10F), Pelipper Dungeon: Middle, During Grassy Terrain	Grass
Drilbur Coal Mine, Glittering Mountain, Ancient Barrow, Gentle Slope Cave, Showdown Mountain, Cave of the Deep, Calm Craggy Area, Reverse Mountain, Purifying Cave, Cave of Training, Leafy Highlands, Headwater Hollow, Bustling Valley, Rolling Pass, Uprise Range, Rough Tunnel, Elegant Gorge, Moonlit Cave, Red Point, Distress Mountain, Hidden Cave, Abundant Pass, Stealth Cavern, Crystalline Maze, Little Canyon, Magma Chamber, Zero Isle, Freedom Coast, Flagstone Cave, Frozen Falls, Apex Mountain, Yellow Sand Labyrinth, Secret Quarry, Jewel Road, Isle of Light, Golden Suite, Fire Island Volcano, Sea Shrine, Island of Storms, Destiny Tower (11-15F), Pelipper Dungeon: Start	Rock
Poliwrath River, Sheer Mountain Range, Abyssal Badlands, Longfield Cave, Serpentine Mountain Trail, Electric Wasteland, Small Sand Dune, Yellow Point, Temple Remains, Lake of Enlightenment, Gooey Bog, Buried Ruins, Sand Dune of Spirits, Valley of Strong Winds, Thirsty Desert, Sandy Cave, Mysterious Geoglyph, Destiny Tower (1-5F), Pelipper Dungeon: End	Ground
Waterfall Basin Grotto, Submerged Cave, Deep Ocean Tunnel, Spiral Vortex, Cape of Wonders, Stone Tree Mountain, Snowy Cave, Ocean Tempest, Seafloor Ruins	Water
World Tree, Sacred Ruins, Dragon Gate, Meteorite Crater, Hall of Magic, Prehistoric Ruins, Guidance Ruins	Normal
Spring of Resolve, Frosty Tree Steps, Blue Point, Aurora's Edge, Midnight Sun Gorge, Frozen Mountain, Clear Lake, Fossil Excavation, Altar of Ice, Altar of Ice: Depths	Ice
During Misty Terrain	Fairy
During Electric Terrain	Electric

Description

Games Description MDRB The user's type changes to match the terrain. MDTDS The user's type changes to match the dungeon terrain. BSL じぶんが まわりのちけいに あわせた タイプに へんかする MDGtI UNUSED SMD It changes your type depending on the scenery of the floor. You'll regain your usual type when you go to the next floor.

In the anime

	Stunfisk
The user blends in with its surroundings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Stunfisk	Stunfisk lays flat against the ground and closes its eyes. Its body then changes color to match the environment. When it opens its eyes again, its body returns to its usual color.
Cilan's Stunfisk	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Starmie	Zygarde 50% Forme
The user blends in with its surroundings.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Starmie	Starmie blends in with its surroundings, making it hard for the opponent to see it.
Sird's Starmie	Some Things Are Better Left Unown		Debut
Zygarde	Zygarde 50% Forme blends in with its surroundings, changing its type and making it hard for the opponent to see it.
Lysandre's Zygarde	Mewtwo Angered		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).
• In Generations IV, VI, and VII, Camouflage makes the user the same type as the move called by Nature Power in that environment.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 保護色 Bóuwuh-sīk Mandarin 保護色 / 保护色 Bǎohù-sè French Camouflage German Tarnung Greek Παραλλαγή Italian Camuffamento Korean 보호색 Bohosaek Portuguese Camuflagem Serbian Kamuflaža Spanish Camuflaje Vietnamese Đòn Ngụy Trang

Variations of the move Camouflage
Camouflage • Reflect Type

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