Flip Turn (move)

Flip Turn クイックターン Quick Turn

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 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 VIII Move Tutor in The Isle of Armor

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Flip Turn (Japanese: クイックターン Quick Turn) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Flip Turn deals damage and then switches the user out.

The user will not be switched out if the user is the only Pokémon in the party that is able to battle, if Flip Turn triggers an opponent's Wimp Out or Emergency Exit, or if using Flip Turn ends the battle. Flip Turn will not switch the user out if the user is holding a Red Card or the target is holding an Eject Button.

If the player's Pokémon knocks out an opposing Trainer's Pokémon by using Flip Turn, the replacement that the player sends out will not be considered to have battled for experience purposes, but if it holds an Amulet Coin or Luck Incense that item will be taken into account when calculating prize money. In switch-style battles, the player will still have the ability to switch Pokémon between opponent's Pokémon fainting.

Flip Turn switches the user out even if it is under the effect of Ingrain, Arena Trap, Magnet Pull, Shadow Tag, Mean Look, or Block.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Flip Turn cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwShLA SV After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting. BDSP 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	IX
964		Palafin		Field	Water 2		Evo.
991		Iron Bundle		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		49
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	✔
008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1	✔
009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	✔
055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	✔
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	✔
117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	✔
119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	✔
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔
134		Vaporeon		Field		Field	✔
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	✔
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	✔
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2	✔
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔
550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2	✔
647		Keldeo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon	✔
691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon	✔
692		Clauncher		Water 1	Water 3	✔
693		Clawitzer		Water 1	Water 3	✔
728		Popplio		Water 1	Field	✔
729		Brionne		Water 1	Field	✔
730		Primarina		Water 1	Field	✔
746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2	✔
847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2	✔
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 generations

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	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

• A flip turn, also known as a tumble turn, is a turn technique in swimming that is performed during freestyle and backstroke races. Athletes use the flip turn to quickly and smoothly turn around in the water to change direction.
• Flip Turn's French name is a pun on eau (water) and au revoir (goodbye).

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 快速折返 Faaichūk Jitfáan Mandarin 快速折返 Kuàisù Zhéfǎn Czech Rychlá Výměna French Eau Revoir German Rollwende Italian Virata Korean 퀵턴 Kwikteon Spanish Viraje

Variations of the move U-turn
U-turn • Flip Turn Volt Switch

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