Recycle (move)
- This article is about the move. For theItem card orTrainer card in theTCG, seeRecycle (Fossil 61).
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Recycle (Japanese:リサイクルRecycle) is a non-damagingNormal-typemove introduced inGeneration III. It isTM67 inGeneration IV andPokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Effect
Recycle allows the user to recover aheld item (such as aBerry) that has been previously consumed in battle.
Items that were transferred to another Pokémon (such as viaThief) are not consumed by that process, so cannot be recovered by Recycle simply due to being transferred. Once an item is recovered (including via other effects such asHarvest orPickup), it is no longer treated as a consumed item, so it cannot be restored again unless it is consumed again.
Recycle cannot recover items that wereknocked off. Recycle cannot restore a burstAir Balloon or an item destroyed byIncinerate.
Generations III and IV
Recycle allows the user to recover a held item that a Pokémon in its current position had previously consumed during the battle. Recycle fails if the user already has a held item.
Consumed items are tracked by position on the field. A Pokémon can recycle an item that was consumed by a different Pokémon, as long as that item was consumed while it was in the user's current position. Each position only tracks one consumed item at a time; if a Pokémon consumes an item, then another Pokémon is switched into that position and consumes another item, the original consumed item is no longer tracked—it cannot be restored, even if the other item is restored.
Items consumed byFling,Natural Gift,Bug Bite, andPluck can be recovered; they are considered to be consumed in the position of the Pokémon that was holding the item before the move was used.
Recycle cannot recover items that were knocked off byKnock Off. (In these generations, knocked-off items remain visible on the summary screen and are restored at the end of the battle.) If a Pokémon has a knocked off item and uses Recycle, it can successfully recover a consumed item (but not the knocked off item), but how this functions varies between generations.
- In Generation III, if a Pokémon with a knocked-off item uses Recycle, it recovers the consumed item and its knocked-off item is permanently lost (it will not be restored at the end of the battle). Its new item now functions as its held item. If its original held item wasMail, this can causecorruption.
- In Generation IV, if a Pokémon with a knocked-off item uses Recycle, it recovers the consumed item as its current held item, but it is still listed as holding its knocked-off item on its summary screen. At the end of the battle, its knocked-off item is restored (regardless of what its held item was at the end of the battle).
- If a Pokémon replaces its knocked-off item in this way, it can use that held item, butTrick andSwitcheroo fail if used by or targeting that Pokémon, and its held item cannot be stolen byThief orCovet (nor can it steal items by using those moves). Bug Bite, Pluck, and Fling all function normally with the recovered item, however.
Generation V onwards
Recycle allows the user to recover a held item that the user had previously consumed during the battle. Recycle fails if the user already has a held item.
Consumed items are tracked by the Pokémon that consumed them, and are not forgotten even if switched out. A Pokémon may only have one consumed item at a time; if a Pokémon consumes an item, then obtains another and consumes it, the original consumed item cannot be restored, even if the second item is restored and transferred to another Pokémon.
Recycle can no longer restore items lost viaBug Bite andPluck. Recycle can restore the user's Berry if it was consumed viaTeatime.
Recycle can now be stolen bySnatch.
If powered up by aNormalium Z into Z-Recycle, the user'sSpeed stat rises by two stages, then the move itself will fail after obtaining the Z-Power since it won't be possible to restore its own Z-Crystal.
Description
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Learnset
Byleveling up
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| 0122 | ![]() ![]() | Human-Like | Human-Like | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0122 | Mr. Mime Galarian Form | ![]() ![]() | Human-Like | Human-Like | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0137 | ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | 44 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0143 | ![]() | Monster | Monster | − | − | − | − | − | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0233 | ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | 44 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0439 | ![]() ![]() | No Eggs Discovered | No Eggs Discovered | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0446 | ![]() | No Eggs Discovered | No Eggs Discovered | 17 | 17 | 1ORAS | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0474 | ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | − | − | − | − | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0511 | ![]() | Field | Field | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0513 | ![]() | Field | Field | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0515 | ![]() | Field | Field | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0568 | ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0569 | ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | 1, 3 | 1, 3 | 1, 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0707 | ![]() ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | 40 | 40 | 28 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0841 | ![]() ![]() | Grass | Dragon | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0842 | ![]() ![]() | Grass | Dragon | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0866 | ![]() ![]() | Human-Like | Human-Like | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1011 | ![]() ![]() | Grass | Dragon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1019 | ![]() ![]() | Grass | Dragon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bybreeding
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| 0088 | Grimer Alolan Form | ![]() ![]() | Amorphous | Amorphous | ✔2.0.1+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0100 | ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0100 | Voltorb Hisuian Form | ![]() ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | ✔ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0433 | ![]() | Amorphous | Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0436 | ![]() ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | − | ✔ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0840 | ![]() ![]() | Grass | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ByTM/Move Tutor
Special move
Generation V
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | |||
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| 0081 | ![]() ![]() | Mineral | Mineral | Dream World -Rugged Mountain | |||
| 0120 | ![]() | Water 3 | Water 3 | Dream World -Sparkling Sea | |||
| 0143 | ![]() | Monster | Monster | Dream World -Dream Park | |||
| 0163 | ![]() ![]() | Flying | Flying | Dream World -Windswept Sky | |||
| 0325 | ![]() | Field | Field | Dream World -Spooky Manor | |||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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
In theRescue Team,Explorers andAdventure Squad series, Recycle turns aUsed TM into the TM it contained. In the Explorers series, it cannot turn back Used TMs that originally contained Recycle.
FromGates to Infinity onwards, Recycle instead converts aPlain Seed into a randomSeed or anOran Berry, excludingLife andGolden Seeds. In Gates to Infinity only, Recycle can yieldBlinker,Joy, andDoom Seeds and status-curing berries. Starting inSuper Mystery Dungeon, it can yieldTraining,Encourage, andEnergy Seeds.
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Description
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
| The user reuses the effect of an item it already used. | |||
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| Porygon2 reuses the effect of an item that it has already used. | |||
| Blue's Porygon2 | Once More into the Unown | Debut | |
In other generations
Core series games
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| 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 | SV | Legends: Z-A | 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 |
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| 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 | SV | Legends: Z-A | 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 |
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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 | SwSh | BDSP | Legends: Arceus | Generation IX | SV | Legends: Z-A | 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 |
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Spin-off series games
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| 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 | SV | Legends: Z-A | 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 |
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Trivia
- InGeneration 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 other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 回收利用Wùihsāu Leihyuhng* 回收Wùihsāu* |
| Mandarin | 回收利用Huíshōu Lìyòng* 回收Huíshōu* | |
| French | Recyclage | |
| German | Aufbereitung | |
| Greek | ΑνακύκλωσηAnakýklusi | |
| Italian | Riciclo | |
| Korean | 리사이클Risaikeul | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Reciclagem | |
| Russian | ПереработкаPererabotka | |
| Serbian | Recikliranje | |
| Spanish | Reciclaje | |
| Vietnamese | Tái Sử Dụng | |
| Generation IVTMs | |
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| Generation IVHMs | |
| 01 •02 •03 •04 • 05 (DPPt •HGSS) •06 •07 •08 | |
| This article is part ofProject Moves and Abilities, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |
- Generation IV TM moves
- Black 2 and White 2 tutor moves
- Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire tutor moves
- Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon tutor moves
- Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl TM moves
- Moves
- Moves that target the user
- Normal-type moves
- Smart moves
- Status moves
- Generation III moves
- Moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
- Moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
- Machine moves
- Item-manipulating moves
- Moves that can fail
- Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
























