Trick (move)

From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Jump to navigationJump to search

トリックTrick
Type Psychic
Category Status
PP 10(max. 16)
Power —
Accuracy 100%
Priority 0
  • Does not makecontact
  • Affected byProtect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected byMirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
OpponentOpponentOpponent
SelfAllyAlly
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced Generation III
Condition Smart
Appeal 2♥♥
Jam 0 
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Condition Smart
Appeal 0 
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Condition Clever
Appeal 2♥♥
Jamming 1
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

Trick (Japanese:トリックTrick) is a non-damagingPsychic-typemove introduced inGeneration III. It wasTR38 inPokémon Sword and Shield, and isTM109 inPokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Effect

The user switchesheld items with the target. If only one of them is holding an item, the item is moved to the other.

Trick fails if:

Additionally, in some generations Trick can fail under additional circumstances.

In Link Battles,battle facilities,Secret Bases, and theTrainer House, items stolen will be returned at the end of the battle.

Generations III and IV

In JapanesePokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Trick can exchangeMail, but doing so may causeMail corruption. In international releases of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, as well as all releases of subsequent games, Trick will fail if either Pokémon is holding Mail.

In these generations, Trick fails if either Pokémon hasMultitype or either Pokémon is holding aGriseous Orb.

Generation V onwards

Trick no longer switches a Trainer's Pokémon's items permanently; however, items switched in wild battles are permanently switched.

Trick can now exchange the Griseous Orb, but still fails if either Pokémon holds the Griseous Orb and either Pokémon isGiratina. Trick can now exchange items with a Pokémon that hasMultitype, but still fails if either Pokémon holds aPlate and either Pokémon isArceus.

If powered up by aPsychium Z into Z-Trick, the user'sSpeed is boosted by two stages, then the move itself fails after obtaining the Z-Power since it is not possible to exchange a Z-Crystal.

Trick will always fail when used in aMax Raid Battle or aTera Raid Battle, regardless of the items or target. (It works as normal againstDynamax Pokémon in other battles.)

InPokémon Sword and Shield, due to a presumedglitch in accounting for the removal ofcolored orbs, Trick would fail in versions 1.2.0 through 1.3.1 if it was used by or againstGroudon orKyogre and either the user or the target was not holding an item. This behavior was corrected in version 1.3.2.

Description

GamesDescription
RSETricks the foe into trading held items.
FRLGA move that tricks the foe into trading held items with the user.
ColoXDTricks the target into trading held items.
DPPtHGSSPBRThe user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe's held item with its own.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
The user catches the target off guard and swaps its held item with its own.
SVThe user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own.


Learnset

Byleveling up

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsLevel
IIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX
0064KadabraHuman-LikeHuman-Like43465250XY
46ORAS
46
0065AlakazamHuman-LikeHuman-Like43465250XY
46ORAS
46
0122Mr. Mime
Human-LikeHuman-Like37RSE
36FRLG
36363636
0353ShuppetAmorphousAmorphous5055BW
50B2W2
50505042
0354BanetteAmorphousAmorphous6675BW
58B2W2
58585846
0439Mime Jr.
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered36363636
0479Rotom
Rotom
All available forms

AmorphousAmorphous1111454545
0710Pumpkaboo
Pumpkaboo
All forms

AmorphousAmorphous1140
0711Gourgeist
Gourgeist
All forms

AmorphousAmorphous1140
0720Hoopa
Hoopa
All available forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered1110
0801Magearna
Magearna
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered54
0806Blacephalon
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered47USUM60
0908Meowscarada
FieldGrassRem.
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.


ByMove Tutor/TM/TR

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsCompatibility
IVVVIVIIVIIIIX
Tutor
0035ClefairyFairyFairy
0036ClefableFairyFairy
0063AbraHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0064KadabraHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0065AlakazamHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0079Slowpoke
MonsterWater 1
0079Slowpoke
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
MonsterWater 1
0080Slowbro
MonsterWater 1
0080Slowbro
Slowbro
Galarian Form

MonsterWater 1
0092Gastly
AmorphousAmorphous
0093Haunter
AmorphousAmorphous
0094Gengar
AmorphousAmorphous
0096DrowzeeHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0097HypnoHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0102Exeggcute
GrassGrass
0103Exeggutor
GrassGrass
0103Exeggutor
Exeggutor
Alolan Form

GrassGrass
0121Starmie
Water 3Water 3
0122Mr. Mime
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0122Mr. Mime
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form

Human-LikeHuman-Like
0124Jynx
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0137PorygonMineralMineral
0144Articuno
Articuno
Galarian Form

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0150MewtwoNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0151MewNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0161SentretFieldField
0162FurretFieldField
0173CleffaNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0175TogepiNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0176Togetic
FlyingFairy
0177Natu
FlyingFlying
0178Xatu
FlyingFlying
0196EspeonFieldField
0199Slowking
MonsterWater 1
0199Slowking
Slowking
Galarian Form

MonsterWater 1
0200MisdreavusAmorphousAmorphous
0203Girafarig
FieldField
0233Porygon2MineralMineral
0234StantlerFieldField
0238Smoochum
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0242BlisseyFairyFairy
0249Lugia
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0251Celebi
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0263ZigzagoonFieldField
0263Zigzagoon
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form

FieldField
0264LinooneFieldField
0264Linoone
Linoone
Galarian Form

FieldField
0280Ralts
Human-LikeAmorphous
0281Kirlia
Human-LikeAmorphous
0282Gardevoir
Human-LikeAmorphous
0292Shedinja
MineralMineral
0302Sableye
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0307Meditite
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0308Medicham
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0313VolbeatBugHuman-Like
0314IllumiseBugHuman-Like
0325SpoinkFieldField
0326GrumpigFieldField
0327SpindaFieldHuman-Like
0343Baltoy
MineralMineral
0344Claydol
MineralMineral
0352KecleonFieldField
0353ShuppetAmorphousAmorphous
0354BanetteAmorphousAmorphous
0355DuskullAmorphousAmorphous
0356DusclopsAmorphousAmorphous
0358ChimechoAmorphousAmorphous
0375Metang
MineralMineral
0376Metagross
MineralMineral
0380Latias
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0381Latios
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0385Jirachi
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0386Deoxys
Deoxys
All forms
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0425Drifloon
AmorphousAmorphous
0426Drifblim
AmorphousAmorphous
0429MismagiusAmorphousAmorphous
0433ChinglingNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0436Bronzor
MineralMineral
0437Bronzong
MineralMineral
0439Mime Jr.
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0442Spiritomb
AmorphousAmorphous
0468Togekiss
FlyingFairy
0474Porygon-ZMineralMineral
0475Gallade
Human-LikeAmorphous
0477DusknoirAmorphousAmorphous
0478Froslass
FairyMineral
0479Rotom
Rotom
All forms

AmorphousAmorphous
0480UxieNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0481MespritNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0482AzelfNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0483Dialga
Dialga
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0484Palkia
Palkia
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0488CresseliaNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0491DarkraiNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0493Arceus
Arceus
All available forms
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0494Victini
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0509PurrloinFieldField
0510LiepardFieldField
0517MunnaFieldField
0518MusharnaFieldField
0527Woobat
FieldFlying
0528Swoobat
FieldFlying
0555DarmanitanFieldField
0561Sigilyph
FlyingFlying
0562YamaskMineralAmorphous
0562Yamask
Yamask
Galarian Form

MineralAmorphous
0563CofagrigusMineralAmorphous
0570ZoruaFieldField
0570Zorua
Zorua
Hisuian Form

FieldField
0571ZoroarkFieldField
0571Zoroark
Zoroark
Hisuian Form

FieldField
0574GothitaHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0575GothoritaHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0576GothitelleHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0577SolosisAmorphousAmorphous
0578DuosionAmorphousAmorphous
0579ReuniclusAmorphousAmorphous
0592Frillish
Frillish
All forms

AmorphousAmorphous
0593Jellicent
Jellicent
All forms

AmorphousAmorphous
0605ElgyemHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0606BeheeyemHuman-LikeHuman-Like
0607Litwick
AmorphousAmorphous
0608Lampent
AmorphousAmorphous
0609Chandelure
AmorphousAmorphous
0623Golurk
MineralMineral
0648Meloetta
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0653FennekinFieldField
0654BraixenFieldField
0655Delphox
FieldField
0670Floette
Floette
All main forms
FairyFairy
0671Florges
Florges
All forms
FairyFairy
0677EspurrFieldField
0678Meowstic
Meowstic
All forms
FieldField
0686Inkay
Water 1Water 2
0687Malamar
Water 1Water 2
0708Phantump
GrassAmorphous
0709Trevenant
GrassAmorphous
0710Pumpkaboo
Pumpkaboo
All forms

AmorphousAmorphous
0711Gourgeist
Gourgeist
All forms

AmorphousAmorphous
0720Hoopa
Hoopa
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0742Cutiefly
BugFairy
0743Ribombee
BugFairy
0764ComfeyGrassGrass
0765Oranguru
FieldField
0769Sandygast
AmorphousAmorphous
0770Palossand
AmorphousAmorphous
0778Mimikyu
AmorphousAmorphous
0788Tapu Fini
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0792Lunala
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0801Magearna
Magearna
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0806Blacephalon
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0825Dottler
BugBug
0826Orbeetle
BugBug
0854Sinistea
Sinistea
All forms
MineralAmorphous
0855Polteageist
Polteageist
All forms
MineralAmorphous
0856HatennaFairyFairy
0857HattremFairyFairy
0858Hatterene
FairyFairy
0859Impidimp
FairyHuman-Like
0860Morgrem
FairyHuman-Like
0861Grimmsnarl
FairyHuman-Like
0862Obstagoon
FieldField
0866Mr. Rime
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0867Runerigus
MineralAmorphous
0876Indeedee
Indeedee
All forms

FairyFairy
0898Calyrex
Calyrex
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
0899Wyrdeer
FieldField
0908Meowscarada
FieldGrass
0936Armarouge
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0954Rabsca
BugBug
0955FlittleFlyingFlying
0956EspathraFlyingFlying
0971GreavardFieldField
0972HoundstoneFieldField
0981Farigiraf
FieldField
0985Scream Tail
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
1000Gholdengo
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
1006Iron Valiant
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
1015Munkidori
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered
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

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsEgg Move
IIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX
0122Mr. Mime
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0161SentretFieldField
0263ZigzagoonFieldField
0302Sableye
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0313VolbeatBugHuman-Like
0325SpoinkFieldField
0327SpindaFieldHuman-Like
0352KecleonFieldField
0439Mime Jr.
Human-LikeHuman-Like
0577SolosisAmorphousAmorphous
0677EspurrFieldField
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.


Special move

Generation V

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsObtained with
0263ZigzagoonFieldFieldDream World -Pleasant Forest
0313VolbeatBugHuman-LikeDream World -Spooky Manor
0355DuskullAmorphousAmorphousDream World -Spooky Manor
0578DuosionAmorphousAmorphousDream 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.


Byevent

Generation V

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsObtained with
0302Sableye
Human-LikeHuman-LikeChief Golgo's SableyeBW
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

Trick swaps the user's and the target's held items. Prior toSuper Mystery Dungeon, this move will fail if at least one of the Pokémon is not holding an item. From Super Mystery Dungeon, the move will still succeed even if either the user or the target does not have an item.

GameBase
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
RangeTargetCuts
corners
MDRB--17-100%-FrontEnemyNo
MDTDS--17-100%-FrontEnemyNo
BSL--17-100%-FrontEnemyNo
SMD--2540—%-FrontAllNo
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Trick isHoopa's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 4 and upgradingConfusion into it instead ofHyperspace Hole. The user creates a link between itself and an ally Pokémon using a ring, increasing both of their movement speeds and granting them each a shield for a short time. When the user uses Shadow Ball or performs a basic attack, the ring on the linked Pokémon also unleashes the same move or attack. The user can also use this move on itself, increasing user’s movement speed and granting itself a shield for a short time. Additionally, it increases the damage dealt by Shadow Ball. At level 10, this move also restores the linked ally Pokémon’s HP when it deals damage to opposing Pokémon. While in Unbound form, this move is replaced byPsybeam.

Description

GamesDescription
MDRBSwitches the user's hold item with the target's hold item. It only works if both Pokémon hold items.
MDTDSwitches the user's hold item with the target's hold item. It works only if both Pokémon are holding items.
MDSSwitches the user's held item with the target's held item. It works only if both Pokémon are holding items.
BSLてきポケモンのどうぐと じぶんのどうぐを いれかえる じぶんと てきポケモンの りょうほうが どうぐを もっていないと せいこうしない
MDGtIUNUSED
SMD
MDRTDX
It swaps your held item with a target's held item. The move succeeds even if either you or the target doesn't have an item.


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Mr. Mime


The user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe's held item with its own.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Used InNotes
Mr. MimeMr. Mime's body becomes outlined in light blue, and an item it's holding glows white and disappears. It then switches places with an item the opponent was holding.
Rhonda's Mr. MimeHail to the Chef!Debut

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7


Mime Jr.


The user switches its held item with the opponent's.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Chapter Used InNotes
Mime Jr.Mime Jr. glows brightly and any item it is holding teleports into the opponent's hand and vice versa.
Hiori's Mime Jr.Seven's Real Identity In PerilDebut

Pokémon Adventures


Volbeat

Linoone
The user switches its held item with the opponent's.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Chapter Used InNotes
VolbeatVolbeat opens his arms and legs wide and a wide beam of light comes off his body and covers the opponent. The held items of both Pokémon then switch.
Amber's VolbeatVery Vexing VolbeatDebut
LinooneLinoone quickly switches its held item with the opponent's.
The Battle Factory's LinoonePinsir Me, I Must Be DreamingNone

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • InGeneration IV, despite being able to learn this move viaMove Tutor, it will always fail when used byArceus due to its AbilityMultitype. In later generations, it can successfully use the move as long as neither Pokémon is holding aPlate.

In other languages

LanguageTitle
ChineseCantonese戲法Heifaat*
騙術Pinseuht*
Mandarin戲法 / 戏法Xìfǎ*
騙術 / 骗术Piànshù*
DutchTruc
FinnishTemppu
FrenchTour de MagieVIII+
TourmagikIIIVII
GermanTrickbetrug
GreekΤαχυδακτυλουργικό
ItalianRaggiro
Korean트릭Teurik
PortugueseBrazilTravessura (games, TCG, manga)
Truque
PortugalTruque
SerbianTrik
SpanishTruco
VietnameseGian Manh
Variations of the moveTrick
TrickSwitcheroo
Generation VIIITMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIIITRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IXTMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added inSV2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added inSV3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215
216217218219220221222223224225226227228229
ZA
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107
Added inZA2.0.0
108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126
127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145
146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160
This article is part ofProject Moves and Abilities, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.