Trick

Gen.
3
Power
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Priority
0
Category
StatusDamage Category Icon for Status

Effect Summary

User and target swap items.

Detailed Effect

Trick switches the user's currently held item with the target's currently held item.
If only one target is holding an item, it will simply be moved to the other.
The ability Sticky Hold prevents items from being stolen.
The following items are always unable to be swapped: Wild Pokémon can not swap the user's held item.
  • In Gen 3-4 Trick swaps the items permanently but fails if used by a wild Pokémon or an NPC Trainer Pokémon.

Description

E
RS

Tricks the foe into trading held items.

FRLG

A move that tricks the foe into trading held items with the user.

DP
HGSS
PL

The user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe’s held item with its own.

B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH

The user catches the target off guard and swaps its held item with its own.

Additional Information

Move Target

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Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

Cannot selectCan selectWill select

Effect Type

Unique Effect

Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.

Interactions
2

Blocked by Detect and Protect
This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.

Other Languages

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戲法 / 戏法 (Xìfǎ / Heifaat)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

Machine

Tutor

Contest Information

Contest

Smart
Green
Bitter Flavor

Contest Effect

If the last Pokémon's appeal is the same type as this move, user earns six points instead of two.

Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Appeal❤️❤️
Jam

Super Contest

Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Appeal