Trick (move) (2024)

Trick (Japanese: トリック Trick) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TR38 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM109 in Generation IX.

Effect

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

Trick fails if:

• Neither Pokémon has a held item.
• The user is a wild Pokémon.
• The target is behind a substitute.
• The target has Sticky Hold (even if it has no held item).
• It is used in the Trainer Tower or Trainer Hill.
• Either Pokémon is holding:
  • an e-Reader Berry
  • Mail (except in the Japanese version of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire)
  • any Z-Crystal
  • a Drive, if either Pokémon is Genesect
  • a Mega Stone, if either Pokémon could use it to Mega Evolve
  • a colored orb, if either Pokémon could use it to undergo Primal Reversion
  • a Memory, if either Pokémon is Silvally
  • a Rusted Sword, if either Pokémon is Zacian
  • a Rusted Shield, if either Pokémon is Zamazenta
  • a Booster Energy, if either Pokémon is a Paradox Pokémon (excluding Koraidon and Miraidon)

Additionally, in some generations Trick can fail under additional circ*mstances.

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

Generations III and IV

In Japanese Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Trick can exchange Mail, but doing so may cause Mail 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 has Multitype or either Pokémon is holding a Griseous 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 is Giratina. Trick can now exchange items with a Pokémon that has Multitype, but still fails if either Pokémon holds a Plate and either Pokémon is Arceus.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Trick, the user's Speed 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 a Max Raid Battle or a Tera Raid Battle, regardless of the items or target. (It works as normal against Dynamax Pokémon in other battles.)

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, due to a presumed glitch in accounting for the removal of colored orbs, Trick would fail in versions 1.2.0 through 1.3.1 if it was used by or against Groudon or Kyogre and either the user or the target was not holding an item. This behavior was corrected in version 1.3.2.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
										SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		43	46	52	50XY 46ORAS	46	−	−
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		43	46	52	50XY 46ORAS	46	−	−
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		37RSE 36FRLG	36	36	36	36	−	−
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		−	50	55BW 50B2W2	50	50		50	42
0354		Banette		Amorphous		−	66	75BW 58B2W2	58	58		58	46
0439		Mime Jr.		No Eggs Discovered			36	36	36	36	−	−
0479		Rotom All available forms		Amorphous			1	1	1	1	45	45	45
0710		Pumpkaboo All forms		Amorphous					1	1	40
0711		Gourgeist All forms		Amorphous					1	1	40
0720		Hoopa All available forms		No Eggs Discovered					1	1			10
0801		Magearna All forms		No Eggs Discovered						−	−		54
0806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered						47USUM	60
0908		Meowscarada		Field	Grass								Rem.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
						PtHGSS Tutor	B2W2 Tutor	ORAS Tutor	USUM Tutor	SwSh TR38	SV TM109
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0063		Abra		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0079		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1					✔	✔
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1					✔	✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		−	−	−	−	−	✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		−	−	−	−	−	✔
0103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass					−	−	✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like						✔
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0137		Porygon		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0144		Articuno Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered						−	✔
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0161		Sentret		Field		−	✔	✔	✔		✔
0162		Furret		Field		−	✔	✔	✔		✔
0173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0177		Natu		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0178		Xatu		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0196		Espeon		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1					✔	✔
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0203		Girafarig		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0233		Porygon2		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0234		Stantler		Field		−	−	−	−		✔
0238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0242		Blissey		Fairy		−	−	−	−	−	✔
0249		Lugia		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0263		Zigzagoon		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field						✔
0264		Linoone		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field						✔
0280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	−	✔	✔	✔		✔
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	−	−	−	−		✔
0325		Spoink		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0326		Grumpig		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	−	✔	✔	✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0352		Kecleon		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0354		Banette		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0380		Latias		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0381		Latios		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0386		Deoxys All forms		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0433		Chingling		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0439		Mime Jr.		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0479		Rotom All forms		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0481		Mesprit		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0483		Dialga All forms		No Eggs Discovered		−	−	−	−	−	✔
0484		Palkia All forms		No Eggs Discovered		−	−	−	−	−	✔
0488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0493		Arceus All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0494		Victini		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0509		Purrloin		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0510		Liepard		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0517		Munna		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0518		Musharna		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔
0555		Darmanitan		Field			−	−	−	✔
0561		Sigilyph		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous					✔
0563		Cofa*grigus		Mineral	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0570		Zorua		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0570		Zorua Hisuian Form		Field							✔
0571		Zoroark		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0571		Zoroark Hisuian Form		Field							✔
0574		Gothita		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0577		Solosis		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0578		Duosion		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0592		Frillish All forms		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
0593		Jellicent All forms		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0607		Litwick		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0608		Lampent		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0609		Chandelure		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0623		Golurk		Mineral			−	−	−	✔	✔
0648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔		✔
0653		Fennekin		Field				−	−		✔
0654		Braixen		Field				✔	✔		✔
0655		Delphox		Field				✔	✔		✔
0670		Floette All forms		Fairy				−	−		✔
0671		Florges All forms		Fairy				−	−		✔
0677		Espurr		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
0678		Meowstic All forms		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2			−	−	−	✔
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2			−	−	−	✔
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
0710		Pumpkaboo All forms		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
0711		Gourgeist All forms		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
0720		Hoopa All forms		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔		✔
0742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy				✔	✔	✔
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy				✔	✔	✔
0764		Comfey		Grass					✔	✔	✔
0765		Oranguru		Field					✔	✔	✔
0769		Sandygast		Amorphous					✔	✔	✔
0770		Palossand		Amorphous					✔	✔	✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous					✔	✔	✔
0788		Tapu Fini		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔
0792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔	✔
0801		Magearna All forms		No Eggs Discovered					−	✔	✔
0806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔	✔
0825		Dottler		Bug						✔
0826		Orbeetle		Bug						✔
0854		Sinistea All forms		Mineral	Amorphous					✔	✔
0855		Polteageist All forms		Mineral	Amorphous					✔	✔
0856		Hatenna		Fairy						−	✔
0857		Hattrem		Fairy						−	✔
0858		Hatterene		Fairy						−	✔
0859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like					✔	✔
0860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like					✔	✔
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like					✔	✔
0862		Obstagoon		Field						✔
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like						✔
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous					✔
0876		Indeedee All forms		Fairy						✔	✔
0898		Calyrex All forms		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
0899		Wyrdeer		Field							✔
0908		Meowscarada		Field	Grass						✔
0936		Armarouge		Human-Like							✔
0954		Rabsca		Bug							✔
0955		Flittle		Flying							✔
0956		Espathra		Flying							✔
0971		Greavard		Field							✔
0972		Houndstone		Field							✔
0981		Farigiraf		Field							✔
0985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered							✔
1000		Gholdengo		No Eggs Discovered							✔
1006		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered							✔
1015		Munkidori		No Eggs Discovered							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
										SMUSUM	BDSP	SV
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0161		Sentret		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0263		Zigzagoon		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0325		Spoink		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0352		Kecleon		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0439		Mime Jr.		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0577		Solosis		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔		−
0677		Espurr		Field					✔	✔		−
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0263		Zigzagoon		Field		Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Dream World - Spooky Manor
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Chief Golgo's SableyeBW
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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 to Super 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.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Trick is Hoopa's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 4 and upgrading Confusion into it instead of Hyperspace 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 by Psybeam.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Switches the user's hold item with the target's hold item. It only works if both Pokémon hold items.
MDTD	Switches the user's hold item with the target's hold item. It works only if both Pokémon are holding items.
MDS	Switches 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
MDGtI	UNUSED
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 the anime

Mr. Mime
The user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe's held item with its own.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mr. 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. Mime	Hail to the Chef!		Debut

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

Mime Jr.
The user switches its held item with the opponent's.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	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 Peril		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Volbeat Linoone
The user switches its held item with the opponent's.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Volbeat 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 Volbeat	Very Vexing Volbeat		Debut
	Linoone quickly switches its held item with the opponent's.
The Battle Factory's Linoone	Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation III	Generation IV	Generation V

Generation VI	Generation VII	Generation VIII

Side series games

Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

MD: Red and Blue	SMD

Trivia

• In Generation IV, despite being able to learn this move via Move Tutor, it will always fail when used by Arceus due to its Ability Multitype. In later generations, it can successfully use the move as long as neither Pokémon is holding a Plate.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	戲法 Heifaat * 騙術 Pinseuht *
	Mandarin	戲法 / 戏法 Xìfǎ * 騙術 / 骗术 Piànshù *
Dutch		Truc
Finnish		Temppu
French		Tour de MagieVIII+ TourmagikIII–VII
German		Trickbetrug
Greek		Ταχυδακτυλουργικό
Italian		Raggiro
Korean		트릭 Teurik
Portuguese	Brazil	Travessura (games, TCG, manga) Truque
	Portugal	Truque
Serbian		Trik
Spanish		Truco
Vietnamese		Gian Manh

Variations of the move Trick
Trick • Switcheroo

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