Recycle (move)

This article is about the move. For the Item card or Trainer card in the TCG, see Recycle (Fossil 61).
Recycle
リサイクル Recycle
Recycle IX.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Can be repeatedly used without boring the Judge.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

Recycle (Japanese: リサイクル Recycle) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. It is TM67 in Generation IV and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Effect

Recycle allows the user to recover a held item (such as a Berry) that has been previously consumed in battle.

Items that were transferred to another Pokémon (such as via Thief) 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 as Harvest or Pickup), 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 were knocked off. Recycle cannot restore a burst Air Balloon or an item destroyed by Incinerate.

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 by Fling, Natural Gift, Bug Bite, and Pluck 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 by Knock 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 was Mail, this can cause corruption.
  • 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, but Trick and Switcheroo fail if used by or targeting that Pokémon, and its held item cannot be stolen by Thief or Covet (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 via Bug Bite and Pluck. Recycle can restore the user's Berry if it was consumed via Teatime.

Recycle can now be stolen by Snatch.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Recycle, the user's Speed 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

Games Description
RSE Recycles a used item for one more use.
FRLG A move that recycles a used item for use once more.
Colo.XD Recycles a used hold item for one more use.
DPPtPBR The user recycles a single-use item that has been used in battle so it can be used again.
HGSS The user recycles a held item that has been used in battle so it can be used again.*
The user recycles a single-use item that has been used in battle so it can be used again.*
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user recycles a held item that has been used in battle so it can be used again.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
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 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
0088  
Grimer
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous *
0100     Mineral Mineral
0100  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0433     Amorphous Amorphous
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0840    
 
Grass Dragon
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/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
Tutor
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral
0089  
Muk
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0113     Fairy Fairy
0120     Water 3 Water 3
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0137     Mineral Mineral
0143     Monster Monster
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0173     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0174    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0203    
 
Field Field
0225    
 
Water 1 Field
0233     Mineral Mineral
0238    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0242     Fairy Fairy
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0352     Field Field
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0433     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0440     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0446     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral
0474     Mineral Mineral
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0511     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0516     Field Field
0568     Mineral Mineral
0569     Mineral Mineral
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0599     Mineral Mineral
0600     Mineral Mineral
0601     Mineral Mineral
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0631     Field Field
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0649  
Genesect
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0677     Field Field
0678  
Meowstic
All forms
  Field Field
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral
0720  
Hoopa
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0756    
 
Grass Grass
0769    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0770    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0771     Water 1 Water 1
0800  
Necrozma
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0805    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0806    
 
No Eggs Discovered 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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
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 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

In the Rescue Team, Explorers and Adventure Squad series, Recycle turns a Used TM into the TM it contained. In the Explorers series, it cannot turn back Used TMs that originally contained Recycle.

From Gates to Infinity onwards, Recycle instead converts a Plain Seed into a random Seed or an Oran Berry. However, they cannot be converted to Joy, Life, or Doom Seeds.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 17 - —% - Others Others -
MDTDS - - 10 - —% - Others Others -
BSL - - 10 - —% - Others Others -
MDGtI - - 30 99 —% - Others Others -
SMD - - 30 99 —% - Others Others -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDRB Repairs the item  Used TM and restores it to its original, unused state.
MDTDS Repairs TMs designated as a Used TM and restores them so they can be reused. Caution: you can't recycle a Used TM that taught Recycle.
BSL わざマシン『しようごマシン』を つかうまえの じょうたいに もどすことが できる ただし わざマシン『リサイクル』は もとに もどせないので きをつけよう!
MDGtI It changes the  Plain Seed left over after a  Reviver Seed is used up to a different item.
SMD It changes a  Plain Seed to a different item.*
It changes the  Plain Seed to a different item. A  Plain Seed is what remains after using a  Reviver Seed or  Tiny Reviver Seed to revive.*


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Generation 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
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 Ανακύκλωση Anakýklusi
  Italian Riciclo
  Korean 리사이클 Risaikeul
  Brazilian Portuguese Reciclagem
  Russian Переработка Pererabotka
  Serbian Recikliranje
  Spanish Reciclaje
  Vietnamese Tái Sử Dụng


Generation IV TMs
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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