Trick (move)

Trick
トリック Trick
Trick IX.png
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Type  Psychic
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
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-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TR38 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM109 in Generation IX.

Effect

  This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: What happens with Ogerpon's masks?
You can discuss this on the talk page.

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:

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

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

Games Description
RSE Tricks the foe into trading held items.
FRLG A move that tricks the foe into trading held items with the user.
Colo.XD Tricks the target into trading held items.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user catches the foe off guard and swaps the foe's held item with its own.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user catches the target off guard and swaps its held item with its own.
SV The user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0064     Human-Like Human-Like 43 46 52 50XY
46ORAS
46
0065     Human-Like Human-Like 43 46 52 50XY
46ORAS
46
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 37RSE
36FRLG
36 36 36 36
0353     Amorphous Amorphous 50 55BW
50B2W2
50 50 50 42
0354     Amorphous Amorphous 66 75BW
58B2W2
58 58 58 46
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 36 36 36 36
0479  
Rotom
All available forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 45 45 45
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 40
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 40
0720  
Hoopa
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 10
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 54
0806    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47USUM 60
0908    
 
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
Tutor
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0079  
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
  Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0080  
Slowbro
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0103    
 
Grass Grass
0103  
Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0122  
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0137     Mineral Mineral
0144  
Articuno
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0173     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0196     Field Field
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0199  
Slowking
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0203    
 
Field Field
0233     Mineral Mineral
0234     Field Field
0238    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0242     Fairy Fairy
0249    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0263     Field Field
0263  
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field
0264     Field Field
0264  
Linoone
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0292    
 
Mineral Mineral
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0313     Bug Human-Like
0314     Bug Human-Like
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0352     Field Field
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0375    
 
Mineral Mineral
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0433     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0474     Mineral Mineral
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0479  
Rotom
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0483  
Dialga
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0484  
Palkia
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0509     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0555     Field Field
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0562  
Yamask
Galarian Form
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0570     Field Field
0570  
Zorua
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0571     Field Field
0571  
Zoroark
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0592  
Frillish
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0593  
Jellicent
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0670  
Floette
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0671  
Florges
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0677     Field Field
0678  
Meowstic
All forms
  Field Field
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0720  
Hoopa
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0742    
 
Bug Fairy
0743    
 
Bug Fairy
0764     Grass Grass
0765    
 
Field Field
0769    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0770    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0788    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0792    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0806    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0825    
 
Bug Bug
0826    
 
Bug Bug
0854  
Sinistea
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous
0855  
Polteageist
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous
0856     Fairy Fairy
0857     Fairy Fairy
0858    
 
Fairy Fairy
0859    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0860    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0861    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0862    
 
Field Field
0866    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0867    
 
Mineral Amorphous
0876  
Indeedee
All forms
 
 
Fairy Fairy
0898  
Calyrex
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0899    
 
Field Field
0908    
 
Field Grass
0936    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0954    
 
Bug Bug
0955     Flying Flying
0956     Flying Flying
0971     Field Field
0972     Field Field
0981    
 
Field Field
0985    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1000    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1006    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1015    
 
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0161     Field Field
0263     Field Field
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0313     Bug Human-Like
0325     Field Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0352     Field Field
0439    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0677     Field 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     Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0313     Bug Human-Like Dream World - Spooky Manor
0355     Amorphous Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0578     Amorphous 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    
 
Human-Like 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.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy No
BSL - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy No
SMD - - 25 40 —% - Front All No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

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


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

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+
TourmagikIIIVII
  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
  TrickSwitcheroo


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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