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[[File:Recall.png|thumb|220px|{{p|Magikarp}} being recalled from battle]]

There are several reasons for recalling Pokémon in the {{pkmn|games}}. The most basic can be a simple strategic decision to battle using another Pokémon in lieu of using a [[move]], recalling the active one to switch in another; the new Pokémon switches in at the start of the turn but cannot be commanded until the next turn. Any Pokémon that [[fainting|faints]] must also be recalled, and the {{pkmn|Trainer}} can switch in another Pokémon to continue the battle if possible. In a wild Pokémon battle, after a Pokémon faints, its Trainer may attempt to [[escape|flee]] instead of continuing the battle, but if it fails, they must switch in a new Pokémon instead. A {{cat|Moves that switch the user out|handful of moves}} also return the user to the [[party]] and allow the Trainer to send in a different Pokémon. The [[held item]]s [[Eject Button]] and [[Eject Pack]] also makes the holder switch out in certain situations.

There are also a variety of circumstances that may [[Escape prevention|trap]] a Pokémon, preventing it from being recalled from battle. The moves {{m|Anchor Shot}}, {{m|Block}}, {{m|Infestation}}, {{m|Mean Look}}, {{m|Shadow Hold}}, {{m|Spider Web}}, {{m|Spirit Shackle}}, and {{m|Thousand Waves}} prevent opposing Pokémon from leaving battle, and {{m|Fairy Lock}} does the same for the next turn only. The {{Abilities}} {{a|Arena Trap}}, {{a|Magnet Pull}}, and {{a|Shadow Tag}} also prevent opposing Pokémon from leaving battle. A trapped Pokémon can bypass these restrictions with a [[Shed Shell]], by using a move that switches the user out, or if it is hit by Circle Throw, Dragon Tail, Roar, or Whirlwind. Starting in Generation VI, {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon are also immune to these trapping effects. A Pokémon that has used {{m|Ingrain}} is similarly prevented from leaving the battle under most circumstances and can only be recalled after an opponent is defeated or by using a move that switches the user out.

Manually withdrawing a Pokémon happens [[priority|before]] all moves, except {{m|Pursuit}} if it is targeting the Pokémon that is switching out. In [[Generation III]], players always switch before NPCs do, and "player 1" always switches before "player 2" does in link battles. In all other generations, if multiple Pokémon are manually withdrawn in the same turn, the order in which they switch is determined by speed.

Pursuit's power doubles if its target is withdrawn. When a Pokémon is withdrawn, all of its [[Statistic|stat]] changes, [[type]] changes, Ability changes, [[move]]s learned via {{m|Mimic}}, {{m|Transform|transformations}}, and volatile [[status condition]]s are removed. Additionally, Pokémon with {{a|Natural Cure}} heal their non-volatile status conditions, and Pokémon with {{a|Regenerator}} heal their HP by up to 1/3 of its maximum. The replacement Pokémon can be affected by {{m|Spikes}}, {{m|Stealth Rock}}, {{m|Toxic Spikes}}, or {{m|Sticky Web}} and activate one of a {{cat|Abilities that activate upon entering battle|handful of Abilities}}.

[[File:Pokémon recall anime.png|thumb|250px|{{Ash}} recalling [[Mimey|Mr. Mime]]]]

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, if the Trainer does not send out a replacement Pokémon, they must forfeit the match. If the Trainer makes a substitution when it is not allowed, the Trainer automatically loses the battle. This was seen in [[M14|''White—Victini and Zekrom'' and ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'']], when [[Iris's Emolga]] forced a switch by using {{m|Volt Switch}} during the tournament battle, where each Trainer was supposed to use only one Pokémon.

It appears as though a Pokémon can actually refuse or even dodge a Trainer's recall command. While this usually is a result of {{DL|Level|disobedience}}, it can sometimes be a sign that the Pokémon is concerned for its Trainer, such as in ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'', or another person or Pokémon, as seen in ''[[BW029|Cottonee in Love!]]''. In ''[[HS02|Cerulean Blues]]'', an enraged {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}} at the [[Cerulean Gym]] refused to be returned to its Poké Ball, forcing {{an|Misty}} to confine it in a cage until it calmed down. In ''[[SM130|Battling Besties!]]'', when {{an|Mallow}} tried to recall her {{TP|Mallow|Tsareena}}, she refused to go into her Poké Ball, wishing to continue the battle against {{an|Lana}} and her {{TP|Lana|Primarina}}. In some cases, a third party such as another Trainer's Pokémon or a wild Pokémon can interfere with the recall command towards a Trainer's Pokémon. This was demonstrated in ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]'' where a wild Beedrill that abducted [[Ash's Metapod]] managed to dodge Ash's recall command while holding Metapod; and in ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]'' where [[Brock's Onix]] was constricting [[Ash's Pikachu]] and blocked out Ash's recall command. If a human is hit with the recall beam, it will temporarily stun the person, as demonstrated in ''[[AG173|All that Glitters is Not Golden]]''. In ''[[JN013|The Climb to Be the Very Best!]]'', it was revealed that the recall beam can also be used to return a [[Dynamax]]ed Pokémon back to normal.

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