Conversion (move)

Conversion テクスチャー Texture

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Conversion (Japanese: テクスチャー Texture) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is a signature move of the Porygon evolution family.

Effect

Generation I

Conversion changes the user's current type(s) to the target's current type(s).

Generation II to IV

Conversion changes the user's type to match the type of one of the user's moves. Conversion cannot be used on Curse in order to turn into a ???-type Pokémon.

Generation V

Same as before, but can now be stolen by Snatch.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0137 Porygon Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0137 Porygon Normal -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0137 Porygon Normal -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0137 Porygon Normal -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal -- 0474 Porygon-Z Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0137 Porygon Normal -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal -- 0474 Porygon-Z Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Porygon Lock-On.png Focusing Converted
The user scans the opponent and coverts into it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Porygon focuses a transmitter on the opponent. Its surface then glows and turns similar as the opponent's surface.
Dr. Akihabara's Porygon	EP038		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Porygon
The user's body glows and it becomes the opponent's type.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Porygon's body glows, and its type becomes the same as the opponent.
Blue's Porygon	Striking Golduck		Debut

In other languages

• Dutch: Omzetting
• French: Adaptation
• German: Umwandlung
• Greek: Μετατροπή
• Italian: Conversione
• Korean: 텍스쳐 Texture
• Portuguese: Conversão
• Spanish: Conversión
• Serbian: Konverzija

Variations of the move Conversion
Conversion • Conversion 2

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