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
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • 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
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: 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

Generations III and IV

Recycle allows the user to regain a held item, such as a Berry, that the user had previously consumed during the battle. Recycle fails if the user already has a held item. Consumed items are not forgotten even if the Pokémon is switched out. Recycle cannot restore items that were transferred to another Pokémon (such as via Thief) or items that were knocked off, but can recover items consumed by Bug Bite, Fling, Natural Gift, and Pluck.

Recycle can recover items consumed that were originally another Pokémon's, but transferred to the Pokémon with Recycle during a battle. However, 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. If the Pokémon that knows Recycle obtains an item after consuming one, it can still use Recycle to restore the old item as long as it has no hold item when using Recycle and did not consume any other items since consuming the old item. Once an item is restored, it is no longer treated as a consumed item, so it cannot be restored again until it is consumed again.

Generation V onwards

Recycle can now be stolen by Snatch.

Recycle can no longer restore items lost via Bug Bite and Pluck. Recycle cannot restore a burst Air Balloon, an item destroyed by Incinerate, or an item picked up by another Pokémon via Pickup.

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.

Recycle can restore the user's Berry if it was consumed via Teatime.

Description

Games Description
RSE Recycles a used item for one more use.
FRLG A move that recycles a used item for use once more.
ColoXD 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
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 33 32 32 32 32 24
0122  
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0137     Mineral Mineral 44 34 34 34 34 5
0143     Monster Monster 1
0233     Mineral Mineral 44 34 34 34 34 1
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 32 32 32 32 24
0446     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 17 17 1ORAS 1 8
0474     Mineral Mineral 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
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 Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0100     Mineral Mineral
0100  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
TM67
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TM67
IX
--
0035     Fairy Fairy BDSP
0036     Fairy Fairy BDSP
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy BDSP
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy BDSP
0063     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0064     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0065     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0079    
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
0080    
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0096     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0097     Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0113     Fairy Fairy BDSP
0120     Water 3 Water 3 BDSP
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3 BDSP
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0137     Mineral Mineral BDSP
0143     Monster Monster BDSP
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0163    
 
Flying Flying BDSP
0164    
 
Flying Flying BDSP
0173     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0174    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0199    
 
Monster Water 1 BDSP
0203    
 
Field Field BDSP
0225    
 
Water 1 Field BDSP
0233     Mineral Mineral BDSP
0238    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0242     Fairy Fairy BDSP
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous BDSP
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous BDSP
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous BDSP
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0325     Field Field BDSP
0326     Field Field BDSP
0327     Field Human-Like BDSP
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0352     Field Field BDSP
0358     Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0386     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0433     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0440     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0446     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral BDSP
0474     Mineral Mineral BDSP
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous BDSP
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0493     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE
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
Normal Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
Speed Forme
  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     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    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0677     Field Field
0678     Field Field
0678  
Meowstic
Female
  Field Field
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral
0720  
Hoopa
Confined
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720  
Hoopa
Unbound
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0756    
 
Grass Grass
0769    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0770    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0771     Water 1 Water 1
0800     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0800  
Necrozma
Dusk Mane
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0800  
Necrozma
Dawn Wings
 
 
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 and Explorers 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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2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899


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