Substitute (move): Difference between revisions

==Effect==

===Generation I===

Once created, all stat modifying attacks and side effects of attacks used by the opponent against the user will fail, though all current stat modifiers will remain in effect and any stat modifiers used by the user will also be applied to the substitute. The substitute will break when the damage the substitute has taken is equal to or greater than the HP used to make it. Until it breaks, a substitute will absorb all damage done by the opponent (even if the damage done exceeds the remaining HP of the substitute), but will not reduce the actual amount of damage that the opponent's attacks do. A [[One-hit knockout move|one-hit KO move]], if it hits, will always break a substitute.

The following moves are not blocked by the substitute:

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|- style="background: #{{normal color light}}"

{{movelist|Attract|Normal}}

{{movelist|Curse|???}}

The following moves are not blocked by the substitute:

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|- style="background: #{{normal color light}}"

{{movelist|Attract|Normal|cat=Status}}

{{movelist|Curse|???|cat=Status}}

The following moves are not blocked by the substitute:

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|- style="background: #{{normal color light}}"

{{movelist|Attract|Normal|cat=Status}}

{{movelist|Curse|Ghost|cat=Status}}

{{movelist|Destiny Bond|Ghost|cat=Status}}

==Description==

{{movedesc|normal}}

{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP.}}

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{{Moveheader/Level|Normal|1}}

{{Moveentry/Level1|122|Mr. Mime|2|Psychic|Fairy|47|11|9|FRLG=8|29|29|29}}

{{Moveentry/Level1|439|Mime Jr.|2|Psychic|Fairy|no|no|no|29|29|29}}

{{Moveentry/Level1|479|Rotom|2|Electric|Ghost|no|no|no|36|36|36}}

==In other games==

[[File:Greninja SSB4 Substitute.png|thumb|250px|Greninja using Substitute]]

===[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]===

==Sprites==

{{incomplete|section|Missing the substitute images from Generation VI (and Stadium, in case it's different from Stadium 2)}}

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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:192px"| [[File:SubstituteG12f.png]][[File:SubstituteG12b.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:192px"| [[File:SubstituteStadium2.png|64px]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:192px"| [[File:SubstituteG3f.png]][[File:SubstituteG3b.png]]

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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:192px"| [[File:SubstitutePMDF.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:192px"| [[File:SubstituteG4f.png]][[File:SubstituteG4b.png]]

|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:192px"| [[File:SubstitutePMD2F.png]]

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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:192px"| [[File:SubstituteG5f.png]][[File:SubstituteG5b.png]]

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type=Normal|

Stad=Substitute Stadium|

PBR=Substitute Fly PBR|

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==Trivia==

* In most games, the decoy and the Pokémon will switch places when the Pokémon executes a move. The only exception is in [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], where the battle animations play out as if the substitute was the one performing the move. It generally remains stationary, except when using moves like {{m|Fly}} or {{m|Bounce}}.

* In the [[Generation I]] and {{Gen|II}} games, the substitute resembles the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} {{p|Rhydon}}.

* In the [[Pokémon Origins]] episode ''[[PO04|File 4 - Charizard]]'', a Growlithe can be seen playing with a substitute plushie in [[Lavender Town#Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House|Mr Fuji's Pokémon House]].

* During [[Nintendo Direct|Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Direct]] on April 8, 2014, a substitute plushie is seen in place of {{sbw|Masahiro Sakurai}} as he goes to showcase some of the Pokémon available from the [[Poké Ball]] and [[Master Ball]] items.

==In other languages==

[[de:Delegator]]

[[fr:Clonage (attaque)]]

[[it:Sostituto (mossa)]]

[[ja:みがわり]]

[[pl:Substitute]]

[[zh:替身（技能）]]