U-turn (move)

U-turn
とんぼがえり Round-trip
U-turn VIII.png
U-turn VIII 2.png
Type  Bug
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  70
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Points = 4 minus judge voltage.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

U-turn (Japanese: とんぼがえり Round-trip) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM89 in Generations IV through VII and TM18 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. In Generation VIII, it is TM56.

Effect

U-turn deals damage and then switches the user out. The user will not be switched out if the user is the only Pokémon in the party that is able to battle, if U-turn triggers an opponent's Wimp Out or Emergency Exit, or if using U-turn ends the battle. If U-turn faints an opponent Trainer's Pokémon, the next Pokémon sent out by the user will not be counted for additional experience, and if the user is battling an NPC, the player will still have the ability to switch Pokémon in between Pokémon that have fainted. If the next Pokémon sent out by the user is holding an Amulet Coin or Luck Incense, it will be counted for that even if it is immediately switched out in between fainted Pokémon.

If the foe Pokémon uses Pursuit on the same turn U-turn is used, Pursuit will deal normal damage if the foe is faster, or double damage if the foe is slower than the user.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, if the Pokémon selected after the switch-out is holding a Choice item and also knows the move U-turn, they will be forced to use U-turn as their next attack despite not having made a move.

U-turn may be used to switch out of Ingrain, but Ingrain's effects will not be passed on. U-turn can also be used to switch out even if the user is under the effect of Arena Trap, Magnet Pull, Shadow Tag, Mean Look, Spider Web, or Block. U-turn will not force a switch if the user is holding a Red Card or the target is holding an Eject Button.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0056     Field Field 29PE
0057     Field Field 33PE
0187    
 
Fairy Grass 31 37 37 37
0188    
 
Fairy Grass 36 44 44 44
0189    
 
Fairy Grass 36 49 49 49
0193    
 
Bug Bug 49 49 49 49
0207    
 
Bug Bug 38 42BW
30B2W2
30 30
0456     Water 2 Water 2 42 42 42 42
0457     Water 2 Water 2 48 48 48 48
0469    
 
Bug Bug 46DP
49PtHGSS
49 49 49
0472    
 
Bug Bug 38 42BW
30B2W2
30 30
0566    
 
Flying Water 3 41 41 41 21
0567    
 
Flying Water 3 45 45 45 21
0571     Field Field 1 1 1 1
0617     Bug Bug 40 40 40 36
0619     Field Human-Like 41 41 41 30
0620     Field Human-Like 41 41 41 30
0648    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 43 43 43
0724    
 
Flying Flying 1 1
0816     Water 1 Field 24
0817     Water 1 Field 30
0818     Water 1 Field 30
0886    
 
Amorphous Dragon 36
0887    
 
Amorphous Dragon 36
0893    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 48
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
TM89
V
TM89
VI
TM89
VII
TM89
TM18
VIII
TM56
IX
--
0012    
 
Bug Bug
0015    
 
Bug Bug
0016    
 
Flying Flying
0017    
 
Flying Flying
0018    
 
Flying Flying
0019     Field Field
019A  
Rattata
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0020     Field Field
020A  
Raticate
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0021    
 
Flying Flying
0022    
 
Flying Flying
0041    
 
Flying Flying
0042    
 
Flying Flying
0049    
 
Bug Bug
0052     Field Field
052A  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field
052G  
Meowth
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0053     Field Field
053A  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
0083    
 
Flying Field
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0144    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
144G  
Articuno
Galarian Form
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0145    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
145G  
Zapdos
Galarian Form
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0146    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
146G  
Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0165    
 
Bug Bug
0166    
 
Bug Bug
0169    
 
Flying Flying
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0187    
 
Fairy Grass
0188    
 
Fairy Grass
0189    
 
Fairy Grass
0190     Field Field
0193    
 
Bug Bug
0207    
 
Bug Bug
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0251    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0257    
 
Field Field
0267    
 
Bug Bug
0269    
 
Bug Bug
0276    
 
Flying Flying
0277    
 
Flying Flying
0278    
 
Water 1 Flying
0279    
 
Water 1 Flying
0284    
 
Water 1 Bug
0291    
 
Bug Bug
0313     Bug Human-Like
0314     Bug Human-Like
0329    
 
Bug Dragon
0330    
 
Bug Dragon
0385    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0390     Field Human-Like
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0396    
 
Flying Flying
0397    
 
Flying Flying
0398    
 
Flying Flying
0414    
 
Bug Bug
0416    
 
Bug Bug
0417     Field Fairy
0424     Field Field
0428     Field Field
0431     Field Field
0432     Field Field
0441    
 
Flying Flying
0456     Water 2 Water 2
0457     Water 2 Water 2
0469    
 
Bug Bug
0472    
 
Bug Bug
0480     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0481     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0482     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0489     Water 1 Fairy
0490     Water 1 Fairy
0494    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0509     Field Field B2W2
0510     Field Field B2W2
0519    
 
Flying Flying
0520    
 
Flying Flying
0521    
 
Flying Flying
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0547    
 
Grass Fairy
0554     Field Field
554G  
Darumaka
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0555     Field Field
555G  
Darmanitan
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0566    
 
Flying Water 3
0567    
 
Flying Water 3
0570     Field Field
0571     Field Field
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0587    
 
Field Field
0603     Amorphous Amorphous
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0617     Bug Bug
0619     Field Human-Like
0620     Field Human-Like
0627    
 
Flying Flying
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0629    
 
Flying Flying
0630    
 
Flying Flying
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0636    
 
Bug Bug
0637    
 
Bug Bug
0641     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0642    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0645    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0648    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0649    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0656     Water 1 Water 1
0657     Water 1 Water 1
0658    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0661    
 
Flying Flying
0662    
 
Flying Flying
0663    
 
Flying Flying
0666    
 
Bug Bug
0676     Field Field
0692     Water 1 Water 3
0693     Water 1 Water 3
0694    
 
Monster Dragon
0695    
 
Monster Dragon
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0714    
 
Flying Dragon
0715    
 
Flying Dragon
0717    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0724    
 
Flying Flying
0725     Field Field
0726     Field Field
0727    
 
Field Field
0731    
 
Flying Flying
0732    
 
Flying Flying
0733    
 
Flying Flying
0734     Field Field
0735     Field Field
0741    
 
Flying Flying
0742    
 
Bug Fairy
0743    
 
Bug Fairy
0746     Water 2 Water 2
0763     Grass Grass
0764     Grass Grass
0766     Field Field
0772     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0773     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0774    
 
Mineral Mineral
0775     Field Field
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0785    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0795    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0804    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered USUM
0810     Field Grass
0811     Field Grass
0812     Field Grass
0813     Field Human-Like
0814     Field Human-Like
0815     Field Human-Like
0816     Water 1 Field
0817     Water 1 Field
0818     Water 1 Field
0821     Flying Flying
0822     Flying Flying
0823    
 
Flying Flying
0826    
 
Bug Bug
0828     Field Field
0841    
 
Grass Dragon
0863     Field Field
0873    
 
Bug Bug
0886    
 
Amorphous Dragon
0887    
 
Amorphous Dragon
0891     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0892  
Urshifu
Single Strike Style
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0892  
Urshifu
Rapid Strike Style
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0893    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
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 Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, U-turn is a move with 14 base power, 88% accuracy, and 12 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, from up to 2 tiles away, even if there's an ally inbetween.

From Gates to Infinity onward, if there is an ally Pokémon right behind the user, the user will switch positions in addition to inflicting damage on the target.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on a target up to 2 tiles away.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる 2マスまで とどく
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It switches positions with a teammate right behind you, if any.
SMD It damages an enemy. If one of your teammates is right behind you, it switches your and your teammate's positions.


In the anime

 
Scizor
 
Switching out
 
Mienshao
The user attacks the opponent and then returns to its Poké Ball, sending out another Pokémon in its place.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Scizor punches the opponent with one of its pincers. It then returns to its Poké Ball and sends out another Pokémon in its place.
Guzma's Scizor Getting Down to The Ire! Debut
  Mienshao kicks the opponent with one of its feet. It then returns to its Poké Ball and sends out another Pokémon in its place.
Korrina's Mienshao A Festival Reunion! None
  Sobble blast the opponent with one its tail. It then returns to its Poké Ball and sends out another Pokémon in its place.
Goh's Sobble JN054 None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


  • Elesa's Emolga was revealed to know U-turn on the official web site, but it was never shown using the move.

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Trivia

  • In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, despite being spelled with a lowercase "t" (as "U-turn") on the status screen and as TM89, when used in battle it is displayed as "U-Turn".
  • U-turn may be Bug-type because its Japanese name contains とんぼ (tonbo), which means dragonfly.
    • This is somewhat supported by the fact that Yanma and Yanmega, both based on dragonflies, can learn the move by leveling up.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 急速折返 Gāpchūk Jitfáan *
急速轉變 Gāpchūk Jyúnbin *
Mandarin 急速折返 Jísù Zhéfǎn *
急速轉變 / 急速转变 Jísù Zhuǎnbiàn *
U形迴轉 U-Xíng Huízhuǎn *
  Dutch U-bocht
  French Demi-Tour
  German Kehrtwende
  Greek Μεταστροφή
Ταξίδι μετ'Επιστροφής
  Italian Retromarcia
  Korean 유턴 U-turn
  Polish Zwrot
  Brazilian Portuguese Fazer Retorno (anime, Unified Minds-present)
Giro em U (SM136 blurb, Secret Wonders-Emerging Powers, manga)
  Serbian Okret za 180°
  Spanish Ida y Vuelta
  Vietnamese Đánh Trả


Variations of the move U-turn
  U-turnFlip Turn
  Volt Switch


Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899


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