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'''U-turn''' (Japanese: '''とんぼがえり''' ''Round-trip'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Bug}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation IV]]. It is [[TM89]] as of Generation IV, except in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], where it is [[TM18]]. | '''U-turn''' (Japanese: '''とんぼがえり''' ''Round-trip'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Bug}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation IV]]. It is [[TM89]] as of Generation IV, except in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], where it is [[TM18]]. | ||
==Effect== | ==Effect== | ||
U-turn deals [[damage]] and then [[Recall|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 {{a|Wimp Out}} or {{a|Emergency Exit}}, or if using U-turn ends the battle. If U-turn faints | U-turn deals [[damage]] and then [[Recall|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 {{a|Wimp Out}} or {{a|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 {{m|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. | If the foe Pokémon uses {{m|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. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* In Diamond | * In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|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-'''T'''urn". | ||
* U-turn may be {{type|Bug}} because its Japanese name contains とんぼ (tonbo), which means dragonfly. | * U-turn may be {{type|Bug}} because its Japanese name contains とんぼ (tonbo), which means dragonfly. | ||
**This is somewhat supported by the fact that {{p|Yanma}} and {{p|Yanmega}}, both based on dragonflies, can learn the move by | ** This is somewhat supported by the fact that {{p|Yanma}} and {{p|Yanmega}}, both based on dragonflies, can learn the move by leveling up. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||