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[[File:Substitute artwork.png|250px|thumb|Art of a Substitute Doll released in conjunction with {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}]]

The '''Substitute Doll''' (Japanese: '''みがわり{{tt|人形|にんぎょう}}''' ''{{tt|Scapegoat|Substitute}} Doll'') is a recurring item in the [[Pokémon world]]. While most often associated with the [[move]] {{m|Substitute}} in the [[core series]], it has made a number of cameo appearances in other media, both with the move and without.

[[File:Substitute VIII.png|thumb|250px|Substitute in {{g|Sword and Shield}}]]

The Substitute Doll first appeared in the [[Generation I]] games, where it appears as an indicator that the user is being protected by the Subsitute move. In [[Generation]]s I and {{gen|II}}, its appearance is identical to the [[Party|menu sprite]] used for {{p|Rhydon}}. After these sprites were updated in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} to reflect the Pokémon's actual appearance, the Subsitute Doll retained the same design.

A Substitute Doll was an obtainable in the [[Plain Catalogue]] of the {{g|Dream World}} in exchange for 200 [[Sitrus Berry|Sitrus Berries]]. The Plush Toy enemy in the [[Mystery Doors of the Magical Land Series]] in [[Pokéstar Studios]] in {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}} is similar to a Substitute Doll. A Substiute Cushon also appears as an [[List of Pokémon-Amie decorations|obtainable decoration]] [[Generation VI]]'s [[Pokémon-Amie]] screen on the [[Player Search System|PSS]].

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I|Generations I}} and {{color2|000|Generation II|II}}

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Generation III}}

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Generation IV}}

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Generation V}}

<!--| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Generation VI|Generations VI}} and {{color2|000|Generation VII|VII}}-->

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and<br>Let's Go, Eevee!}}

<!--| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Generation VIII}}-->

| A {{color2|000|Plain Catalogue|Substitute Doll}} from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Dream World|Dream World}}

| A {{color2|000|Pokémon doll|Substitute Doll}} from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and<br>Alpha Sapphire}}

The Substitute Doll appears in the {{g|Stadium series}}, {{pkmn|Colosseum}}, {{XD}}, and {{pkmn|Battle Revolution}} in the same capacity it does in the core series. In the Stadium series, it more closely resembles a {{p|Rhydon}}.

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}} and {{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}

In the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series]], the Substitute Doll is associated with the Decoy, Cross-Eyed, and Substitute [[Status conditions in the Mystery Dungeon series|status conditions]].

There is a trophy of the Substitute Doll in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]].

''If it looks like a Pokémon and it gets attacked like a Pokémon, it's probably a- Oh, no, it could also be a Substitute Doll. This cute plush figure appears out of nowhere when a Pokémon uses the move Substitute. Is that a smile on its face or a grimace of determination? Only the doll knows, and it's not telling.''

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team}}

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time,<br>Darkness}} {{color2|000|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|and Sky}}

| Portrait of a Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity|Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity}}<br>and {{color2|000|Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon|Super Mystery Dungeon}}

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon GO}}

| A Substitute Doll from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Magikarp Jump|Magikarp Jump}}

[[File:Substitute doll anime.png|thumb|250px|A Substitute Doll in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

While dolls aren't used in {{m|Substitute}}'s depection in the anime, the Substitute Doll has made several cameo appearances, first seen in ''[[XY059|Under the Pledging Tree!]]'', where it was one of the items offered to {{Ash}} by a market vendor in [[Coumarine City]]. It made further appearances in ''[[SM015|Rocking Clawmark Hill!]]'' and ''[[SM097|No Stone Unturned!]]'' in {{an|Professor Kukui|Kukui}} and {{prof|Burnet}}'s house, and ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]'' in [[Ash Ketchum|Ash's]] room where [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] was shown hugging it while asleep.

[[File:Enta Ninetales Substitute CBF.png|thumb|150px|[[Enta's Ninetales]] transformed into a Substitute Doll in [[Pokémon Battle Frontier]]]]

Similar to the anime, [[Pokémon Adventures]] does not use dolls in its depiction of the move {{m|Substitute}}. However, a Substitute Doll did make a cameo appearance in ''[[PAORAS21|Omega Alpha Adventure 21]]'' as one the many items that {{p|Hoopa}} pulled out of its ring while searching for a [[Diancite]] for {{adv|Ruby}}.

The Substitute Doll has been featured on card sleeves for the {{PTCG}}.