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==Effect==
==Effect==
By decreasing its [[HP]] by 25% (rounded down) of its maximum HP, the user creates a substitute with the same amount of HP as it lost. This move fails if the user already has a substitute or if losing the required HP would cause the user to [[faint]]. Substitute will fail if used by {{p|Shedinja}} (who only has 1 HP).
{{main|Substitute (doll)#Effect|Substitute doll → Effect}}
This move creates a {{OBP|substitute|doll}} at the cost of 25% of the user's maximum [[HP]] (rounded up). The created substitute has 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.


If a Pokémon has a substitute and is attacked by another Pokémon, the substitute takes any [[damage]] instead. (This includes the damaging turns of {{m|Future Sight}} and {{m|Doom Desire}}.) All damage factors use the owner's current stats (including maximum HP) and other traits. Any damage not directly from another Pokémon's attack (such as [[recoil]] damage or ongoing [[status condition]]s) will ignore the substitute.
The move fails if the user already has a substitute or if losing the required HP would cause the user to [[faint]]. By extension, Substitute will fail if used by {{p|Shedinja}} (who only has 1 HP).


The substitute will break when it loses all of its HP. It will also disappear if its owner leaves the field. A substitute can be passed by {{m|Baton Pass}} with the HP it has remaining.
{{m|Snatch}} will steal the effect of Substitute when it is used.
 
{{m|Tidy Up}} will remove all substitutes from both sides of the field. {{m|Snatch}} will steal the effect of Substitute when it is used.
 
===Interactions===
A substitute also protects its owner from certain effects caused by other Pokémon. (Most effects are not affected by their user's substitute.) A substitute protects from:
* any [[stat stage]]s being lowered;
* all [[status condition]]s ({{status|poison}}, {{status|burn}}, {{status|paralysis}}, {{status|freeze}}, and {{status|sleep}}) and {{status|confusion}} (with some exceptions in [[Generation I]]: [[#Generation I|see below]]);
* [[flinch]]ing;
* {{cat|trapping moves|trapping}} effects;
* and effects involving the owner's [[held item]].
This protection covers moves as well as some [[Ability|Abilities]] like {{a|Intimidate}} and {{a|Poison Touch}} and items like [[King's Rock]] and [[Sticky Barb]]; but not {{a|Synchronize}}, {{a|Pickpocket}}, or the [[Wonder Launcher]]'s {{DL|Wonder Launcher|Item Drop}}. [[#Unaffected moves|Certain moves ignore substitutes]]; most notably, this includes all [[sound-based move]]s (such as {{m|Growl}}). A Pokémon with {{a|Infiltrator}} can also successfully use any move except {{m|Transform}} or {{m|Sky Drop}} on a Pokémon behind a substitute (since [[Generation VI]]).
 
These status moves will also fail if the target has a substitute:
* {{m|Copycat}}, {{m|Gastro Acid}}, {{m|Heal Block}}, {{m|Lock-On}}, {{m|Mind Reader}}, {{m|Nightmare}}, {{m|Pain Split}}, {{m|Worry Seed}}
** Because they have a protected effect: {{m|Bestow}}, {{m|Embargo}}, {{m|Flatter}}, {{m|Psycho Shift}}, {{m|Switcheroo}}, {{m|Trick}}, {{m|Yawn}}, {{cat|trapping moves}}
 
{{m|Sky Drop}} will also fail if the target has a substitute. These damaging moves will not have any effect besides damage if the target has a substitute:
* {{m|Circle Throw}}, {{m|Dragon Tail}}, {{m|Fling}}, {{m|Smack Down}}
** Because they have a protected effect: {{m|Bug Bite}}, {{m|Clear Smog}}, {{m|Covet}}, {{m|Incinerate}}, {{m|Knock Off}} (damage can still double), {{m|Pluck}}, {{m|Smelling Salts}}, {{m|Thief}}, {{m|Wake-Up Slap}}, {{cat|trapping moves}}
(Some moves have changed regarding whether they fail or bypass a substitute; for those moves, refer to the list of {{DL||unaffected moves}} below.)
 
Creating a substitute will free its owner from [[bound|binding]], but it does not change any other conditions (e.g. a Pokémon that was [[drowsy]] can still fall asleep behind a substitute).
 
A substitute does not protect the owner from effects originating from itself. [[Berserk Gene]] and {{cat|Berries that may cause confusion|confusion-inducing Berries}} (such as [[Figy Berry]]) will confuse the owner of a substitute (except in [[Generation IV]]), and {{a|Effect Spore}} and other status condition-inducing Abilities will function normally.
 
{{m|Rage}}, {{m|Bide}}, {{m|Counter}}, {{m|Metal Burst}}, and {{m|Mirror Coat}} will not count damage done to a substitute (except in Generations I and II, see below). [[Enigma Berry]] and {{cat|damage-reducing Berries}} (such as [[Occa Berry]]) will not trigger if a move hits a substitute.
 
In Generations I and II (except the localized Generation I handheld games), {{cat|HP-draining moves}} always fail if the target is behind a substitute. Due to an oversight, in the localized Generation I handheld games only, HP-draining moves can hit a Pokémon's substitute, but do not drain any HP if they break the substitute. From Generation III onward, HP-draining moves except {{m|Dream Eater}} can successfully hit substitutes and drain HP from them; Dream Eater fails if the target has a substitute. Starting in Generation V, Dream Eater can also successfully hit a substitute.
 
If a substitute breaks in the middle of a [[multi-strike move]], the move will continue hitting the Pokémon that was behind the substitute. If a substitute is broken by {{m|U-turn}} (or any damaging {{cat|Moves that switch the user out|move that switches the user}}) and the attacker is replaced by a Pokémon with {{a|Intimidate}}, the substitute will block Intimidate's effect before disappearing. If a Pokémon with a substitute switches out while targeted with {{m|Pursuit}}, the substitute will take the damage before it disappears. If a Pokémon with a substitute uses {{m|Baton Pass}} while surrounded by {{m|Toxic Spikes}}, the Pokémon switched in will not be {{status|poison}}ed, but if it is a [[grounded]] {{type|Poison}} Pokémon, the Toxic Spikes will be removed.
 
===Generation I===
{{incomplete|section|Check behavior in the {{jpn|Pokémon Stadium|Japanese Pokémon Stadium}}}}
In Generations I and II, the substitute retains its user's color palette. (For instance, a blue Pokémon would create a blue substitute.)
 
Also in Generations I and II, {{m|Rage}} counts damage to a substitute toward its effect.
 
;All effects below apply only to this generation.
 
The substitute's HP is 1 greater than the amount of HP lost by the user. If the user has exactly 25% of its maximum HP, it will create a substitute and immediately faint; this was fixed in Pokémon Stadium so that the user cannot create a substitute. If the substitute takes 255 damage, it will disappear.
 
A substitute does not protect against any {{status|sleep}} effect; against direct {{status|paralysis}} effects ({{m|Stun Spore}}, {{m|Thunder Wave}}, and {{m|Glare}}); or against indirect {{status|confusion}} effects ({{m|Psybeam}} and {{m|Confusion}}). It fully protects against {{status|poison}}, {{status|burn}}, and {{status|freeze}} (as well as indirect paralysis and direct confusion).
 
If the substitute is hit by a {{cat|binding moves|binding move}} (e.g. {{m|Bind}}), the Pokémon behind the substitute still becomes [[bound]]. In the Western versions, {{cat|HP-draining moves}} can drain HP from a substitute.
 
{{m|Bide}} and {{m|Counter}} count damage to a substitute toward their effect.
 
If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with any of the following moves, their additional effects will be skipped for that turn:
* {{m|Hyper Beam}}: no recharge required
* {{m|Selfdestruct}} or {{m|Explosion}}: user's sprite will disappear but it will not lose HP or faint
* [[Recoil]] moves: no recoil damage will be taken
* {{m|Pay Day}}: no money will be scattered
* {{cat|HP-draining moves}}: will not restore HP
* {{m|Confusion}} and {{m|Psybeam}}: cannot confuse target
* [[Multi-strike move]]s: ends immediately after the substitute breaks
 
Due to a glitch, if a Pokémon behind a substitute takes self-inflicted confusion damage, the damage is applied to the opponent's substitute instead. (If the opponent does not have a substitute, no Pokémon or substitute takes damage.)
 
Some mechanics above are different in [[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Pokémon Stadium]]:
* A substitute protects from any paralysis, sleep, or confusion effect (direct or indirect).
* HP-draining moves always miss if used on a Pokémon behind a substitute.
* If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with {{m|Explosion}} or {{m|Selfdestruct}}, it will faint as usual.
 
===Generation II===
In Generations I and II, the substitute retains its user's color palette. (For instance, a blue Pokémon would create a blue substitute.)
 
Also in Generations I and II, {{m|Rage}} counts damage to a substitute toward its effect.
 
;All effects below apply only to this generation.
 
{{m|Protect}}, {{m|Detect}}, and {{m|Endure}} will fail if used by a Pokémon with a substitute.
 
The trapping moves {{m|Mean Look}} and {{m|Spider Web}} can affect a Pokémon with a substitute. The flinch effect of King's Rock can activate if an attack breaks a substitute (it will be blocked otherwise).
 
If a [[recoil]] move hits a substitute, the recoil damage will only be 1 HP. This is because the recoil damage is calculated from the damage the target took (not its substitute).
 
From Generation II onwards, multi-strike moves may now continue even after breaking a substitute.
 
===Generation IV===
In this generation only, [[Shell Bell]] does not restore HP when a move hits a substitute, and {{cat|Berries that may cause confusion|confusion-inducing Berries}} (such as [[Figy Berry]]) will not {{status|confusion|confuse}} their holder if it has a substitute when triggered.
 
===Generation V===
In this generation only, {{a|Infiltrator}} cannot bypass a target's substitute.
 
In {{2v2|Black|White|2}} only, due to [[List of glitches (Generation V)#Rough Skin Substitute glitch|a glitch]], if a Pokémon behind a substitute [[fainting|faints]] due to {{a|Rough Skin}} or a held [[Rocky Helmet]], the sprite of the Pokémon that was attacked will be replaced by a substitute.


===Generation VI onwards===
===Generation VI onwards===
If powered up by a [[Normalium Z]] into Z-Substitute, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.
If powered up by a [[Normalium Z]] into Z-Substitute, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.
[[Dynamax]] Pokémon cannot have a substitute. If a Pokémon Dynamaxes while it has a substitute, the substitute will disappear.


===Unaffected moves===
===Unaffected moves===
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Since [[Generation VI]], a Pokémon with {{a|Infiltrator}} can ignore a substitute with any move except {{m|Transform}} or {{m|Sky Drop}}.
Since [[Generation VI]], a Pokémon with {{a|Infiltrator}} can ignore a substitute with any move except {{m|Transform}} or {{m|Sky Drop}}.


Different moves are able to ignore Substitute in each generation. Moves marked with a '''✓''' in the following table can affect a Pokémon regardless of its substitute. (This applies to moves used by one Pokémon against another with a substitute; if a Pokémon with a substitute uses a move that affects itself, it receives the move's effect normally.)
Different moves are able to ignore Substitute and Shed Tail in each generation. Moves marked with a '''✓''' in the following table can affect a Pokémon regardless of its substitute. (This applies to moves used by one Pokémon against another with a substitute; if a Pokémon with a substitute uses a move that affects itself, it receives the move's effect normally.)


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{| class="roundtable mw-collapsible" style="margin:auto; background: #{{normal color light}}; border:5px solid #{{normal color}}; text-align:center"
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!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VI|VI}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VI|VI}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VII|VII}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VII|VII}}
{{movelist|Acupressure|Normal|cat=Status}}|| || || || {{No}}* || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
{{movelist|Acupressure|Normal|cat=Status}}|| || || || {{No}}<ref name="Acupressure" group="lower-alpha"/> || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
{{movelist|After You|Normal|cat=Status}}|| || || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|After You|Normal|cat=Status}}|| || || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Aromatherapy|Grass|cat=Status}}|| || || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
{{movelist|Aromatherapy|Grass|cat=Status}}|| || || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
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{{movelist|Spite|Ghost|cat=Status}}|| ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Spite|Ghost|cat=Status}}|| ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Supersonic|Normal|cat=Status}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Supersonic|Normal|cat=Status}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Swagger|Normal|cat=Status}}|| ||{{Yes}}**||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
{{movelist|Swagger|Normal|cat=Status}}|| ||{{Yes}}<ref name="Swagger" group="lower-alpha"/>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
{{movelist|Taunt|Dark|cat=Status}}|| || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Taunt|Dark|cat=Status}}|| || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Tickle|Normal|cat=Status}}|| || ||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
{{movelist|Tickle|Normal|cat=Status}}|| || ||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
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{{movelist|Whirlwind|Normal|cat=Status}}|| ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Whirlwind|Normal|cat=Status}}|| ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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<small>*:Acupressure will fail even if used by the user.<br>
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha|refs=
<nowiki>**</nowiki>: Swagger only raises the target's Attack; they are not confused.</small>
<ref name="Acupressure">Acupressure will fail even if used by the user.</ref>
<ref name="Swagger">Swagger only raises the target's Attack; they are not confused.</ref>
}}


==Description==
==Description==
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===[[Super Smash Bros.]] series===
===[[Super Smash Bros.]] series===
{{sbw|Substitute}} is {{SSB|Greninja}}'s down special. The substitute doll it summons resembles those from the core series games, though it can also summon a log. The move functions as a counter, attacking opponents who hit Greninja while it is posing.
{{sbw|Substitute}} is {{SSB|Greninja}}'s down special. The [[Substitute (doll)|substitute doll]] it summons resembles those from the core series games, though it can also summon a log. The move functions as a counter, attacking opponents who hit Greninja while it is posing.


There is a trophy of the substitute doll in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]].
There is a trophy of the substitute doll in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]].
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===[[Pokkén Tournament]]===
===[[Pokkén Tournament]]===
{{Incomplete|section|needs=More thorough description of what sort of attacks are or are not blocked by Substitute.}}
Substitute is the move used by {{p|Whimsicott}} when called as a Support Pokémon. It conjures up a set of three substitute dolls that rotate around the Battle Pokémon, blocking incoming projectile attacks.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201129160613/http://wiki.shoryuken.com/Pokken_Tournament_DX/Projectile_Priority#Field_Phase_Whimsicott_Nullifications Pokken Tournament DX/Projectile Priority | Shoryuken Wiki!], archived November 29, 2020 on Internet Archive</ref> It also restores a little of the Battle Pokémon's HP.
Substitute is the move used by {{p|Whimsicott}} when called as a Support Pokémon. It conjures up a set of three dolls that rotate around the Battle Pokémon, blocking incoming ranged attacks. It also restores a little of the Battle Pokémon's HP.
 
==={{g|UNITE}}===
==={{g|UNITE}}===
In Pokémon UNITE, Substitute is {{p|Greninja}}'s second move as {{p|Froakie}}. The user dashes while leaving behind a targetable decoy. The user is unstoppable while dashing. After evolving into {{p|Frogadier}} at level 5, this move is replaced by either {{m|Double Team}} or {{m|Smokescreen}}.
In Pokémon UNITE, Substitute is {{p|Greninja}}'s second move as {{p|Froakie}}. The user dashes while leaving behind a targetable decoy. The user is unstoppable while dashing. After evolving into {{p|Frogadier}} at level 5, this move is replaced by either {{m|Double Team}} or {{m|Smokescreen}}.


Substitute Dolls appear on their own as part of the Practice Area mode. Three Substitute Dolls are located throughout the stage. One is located in front of each team's base, and the last is on the far side of the middle of the top path. They can be attacked and shoved as though they are Pokémon. They are treated as being members of the opposing team, even though they are not displayed as such in splash and results screens. This means that moves that require targets that are opposing team members can be used on Substitute Dolls. The Dolls report the damage they have taken overall, the damage they have taken from basic attacks, the damage that they have taken from moves, the damage they are receiving per second, and the amount of time they spend under the effects of a hindrance. Substitutes have a large pool of HP, which can reset to full at certain points. The Substitute Dolls can be toggled on or off via the Practice Options menu, and disappear if they are set to off.
[[Substitute (doll)|Substitute Dolls]] appear on their own as part of the Practice Area mode.


===Description===
===Description===
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==Sprites==
{{incomplete|section|Missing the substitute images from Generations VI, VII, VIII, IX}}
{| style="margin: auto; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color}}; {{roundy|20px}}"
|- style="text-align: center"
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|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:200px"| [[File:SubstituteG3f.png]][[File:SubstituteG3b.png]]
|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}"| [[File:SubstituteG4f.png]][[File:SubstituteG4b.png]]
|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}"| [[File:SubstituteG5f.png]][[File:SubstituteG5b.png]]
<!--|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}"| [[File:SubstituteG6f.png]][[File:SubstituteG6b.png]]-->
|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}"| [[File:SubstituteLGPEf.png|x100px]][[File:SubstituteLGPEb.png|x100px]]
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%"
| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I|Generations I}} and {{color2|000|Generation II|II}}
| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Generation III}}
| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Generation IV}}
| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Generation V}}
<!--| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Generation VI|Generations VI}} and {{color2|000|Generation VII|VII}}-->
| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and<br>Let's Go, Eevee!}}
|- style="text-align: center"
|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}"| [[File:Substitute artwork.png|x100px]]
|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:200px"| [[File:SubstituteStadium.png|x100px]] [[File:SubstituteStadium2.png|x100px]]
|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}"| [[File:SubstitutePMDF.png]]
|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}"| [[File:SubstitutePMD2F.png]]
|style="{{roundy|48px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}"| [[File:GO000.png|x100px]]
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 80%"
| Artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium}} and {{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}
| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team}}
| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness}} {{color2|000|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|and Sky}}
| A substitute from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon GO|GO}}
|}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Substitute Fly PBR.png|thumb|200px|A substitute "levitating"]]
[[File:Sakurai used Substitute.jpg|thumb|250px|A substitute in place of Masahiro Sakurai]]
[[File:Substitute doll anime.png|thumb|250px|A Substitute doll in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
* In most {{pkmn|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 {{p|Rhydon}}.
* {{p|Shedinja}} can learn Substitute despite being incapable of using it, as its HP is too low to create a substitute.
* {{p|Shedinja}} can learn Substitute despite being incapable of using it, as its HP is too low to create a substitute.
** However, in the Mystery Dungeon series, it is able to use the move, due to being able to possess more than 1 HP.
** However, in the Mystery Dungeon series, it is able to use the move, due to being able to possess more than 1 HP.
* Substitutes are interpreted differently throughout all forms of Pokémon [[canon]]. In the games, a substitute is seen as an inanimate decoy which simply stands in for the Pokémon. In the {{pkmn|anime}}, substitutes are seen to be clones of the user. In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, substitutes are like the anime representation, but more spectral and transparent, as shown by [[Pika|Red's Pikachu]] in ''[[PS028|Peace of Mime]]''.
** Although they have never been shown in any depiction of the move so far, Substitute dolls have nonetheless been featured in several episodes of the anime:
*** In the [[Pokémon Origins]] episode ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]'', a {{p|Growlithe}} can be seen playing with a Substitute plushie in [[Mr. Fuji]]'s {{DL|Lavender Town|Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House|Pokémon House}}.
*** In ''[[XY059|Under the Pledging Tree!]]'', a Substitute doll was one of the items offered to {{Ash}} by a market vendor in [[Coumarine City]].
*** A Substitute doll owned by {{an|Professor Kukui}} appeared in ''[[SM015|Rocking Clawmark Hill!]]''. It reappeared in ''[[SM097|No Stone Unturned!]]''.
*** A Substitute doll appeared in {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}}'s room in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''. It reappeared in ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]'', when Pikachu was shown sleeping with it.
*** A Substitute doll appeared in a flashback in ''[[JN144|Getting to the Heart of it All!]]''. Being owned by a girl who'd one day grow up to be [[Nurse Joy]], it was accidentally left behind when her family moved and was eventually reborn as a {{p|Banette}}.
** A Substitute doll has also appeared 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}}.
* In the Mystery Dungeon series, if the player eats an Allure Seed or X-Eye Seed, all other Pokémon appear as substitutes.
* 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.
* In Pokémon Stadium, {{FB|List of|glitch Pokémon}} will appear as the substitutes. The color will vary, however, due to the player's ID and the glitch Pokémon's name. This is because the game treats the glitch Pokémon's name as a [[nickname]], which cause Pokémon to change colors in the Stadium series.
* In [[Generation VI]], the size of the substitute depends on the size of the Pokémon using it. For example, a substitute made by a {{p|Kyurem}} will be bigger than that of a {{p|Flabébé}}.
* 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 {{i|Poké Ball}} and [[Master Ball]] items.
* This move plays its animation even if the battle animations are turned off.
* This move plays its animation even if the battle animations are turned off.
* In [[Generation I]] games, if the [[List of glitches (Generation I)#Substitute and Minimize glitch|player used Substitute]], then looked at the stats of a Pokémon in their party and then exited the menu, the opponent's Pokémon sprite would change to a glitchy version of the Pokémon that was just viewed.
* In [[Generation I]] games, if the [[List of glitches (Generation I)#Substitute and Minimize glitch|player used Substitute]], then looked at the stats of a Pokémon in their party and then exited the menu, the opponent's Pokémon sprite would change to a glitchy version of the Pokémon that was just viewed.
* The substitute doll appears in the Japanese merchandise line, the FuniFuni Mascot Collection Part 2 (a gacha set). Because it is a secret rare, it is labelled as "???" in promotional material.
* In [[Generation VII]], Substitute is the only TM that can be learned by all Pokémon that can learn TMs, except Pokémon that can only learn moves via TM that they can also learn by other means.
*In [[Generation VII]], Substitute is the only TM that can be learned by all Pokémon that can learn TMs, except Pokémon that can only learn moves via TM that they can also learn by other means.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20140909104759/http://www.upokecenter.com/dex/?lang=en&move=164]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20140909104759/http://www.upokecenter.com/dex/?lang=en&move=164]


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