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General

Baton Pass

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Flavor text: The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting, passing along any stat changes.
Eevine summary: Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: n/a
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 40; maximum is 64
Target: user
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: n/a
Power percentile: 0
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: バトンタッチ
Romaji: Batontacchi

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: Not a TM
RSE TM: Not a TM
DP TM: Not a TM

Effect Details

Allows the user's trainer to switch it out regardless of any trapping moves or other rules; any temporary stat effects (good or bad) on the user will be passed on to its replacement.

Flavor Text

Switches out the user while keeping effects in play.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 2
Jam: 0
Flavor text: Attempts to make all following Pokemon nervous (and thus unable to appeal).

Similar Moves

: Mean Look
: Attract, Block, Encore, Sing, Sweet Kiss, Yawn
: Disable, Flatter, Helping Hand, Spider Web, Spikes, Taunt
: Torment

Combos

Use Baton Pass before: none
Use Baton Pass after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

By leveling up

25 Pokémon

					Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
12	12	18	18	11	Aipom	2'7.5"	25.4 lb		Ground	Run Away Pickup	55	70	55	40	55	85	60.0
				11	Ambipom	3'11.2"	44.8 lb		Ground	Pickup Technician	75	100	66	60	66	115	80.3
				26	Buneary	1'3.7"	12.1 lb		Ground Humanshape	Run Away Klutz	55	66	44	44	56	85	58.3
40	40	40	40	37	Celebi	1'11.6"	11 lb		No Eggs	Natural Cure	100	100	100	100	100	100	100.0
				37	Drifblim	3'11.2"	33.1 lb		Indeterminate	Unburden Aftermath	150	80	44	90	54	80	83.0
				33	Drifloon	1'3.7"	2.6 lb		Indeterminate	Unburden Aftermath	90	50	34	60	44	70	58.0
	36	36	36	36	Eevee	11.8"	14.3 lb		Ground	Run Away Adaptability	55	55	50	45	65	55	54.2
				46	Furret	5'10.9"	71.6 lb		Ground	Run Away Keen Eye	85	76	64	45	55	90	69.2
30	30	37	37	23	Girafarig	4'11.1"	91.5 lb		Ground	Inner Focus Early Bird	70	80	65	90	65	85	75.8
		43	43	33	Gorebyss	5'10.9"	49.8 lb		Water 1	Swift Swim	55	84	105	114	75	52	80.8
		43	43	33	Huntail	5'6.9"	59.5 lb		Water 1	Swift Swim	55	104	105	94	75	52	80.8
33	33	33	33	24	Ledian	4'7.1"	78.5 lb		Bug	Early Bird Swarm	55	35	50	55	110	85	65.0
29	29	29	29	22	Ledyba	3'3.4"	23.8 lb		Bug	Early Bird Swarm	40	20	30	40	80	55	44.2
				26	Lopunny	3'11.2"	73.4 lb		Ground Humanshape	Cute Charm Klutz	65	76	84	54	96	105	80.0
		31	31	31	Mawile	1'11.6"	25.4 lb		Ground Fairy	Intimidate Hyper Cutter	50	85	85	55	55	50	63.3
				80	Mew	1'3.7"	8.8 lb		No Eggs	Synchronize	100	100	100	100	100	100	100.0
				46	Mime Jr.	1'11.6"	28.7 lb		No Eggs	Soundproof Filter	20	25	45	70	90	60	51.7
		40	40	42	Minun	1'3.7"	9.3 lb		Fairy	Minus	60	40	50	75	85	95	67.5
41	41	49	47	46	Mr. Mime	4'3.2"	120.1 lb		Humanshape	Soundproof Filter	40	45	65	100	120	90	76.7
		45	45	45	Ninjask	2'7.5"	26.5 lb		Bug	Speed Boost	61	90	45	50	50	160	76.0
		40	40	42	Plusle	1'3.7"	9.3 lb		Fairy	Plus	60	50	40	85	75	95	67.5
				39	Sentret	2'7.5"	13.2 lb		Ground	Run Away Keen Eye	35	46	34	35	45	20	35.8
				43	Surskit	1'7.7"	3.7 lb		Water 1 Bug	Swift Swim	40	30	32	50	52	65	44.8
			41	42	Togepi	11.8"	3.3 lb		No Eggs	Serene Grace Hustle	35	20	65	40	65	20	40.8
			41	42	Togetic	1'11.6"	7.1 lb		Flying Fairy	Serene Grace Hustle	55	40	85	80	105	40	67.5

Egg

12 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Absol	3'11.2"	103.6 lb		Ground	Pressure Super Luck	65	130	60	75	60	75	77.5
Buizel	2'3.6"	65 lb		Water 1 Ground	Swift Swim	55	65	35	60	30	85	55.0
Gligar	3'7.3"	142.9 lb		Bug	Sand Veil Hyper Cutter	65	75	105	35	65	85	71.7
Illumise	1'11.6"	39 lb		Bug Humanshape	Oblivious Tinted Lens	65	47	55	73	75	85	66.7
Meditite	1'11.6"	24.7 lb		Humanshape	Pure Power	30	40	55	40	55	60	46.7
Scyther	4'11.1"	123.5 lb		Bug	Swarm Technician	70	110	80	55	80	105	83.3
Skitty	1'11.6"	24.3 lb		Ground Fairy	Cute Charm Normalize	50	45	45	35	35	50	43.3
Spinarak	1'7.7"	18.7 lb		Bug	Insomnia Swarm	40	60	40	40	40	30	41.7
Spinda	3'7.3"	11 lb		Ground Humanshape	Own Tempo Tangled Feet	60	60	60	60	60	60	60.0
Torchic	1'3.7"	5.5 lb		Ground	Blaze	45	60	40	70	50	45	51.7
Venonat	3'3.4"	66.1 lb		Bug	Compoundeyes Tinted Lens	60	55	50	40	55	45	50.8
Volbeat	2'3.6"	39 lb		Bug Humanshape	Illuminate Swarm	65	73	55	47	75	85	66.7

Other

11 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Beedrill	3'3.4"	65 lb	Bug	Swarm	65	80	40	45	80	75	64.2
Dodrio	5'10.9"	187.8 lb	Flying	Early Bird Run Away	60	110	70	60	60	100	76.7
Farfetch'd	2'7.5"	33.1 lb	Flying Ground	Inner Focus Keen Eye	52	65	55	58	62	60	58.7
Hypno	5'3"	166.7 lb	Humanshape	Insomnia Forewarn	85	73	70	73	115	67	80.5
Lunatone	3'3.4"	370.4 lb	Mineral	Levitate	70	55	65	95	85	70	73.3
Natu	7.9"	4.4 lb	Flying	Synchronize Early Bird	40	50	45	70	45	70	53.3
Rapidash	5'6.9"	209.4 lb	Ground	Flash Fire Run Away	65	100	70	80	80	105	83.3
Solrock	3'11.2"	339.5 lb	Mineral	Levitate	70	95	85	55	65	70	73.3
Spearow	11.8"	4.4 lb	Flying	Keen Eye	40	60	30	31	31	70	43.7
Swellow	2'3.6"	43.7 lb	Flying	Guts	60	85	60	50	50	125	71.7
Zapdos	5'3"	116 lb	No Eggs	Pressure	90	90	85	125	90	100	96.7

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