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Substitute

General

Substitute
normal none

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user's decoy.
Eevine summary
Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

Damage normal Inflicts

0× against
ghost
½× against
rock steel
2× against

Stats

Power
n/a
Accuracy
100%
PP
10; maximum is 16
Target
user
Effect chance
n/a
Power × accuracy
n/a
Power percentile
0
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
みがわり
Romaji
Migawari

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
TM50 (¥), location: Coin Exchange (7700 Coins)
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
Not a TM
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
Not a TM
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT TM
TM90 (¥), location: Veilstone Game Corner (2000 Coins)

Effect Details

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

Creates a decoy using 14 of the user's maximum HP.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
smart
Appeal
2 22
Jam
0
Flavor text
Prevents the next jam on this turn.

Similar Moves

beauty
Dive, Mirror Coat
cool
Detect, Double Team, Rapid Spin
cute
Defense Curl, Minimize, Rest
smart
Calm Mind
tough
Counter, Endure, Harden, Stockpile

Combos

Use Substitute before
none
Use Substitute after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 481 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

4 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Platinum Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
40 40 39 37 Kecleon 3'3.4" 48.5 lb normal Ground Color Change 60 90 70 60 120 40 73.3
29 29 Mime Jr. 1'11.6" 28.7 lb psychic No Eggs Soundproof
Filter
20 25 45 70 90 60 51.7
47 47 11 11 9 8 29 29 Mr. Mime 4'3.2" 120.1 lb psychic Humanshape Soundproof
Filter
40 45 65 100 120 90 76.7
36 36 Rotom 11.8" 0.7 lb electric ghost Indeterminate Levitate 50 50 77 95 77 91 73.3

Machine

Too many to list!

Egg

17 Pokémon

Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Absol 3'11.2" 103.6 lb dark Ground Pressure
Super Luck
65 130 60 75 60 75 77.5
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Chansey 3'7.3" 76.3 lb normal Fairy Natural Cure
Serene Grace
250 5 5 35 105 50 75.0
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Cleffa 11.8" 6.6 lb normal No Eggs Cute Charm
Magic Guard
50 25 28 45 55 15 36.3
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Happiny 1'11.6" 53.8 lb normal No Eggs Natural Cure
Serene Grace
100 5 5 15 65 30 36.7
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Kangaskhan 7'2.6" 176.4 lb normal Monster Early Bird
Scrappy
105 95 80 40 80 90 81.7
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Lapras 8'2.4" 485 lb water ice Monster
Water 1
Water Absorb
Shell Armor
130 85 80 85 95 60 89.2
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Lickitung 3'11.2" 144.4 lb normal Monster Oblivious
Own Tempo
90 55 75 60 75 30 64.2
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Marill 1'3.7" 18.7 lb water Water 1
Fairy
Huge Power
Thick Fat
70 20 50 20 50 40 41.7
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Minun 1'3.7" 9.3 lb electric Fairy Minus 60 40 50 75 85 95 67.5
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Munchlax 1'11.6" 231.5 lb normal No Eggs Thick Fat
Pickup
135 85 40 40 85 5 65.0
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Plusle 1'3.7" 9.3 lb electric Fairy Plus 60 50 40 85 75 95 67.5
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Sentret 2'7.5" 13.2 lb normal Ground Run Away
Keen Eye
35 46 34 35 45 20 35.8
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Skitty 1'11.6" 24.3 lb normal Ground
Fairy
Cute Charm
Normalize
50 45 45 35 35 50 43.3
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Snorlax 6'10.7" 1014.1 lb normal Monster Immunity
Thick Fat
160 110 65 65 110 30 90.0
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Spoink 2'3.6" 67.5 lb psychic Ground Own Tempo
Thick Fat
60 25 35 70 80 60 55.0
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Togepi 11.8" 3.3 lb normal No Eggs Serene Grace
Hustle
35 20 65 40 65 20 40.8
Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Zigzagoon 1'3.7" 38.6 lb normal Ground Pickup
Gluttony
38 30 41 30 41 60 40.0

Tutor

Too many to list!

Other

2 Pokémon

Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
Pineco 1'11.6" 15.9 lb bug Bug Sturdy 50 65 90 35 35 15 48.3
Sudowoodo 3'11.2" 83.8 lb rock Mineral Sturdy
Rock Head
70 100 115 30 65 30 68.3

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