Transform

Essentials

Transform

status

Generation 1

Summary

User becomes a copy of the target until it leaves battle.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

User copies the target's species, weight, type, ability, calculated stats (except HP), and moves. Copied moves will all have 5 PP remaining. IVs are copied for the purposes of Hidden Power, but stats are not recalculated.

Choice Band, Choice Scarf, and Choice Specs stay in effect, and the user must select a new move.

This move cannot be copied by Mirror Move, nor forced by Encore.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user assumes the foe's guise.

: Alters the user’s cells to become a copy of the foe.
: The user transforms into a copy of the foe with even the same move set.

: The user transforms into a copy of the foe right down to having the same move set.

: The user transforms into a copy of the target right down to having the same move set.

Foreign Names

German: Wandler
French: Morphing
Spanish: Transform
Italian: Trasformaz.
Czech: Transformace
Japanese: へんしん (henshin)

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: Can be repeatedly used without boring the judge.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Flavor text: Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Transform.

Pokémon

					Pokémon	Ability	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	—	—	—	—	Ditto	Limber Imposter	Ditto	48	48	48	48	48	48	288
10	10	10	—	—	Mew	Synchronize	Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600