Essentials

Camouflage

Normal status

Generation 3

Summary

User's type changes to match the terrain.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 0
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock ½
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
— (cannot miss)
PP
20, up to 32 with PP Up PP Up
Target
User
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM

Effect

User's type changes according to the terrain.

Terrain New type
Building Normal
Cave Rock
Desert Ground
Grass Grass
Mountain Rock
Ocean Water
Pond Water
Road Ground
Snow Ice
Tall grass Grass

In Pokémon Battle Revolution:

Terrain New type
Courtyard Normal
Crystal Rock
Gateway Water
Magma Rock
Main Street Normal
Neon Normal
Stargazer Rock
Sunny Park Grass
Sunset Ground
Waterfall Grass

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 3
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

Alters the POKéMON’s type depending on the location.

FireRed, LeafGreen

Alters the user’s type depending on the location’s terrain.

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The user’s type is changed depending on its environment, such as at water’s edge, in grass, or in a cave.

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

The user’s type is changed depending on its environment, such as at water’s edge, in grass, or in a cave.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user’s type is changed depending on its environment, such as at water’s edge, in grass, or in a cave.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

The user’s type is changed depending on its environment, such as at water’s edge, in grass, or in a cave.

Foreign Names

Japanese
ほごしょく (hogoshoku)
ほごしょく
Korean
보호색
Chinese
保護色
保护色
French
Camouflage
German
Tarnung
Spanish
Camuflaje
Italian
Camuffamento
Czech
Kamufláž

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
Smart
Appeal
♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Smart
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Camouflage.

Pokémon

Generation 3 Generation 4 Black, White Black 2, White 2 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Generation 7 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
19 19 19 15 15 22 22 Staryu Water Illuminate
Natural Cure
Analytic
genderless Water 3 30 45 55 70 55 85 340
30 30 Kecleon Normal Color Change
Protean
½ male, ½ female Field 60 90 70 60 120 40 440
35 35 35 35 35 35 Mothim Bug Flying Swarm
Tinted Lens
always male Bug 70 94 50 94 50 66 424
Deerling Normal Grass Chlorophyll
Sap Sipper
Serene Grace
½ male, ½ female Field 60 60 50 40 50 75 335
Sawsbuck Normal Grass Chlorophyll
Sap Sipper
Serene Grace
½ male, ½ female Field 80 100 70 60 70 95 475
17 17 17 17 17 Stunfisk Ground Electric Static
Limber
Sand Veil
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Amorphous
109 66 84 81 99 32 471
19 19 19 Skrelp Poison Water Poison Point
Poison Touch
Adaptability
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Dragon
50 60 60 60 60 30 320
19 19 19 Dragalge Poison Dragon Poison Point
Poison Touch
Adaptability
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Dragon
65 75 90 97 123 44 494
59 59 59 Zygarde Dragon Ground Aura Break genderless Undiscovered 108 100 121 81 95 95 600
59 10% Zygarde 10% Zygarde Dragon Ground Power Construct genderless Undiscovered 54 100 71 61 85 115 486
59 50% Zygarde 50% Zygarde Dragon Ground Power Construct genderless Undiscovered 108 100 121 81 95 95 600
59 Complete Zygarde Complete Zygarde Dragon Ground Power Construct genderless Undiscovered 216 100 121 91 95 85 708
Generation 3 Generation 4 Black, White Black 2, White 2 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Generation 7 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• • • Azurill Normal Fairy Thick Fat
Huge Power
Sap Sipper
¼ male, ¾ female Undiscovered 50 20 40 20 40 20 190
• • • Marill Water Fairy Thick Fat
Huge Power
Sap Sipper
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Fairy
70 20 50 20 50 40 250
• • • Corsola Water Rock Hustle
Natural Cure
Regenerator
¼ male, ¾ female Water 1
Water 3
65 55 95 65 95 35 410
• • • Kecleon Normal Color Change
Protean
½ male, ½ female Field 60 90 70 60 120 40 440
• • • • • Sewaddle Bug Grass Swarm
Chlorophyll
Overcoat
½ male, ½ female Bug 45 53 70 40 60 42 310
• • • Joltik Bug Electric Compound Eyes
Unnerve
Swarm
½ male, ½ female Bug 50 47 50 57 50 65 319
• • • Froakie Water Torrent
Protean
⅞ male, ⅛ female Water 1 41 56 40 62 44 71 314
• • • Flabébé Fairy Flower Veil
Symbiosis
always female Fairy 44 38 39 61 79 42 303
• • • Inkay Dark Psychic Contrary
Suction Cups
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Water 2
53 54 53 37 46 45 288
• • • Helioptile Electric Normal Dry Skin
Sand Veil
Solar Power
½ male, ½ female Monster
Dragon
44 38 33 61 43 70 289

21 Pokémon

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