Substitute
Move data
| Type | normal |
| Category | Status |
| Power | 0 |
| Accuracy | — |
| PP | 10 |
| Introduced | Generation 1 |
Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Substitute turns into Z-Substitute and eliminates any stat drops applied to the user, in addition to its usual effect as above.
Game descriptions
| Gold Silver Crystal | Makes a decoy with 1/4 user’s max HP. |
| Ruby Sapphire Emerald | Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user’s maximum HP. |
| FireRed LeafGreen | The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP. |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver | The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. |
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu L.G. Eevee | The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user’s decoy. |
Other languages
| English | Substitute |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Sustituto |
| Italian | Sostituto |
| Japanese | みがわり (Migawari) |
| German | Delegator |
| French | Clonage |
Pokémon that learn Substitute:
#115
#449
#463
#524
#555
#555
#563
#588
#626
#683
#746
#829
#844
#847
#855
#863
#874
#879
