U-turn (move)

U-turn とんぼがえり Round-trip

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM89 in Generation IV TM89 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0   Points = 4 minus judge voltage.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

U-turn (Japanese: とんぼがえり Round-trip) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

U-turn deals damage and then switches the user out. The user will not be switched out if the user is the only Pokémon in the party that is able to battle, or if using U-turn ends the battle. If U-turn faints a foe trainer's Pokémon, the next Pokémon sent out by the user will not be counted for additional experience and if the user is battling an NPC, the player will still have the ability to switch Pokémon in between Pokémon that have fainted.

If the foe Pokémon uses Pursuit on the same turn U-turn is used, Pursuit will deal normal damage if the foe is faster, or double damage if the foe is slower than the user.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, if the Pokémon selected after the switch-out is holding a Choice item and also knows the move U-turn, they will be forced to use U-turn as their next attack despite not having made a move.

U-turn may be used to switch out of Ingrain, but Ingrain's effects will not be passed on. U-turn can also be used to switch out even if the user is under the effect of Arena Trap, Magnet Pull, Shadow Tag, Mean Look, Spider Web, or Block.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 31 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 36 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 36 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 49 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 38 0456 Finneon Water 42 0457 Lumineon Water 48 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 46 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 49 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 38 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM89

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0390 Chimchar Fire 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0396 Starly Normal Flying 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0417 Pachirisu Electric 0424 Ambipom Normal 0431 Glameow Normal 0432 Purugly Normal 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 37 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 44 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 49 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 49 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 42 0456 Finneon Water 42 0457 Lumineon Water 48 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 49 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 42 0566 Archen Rock Flying 41 0567 Archeops Rock Flying 45 0571 Zoroark Dark -- 0617 Accelgor Bug 40 0619 Mienfoo Fighting 41 0620 Mienshao Fighting 41 0648 Meloetta Normal Psychic 43 0648 Meloetta Normal Fighting 43 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM89

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0390 Chimchar Fire 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0396 Starly Normal Flying 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0417 Pachirisu Electric 0424 Ambipom Normal 0431 Glameow Normal 0432 Purugly Normal 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0494 Victini Psychic Fire 0519 Pidove Normal Flying 0520 Tranquill Normal Flying 0521 Unfezant Normal Flying 0527 Woobat Psychic Flying 0528 Swoobat Psychic Flying 0547 Whimsicott Grass 0554 Darumaka Fire 0555 Darmanitan Fire 0566 Archen Rock Flying 0567 Archeops Rock Flying 0571 Zoroark Dark 0572 Minccino Normal 0573 Cinccino Normal 0587 Emolga Electric Flying 0603 Eelektrik Electric 0604 Eelektross Electric 0617 Accelgor Bug 0619 Mienfoo Fighting 0620 Mienshao Fighting 0627 Rufflet Normal Flying 0628 Braviary Normal Flying 0629 Vullaby Dark Flying 0630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying 0635 Hydreigon Dark Dragon 0636 Larvesta Bug Fire 0637 Volcarona Bug Fire 0641 Tornadus Flying 0642 Thundurus Electric Flying 0645 Landorus Ground Flying 0648 Meloetta Normal Psychic 0648 Meloetta Normal Fighting 0649 Genesect Bug Steel Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Yanmega U-turn Adventures.png Yanmega
The user turns around to attack the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Yanmega flies high above the enemy and quickly turns around and hits it.
Mars's Yanmega	VS. Octillery		Debut

Trivia

• Despite being spelled with a lowercase "t" (as "U-turn") in the bag as a TM and on the status screen, when used in battle it is displayed as "U-Turn" in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
• As of generation 5, only three Pokémon can get STAB from this move by leveling up.

In other languages

Language Title French Demi-Tour German Kehrtwende Greek Μεταστροφή Ταξίδι μετ'Επιστροφής Italian Retromarcia Korean 유턴 U-turn Serbian Okret za 180° Spanish Ida y Vuelta

Variations of the move U-turn
U-turn • Flip Turn Volt Switch

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