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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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 IX

U-turn is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV that causes the user to automatically switch out after the attack. Its Japanese name can be translated as "Dragonfly Commute" (or "Dragonfly Return"), and it refers to both suddenly changing direction midway, and turning back soon after reaching a certain destination, as well as meaning somersault.

Effect

U-turn does Physical damage, then switches the user out.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Hoppip at Lv.31
• Skiploom at Lv.36
• Jumpluff at Lv.36
• Yanma at Lv.49
• Gligar at Lv.38
• Finneon at Lv.42
• Lumineon at Lv.48
• Yanmega at Lv.46
• Gliscor at Lv.38

By TM89

• Butterfree
• Beedrill
• Pidgey
• Pidgeotto
• Pidgeot
• Rattata
• Raticate
• Spearow
• Fearow
• Zubat
• Golbat
• Venomoth
• Meowth
• Persian
• Mankey
• Primeape
• Farfetch'd
• Scyther
• Articuno
• Zapdos
• Moltres
• Mew
• Sentret
• Furret
• Ledyba
• Ledian
• Crobat
• Natu
• Xatu
• Hoppip
• Skiploom
• Jumpluff
• Aipom
• Yanma
• Gligar
• Scizor
• Celebi
• Beautifly
• Dustox
• Taillow
• Swellow
• Wingull
• Pelipper
• Masquerain
• Ninjask
• Volbeat
• Illumise
• Vibrava
• Flygon
• Jirachi
• Chimchar
• Monferno
• Infernape
• Starly
• Staravia
• Staraptor
• Mothim
• Vespiquen
• Pachirisu
• Ambipom
• Glameow
• Purugly
• Chatot
• Finneon
• Lumineon
• Yanmega
• Gliscor
• Uxie
• Mesprit
• Azelf
• Phione
• Manaphy

In other languages

• French: Demi-Tour
• Spanish: Ida y Vuelta
• Italian: Retromarcia