Refresh (move)

Refresh リフレッシュ Refresh

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Refresh (Japanese: リフレッシュ Refresh) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

The user cures itself of a burn, poison, or paralysis, but not freeze and sleep, because, for the most part, the user is immobile with these two statuses anyway.

Description

Games Description RSE Heals poisoning, paralysis, or a burn. FRLG A self-healing move that cures the user of a poisoning, burn, or paralysis. The user rests to cure itself of a poisoning, burn, or paralysis.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	51			41				45			45
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	9			9				9			9
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal											20
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	17			16				16	13	13
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	7			9				9			9
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	41			40				45	29	29
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	45			46				54	29	29
350		Milotic	Water		Water	15			9				9			9
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	30			30				30			'
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	30			30				30			'
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	25			25				25			'
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal				9				9			9
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal				41				41			45
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal				50				50			50
531		Audino	Normal		Normal								5			5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water
054		Psyduck	Water		Water
060		Poliwag	Water		Water
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
183		Marill	Water	Fairy
258		Mudkip	Water		Water
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy
366		Clamperl	Water		Water
535		Tympole	Water		Water
594		Alomomola	Water		Water
676		Furfrou	Normal		Normal
682		Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0020 Raticate Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0024 Arbok Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0046 Paras Bug Grass Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0082 Magneton Electric Steel Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0090 Shellder Water Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0100 Voltorb Electric Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0121 Starmie Water Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0128 Tauros Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0143 Snorlax Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0204 Pineco Bug Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0216 Teddiursa Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0273 Seedot Grass Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0285 Shroomish Grass Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0296 Makuhita Fighting Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0310 Manectric Electric Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0318 Carvanha Water Dark Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0335 Zangoose Normal Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 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 events

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0375 Metang Steel Psychic Festa Metang Rocks Metang 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 anime

Altaria Azurill Pikachu being healed Alomomola
The user rests to cure itself of a poisoning, burn, or paralysis.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Azurill wraps its tail around the opponent and its body glows light blue. Waves of energy come off it, and the target becomes fully healed.
Misty's Azurill	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		Debut
	Altaria's body glows green for a second and it becomes completely healed.
An Altaria Captured by Solana's Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)		None
	Alomomola's body glows green. Waves of energy come off it, and the target becomes fully healed.
Two wild Alomomola	The Name's N!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Altaria
The user heals its injuries.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Altaria holds its head and wings up and its body glows brightly, healing its injuries.
Winona's Altaria	I Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 清新 Qīngxīn Finnish Virkistys French Régénération German Heilung Greek Ανανέωση Italian Rinfrescata Korean 리프레쉬 Refresh Polish Odnowa Portuguese Brazil Refrescar Portugal Refrescar Serbian Osveženje Spanish Alivio

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