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Return (move)

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"Return" may also refer to an exclamation often used in the anime when recalling a Pokémon.
Return
おんがえし Return Favor
Return VII.png
Return VII 2.png
Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  Varies
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  0  
Excites the audience in any contest.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Return (Japanese: おんがえし Return Favor) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM27 from Generation II to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Effect

Generations II to VII

Return inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. The base power of Return is dependent on the friendship of the user. The greater the user's friendship, the greater the base power. The base power can be calculated using the following formula:

Base Power = Friendship / 2.5

The base power of Return varies between 1 (at the minimum friendship value of 0) and 102 (at the maximum friendship value of 255). The base power of Return is set to 1 if the formula outputs 0. If the user's friendship is 127 or less, Frustration is stronger than Return.

Generation VIII

Return cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A Normal-type attack. The tamer the user, the more powerful the move.
GSC An attack that is based on loyalty.
RSEColoXD An attack that increases in power with friendship.*
The more the user likes you, the more powerful this move.*
FRLG This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS 		A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
SMUSUMPE This full-power attack grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
SwSh This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0428 Lopunny NormalIC Big.png Field Human-Like 13 13 13 1, Evo.
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 TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
[[|]] 		II
TM27 		III
TM27 		IV
TM27 		V
TM27 		VI
TM27 		VII
TM27 		VIII
-- 		IX
--
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010 Caterpie BugIC Big.png Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0011 Metapod BugIC Big.png Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0013 Weedle BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0014 Kakuna BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0129 Magikarp WaterIC Big.png Water 2 Dragon ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0132 Ditto NormalIC Big.png Ditto Ditto ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0201 Unown PsychicIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0202 Wobbuffet PsychicIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0235 Smeargle NormalIC Big.png Field Field ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0265 Wurmple BugIC Big.png Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0266 Silcoon BugIC Big.png Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0268 Cascoon BugIC Big.png Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0360 Wynaut PsychicIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0374 Beldum SteelIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png 		Mineral Mineral ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0401 Kricketot BugIC Big.png Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0412 Burmy BugIC Big.png Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0415 Combee BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Bug Bug ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
0602 Tynamo ElectricIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous ✘ ✘ ✘
0664 Scatterbug BugIC Big.png Bug Bug ✘ ✘
0665 Spewpa BugIC Big.png Bug Bug ✘ ✘
0771 Pyukumuku WaterIC Big.png Water 1 Water 1 ✘
0789 Cosmog PsychicIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✘
0790 Cosmoem PsychicIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✘
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0196 Espeon PsychicIC Big.png Field Field Starter PokémonColo
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.


Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0151 Mew PsychicIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered My Pokémon Ranch
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Rescue Team and Explorers

Return does damage depending on the Pokémon's IQ. At no IQ, it does 5 damage. The damage is increased by 5 after reaching 50 and 100 IQ, and every 100 IQ after that, until it deals 45 damage. Although not possible under normal gameplay, IQ of 1000 or higher makes the attack instantly KO.

Gates to Infinity and Super Mystery Dungeon

050Diglett.png This article is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Explanation of "opened up to your team"

With the removal of the IQ system, damage now increases with how much its user has opened up to their team.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Return is a Charged Attack that has been available since July 22, 2019. It is exclusive to Purified Pokémon. Upon purifying a Shadow Pokémon, Return replaces Frustration as the Charged Attack.

GO Normal.png Return
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 35
Energy cost 33
Duration 0.7 seconds
Damage window 0.1 - 0.35 seconds
Return GO.png
Trainer Battles
Power 130
Energy cost 70
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
See List of Shadow Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Trainer Battles
  • December 11, 2019
    • Power: 50 → 130
    • Energy cost: 40 → 70

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS 		Inflicts damage on the target. Its power rises with the user's IQ.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる じぶんの かしこさがたかいほど ダメージが おおきくなる
MDGtI
SMD 		It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga


In other generations

Core series games

Return II.png Return III 201+.png Return IV.png Return V.png
Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
Return VI.png
Generation VI
Return III 0-60.png Return III 61-91.png Return III 92-200.png
0-60 Friendship 61-91 Friendship 92-200 Friendship

Side series games

Return Stad2.png Return Colo 201+.png Return XD 201+.png Return PBR 201+.png
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution
Return Colo 0-60.png Return Colo 61-91.png Return Colo 92-200.png
Return XD 0-60.png Return XD 61-91.png Return XD 92-200.png
Return PBR 0-60.png Return PBR 61-91.png Return PBR 92-200.png
0-60 Friendship 61-91 Friendship 92-200 Friendship

Spin-off series games

Return PMD RB.png
MD: Red and Blue

Trivia

  • In the Spanish version of the games prior to Generation VI, Return is called Retroceso, which is likely due to a direct translation of the word return. An accurate translation was given in Pokémon X and Y, where the move was renamed Retribución.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 報恩 Bou'yān
Mandarin 報恩 / 报恩 Bào'ēn
Denmark Flag.png Danish Gengæld
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Terugkeer
France Flag.png French Retour
Germany Flag.png German Rückkehr
Greece Flag.png Greek Αφοσίωση Afosiose
Italy Flag.png Italian Ritorno
South Korea Flag.png Korean 은혜갚기 Eunhyegapgi
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Retorno
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Povratak
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Retribución*
Retroceso*
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Trả Ơn



Variations of the move Return
PhysicalIC HOME.png Return • Frustration


Generation II TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07
Generation III TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation III HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE
Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23
24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46
47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69
70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08
Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38
39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57
58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76
77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06
Generation VI TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26
27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52
53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78
79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VI HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60
61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80
81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60


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