Normal · Status move · Gen 3
Recycle
Recycle is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 3. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 116 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Restores the item the user last used. The user regains the item it last used. Fails if the user is holding an item, if the user has not held an item, if the item was a popped Air Balloon, if the item was picked up by a Pokemon with the Pickup Ability, or if the item was lost to Bug Bite, Corrosive Gas, Covet, Incinerate, Knock Off, Pluck, or Thief. Items thrown with Fling can be regained.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (21 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (12 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Recycle
116 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire/Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal/Ground | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Psychic/Ghost | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Ground | 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Ground | 7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
Recycle FAQ
What does Recycle do?
Recycle is a Normal-type status move. The user regains the item it last used. Fails if the user is holding an item, if the user has not held an item, if the item was a popped Air Balloon, if the item was picked up by a Pokemon with the Pickup Ability, or if the item was lost to Bug Bite, Corrosive Gas, Covet, Incinerate, Knock Off, Pluck, or Thief. Items thrown with Fling can be regained.
Which Pokémon can learn Recycle?
116 Pokémon and forms can learn Recycle in at least one game: 21 in Scarlet & Violet, 12 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Alolan Raichu, Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff and Abra.
Is Recycle in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 12 Pokémon can use Recycle in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.