Normal · Status move · Gen 3
Refresh
Refresh is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 3. It never misses and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 104 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
User cures its burn, poison, or paralysis. The user cures its burn, poison, or paralysis. Fails if the user is not burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Refresh
104 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Poison | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 7 | ||||
| Electric | 7 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 6–7 | ||||
| Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Electric | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Dark | 6–7 | ||||
| Bug | 3 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Fire/Rock | 3 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Fighting | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ice | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Ground/Normal | 3 |
Refresh FAQ
What does Refresh do?
Refresh is a Normal-type status move. The user cures its burn, poison, or paralysis. Fails if the user is not burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
Which Pokémon can learn Refresh?
104 Pokémon and forms can learn Refresh in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot and Raticate.
Is Refresh in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Refresh in Pokémon Champions.
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.