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Transform

Transform is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 2 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Normal

Category

Status

Power

—

Accuracy

—

PP

10 (max 16)

Priority

0

All Normal movesType chart

Effect

Copies target's stats, moves, types, and Ability. The user transforms into the target. The target's current stats, stat stages, types, moves, Ability, weight, gender, and sprite are copied. The user's level and HP remain the same and each copied move receives only 5 PP, with a maximum of 5 PP each. The user can no longer change formes if it would have the ability to do so. This move fails if it hits a substitute, if either the user or the target is already transformed, or if either is behind an Illusion.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (2 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (1 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Pokémon that learn Transform

2 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
DittoNormal✓✓3–9
MewPsychic✓3–9

Transform FAQ

What does Transform do?

Transform is a Normal-type status move. The user transforms into the target. The target's current stats, stat stages, types, moves, Ability, weight, gender, and sprite are copied. The user's level and HP remain the same and each copied move receives only 5 PP, with a maximum of 5 PP each. The user can no longer change formes if it would have the ability to do so. This move fails if it hits a substitute, if either the user or the target is already transformed, or if either is behind an Illusion.

Which Pokémon can learn Transform?

2 Pokémon and forms can learn Transform in at least one game: 2 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Ditto and Mew.

Is Transform in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Transform 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.