Substitute
NormalUses 1/4 of the user's maximum HP to create a substitute that takes attacks and blocks many effects.
The user spends 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down, to create a substitute. It fails if the user would faint from the cost or already has a substitute. The substitute takes damage from attacks made by other Pokémon and blocks their status effects and stat changes until it breaks. It disappears if the user switches out or faints, or if any Pokémon uses Tidy Up. Baton Pass transfers it with its remaining HP. Sound-based moves and Pokémon with Infiltrator bypass it. Weather and existing status conditions still damage the user. If it breaks during a multi-hit move, the remaining hits damage the user. Creating it also ends a binding effect on the user.
1001 Pokémon can learn this move
Bulbasaur
Ivysaur
Venusaur
Charmander
Charmeleon
Charizard
Squirtle
Wartortle
Blastoise
Butterfree
Beedrill
Pidgey
Pidgeotto
Pidgeot
Rattata
Raticate
Spearow
Fearow
Ekans
Arbok
Pikachu
Raichu
Sandshrew
Sandslash
Nidoran-F
Nidorina
Nidoqueen
Nidoran-M
Nidorino
Nidoking
Clefairy
Clefable
Vulpix
Ninetales
Jigglypuff
Wigglytuff
Zubat
Golbat
Oddish
Gloom
Vileplume
Paras
Parasect
Venonat
Venomoth
Diglett
Dugtrio
Meowth
Persian
Psyduck
Golduck
Mankey
Primeape
Growlithe
Arcanine
Poliwag
Poliwhirl
Poliwrath
Abra
