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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:Substitute.png|left|thumb|Substitute in Generation I.]] | [[File:Substitute.png|left|thumb|Substitute in Generation I.]] | ||
Substitute is a Normal-type status move in the {{Uv|Pokémon}} games introduced in Generation I. When used, the Pokémon loses 25% of its maximum HP from its current HP and leaves the screen, replaced by a | Substitute is a Normal-type status move in the {{Uv|Pokémon}} games introduced in Generation I. When used, the Pokémon loses 25% of its maximum HP from its current HP and leaves the screen, replaced by a Poké Doll, the substitute. The substitute shares the original Pokémon's stats and typing. When a substitute takes the amount of damage sacrificed by the original Pokémon or more, it fades away. When the Substitute user wants to use another move, the Substitute and Pokémon will temporarily switch places to allow that said Pokémon to use it. If the Pokémon does not have enough HP to make the substitute, then the move will fail. | ||
While almost all Pokémon are able to learn this move in the Pokémon games through TM90 (generation IV onwards, instead learned through TM50 in generation I and by move tutoring in generation III), Greninja is one of the few Pokémon able to learn this move by leveling-up as well as by {{s|bulbapedia|TM}}. Indeed, Greninja can learn this move at level 43 in {{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon X and Y}}. | While almost all Pokémon are able to learn this move in the Pokémon games through TM90 (generation IV onwards, instead learned through TM50 in generation I and by move tutoring in generation III), Greninja is one of the few Pokémon able to learn this move by leveling-up as well as by {{s|bulbapedia|TM}}. Indeed, Greninja can learn this move at level 43 in {{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon X and Y}}. | ||