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Baton Pass

In Pokémon ChampionsGen II
Game

Pokémon Champions

NormalStatus

User switches, passing stat changes and more.

Power
–
Accuracy
—
PP
40
Hits
The user
On Showdown
0.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Baton Pass changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen IX

    … effects of confusion, Aqua Ring, Curse, added: Dragon Cheer, Embargo, Focus Energy, Gastro Acid, Heal …

  2. Gen VIII

    … Rise, Perish Song, Power Trick, Telekinesis, dropped: the trapped effect of Mean Look (Block, Spider Web), and a substitute with its remaining … an Ability that cannot be affected. dropped: The effect of Telekinesis is not transferred if the recipient is Mega Gengar.

  3. Gen VI

    … a substitute with its remaining HP. added: The effect of Gastro Acid is not transferred if the recipient has an Ability that cannot be affected. The effect of Telekinesis is not transferred if the recipient is Mega Gengar.

  4. Gen V

    … Seed, Lock-On (Mind Reader), Magnet Rise, dropped: Mud Sport, Perish Song, Power Trick, dropped: Water Sport, added: Telekinesis, the dropped: trapper or trapped dropped: effects added: effect of Mean Look (Block, Spider Web), …

  5. Gen IV

    … well as the effects of confusion, added: Aqua Ring, Curse, added: Embargo, Focus Energy, added: Gastro Acid, Heal Block, Ingrain, Leech Seed, Lock-On (Mind Reader), added: Magnet Rise, Mud Sport, Perish Song, added: Power Trick, Water Sport, the trapper or trapped …

  6. Gen III

    … as the effects of confusion, Curse, dropped: Defense Curl, Focus Energy, dropped: Foresight, added: Ingrain, Leech Seed, Lock-On (Mind Reader), dropped: Minimize, Mist, added: Mud Sport, Perish Song, added: Water Sport, the trapper or trapped effects of Mean Look dropped: (Spider added: (Block, Spider Web), and a substitute with its remaining HP.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

The user is replaced with another Pokémon in its party. The selected Pokémon has the user's changes transferred to it, as well as the effects of , Aqua Ring, Curse, Dragon Cheer, Embargo, Focus Energy, Gastro Acid, Heal Block, Ingrain, Leech Seed, Lock-On (Mind Reader), Magnet Rise, Perish Song, Power Trick, Telekinesis, and a substitute with its remaining HP. The effect of Gastro Acid is not transferred if the recipient has an Ability that cannot be affected.

“The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

  • Switches the user out and passes on its stat changes and some effects.Pivot moves

Who runs Baton Pass on Showdown

  1. Espathra75.9% of its sets
  2. Wigglytuff14.1% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Baton Pass among their most used moves.

#56Espathra#217Polteageist

Who learns Baton Pass

61 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 61 in Champions
BeedrillClefableNinetalesVaporeonJolteonFlareonAriadosEspeonUmbreonScizorBlazikenMawileMedichamChimechoAbsolLopunnyToxicroakWeavileLeafeonGlaceonGliscorWatchogLiepardScolipedeEmolgaFlorgesMeowsticMalamarSylveonHawluchaDecidueyeIncineroarPassimianPolteageistHattereneMr. RimeMorpekoDragapultKleavorQuaquavalMausholdEspathraFarigirafFemale MeowsticMega ScizorMega BlazikenMega MawileMega MedichamMega AbsolEternal FloetteMega LopunnyMega BeedrillAlolan NinetalesHisuian DecidueyeMega ClefableMega ScolipedeMega FloetteMega MalamarMega HawluchaMega ChimechoMega Absol Z

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