Conversion 2 (move)

Conversion 2 (Japanese: テクスチャー２ Texture 2), formatted as Conversion2 prior to Pokémon Stadium 2, is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation II. It is one of the signature moves of 's evolutionary line.
==Effect==
===Generations II to III===
Conversion 2 will randomly change the user's type to any type that either resists or is immune to the type of the last damaging move it was hit by.
For example, if the last move the user was hit by was an move, the user will become , Electric-type, , or .
If the last move the target used was a move that calls another move (such as ), the type of the called move will be considered. If the last move the target used is a (such as ), the type it was changed to will be considered.
Conversion 2 targets the user.
===Generation IV===
Conversion 2 will no longer change the user to any of its current types. It will fail if the user already has all types that resist the type of the last damaging move.
If the last move that hit the user was affected by , it will be considered as . is considered a Normal-type move, even though it deals typeless damage.
===Generations V to VII===
Conversion 2 now targets an adjacent Pokémon and bypasses checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as or . It will randomly change the user's current type to a type that either resists or is immune to the type of the move last used by the target, including status moves. Conversion 2 will not change the user to any of its current types. In an Inverse Battle, Conversion 2 considers resistances based on inverse type matchups.
For example, if the last move the target used was an move, the user may become , Electric-type, , or .
If the last move the target used was a move that calls another move (such as ), the type of the called move will be considered. If the last move the target used is a (such as ), the type it was changed to will be considered. If the last move the target used had its type changed, such as with or , the type it changes to will be considered. Conversion 2 will fail if the last move the target used was , typeless , or if there is no type that resists that move (i.e., a move in an Inverse Battle).
Conversion 2 is not affected by , , , or , but it is blocked by .
If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Conversion 2, the user regains all of its HP.
===Generation VIII===
In Versions 1.0 to 1.1.1 of , Conversion 2 could not be selected in a battle. Starting with Version 1.2.0, it can be selected and functions as it did in previous generations.
===Generation IX===
Conversion 2 will fail if the last move the target used was .
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
In the Rescue Team, Explorers and Adventure Squad series, Conversion 2 causes the user to gain the status for 11 turns. If the user is hit by a move, it will turn into a type that has the best matchup against it (even if it is a non-damaging move). The effect will trigger in the middle of moves that hit multiple times. It accounts for the actual type of , and (except in the Rescue Team series where Weather Ball is treated as a move).
In , Conversion 2 no longer results in a separate status condition, but will change the user's type to a random type that is advantageous to the target's last move.
===Description===
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==In the manga==
===Phantom Thief Pokémon 7===
===Pokémon Adventures===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
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==Trivia==
* This move originated as a .
* Not counting Z-Moves, Conversion 2 is the only move to use a number in its name.
* In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).
==In other languages==
Category:Signature moves
Category:Moves that cannot miss
Category:Moves that change a Pokémon's type
Category:Moves that can target any adjacent Pokémon
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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