Bestow (move)

Bestow (Japanese: ギフトパス Gift Pass) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation V.

Generation V
The user transfers its held item to the target. It fails if the user has no held item, the target already has a held item, or the target is behind a. Bestow bypasses checks to always hit, unless the target is in the  of a move such as  or. It is blocked by and.

Items given away in Trainer battles return to the original Pokémon after the battle, but transfers are not reversed after a wild battle.

Bestow will fail if the user holds Mail. It also fails if the user or the target is when the user holds a Griseous Orb,  when the user holds a Plate, if the user or the target is  when the user holds a Drive.

Generation VI onward
Bestow will hit the target even if it has used, , or , but will fail if the target is protected by.

Bestow will fail if the user holds a Z-Crystal. It also fails if the user holds a Mega Stone or a colored orb that could allow either Pokémon to undergo Mega Evolution or Primal Reversion, or if the user or the target is and the user holds a memory.

Bestow can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if a certain move (,, or ) was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Bestow, the user's stat is raised by two stages.

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In other languages
Offerte Ofrenda Passe-Cadeau Cediregalo ギフトパス 传递礼物（招式）