Skill Swap (move)

Skill Swap スキルスワップ Skill Swap

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM48 in Generation III TM48 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Make the appeal as good as those before it.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Skill Swap (Japanese: スキルスワップ Skill Swap) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Skill Swap will exchange the abilities of the user and the target. Wonder Guard* and Multitype are the only abilities that cannot be Skill Swapped. In Generation V a message is shown indicating which abilities have been swapped when the move is used.

Learnset

Generation III

By TM48

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0196 Espeon Psychic 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0234 Stantler Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0242 Blissey Normal 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0327 Spinda Normal 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0352 Kecleon Normal 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By TM48

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0196 Espeon Psychic 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0234 Stantler Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0242 Blissey Normal 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0327 Spinda Normal 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0352 Kecleon Normal 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0433 Chingling Psychic 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0488 Cresselia Psychic 0490 Manaphy Water Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0577 Solosis Psychic 40 0578 Duosion Psychic 43 0579 Reuniclus Psychic 45 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Mothim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0063 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Abra
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno
Mr. Mime
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0096 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno
Mr. Mime
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute, Exeggutor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0178 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Natu | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Natu, Xatu |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0200 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Solosis, Duosion, Reuniclus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0203 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Girafarig
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Stantler
Spoink, Grumpig
Kecleon
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0280 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ralts
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Solosis, Duosion, Reuniclus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0325 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spoink
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Stantler
Spoink, Grumpig
Kecleon
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0352 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kecleon
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig
Stantler
Spoink, Grumpig
Kecleon
Spinda |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0355 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Duskull
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Solosis, Duosion, Reuniclus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0358 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chimecho
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Solosis, Duosion, Reuniclus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0433 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chingling
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Solosis, Duosion, Reuniclus |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0561 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sigilyph
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Natu, Xatu |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0605 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Elgyem
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno
Mr. Mime
Spinda

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic Dream World 0234 Stantler Normal Dream World 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying Dream World Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Spinda Skill Swap Adventures.png Spinda
The user gives out a psychic power to swap abilities with the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Spinda does a handstand and stands on one of its hands. The opponent does the same thing and swaps abilities with Spinda.
Norman's Spinda	VS. Rayquaza I		Debut
	Deoxys can switch abilities with the opponent.
Entity Two	Red, the Battler		None

Diamond and Pearl Adventure

The user gives out a psychic power to swap abilities with the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kadabra's uses its psychic powers to swap abilities with another Pokémon.
Hareta's Kadabra	Team Galactic's Greatest Warrior		Debut
	Misdreavus's eyes glow and exchanges it ability with another Pokémon.
Hareta's Misdreavus	Hareta's Heart Desire		None

Trivia

• All move variations of Skill Swap have "swap" in their name.
• In Generation III, Skill Swap was able to transfer Shedinja's Wonder Guard, thereby giving a Pokémon immunity to all non-Super Effective moves. For example, if Wonder Guard were Skill Swapped onto a Kingdra, the Kingdra could only be hurt by Dragon-type moves, as that is its only weakness. Skill Swapping Wonder Guard onto a Sableye would result in a Pokémon that could not be hurt directly by any type, because Sableye's Dark/Ghost typing has no weaknesses. Since Generation IV, Skill Swap can no longer transfer Shedinja's Wonder Guard.
• Solosis's evolutionary family are the only Pokémon able to learn Skill Swap via leveling up.

In other languages

• Chinese: 交換絕招 Jiāohuàn Juézhāo
• Dutch: Vaardigheids Ruil
• French: Échange
• German: Wertewechsel
• Greek: Ανταλλαγή Δεξιοτήτων
• Italian: Baratto
• Korean: 스킬스웹 Skill Swap
• Spanish: Intercambio
• Serbian: Zamena Veština

Variations of the move Skill Swap
Skill Swap • Heart Swap • Power Swap • Guard Swap • Speed Swap

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