Switcheroo (move)

Switcheroo すりかえ Secret Switch

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Switcheroo (Japanese: すりかえ Secret Switch) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

The user switches held items with the target. It fails if neither has a held item, if either Pokémon is holding a Griseous Orb or Mail, if the target has a Substitute, or if either Pokémon has Sticky Hold. It also fails if either Pokémon has Multitype and either of the swapped items is a Plate.

Generation V

Switcheroo will now succeed with a Griseous Orb as long as neither the user nor the target is Giratina.

Switcheroo cannot exchange a Drive if the user or the target is a Genesect.

Generation VI

Switcheroo will fail if either the user or the target is holding a Mega Stone that can Mega Evolve at least one of them.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Switcheroo fails if either Pokémon is not holding an item.

Description

Games Description The user trades held items with the foe faster than the eye can follow. The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	--				--			'
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	--				--			--
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	--				--			--
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic								--
686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic								23
687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic								23
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	no
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	no
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison
341		Corphish	Water		Water	no				no
361		Snorunt*	Ice		Ice	no				no
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
546		Cottonee*	Grass	Fairy	no
566		Archen*	Rock	Flying	no				no
688		Binacle*	Rock	Water	no				no
707		Klefki*	Steel	Fairy	no				no
714		Noibat*	Flying	Dragon	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Hypno
The user trades held items with its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hypno switches the places of an item it is holding with one that its opponent is holding.
Al's Hypno	All About Arceus IX		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title French Passe-Passe German Wechseldich Greek Υποχθόνια Αλλαγή Italian Rapidscambio Korean 바꿔치기 Bakkweochigi Brazilian Portuguese Troca Secreta Spanish Trapicheo

Variations of the move Trick
Trick • Switcheroo

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