Guard Swap (move)

Guard Swap ガードスワップ Guard Swap

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Guard Swap (Japanese: ガードスワップ Guard Swap) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Guard Swap switches any changes to the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat with any changes to the target's Defense stat and Special Defense stat. The effect of Guard Swap may be Baton Passed.

Description

Games Description The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def with the foe. The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def with the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	--				--			--
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	64				57			43
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	44				47			'
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	54				59			'
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark			78	78	45	45
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	--				--			'
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug					52			'
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
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	no				no
218		Slugma*	Fire		Fire	no				no
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
564		Tirtouga*	Water	Rock	no				no
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic	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

Alakazam
The user takes some of its Special Defense stat and adds it to its Defense stat.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Alakazam waves its hands, moving a part of its Special Defense to its Defense.
Mira's Alakazam	Alternate Dimension Showdown VII		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 Mandarin Chinese 防禦交換 Fángyù Jiāohuàn French Permugarde German Schutztausch Greek Ανταλλαγή Άμυνας Italian Barattoscudo Korean 가드스웹 Guard Swap Norwegian Vaktbytte Brazilian Portuguese Troca Guarda Spanish Cambia Def.

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

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