Psycho Shift (move): Difference between revisions

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It will not transfer volatile status conditions, such as {{status|confusion}}. It will fail if the target is immune to the status condition (such as via [[type]], [[Ability]], {{m|Safeguard}}, or by already having a status condition).
It will not transfer volatile status conditions, such as {{status|confusion}}. It will fail if the target is immune to the status condition (such as via [[type]], [[Ability]], {{m|Safeguard}}, or by already having a status condition).


If a badly poisoned Pokémon uses Psycho Shift, its target will be badly poisoned. Psycho Shift can be used to transfer {{status|sleep}} when used via {{m|Sleep Talk}}. As there is no way to act while {{status|freeze|frozen}}, Psycho Shift cannot transfer this condition.
If a badly poisoned Pokémon uses Psycho Shift, its target will be badly poisoned. Psycho Shift can be used to transfer {{status|sleep}} when used via {{m|Sleep Talk}}. As there is no way to use Psycho Shift while {{status|freeze|frozen}}, it is not possible to transfer this status condition.


Psycho Shift will cure the user, then inflict the status condition on the opponent. Therefore, if Psycho Shift is used on a Pokémon with {{a|Synchronize}}, Synchronize will activate and afflict the user of Psycho Shift with that status condition again (if the user of Psycho Shift is susceptible to the status condition).<!--this is to account for special cases, like when the Pokemon's type has changed since inflicting the status-->
Psycho Shift will cure the user, then inflict the status condition on the opponent. Therefore, if Psycho Shift is used on a Pokémon with {{a|Synchronize}}, Synchronize will activate and afflict the user of Psycho Shift with that status condition again (if the user of Psycho Shift is susceptible to the status condition).<!--this is to account for special cases, such as when the Pokémon's type has changed since it was originally inflicted with the condition-->


===Generation V===
===Generation V===