Psycho Shift (move)

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Psycho Shift サイコシフト Psycho Shift

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Battles Type  Psychic 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   Points equal 4 minus voltage of judge

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Works great if the user goes last this turn.

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

Psycho Shift (Japanese: サイコシフト Psycho Shift) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Psycho Shift cures any non-volatile status condition the user has and afflicts the target with it.

It will not transfer volatile status conditions, such as confusion. It will fail if the target is immune to the status condition (such as via type, Ability, 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 sleep when used via Sleep Talk. As there is no way to act while frozen, Psycho Shift cannot transfer this 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 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).

Generation V

Psycho Shift will now inflict the status condition on the target, then cure the user. Therefore, if Psycho Shift is used on a Pokémon with Synchronize, the user of Psycho Shift will already be afflicted with a status condition when Synchronize activates.

Generation VI

Psycho Shift's accuracy changed from 90% to 100%.

Description

Games Description Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status problems to the target. Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status conditions to the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	41				49			49
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	47				57			57
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	33				33			33 39
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	37				37			37 43
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	50				50			50 28
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	50				50			50 28
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	57				57			57 43
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic	75				75			1, 75
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	no				no
175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
327		Spinda*	Normal		Normal	no				no
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying	no				no
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying	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

Cresselia
The user gives the opponent its current status ailment.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cresselia raises its head, letting out a loud cry. It is then healed from its current status ailment, while the opponent gains the status ailment Cresselia was just healed from.
Palmer's Cresselia	The Final Dimensional Duel VIII		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 幻象轉移 Huànxiàng Zhuǎnyí French Échange Psy* Echange Psy* German Psybann Greek Τηλεμεταβίβαση Italian Psicotrasfer Korean 사이코시프트 Psycho Shift Brazilian Portuguese Mudança Psíquica Serbian Psihička Smena Spanish Psicocambio* Psico-cambio*

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