Power Swap (move)

Power Swap
パワースワップ Power Swap
Power Swap IX.png
Power Swap IX 2.png
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
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

Power Swap (Japanese: パワースワップ Power Swap) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM60 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

Power Swap switches the user's Attack stat stages and Special Attack stat stages with the target's Attack stat stages and Special Attack stat stages. Since this changes stat stages, the stat stages can be passed via Baton Pass.

Power Swap bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Power Swap, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk with the foe.
BWB2W2 The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk with the target.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1 1 1
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 64 57 43 43 56 56 56
0177    
 
Flying Flying 44 47 47 47 30 30
0178    
 
Flying Flying 54 54 54XY
53ORAS
53 34 34
0196     Field Field 78PtHGSS 78BW
45B2W2
45 45 35 35 35
0203    
 
Field Field 1 1 1 1 1 1
0617     Bug Bug 52 1, 52 1, 52 32
0785    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 70
0954    
 
Bug Bug 40
0981    
 
Field Field 1
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 Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0037     Field Field HGSS
0037  
Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0102    
 
Grass Grass HGSS
0114     Grass Grass HGSS
0240     Human-Like Human-Like
0273     Field Grass HGSS
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0333    
 
Flying Dragon HGSS
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
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 TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0037     Field Field
0037  
Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0038     Field Field
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0103    
 
Grass Grass
0103  
Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0114     Grass Grass
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0122  
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0126     Human-Like Human-Like
0137     Mineral Mineral
0144  
Articuno
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0196     Field Field
0233     Mineral Mineral
0240     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0273     Field Grass
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0333    
 
Flying Dragon
0334    
 
Flying Dragon
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0465     Grass Grass
0467     Human-Like Human-Like
0474     Mineral Mineral
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0617     Bug Bug
0785    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0786    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0787    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0825    
 
Bug Bug
0826    
 
Bug Bug
0858    
 
Fairy Fairy
0861    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0866    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0867    
 
Mineral Amorphous
0876    
 
Fairy Fairy
0889  
Zamazenta
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898  
Calyrex
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 event

Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0103  
Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass 2017 World Championships Alolan Exeggutor
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Power Swap switches the user's Attack stat stages and Special Attack stat stages with the target's Attack stat stages and Special Attack stat stages. The move will also swap the unique multipliers from Aurora Beam, Memento and Charm in the Explorers series.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS - - 13 - —% - Front All Yes
BSL - - 13 - —% - Front All Yes
MDGtI - - 13 50 100% - Front All Yes
SMD - - 13 30 100% - Front All Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Power Swap is one of Mr. Mime's possible second moves. It is obtained by reaching level 6 and choosing to upgrade Light Screen into it instead of Barrier. Previously, its spot as a possible second move was taken by Guard Swap.

Power Swap has the user create a link between itself and the Pokémon hit by it. While active, the link increases the user's movement speed and continually restores its HP. If the linked Pokémon is an ally, the link will cause the same effects it causes on the user on it and will increase the amount of damage it deals. If the linked Pokémon is an opposing one, the link will cause the opposite effects: reduced movement speed, decreased damage dealt, and will damage it over time. The link will disappear if the user and the linked Pokémon are too far away.

By reaching level 13, Power Swap is upgraded into Power Swap+, further increasing the amount of damage dealt by allies and decreasing the amount dealt by opposing Pokémon.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Swaps any modified stat levels and rates for Attack and Special Attack with the Pokémon the user is facing.
BSL しょうめんの ポケモンの こうげき とくこうの だんかいと ばいりつを じぶんと いれかえてしまう
MDGtI It switches any changes to your Attack and Special Attack with the target. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.)
SMD It switches existing changes to your Attack and Sp. Atk with the target.*
It switches any changes to your Attack and Sp. Atk with the target's. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.*

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 力量互換 Lihkleuhng Wuhwuhn *
力量交換 Lihkleuhng Gāauwuhn *
Mandarin 力量互換 / 力量互换 Lìliàng Hùhuàn *
力量交換 / 力量交换 Lìliàng Jiāohuàn *
  French Permuforce
  German Krafttausch
  Greek Ανταλλαγή Δυνάμεων Antallagí Dunámeno
  Italian Barattoforza
  Korean 파워스왑 PawoseuwapIX+
파워스웹 PawoseuwepIVVIII
  Norwegian Kraftbytte
  Brazilian Portuguese Troca de Força
  Spanish CambiafuerzaVIII+
Cambia FuerzaVIVII
Cambia Fue.IVV
  Vietnamese Hoán Đổi Năng Lượng


Variations of the move Skill Swap
  Skill SwapHeart SwapPower SwapGuard SwapSpeed Swap


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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