Power Swap (move)

Power Swap
パワースワップ Power Swap

Battles

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
TM60 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	0
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

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
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk with the foe.
BW B2W2	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk with the target.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA 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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like	Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1^SwShBDSP
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered	No Eggs Discovered	64	57	43	43	56	56
177		Natu		Flying	Flying	44	47	47	47	30
178		Xatu		Flying	Flying	54	54	54^XY 53^ORAS	53	34
196		Espeon		Field	Field	78^PtHGSS	78^BW 45^B2W2	45	45	35^SwShBDSP	35
203		Girafarig		Field	Field	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP	1
617		Accelgor		Bug	Bug		52	1, 52	1, 52	32
785		Tapu Koko		No Eggs Discovered	No Eggs Discovered				1	70
954		Rabsca		Bug	Bug						40
981		Farigiraf		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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM60	IX --
037		Vulpix		Field		Field					✔
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field					✔
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass					✔
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass					✔
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass					✔
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass					✔
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral					✔
144		Articuno Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying					✔
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying					✔
196		Espeon		Field		Field					✔
233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral					✔
240		Magby		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass					✔
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass					✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass					✔
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous					✔
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon					✔
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon					✔
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral					✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral					✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral					✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral					✔
436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral					✔
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral					✔
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass					✔
467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral					✔
488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
494		Victini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
517		Munna		Field		Field					✔
518		Musharna		Field		Field					✔
555		Darmanitan		Field		Field					✔
561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying					✔
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous					✔
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					✔
785		Tapu Koko		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
786		Tapu Lele		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
787		Tapu Bulu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
825		Dottler		Bug		Bug					✔
826		Orbeetle		Bug		Bug					✔
858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy					✔
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like					✔
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous					✔
876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy					✔
889		Zamazenta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
898		Calyrex		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
240		Magby		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔^BDSP
273		Seedot		Field	Grass	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
605		Elgyem		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.

By event

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
103		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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Power Swap is a move with 13PP that ignores accuracy and evasion checks. The user targets Pokémon in the front, ally or enemy, while also cutting corners. The user and target swap Attack and Sp. Attack stat boosts as well as multipliers from Aurora Beam, Memento and Charm. This move is affected by Taunt.

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
MDTD S	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

	Meditite

The user switches stats with its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Meditite	Meditite closes its eyes and waves its arms from one side to the other, switching its attack power with its special attack.
Maylene's Meditite	Tackling Tangrowth	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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
Chinese	Cantonese	力量互換 Lihkleuhng Wuhwuhn * 力量交換 Lihkleuhng Gāauwuhn *
Chinese	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 Pawoseuwap^IX+ 파워스웹 Pawoseuwep^IV–VIII
Norwegian		Kraftbytte
Brazilian Portuguese		Troca de Força
Spanish		Cambiafuerza^VIII+ Cambia Fuerza^VI–VII Cambia Fue.^IV–V
Vietnamese		Hoán Đổi Năng Lượng

Variations of the move Skill Swap

Skill Swap • Heart Swap • Power Swap • Guard Swap • Speed Swap

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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