Guard Swap

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Guard Swap

ガードスワップ Guard Swap

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	10, max: 16
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

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

Description

Games	Description
DPPtHGSS	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def with the foe.
BWB2W2	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def with the target.
XYORAS SMUSUM SWSH	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def stats with the target.

Effect

Super Contests

Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-like	1	1	1	1	1
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered	64	57	43	43	56
	Natu	psychic/flying	Flying	44	47	47	47	35
	Xatu	psychic/flying	Flying	54	59	59XY 53ORAS	53	34
	Umbreon	dark	Field	78PtHGSS	78BW 45B2W2	45	45	35
	Girafarig	normal/psychic	Field	1	1	1	1
	Shelmet	bug	Bug		52	50	50	32
	Accelgor	bug	Bug					1
	Wooloo	normal	Field					28
	Dubwool	normal	Field					32
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Abra	psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like					TM61
	Mr. Mime	ice/psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Porygon	normal	Mineral					TM61
	Articuno	psychic/flying	Undiscovered					TM61
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered					TM61
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TM61
	Natu	psychic/flying	Flying					TM61
	Xatu	psychic/flying	Flying					TM61
	Wooper	water/ground	Water 1/Field					TM61
	Quagsire	water/ground	Water 1/Field					TM61
	Umbreon	dark	Field					TM61
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying					TM61
	Porygon2	normal	Mineral					TM61
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous					TM61
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy					TM61
	Baltoy	ground/psychic	Mineral					TM61
	Claydol	ground/psychic	Mineral					TM61
	Bronzor	steel/psychic	Mineral					TM61
	Bronzong	steel/psychic	Mineral					TM61
	Porygon-Z	normal	Mineral					TM61
	Cresselia	psychic	Undiscovered					TM61
	Victini	psychic/fire	Undiscovered					TM61
	Munna	psychic	Field					TM61
	Musharna	psychic	Field					TM61
	Darmanitan	fire	Field					TM61
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TM61
	Tirtouga	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3					TM61
	Carracosta	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3					TM61
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Solosis	psychic	Amorphous					TM61
	Duosion	psychic	Amorphous					TM61
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous					TM61
	Elgyem	psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Beheeyem	psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Shelmet	bug	Bug					TM61
	Accelgor	bug	Bug					TM61
	Inkay	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2					TM61
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2					TM61
	Carbink	rock/fairy	Fairy/Mineral					TM61
	Diancie	rock/fairy	Undiscovered					TM61
	Tapu Lele	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered					TM61
	Tapu Bulu	grass/fairy	Undiscovered					TM61
	Tapu Fini	water/fairy	Undiscovered					TM61
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered					TM61
	Dottler	bug/psychic	Bug					TM61
	Orbeetle	bug/psychic	Bug					TM61
	Wooloo	normal	Field					TM61
	Dubwool	normal	Field					TM61
	Hatterene	psychic/fairy	Fairy					TM61
	Mr. Rime	ice/psychic	Human-Like					TM61
	Runerigus	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TM61
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy					TM61
	Zamazenta	fighting	Undiscovered					TM61
	Calyrex	psychic/grass	Undiscovered					TM61
	Calyrex	psychic/ice	Undiscovered					TM61
	Calyrex	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered					TM61
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.