Skill Swap

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Skill Swap

スキルスワップ Skill Swap

Generation:	III

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

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Skill Swap is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	The user swaps special abilities with the target. Switches abilities with the foe on the turn this is used.
FRLG	The user employs its psychic power to swap abilities with the foe.
DPPtHGSS	The user employs its psychic power to exchange abilities with the foe.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV	The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.

Effect

The user uses its Psychic powers to swap Abilities with the defending Pokémon.

This move cannot swap the Abilities Wonder Guard, Multitype, Illusion, Stance Change, Schooling. Comatose, Shields Down, Disguise, RKS System, Battle Bond, Power Construct, Ice Face, Gulp Missile, and Neutralizing Gas.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Plusle	electric	Field/Fairy						13BDSP
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered							43
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered							43
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered							43
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered							43
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying	Flying						60
	Solosis	psychic	Amorphous			40	40	40	40	40
	Duosion	psychic	Amorphous			43	43	43	46	46
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous			45	45	45	48	48
	Spritzee	fairy	Fairy				44	44	39
	Aromatisse	fairy	Fairy				44	44	39
	Sylveon	fairy	Field				25	25	40	40
	Carbink	rock/fairy	Fairy/Mineral				40	40	40	40
	Diancie	rock/fairy	Undiscovered				40	35	56	56
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered				25	25		25
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered				25ORAS	25		25
	Tapu Lele	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered					26	70
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/TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Butterfree	bug/flying	Bug	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Raichu	electric/psychic	Field/Fairy							TM098
	Clefairy	fairy	Fairy							TM098
	Clefable	fairy	Fairy							TM098
	Jigglypuff	normal/fairy	Fairy							TM098
	Wigglytuff	normal/fairy	Fairy							TM098
	Venonat	bug/poison	Bug	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Venomoth	bug/poison	Bug	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Psyduck	water	Water 1/Field							TM098
	Golduck	water	Water 1/Field							TM098
	Abra	psychic	Human-Like	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Slowpoke	psychic	Monster/Water 1						TR40SwSh	TM098
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TR40SwSh	TM098
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Drowzee	psychic	Human-Like	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Hypno	psychic	Human-Like	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Exeggcute	grass/psychic	Grass	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Exeggutor	grass/psychic	Grass	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Exeggutor	grass/dragon	Grass						TR40SwSh	TM098
	Chansey	normal	Fairy	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Starmie	water/psychic	Water 3	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Mr. Mime	ice/psychic	Human-Like						TR40SwSh
	Jynx	ice/psychic	Human-Like	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Articuno	psychic/flying	Undiscovered						TR40SwSh
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Hoothoot	normal/flying	Flying							TM098
	Noctowl	normal/flying	Flying							TM098
	Natu	psychic/flying	Flying	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Xatu	psychic/flying	Flying	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Espeon	psychic	Field	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Umbreon	dark	Field							TM098
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TR40SwSh	TM098
	Misdreavus	ghost	Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Girafarig	normal/psychic	Field	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Stantler	normal	Field	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Smoochum	ice/psychic	Undiscovered	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Blissey	normal	Fairy	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Lugia	psychic/flying	Undiscovered	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Celebi	psychic/grass	Undiscovered	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Ralts	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like							TM098
	Meditite	fighting/psychic	Human-Like							TM098
	Medicham	fighting/psychic	Human-Like							TM098
	Plusle	electric	Field/Fairy						TM48BDSP	TM098
	Spoink	psychic	Field	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Grumpig	psychic	Field	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Spinda	normal	Field/Human-Like	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP
	Lunatone	rock/psychic	Mineral	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Solrock	rock/psychic	Mineral	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Baltoy	ground/psychic	Mineral	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Claydol	ground/psychic	Mineral	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Kecleon	normal	Field	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Duskull	ghost	Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Chimecho	psychic	Amorphous	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered	TM48	TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	TM48	TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Wormadam	bug/grass	Bug		TM48				TM48BDSP
	Mothim	bug/flying	Bug		TM48				TM48BDSP
	Drifloon	ghost/flying	Amorphous		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Drifblim	ghost/flying	Amorphous		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Mismagius	ghost	Amorphous		TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Chingling	psychic	Undiscovered		TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Bronzor	steel/psychic	Mineral		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Bronzong	steel/psychic	Mineral		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP
	Spiritomb	ghost/dark	Amorphous							TM098
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Mesprit	psychic	Undiscovered		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Cresselia	psychic	Undiscovered		TM48				TR40SwSh TM48BDSP	TM098
	Manaphy	water	Water 1/Fairy		TM48				TM48BDSP	TM098
	Victini	psychic/fire	Undiscovered						TR40
	Munna	psychic	Field						TR40
	Musharna	psychic	Field						TR40
	Woobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying						TR40
	Swoobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying						TR40
	Audino	normal	Fairy						TR40
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying	Flying						TR40
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TR40
	Yamask	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TR40SwSh
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TR40
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like						TR40	TM098
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like						TR40	TM098
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like						TR40	TM098
	Solosis	psychic	Amorphous						TR40	TM098
	Duosion	psychic	Amorphous						TR40	TM098
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous						TR40	TM098
	Alomomola	water	Water 1/Water 2							TM098
	Elgyem	psychic	Human-Like						TR40
	Beheeyem	psychic	Human-Like						TR40
	Meloetta	normal/psychic	Undiscovered							TM098
	Fennekin	fire	Field							TM098
	Braixen	fire	Field							TM098
	Delphox	fire/psychic	Field							TM098
	Floette	fairy	Fairy							TM098
	Florges	fairy	Fairy							TM098
	Espurr	psychic	Field						TR40	TM098
	Meowstic	psychic	Field						TR40	TM098
	Meowstic	psychic	Field						TR40	TM098
	Spritzee	fairy	Fairy						TR40
	Aromatisse	fairy	Fairy						TR40
	Inkay	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2							TM098
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2							TM098
	Sylveon	fairy	Field						TR40	TM098
	Carbink	rock/fairy	Fairy/Mineral							TM098
	Phantump	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous						TR40	TM098
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous						TR40	TM098
	Pumpkaboo	ghost/grass	Amorphous						TR40
	Gourgeist	ghost/grass	Amorphous						TR40
	Diancie	rock/fairy	Undiscovered						TR40	TM098
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered							TM098
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered							TM098
	Cutiefly	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TR40	TM098
	Ribombee	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TR40	TM098
	Oranguru	normal/psychic	Field							TM098
	Sandygast	ghost/ground	Amorphous						TR40	TM098
	Palossand	ghost/ground	Amorphous						TR40	TM098
	Tapu Lele	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered						TR40
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered							TM098
	Stakataka	rock/steel	Undiscovered						TR40
	Dottler	bug/psychic	Bug						TR40
	Orbeetle	bug/psychic	Bug						TR40
	Sinistea	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous							TM098
	Polteageist	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous							TM098
	Hatenna	psychic	Fairy						TR40	TM098
	Hattrem	psychic	Fairy						TR40	TM098
	Hatterene	psychic/fairy	Fairy						TR40	TM098
	Mr. Rime	ice/psychic	Human-Like						TR40
	Runerigus	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TR40
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy							TM098
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy							TM098
	Calyrex	psychic/grass	Undiscovered						TR40	TM098
	Calyrex	psychic/ice	Undiscovered						TR40	TM098
	Calyrex	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						TR40	TM098
	Wyrdeer	normal/psychic	Field							TM098
	Meowscarada	grass/dark	Field/Grass							TM098
	Rabsca	bug/psychic	Bug							TM098
	Flittle	psychic	Flying							TM098
	Espathra	psychic	Flying							TM098
	Tinkatink	fairy/steel	Fairy							TM098
	Tinkatuff	fairy/steel	Fairy							TM098
	Tinkaton	fairy/steel	Fairy							TM098
	Farigiraf	normal/psychic	Field							TM098
	Iron Valiant	fairy/fighting	Undiscovered							TM098
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 Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Butterfree	bug/flying	Bug	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Venonat	bug/poison	Bug	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Venomoth	bug/poison	Bug	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Abra	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Drowzee	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Hypno	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Exeggcute	grass/psychic	Grass	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Exeggutor	grass/psychic	Grass	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Exeggutor	grass/dragon	Grass	USUM
	Chansey	normal	Fairy	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Starmie	water/psychic	Water 3	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Jynx	ice/psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Natu	psychic/flying	Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Xatu	psychic/flying	Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Espeon	psychic	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Misdreavus	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Girafarig	normal/psychic	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Stantler	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Smoochum	ice/psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Blissey	normal	Fairy	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Lugia	psychic/flying	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Celebi	psychic/grass	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Ralts	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Spoink	psychic	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Grumpig	psychic	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Spinda	normal	Field/Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Lunatone	rock/psychic	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Solrock	rock/psychic	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Baltoy	ground/psychic	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Claydol	ground/psychic	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Kecleon	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Duskull	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Chimecho	psychic	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
File:0386D.png	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Wormadam	bug/grass	Bug	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Wormadam	bug/ground	Bug	B2W2 ORAS USUM
File:0413C.png	Wormadam	bug/steel	Bug	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mothim	bug/flying	Bug	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Drifloon	ghost/flying	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Drifblim	ghost/flying	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mismagius	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Chingling	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Bronzor	steel/psychic	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Bronzong	steel/psychic	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mesprit	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Cresselia	psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Manaphy	water	Water 1/Fairy	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Victini	psychic/fire	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Munna	psychic	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Musharna	psychic	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Woobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Swoobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Audino	normal	Fairy	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying	Flying	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Solosis	psychic	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Duosion	psychic	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Elgyem	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Beheeyem	psychic	Human-Like	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Meloetta	normal/psychic	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Braixen	fire	Field	ORAS USUM
	Delphox	fire/psychic	Field	ORAS USUM
	Espurr	psychic	Field	USUM
	Meowstic	psychic	Field	USUM
	Meowstic	psychic	Field	USUM
	Spritzee	fairy	Fairy	ORAS USUM
	Aromatisse	fairy	Fairy	ORAS USUM
	Sylveon	fairy	Field	ORAS USUM
	Carbink	rock/fairy	Fairy/Mineral	ORAS USUM
	Phantump	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous	ORAS USUM
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous	ORAS USUM
	Pumpkaboo	ghost/grass	Amorphous	ORAS USUM
	Gourgeist	ghost/grass	Amorphous	ORAS USUM
	Diancie	rock/fairy	Undiscovered	ORAS USUM
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered	ORAS USUM
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered	ORAS USUM
	Cutiefly	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy	USUM
	Ribombee	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy	USUM
	Sandygast	ghost/ground	Amorphous	USUM
	Palossand	ghost/ground	Amorphous	USUM
	Tapu Lele	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered	USUM
	Stakataka	rock/steel	Undiscovered	USUM
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.