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Ally Switch サイドチェンジ Side Change

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +1 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM51 in Generation V

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Ally Switch (Japanese: サイドチェンジ Side Change) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

The user switches places with the ally opposite to itself. It will fail if the user is in the middle of the field in triple battles or if used in a single battle. Ally Switch does not trigger Pursuit.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	24			'
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	24			'
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		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV --		V TM51		VI TM08
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic	✔		✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic	✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	✔		✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
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.

Trivia

• No non-Template:Type2 Pokémon can learn Ally Switch, except for Smeargle, who could learn it via Sketch.

In other languages

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