Guard Swap (move)

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Guard Swap ガードスワップ Guard Swap

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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 Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute 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: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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

Effect

Guard Swap switches any changes to the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat with any changes to the target's Defense stat and Special Defense stat. The stat stage changes provided by Guard Swap may be Baton Passed.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy	1				1			1
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	64				57			43
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	44				47			47
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	54				59			59 53
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark			78	78	45	45
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	1				1			1
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug					52			50
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	no				no
218		Slugma*	Fire		Fire	no				no
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
351		Castform*	Normal		Normal	no				no
564		Tirtouga*	Water	Rock	no				no
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic	no
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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Alakazam
The user takes some of its Special Defense stat and adds it to its Defense stat.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Alakazam waves its hands, moving a part of its Special Defense to its Defense.
Mira's Alakazam	The Final Dimensional Duel VII		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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 Mandarin Chinese 防禦交換 Fángyù Jiāohuàn French Permugarde German Schutztausch Greek Ανταλλαγή Άμυνας Italian Barattoscudo Korean 가드스웹 Guard Swap Norwegian Vaktbytte Brazilian Portuguese Troca de Defesas Spanish Cambia Defensa* Cambia Def.*

Variations of the move Skill Swap
Skill Swap • Heart Swap • Power Swap • Guard Swap • Speed Swap

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