Guard Swap (move)

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Guard Swap
ガードスワップ Guard Swap

The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def with the foe.

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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Super Contests

Category	Cute
Appeal	0
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

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 effect of Guard Swap may be Baton Passed.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
122	Mr. Mime	Psychic		--
150	Mewtwo	Psychic		64
177	Natu	Psychic	Flying	44
178	Xatu	Psychic	Flying	54
197	Umbreon	Dark		78^Pt ^HGSS
203	Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	--
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon	Type		Father
063	Abra	Psychic		Mr. Mime
096	Drowzee	Psychic		Mr. Mime ^HGSS
227	Skarmory	Steel	Flying	Natu, Xatu ^HGSS
303	Mawile	Steel		Umbreon Girafarig ^HGSS
307	Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	Mr. Mime
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.