Power Swap (move)

Power Swap パワースワップ Power 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, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Power Swap on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Power Swap on Eevee's Movedex

Power Swap (Japanese: パワースワップ Power Swap) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Power Swap switches any changes to the user's Attack stat and Special Attack stat with any changes to the target's Attack stat and Special Attack stat. The effect of Power Swap can be Baton Passed.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk with the foe. BWB2W2 The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk with the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	--				--
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	64				57
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	44				47
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	54				54
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic			78	78	45
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	--				--
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug	no				52
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire
102		Exeggcute*	Grass	Psychic
114		Tangela*	Grass		Grass
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying
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.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Meditite
The user switches stats with its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Meditite	Meditite closes its eyes and waves its arms from one side to the other, switching its attack power with its special attack.
Maylene's Meditite	Tackling Tangrowth		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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 力量交換 Lìliàng Jiāohuàn French Permuforce German Krafttausch Greek Ανταλλαγή Δυνάμεων Italian Barattoforza Korean 파워스웹 Power Swap Norwegian Kraftbytte Spanish Cambia Fue.

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

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