Psycho Shift (move)

Psycho Shift
サイコシフト Psychoshift

Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status problems to the target.

Battles

Type	Psychic
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	90%
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 either foe, but not the ally

Availability

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

Contests

Category	Cool
Appeal	0
Jam	0
Points equal 4 minus voltage of judge

Super Contests

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

Psycho Shift (Japanese: サイコシフト Psychoshift) is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Psycho Shift transfers any status ailment from the user to the target.

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
163	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	41
164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	47
177	Natu	Psychic	Flying	33
178	Xatu	Psychic	Flying	37
380	Latias	Dragon	Psychic	50
381	Latios	Dragon	Psychic	50
386	Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		57
386	Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		57
386	Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		57
386	Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		57
488	Cresselia	Psychic		75
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

#	Pokémon	Type		Father
175	Togepi	Normal		Hoothoot, Noctowl, Natu, Xatu
198	Murkrow	Dark	Flying	Hoothoot, Noctowl, Natu, Xatu
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.

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