Skill Swap (move)

Skill Swap スキルスワップ Skill Swap

The user employs its psychic power to exchange abilities 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 III TM48 in Generation III TM48 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 Make the appeal as good as those before it.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0 Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

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

Skill Swap (Japanese: スキルスワップ Skill Swap) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Skill Swap will exchange the abilities of the user and the target. Wonder Guard and Multitype are the only abilities that cannot be Skill Swapped.

Learnset

Generation III

By TM48

#   Pokémon Type 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 048 Venonat Bug Poison 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 113 Chansey Normal 121 Starmie Water Psychic 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 196 Espeon Psychic 199 Slowking Water Psychic 200 Misdreavus Ghost 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 234 Stantler Normal 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 242 Blissey Normal 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 325 Spoink Psychic 326 Grumpig Psychic 327 Spinda Normal 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 352 Kecleon Normal 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 358 Chimecho Psychic 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme 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.

Generation IV

By TM48

#   Pokémon Type 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 048 Venonat Bug Poison 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 113 Chansey Normal 121 Starmie Water Psychic 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 177 Natu Psychic Flying 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 196 Espeon Psychic 199 Slowking Water Psychic 200 Misdreavus Ghost 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 234 Stantler Normal 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 242 Blissey Normal 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 325 Spoink Psychic 326 Grumpig Psychic 327 Spinda Normal 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 352 Kecleon Normal 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 358 Chimecho Psychic 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 413 Wormadam Plant Cloak Bug Grass 413 Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground 413 Wormadam Trash Cloak Bug Steel 414 Mothim Bug Flying 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 429 Mismagius Ghost 433 Chingling Psychic 436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 477 Dusknoir Ghost 480 Uxie Psychic 481 Mesprit Psychic 482 Azelf Psychic 488 Cresselia Psychic 490 Manaphy Water Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• French: Echange
• Spanish: Intercambio
• Italian: Baratto
• Dutch: Vaardigheids Ruil

Move variations of Skill Swap
	Skill Swap | Power Swap | Guard Swap | Heart Swap

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