Skill Swap (move)

Skill Swap スキルスワップ Skill 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 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

Generation III

Skill Swap will exchange the abilities of the user and the target.

Generation IV

Same as before, except now the abilities Wonder Guard and Multitype cannot be Skill Swapped.

Generation V

Same as before, except certain Abilities that normally only activate when a Pokémon is sent out, such as Intimidate, will activate after being switched via Skill Swap.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic	no			no				40
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic	no			no				43
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic	no			no				45
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I [[|]]		II [[|]]		III TM48		IV TM48		V --
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔			✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	✔			✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔			✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔			✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔			✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔			✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔			✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔			✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	✔			✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	✔			✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	✔			✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	✔			✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic	✔			✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic	✔			✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic	✔			✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	✔			✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔			✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass				✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying				✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying				✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying				✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost				✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic				✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic				✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic				✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic				✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost				✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic				✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic				✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic				✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic				✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water				✔
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
048		Venonat*	Bug	Poison	no				no
063		Abra*	Psychic		Psychic	no				no
096		Drowzee*	Psychic		Psychic	no				no
102		Exeggcute*	Grass	Psychic	no				no
177		Natu*	Psychic	Flying	no				no
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	no				no
203		Girafarig*	Normal	Psychic	no				no
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	no				no
325		Spoink*	Psychic		Psychic	no				no
352		Kecleon*	Normal		Normal	no				no
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	no				no
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic	no				no
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic	no				no
561		Sigilyph*	Psychic	Flying	no				no
605		Elgyem*	Psychic		Psychic	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 063 Abra Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 122 Mr. Mime Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic Dream World - Pleasant Forest 234 Stantler Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 325 Spoink Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 436 Bronzor Steel Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 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 the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Spinda	Deoxys
The user gives out a psychic power to swap abilities with the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Spinda	Spinda does a handstand and stands on one of its hands. The target does the same thing and swaps abilities with Spinda.
Norman's Spinda	VS. Rayquaza I		Debut
Deoxys	Deoxys can switch abilities with the target.
Entity Two	Red, the Battler		None

Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Kadabra	Misdreavus
The user gives out a psychic power to swap abilities with the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Kadabra	Kadabra's uses its psychic powers to swap abilities with another Pokémon.
Hareta's Kadabra	Team Galactic's Greatest Warrior		Debut
Misdreavus	Misdreavus's eyes glow and exchanges it ability with another Pokémon.
Hareta's Misdreavus	Hareta's Heart Desire		None

In other generations

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing sections and complete it. Reason: missing 3rd generation image(s).

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)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• All move variations of Skill Swap have "swap" in their name.
• Wonder Guard can not be Skill Swapped. When used on a Shedinja or on another Pokemon after it has traced Wonder Guard, it will always fail.
• Solosis's evolutionary family are the only Pokémon able to learn Skill Swap via leveling up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 交換絕招 Jiāohuàn Juézhāo Dutch Vaardigheids Ruil French Échange German Wertewechsel Greek Ανταλλαγή Δεξιοτήτων Italian Baratto Korean 스킬스웹 Skill Swap Serbian Zamena Veština Spanish Intercambio

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

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