Power Swap (move): Difference between revisions

Power Swap (Japanese: パワースワップ Power Swap) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 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.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic -- 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 64 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 44 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 54 0196 Espeon Psychic 78 0203 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0273 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seedot
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon
Girafarig |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0307 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meditite
| colspan="1" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0333 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Swablu
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Natu, Xatu

|- | colspan="6" | 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. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic -- 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 57 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 47 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 54 0196 Espeon Psychic 78 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 0617 Agirudaa Agirudaa Bug 52 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

The user switches stats with its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Meditite glows brightly, switching its stats with the opponent.
Maylene's Meditite	VS. Tangrowth		Debut

In other languages

• French: Permuforce
• German: Krafttausch
• Greek: Ανταλλαγή Δυνάμεων
• Italian: Barattoforza
• Korean: 파워스웹 Power Swap
• Spanish: Cambia Fue.

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

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