Power Shift (move)

Power Shift パワーシフト Power Shift

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 10) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Move Tutor in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Power Shift (Japanese: パワーシフト Power Shift) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced during Generation VIII, in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

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• Effect
  • Generation VIII
  • Generation IX
• Description
• Learnset
  • By Move Tutor
  • In Pokémon Champions
• In other generations
• Trivia
• In other languages

Effect

Generation VIII

Power Shift switches the user's Attack and Special Attack stats with its Defense and Special Defense stats, respectively.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Status PP  10 Agile Strong Power  —  —  — Accuracy  —%  —%  —% Action speed modifier Self  -3  -4  +5 Target  ?  ?  ? Move effect Turns  5  4  7    ?  ?    ?  ? Swaps the user's offensive and defensive stats Raises the user's action speed

Generation IX

Power Shift now causes the user to gain the Atk/Def Swapped status.

Specifically, it switches the user's raw Attack stat with its raw Defense stat. Stat modifiers are not swapped.

Description

Games Description LA The user swaps its offensive and defensive stats. SV The user swaps its Attack and Defense stats. Champs The user gains the Atk/Def Swapped status.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Compatibility
					VIII
					LA Tutor
0094		Gengar		Amorphous	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral	✔
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like	✔
0136		Flareon		Field	✔
0197		Umbreon		Field	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral	✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1	✔
0242		Blissey		Fairy	✔
0299		Nosepass		Mineral	✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous	✔
0409		Rampardos		Monster	✔
0411		Bastiodon		Monster	✔
0416		Vespiquen		Bug	✔
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous	✔
0441		Chatot		Flying	✔
0472		Gliscor		Bug	✔
0474		Porygon-Z		Mineral	✔
0476		Probopass		Mineral	✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous	✔
0480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0486		Regigigas		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0628		Braviary Hisuian Form		Flying	✔
0642		Thundurus All forms		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster Mineral	✔
0903		Sneasler		Field	✔
0905		Enamorus All forms		No Eggs Discovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In Pokémon Champions

#	Pokémon		Types	Compatibility
0094		Gengar		−
0122		Mr. Mime		−
0136		Flareon		−
0197		Umbreon		−
0208		Steelix		−
0409		Rampardos		−
0411		Bastiodon		−
0472		Gliscor		−
0713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		−
0903		Sneasler		−
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move in Pokémon Champions in spite of it or its pre-evolution being able to learn it in at least one other game.

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• Although Power Shift can be used in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, no Pokémon that can know the move naturally are in those games, and Metronome does not select this move.
  • This makes it one of two moves that are legally usable in only a singular core series game, the other being Nihil Light.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	力量轉換 Lihkleuhng Jyúnwuhn
	Mandarin	力量轉換 力量转换 Lìliàng Zhuǎnhuàn
French		Échange Force
German		Kraftwechsel
Italian		Scambioforza
Korean		파워시프트 Pawosipeuteu
Spanish		Cambiapoder

Variations of the move Power Trick
Power Trick • Power Shift

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.