Power Shift (move)

Power Shift パワーシフト Power Shift

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} 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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Move Tutor in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

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 in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

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  ?  ?  ? Additional effect Turns  5  4  7    ?  ?    ?  ? Swaps the user's offensive and defensive stats Raises the user's action speed

Generation IX

Power Shift 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.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
136		Flareon		Field		Field	✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field	✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔
242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy	✔
299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	✔
411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster	✔
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
441		Chatot		Flying		Flying	✔
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug	✔
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral	✔
476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	✔
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
486		Regigigas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
628		Braviary Hisuian Form		Flying		Flying	✔
642		Thundurus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral	✔
903		Sneasler		Field		Field	✔
905		Enamorus		No Eggs Discovered		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.

Trivia

• Although Power Shift can be used in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, no Pokémon can know the move naturally are in those games, and Metronome does not select this move.

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

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