Power Swap (move)

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Power Swap パワースワップ Power 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 IV Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII On Eevee's Movedex

Power Swap (Japanese: パワースワップ Power Swap) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Power Swap switches the user's Attack stat stages and Special Attack stat stages with the target's Attack stat stages and Special Attack stat stages. Since this changes stat stages, the stat stages can be passed via Baton Pass.

Power Swap bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Power Swap, the user's Speed stat raises one stage.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk with the foe. BWB2W2 The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk with the target. XYORAS SM The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1
150		Mewtwo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	64	57	43	43
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	44	47	47	47
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	54	54	54XY 53ORAS	53
196		Espeon		Field		Field	78PtHGSS	78BW 45B2W2	45	45
203		Girafarig		Field		Field	1	1	1	1
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug		52	1, 52	1, 52
785		Tapu Koko		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				1
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
037		Vulpix Alola Form		Field		Field				✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
240		Magby		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDS Swaps any modified stat levels and rates for Attack and Special Attack with the Pokémon the user is facing.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Meditite
The user switches stats with its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Meditite	Meditite closes its eyes and waves its arms from one side to the other, switching its attack power with its special attack.
Maylene's Meditite	Tackling Tangrowth		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 力量互換 Lihkleuhng Wuhwuhn * 力量交換 Lihkleuhng Gāauwuhn * Mandarin 力量互換 / 力量互换 Lìliàng Hùhuàn * 力量交換 / 力量交换 Lìliàng Jiāohuàn * French Permuforce German Krafttausch Greek Ανταλλαγή Δυνάμεων Antallagí Dunámeno Italian Barattoforza Korean 파워스웹 Power Swap Norwegian Kraftbytte Brazilian Portuguese Troca de Poderes Spanish Cambia Fuerza* Cambia Fue.* Vietnamese Hoán Đổi Năng Lượng

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

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