Skill Swap (move)

Skill Swap スキルスワップ Skill Swap

File:Skill Swap.png

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM48 in Generation III TM48 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Make the appeal as good as those before it.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Skill Swap (Japanese: スキルスワップ Skill Swap) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 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		VI
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic								40			'
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic								43			'
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic								45			'
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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I [[|]]		II [[|]]		III TM48		IV TM48		V --		VI TM08
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. 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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic
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.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0063 Abra Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0234 Stantler Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0325 Spoink Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0436 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

File:Spinda Skill Swap Adventures.png Spinda and Slaking File:Entity Two Skill Swap.png Deoxys and Poli
The user gives out a psychic power to swap abilities with the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	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 can switch abilities with the target.
Entity Two	Red, the Battler		None

Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

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

In other generations

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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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• All move variations of Skill Swap have "swap" in their name.
• In Generation III, Skill Swap was able to transfer Shedinja's Wonder Guard, thereby giving a Pokémon immunity to all non-Super Effective moves. For example, if Wonder Guard were Skill Swapped onto a Kingdra, the Kingdra could only be hurt by Dragon-type moves, as that is its only weakness. Skill Swapping Wonder Guard onto a Sableye would result in a Pokémon that could not be hurt directly by any type, because Sableye's Dark/Ghost typing has no weaknesses. Since Generation IV, Skill Swap can no longer transfer Shedinja's Wonder Guard.
• 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 • Speed Swap

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