Skill Swap (move)

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Skill Swap スキルスワップ Skill Swap

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 Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

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  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

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 Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM48 from Generation III to Generation IV. In Pokémon Black and White, it was the signature move of Solosis's evolutionary line.

Effect

Generation III

Skill Swap will exchange the Abilities of the user and the target. Wonder Guard cannot be Skill Swapped. If the user switches out of battle after using this move, its original Ability will be restored.

Generation IV

Multitype cannot be Skill Swapped.

Abilities that normally only activate when a Pokémon is sent out (such as Intimidate) will now activate after being switched via Skill Swap.

Generation V

Illusion and Zen Mode cannot be Skill Swapped. Also, when using Skill Swap on an opponent, it states the new Abilities of the Pokémon.

Generation VI

Stance Change cannot be Skill Swapped. If Pokémon have the same Ability, Skill Swap still displays them being changed. If both the user and target of Skill Swap have abilities that normally only activate when a Pokémon is sent out, the user's new ability will activate first, regardless of relative speeds.

Description

Games Description RSE The user swaps special abilities with the target.* Switches abilities with the foe on the turn this is used.* FRLG The user employs its psychic power to swap abilities with the foe. The user swaps special abilities with the target.* Switches abilities with the target on the turn it is used.* PMDTDS Switches the user's ability with that of the target. The user employs its psychic power to exchange abilities with the foe. The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic								40			40
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic								43			43
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic								45			45
682		Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy											44
683		Aromatisse	Fairy		Fairy											44
700		Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy											25
703		Carbink	Rock	Fairy											40
719		Diancie	Rock	Fairy											40
720		Hoopa	Psychic	Ghost											25
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	Fairy
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I [[|]]		II [[|]]		III TM48		IV TM48		V --		VI --
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
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	Fairy											✔		✔
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	Fairy											✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic	Fairy											✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic	Fairy											✔		✔
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 Normal Forme	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass											✔		✔
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak	Bug	Ground											✔		✔
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel											✔		✔
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	Fairy											✔		✔
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											✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire											✔		✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic											✔		✔
654		Braixen	Fire		Fire													✔
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic													✔
682		Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy													✔
683		Aromatisse	Fairy		Fairy													✔
700		Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy													✔
703		Carbink	Rock	Fairy													✔
708		Phantump	Ghost	Grass													✔
709		Trevenant	Ghost	Grass													✔
710		Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass													✔
711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass													✔
719		Diancie	Rock	Fairy													✔
720		Hoopa	Psychic	Ghost													✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0048 Venonat Bug Poison Dream World - Dream Park 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 0352 Kecleon Normal Dream World - Dream Park 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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Spinda Deoxys
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	Rayquaza Redemption I		Debut
	Deoxys can switch Abilities with the target.
Organism No. 2	Red, the Battler		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Kadabra Misdreavus
The user gives out a psychic power to swap abilities with the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kadabra 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 its Ability with another Pokémon.
Hareta's Misdreavus	Hareta's Heart Desire		None

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga

Bronzong
The user gives out a psychic power to swap abilities with the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bronzong uses its psychic powers to swap Abilities with another Pokémon.
Yū's Bronzong	PBK4		Debut

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	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

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

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 Norwegian Ferdighetsbytte Brazilian Portuguese Troca de Habilidade 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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