Switcheroo (move)

Switcheroo redirects here. For the facility involving the Battle Agency, see Festival Plaza.

Switcheroo すりかえ Secret Switch

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

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

Switcheroo (Japanese: すりかえ Secret Switch) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

The user switches held items with the target. If only one of them is holding an item, the item is moved to the other.

Switcheroo fails if neither Pokémon has a held item, the user is a wild Pokémon, if either Pokémon is holding Griseous Orb or Mail, if the target is behind a substitute, or if the target has Sticky Hold (even if it has no held item). It also fails if either Pokémon has Multitype.

In Link Battles, battle facilities, Secret Bases, and the Trainer House, items stolen will be returned at the end of the battle.

Generation V onwards

Switcheroo no longer switches a Trainer's Pokémon's items permanently; however, items switched in wild battles are permanently switched.

Switcheroo fails if either the user or target holds:

• Any type of Mail
• Any Z-Crystal
• A Griseous Orb, if either Pokémon is Giratina
• A Plate, if either Pokémon is Arceus
• A Drive, if either Pokémon is Genesect
• A Mega Stone, if either Pokémon could use it to Mega Evolve
• A colored orb, if either Pokémon could use it to undergo Primal Reversion
• A Memory, if either Pokémon is Silvally
• A Rusted Sword, if either Pokémon is Zacian
• A Rusted Shield, if either Pokémon is Zamazenta
• A Booster Energy, if either Pokémon is one of the Paradox Pokémon (excluding Koraidon and Miraidon)

Switcheroo can now exchange a Griseous Orb as long as neither the user nor the target is Giratina. Switcheroo can now exchange items with a Pokémon that has Multitype (but still cannot exchange Plates with Arceus).

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Switcheroo, the user's Speed is raised two stages, then the move itself will fail after obtaining the Z-Power since it won't be possible to exchange its own Z-Crystal.

Switcheroo will always fail when used in a Max Raid Battle, regardless of the items or target. (It works as normal against Dynamax Pokémon in other battles.)

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, due to a presumed glitch in accounting for the removal of colored orbs, Switcheroo would fail in versions 1.2.0 through 1.3.1 if it was used by or against Groudon or Kyogre and either the user or the target was not holding an item. This behavior was corrected in version 1.3.2.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR The user trades held items with the foe faster than the eye can follow. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0053		Persian		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1BDSP	1
0053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field				1	1	1
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1BDSP	1
0264		Linoone		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
0264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field					1
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy			13ORAS	13	13BDSP
0335		Zangoose		Field		Field						33
0386		Deoxys Normal Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					37BDSP
0386		Deoxys Defense Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					37BDSP
0655		Delphox		Field		Field			1	1		1
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2			23	23	31
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2			23	23	33
0742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy					36
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy					40
0781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral				1	24
0862		Obstagoon		Field		Field					1
0944		Shroodle		Field		Field						11
0945		Grafaiai		Field		Field						11
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0019		Rattata Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass						✔
0190		Aipom		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0215		Sneasel Hisuian Form		Field		Field						✔
0309		Electrike		Field		Field	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔
0331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔*
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3			✔	✔	✔
0656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1						✔
0688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔
0714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon			✔	✔
0924		Tandemaus		Field	Fairy						✔
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Switcheroo swaps the user's and the target's held items. Prior to Super Mystery Dungeon, this move will fail if at least one of the Pokémon is not holding an item. From Super Mystery Dungeon, the move will still succeed even if either the user or the target does not have an item.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDTDS - - 16 - —% - Front Enemy Yes BSL - - 16 - —% - Front Enemy Yes SMD - - 25 40 —% - Front All No With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Description

Games Description MDTD Switches the user's hold item with the target's hold item. It works only if both Pokémon are holding items. MDS Switches the user's held item with the target's held item. It works only if both Pokémon are holding items. BSL てきポケモンのどうぐと じぶんの どうぐを いれかえる じぶんと てきポケモンの りょうほうが どうぐを もっていないと せいこうしない MDGtI UNUSED SMD MDRTDX It swaps your held item with a target's held item. The move succeeds even if either you or the target doesn't have an item.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Hypno
The user trades held items with its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hypno switches the places of an item it is holding with one that its opponent is holding.
Al's Hypno	All About Arceus IX		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	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

Side 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	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

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	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

• In Generation IX, Switcheroo has the same animation as Trick.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 掉包 Diuhbāau Mandarin 掉包 Diàobāo French Passe-Passe German Wechseldich Greek Υποχθόνια Αλλαγή Italian Rapidscambio Korean 바꿔치기 Bakkweochigi Spanish Trapicheo Vietnamese Đánh Tráo

Variations of the move Trick
Trick • Switcheroo

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