Power Swap (move)

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Power Swap
パワースワップ Power Swap
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 IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Power Swap (Japanese: パワースワップ Power Swap) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Power Swap switches any changes to the user's Attack stat and Special Attack stat with any changes to the target's Attack stat and Special Attack stat. The effect of Power Swap can be Baton Passed.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic -- -- '
150 Mewtwo Mewtwo Psychic Psychic 64 57 '
177 Natu Natu Psychic Flying 44 47 '
178 Xatu Xatu Psychic Flying 54 54 '
196 Espeon Espeon Psychic Psychic   78 78 '
203 Girafarig Girafarig Normal Psychic -- -- '
617 Accelgor Accelgor Bug Bug   52 '
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
037 Vulpix Vulpix Fire Fire EspeonGirafarigWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. no
102 Exeggcute Exeggcute Grass Psychic SeedotNuzleafShiftry*Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. no
114 Tangela Tangela Grass Grass SeedotNuzleafShiftry*Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. no
273 Seedot Seedot Grass Grass EspeonGirafarigWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. no
307 Meditite Meditite Fighting Psychic Mr. Mime no
333 Swablu Swablu Normal Flying NatuXatuWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. no
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 the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 交換能量 Jiāohuàn Néngliàng
French Permuforce
German Krafttausch
Greek Ανταλλαγή Δυνάμεων
Italian Barattoforza
Korean 파워스웹 Power Swap
Spanish Cambia Fue.


Variations of the move Skill Swap
Skill SwapHeart SwapPower SwapGuard SwapSpeed Swap


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