Psycho Shift
Effect Summary
Transfers the user's major status effect to the target.
Detailed Effect
Psycho Shift transfers any major status condition the user has to the target.
Psycho Shift fails if immune to that status condition (by being type-immune, through an ability, with Safeguard or by already having that status condition).
Psycho Shift will not transfer any temporary status condition such as confusion
.
Psycho Shift fails if immune to that status condition (by being type-immune, through an ability, with Safeguard or by already having that status condition).
Psycho Shift will not transfer any temporary status condition such as confusion
- In Gen 4 Psycho Shift first cures the user and then afflicts the target with the status condition, meaning that a target with Synchronize will transfer the status condition back to the user.
- In Gen 4-5 Psycho Shift has 90% accuracy

- From Gen 9 onwards this move can not be selected in battle.
Description
DP
HGSS
PL
B2W2
BW
Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status problems to the target.
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status conditions to the target.
Additional Information
Move Target
Normal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
Cannot selectCan selectWill select
Effect Type
Unique Effect
Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Interactions2
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Other Languages
Level Up
Egg Breeding
Contest Information
Contest
Cool
Red
Spicy FlavorSuper Contest
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Appeal