Skill Swap
Psychic
Effect Summary
User and target swap abilities.
Detailed Effect
Skill Swap switches the user's ability with the target's ability.
If a Pokémon affected by Skill Swap switches out, it will regain its original ability.
Skill Swap bypasses accuracy
and evasion
checks to always hit except when the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of much such as Dig or Fly.
Skill Swap fails if either Pokémon has the ability:
Skill Swap fails against Dynamaxed or Gigantamaxed Pokémon.
If a Pokémon affected by Skill Swap switches out, it will regain its original ability.
Skill Swap bypasses accuracy
and evasion checks to always hit except when the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of much such as Dig or Fly.Skill Swap fails if either Pokémon has the ability:
- Battle Bond
- Comatose
- Commander
- Disguise
- Flower Gift (Gen 5 onwards)
- Forecast (Gen 5 onwards)
- Gulp Missile
- Hadron Engine
- Ice Face
- Illusion
- Imposter
- Multitype
- Neutralizing Gas
- Power Construct
- Protosynthesis
- Poison Puppeteer
- Quark Drive
- Receiver
- RKS System
- Schooling
- Shields Down
- Stance Change
- Trace (Gen 5 onwards)
- Wonder Guard
- Zen Mode
- Zero to Hero
Skill Swap fails against Dynamaxed or Gigantamaxed Pokémon.
- In Gen 3-5 Skill Swap fails if the user and the target have the same ability and does not activate the ability if it has an effect that activates when the user enters battle.
Description
E
RS
The user swaps special abilities with the target.
FRLG
The user employs its psychic power to swap abilities with the foe.
DP
HGSS
PL
The user employs its psychic power to exchange abilities with the foe.
B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with 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.
Interactions3
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Ignores Substitute
This move ignores the target's Substitute.
Other Languages
Level Up
Egg Breeding
Machine
Tutor
Contest Information
Contest
Smart
Green
Bitter FlavorContest Effect
User earns appeal points equal to half the points ALL the previous Pokémon earned plus one.
Makes the appeal as good as those before it.
Appeal❤️
Jam
Super Contest
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Appeal