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
RS E | 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. |
COL B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH | The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target. |
Meta Information
| Move Target |  Normalmeans that the Pokémon can not be selected.means that the Pokémon can be selected.means that the Pokémon will be selected. | ||||||
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Level Up
Egg Breeding
Machine
TM48
TM48
TM48
TM48
TM48
TM48
TM48
TM48
TR40
TM98
Tutor
Contest Information
Contest
| Contest Condition | Smart |
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| Color | Green |
| Flavor | Bitter |
Contest Effect
| Effect | User earns appeal points equal to half the points ALL the previous Pokémon earned plus one. |
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| Description | Makes the appeal as good as those before it. |
| Jam | - |
| Appeal | ❤️ |
Super Contest Effect
| Description | Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went. |
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| Appeal | - |