Skill Swap (move)

Skill Swap

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability TM48

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Skill Swap is a non-damaging Psychic-type move. It is TM48.

Effect

Skill Swap will exchange the abilities of the user and the target. If the user switches out of battle after using this move, its original Ability will be restored.

Abilities that normally only activate when a Pokémon is sent out (such as Intimidate) will now activate after being switched via Skill Swap.

Description

Description The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
058		Cerebrulb	Psychic	Electric	Start
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		TM48
033		Taomarin	Normal		Unknown	✔
034		Orangutao	Normal		Unknown	✔
046		Dreamdery	Psychic		Unknown	✔
047		Macabra	Dark		Unknown	✔
069		Bouwee	Bug	Water	✔
070		Scubug	Bug	Water	✔
081		Nobunata	Normal		Unknown	✔
087		Magowl	Psychic		Unknown	✔
091		Chlorofin	Water	Grass	✔
106		Squink	Poison		Unknown	✔
107		Squidrift	Poison	Flying	✔
108		Boarealis	Dark	Psychic	✔
109		Chelonite	Psychic	Rock	✔
110		Galaxagos	Psychic	Rock	✔
121		Cairup	Ground		Unknown	✔
122		Kairoglyph	Ground	Psychic	✔
123		Necronite	Rock	Psychic	✔
124		Gravollum	Rock	Psychic	✔
138		Nurshary	Water		Unknown	✔
141		Coltergeist	Ghost		Unknown	✔
142		Fantasmare	Ghost		Unknown	✔
145		Chegrin	Dark	Psychic	✔
146		Cheshade	Dark	Psychic	✔
153		Erycoon	Normal		Unknown	✔
154		Leukoon	Ghost	Normal	✔
167		Oarwish	Water	Psychic	✔
169		Slatic	Electric		Unknown	✔
170		Telsion	Electric		Unknown	✔
171		Chameleohm	Electric		Unknown	✔
174		Lintle	Bug		Unknown	✔
175		Silkinder	Bug		Unknown	✔
176		Paramoth	Bug		Unknown	✔
184		Arjibi	Normal		Unknown	✔
185		Royjibiv	Normal	Dragon	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.