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PsychicStatus

Skill Swap

Pow
—
Acc
—
PP
10
Priority
0
Range
Single

Effect

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

Effects & flags

Bypasses Substitute

Pokémon that run this move

Champions VGC reg.MB2026-07

MeowsticMeowstic34.9%Mega StarmieMega Starmie6.9%EspathraEspathra3.1%Slowking (Galarian Form)Slowking (Galarian Form)9%MalamarMalamar17.4%Mega BanetteMega Banette10%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions VGC reg.MB (2026-07).

OU2026-07

RibombeeRibombee90.1%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (2026-07).

Doubles OU2026-07

HattereneHatterene2.5%MalamarMalamar13.1%WyrdeerWyrdeer5.3%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Doubles OU (2026-07).

VGC 2026 reg.I2026-06

MalamarMalamar59.4%CresseliaCresselia43.6%GolduckGolduck86.3%EspathraEspathra25.9%BronzongBronzong16.5%MedichamMedicham12.1%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in VGC 2026 reg.I (2026-06).

Moves of the same type

PsychicPrismatic LaserPsychicPsycho BoostPsychicFuture SightPsychicDream EaterPsychicPhoton GeyserPsychicPsystrikePsychicLuster PurgePsychicMist BallPsychicFreezing GlarePsychicPsychicPsychicPsychic FangsPsychicEerie Spell

Pokémon that learn this move108 Pokémon

Raichu (Alolan Form)#0026Raichu (Alolan Form)Clefairy#0035ClefairyClefable#0036ClefableJigglypuff#0039JigglypuffWigglytuff#0040WigglytuffVenonat#0048VenonatVenomoth#0049VenomothPsyduck#0054PsyduckGolduck#0055GolduckSlowpoke#0079SlowpokeSlowbro#0080SlowbroGastly#0092GastlyHaunter#0093HaunterGengar#0094GengarDrowzee#0096DrowzeeHypno#0097HypnoExeggcute#0102ExeggcuteExeggutor#0103ExeggutorChansey#0113ChanseyArticuno (Galarian Form)#0144Articuno (Galarian Form)Mewtwo#0150MewtwoMew#0151MewHoothoot#0163HoothootNoctowl#0164NoctowlEspeon#0196EspeonUmbreon#0197UmbreonSlowking#0199SlowkingMisdreavus#0200MisdreavusGirafarig#0203GirafarigStantler#0234StantlerBlissey#0242BlisseyLugia#0249LugiaRalts#0280RaltsKirlia#0281KirliaGardevoir#0282GardevoirSableye#0302SableyeMeditite#0307MedititeMedicham#0308MedichamPlusle#0311PlusleSpoink#0325SpoinkGrumpig#0326GrumpigShuppet#0353ShuppetBanette#0354BanetteDuskull#0355DuskullDusclops#0356DusclopsChimecho#0358ChimechoJirachi#0385JirachiDeoxys#0386DeoxysDrifloon#0425DrifloonDrifblim#0426DrifblimMismagius#0429MismagiusChingling#0433ChinglingBronzor#0436BronzorBronzong#0437BronzongSpiritomb#0442SpiritombGallade#0475GalladeDusknoir#0477DusknoirUxie#0480UxieMesprit#0481MespritAzelf#0482AzelfCresselia#0488CresseliaManaphy#0490ManaphyGothita#0574GothitaGothorita#0575GothoritaGothitelle#0576GothitelleSolosis#0577SolosisDuosion#0578DuosionReuniclus#0579ReuniclusAlomomola#0594AlomomolaMeloetta#0648MeloettaFennekin#0653FennekinBraixen#0654BraixenDelphox#0655DelphoxFloette#0670FloetteFlorges#0671FlorgesEspurr#0677EspurrMeowstic#0678MeowsticInkay#0686InkayMalamar#0687MalamarSylveon#0700SylveonCarbink#0703CarbinkPhantump#0708PhantumpTrevenant#0709TrevenantDiancie#0719DiancieHoopa#0720HoopaCutiefly#0742CutieflyRibombee#0743RibombeeOranguru#0765OranguruSandygast#0769SandygastPalossand#0770PalossandMagearna#0801MagearnaSinistea#0854SinisteaPolteageist#0855PolteageistHatenna#0856HatennaHattrem#0857HattremHatterene#0858HattereneIndeedee#0876IndeedeeCalyrex#0898CalyrexWyrdeer#0899WyrdeerMeowscarada#0908MeowscaradaRabsca#0954RabscaFlittle#0955FlittleEspathra#0956EspathraTinkatink#0957TinkatinkTinkatuff#0958TinkatuffTinkaton#0959TinkatonFarigiraf#0981FarigirafIron Valiant#1006Iron Valiant

FAQ

What type is Skill Swap?

Skill Swap is a Psychic-type Status move.

What does Skill Swap do?

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

Which Pokémon can learn Skill Swap?

108 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Raichu (Alolan Form), Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Venonat, Venomoth, Psyduck.

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