Guard Swap

Effect

Swaps Defense and Sp. Def changes with target. The user swaps its Defense and Special Defense stat stage changes with the target.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (11 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (16 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Guard Swap

71 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (71)Champions (16)S/V (11)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Abra	Psychic				4–8
Kadabra	Psychic				4–8
Alakazam	Psychic	✓			4–8
Drowzee	Psychic		✓		4–7, 9
Hypno	Psychic		✓		4–7, 9
Mr. Mime	Psychic/Fairy	✓			4–8
Galarian Mr. Mime	Ice/Psychic				8
Porygon	Normal				8
Galarian Articuno	Psychic/Flying				8
Mewtwo	Psychic		✓		4–9
Mew	Psychic				8
Natu	Psychic/Flying				4–8
Xatu	Psychic/Flying				4–8
Wooper	Water/Ground				6–8
Quagsire	Water/Ground				6–8
Umbreon	Dark	✓	✓		4–9
Girafarig	Normal/Psychic		✓		4–7, 9
Slugma	Fire		✓		6–7, 9
Magcargo	Fire/Rock		✓		6–7, 9
Skarmory	Steel/Flying				4–8
Porygon2	Normal				8
Gardevoir	Psychic/Fairy	✓			8
Mawile	Steel/Fairy	✓			4–8
Meditite	Fighting/Psychic		✓		4–7, 9
Medicham	Fighting/Psychic	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Baltoy	Ground/Psychic				8
Claydol	Ground/Psychic				8
Castform	Normal	✓			6–7
Bronzor	Steel/Psychic				8
Bronzong	Steel/Psychic				8
Porygon-Z	Normal				8
Cresselia	Psychic				8
Victini	Psychic/Fire				8
Munna	Psychic				8
Musharna	Psychic	✓			8
Darmanitan	Fire				8
Cofagrigus	Ghost	✓			8
Tirtouga	Water/Rock				6–8
Carracosta	Water/Rock				6–8
Gothita	Psychic				8
Gothorita	Psychic				8
Gothitelle	Psychic				8
Solosis	Psychic				8
Duosion	Psychic				8
Reuniclus	Psychic	✓			8
Elgyem	Psychic				5–8
Beheeyem	Psychic				5–8
Shelmet	Bug				5–8
Accelgor	Bug				5–8
Inkay	Dark/Psychic				7–8
Malamar	Dark/Psychic	✓			7–8
Carbink	Rock/Fairy				8
Diancie	Rock/Fairy				8
Tapu Lele	Psychic/Fairy				8
Tapu Bulu	Grass/Fairy				8
Tapu Fini	Water/Fairy				8
Magearna	Steel/Fairy				8
Dottler	Bug/Psychic				8
Orbeetle	Bug/Psychic				8
Wooloo	Normal				8
Dubwool	Normal				8
Hatterene	Psychic/Fairy	✓			8
Mr. Rime	Ice/Psychic	✓			8
Runerigus	Ground/Ghost	✓			8
Indeedee-F	Psychic/Normal	✓			8
Zamazenta	Fighting				8
Calyrex	Psychic/Grass				8
Calyrex-Ice	Psychic/Ice				8
Calyrex-Shadow	Psychic/Ghost				8
Rabsca	Bug/Psychic		✓		9
Farigiraf	Normal/Psychic	✓	✓		4–7, 9