Psychic · Status move · Gen 4
Power Swap
Power Swap is a Psychic-type status move introduced in Generation 4. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 71 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Swaps Attack and Sp. Atk stat stages with target. The user swaps its Attack and Special Attack stat stage changes with the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (7 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (17 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Power 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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | 4–8 | ||||
| Ice | 7–8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ice/Fairy | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 6–8 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 6–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Fire | 6–8 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fire | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 |
Power Swap FAQ
What does Power Swap do?
Power Swap is a Psychic-type status move. The user swaps its Attack and Special Attack stat stage changes with the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Power Swap?
71 Pokémon and forms can learn Power Swap in at least one game: 7 in Scarlet & Violet, 17 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Vulpix, Alolan Vulpix, Ninetales, Alolan Ninetales, Abra and Kadabra.
Is Power Swap in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 17 Pokémon can use Power Swap in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.