Steel · Status move · Gen 5
Shift Gear
Shift Gear is a Steel-type status move introduced in Generation 5. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 8 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Steel
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Raises the user's Speed by 2 and Attack by 1. Raises the user's Speed by 2 stages and its Attack by 1 stage.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (4 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Shift Gear
8 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.
Klink
Klang
Klinklang
Genesect
Magearna
Toxtricity
Revavroom
CyclizarShift Gear FAQ
What does Shift Gear do?
Shift Gear is a Steel-type status move. Raises the user's Speed by 2 stages and its Attack by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Shift Gear?
8 Pokémon and forms can learn Shift Gear in at least one game: 4 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Klink, Klang, Klinklang, Genesect, Magearna and Toxtricity.
Is Shift Gear in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Shift Gear 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.