Skill Swap

Effect

The user and the target trade Abilities. The user swaps its Ability with the target's Ability. Fails if either the user or the target's Ability is As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Commander, Disguise, Embody Aspect, Hunger Switch, Ice Face, Illusion, Multitype, Neutralizing Gas, Poison Puppeteer, Power Construct, Protosynthesis, Quark Drive, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Tera Shell, Tera Shift, Teraform Zero, Wonder Guard, Zen Mode, or Zero to Hero.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (116 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (46 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Skill Swap

164 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 (164)Champions (46)S/V (116)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Butterfree	Bug/Flying				3–8
Alolan Raichu	Electric/Psychic	✓	✓		9
Clefairy	Fairy		✓		9
Clefable	Fairy	✓	✓		9
Jigglypuff	Normal/Fairy		✓		9
Wigglytuff	Normal/Fairy	✓	✓		9
Venonat	Bug/Poison		✓		3–7, 9
Venomoth	Bug/Poison		✓		3–7, 9
Psyduck	Water		✓		9
Golduck	Water		✓		9
Abra	Psychic				3–8
Kadabra	Psychic				3–8
Alakazam	Psychic	✓			3–8
Slowpoke	Water/Psychic		✓		3–9
Galarian Slowpoke	Psychic		✓		8–9
Slowbro	Water/Psychic	✓	✓		3–9
Galarian Slowbro	Poison/Psychic	✓	✓		8–9
Gastly	Ghost/Poison		✓		3–9
Haunter	Ghost/Poison		✓		3–9
Gengar	Ghost/Poison	✓	✓		3–9
Drowzee	Psychic		✓		3–7, 9
Hypno	Psychic		✓		3–7, 9
Exeggcute	Grass/Psychic		✓		3–9
Exeggutor	Grass/Psychic		✓		3–9
Alolan Exeggutor	Grass/Dragon		✓		3–9
Chansey	Normal		✓		3–9
Starmie	Water/Psychic	✓			3–8
Mr. Mime	Psychic/Fairy	✓			3–8
Galarian Mr. Mime	Ice/Psychic				4–8
Jynx	Ice/Psychic				3–8
Galarian Articuno	Psychic/Flying		✓		8–9
Mewtwo	Psychic		✓		3–9
Mew	Psychic		✓		3–9
Hoothoot	Normal/Flying		✓		9
Noctowl	Normal/Flying		✓		9
Natu	Psychic/Flying				3–8
Xatu	Psychic/Flying				3–8
Espeon	Psychic	✓	✓		3–9
Umbreon	Dark	✓	✓		9
Slowking	Water/Psychic	✓	✓		3–9
Galarian Slowking	Poison/Psychic	✓	✓		8–9
Misdreavus	Ghost		✓		3–7, 9
Girafarig	Normal/Psychic		✓		3–7, 9
Stantler	Normal		✓		3–7, 9
Smoochum	Ice/Psychic				3–8
Blissey	Normal		✓		3–9
Lugia	Psychic/Flying		✓		3–9
Celebi	Psychic/Grass				3–8
Ralts	Psychic/Fairy		✓		3–9
Kirlia	Psychic/Fairy		✓		3–9
Gardevoir	Psychic/Fairy	✓	✓		3–9
Sableye	Dark/Ghost	✓	✓		9
Meditite	Fighting/Psychic		✓		9
Medicham	Fighting/Psychic	✓	✓		9
Plusle	Electric		✓		9
Spoink	Psychic		✓		3–7, 9
Grumpig	Psychic		✓		3–7, 9
Spinda	Normal				3–7
Lunatone	Rock/Psychic				3–8
Solrock	Rock/Psychic				3–8
Baltoy	Ground/Psychic				3–8
Claydol	Ground/Psychic				3–8
Kecleon	Normal				3–7
Shuppet	Ghost		✓		3–7, 9
Banette	Ghost	✓	✓		3–7, 9
Duskull	Ghost		✓		3–9
Dusclops	Ghost		✓		3–9
Chimecho	Psychic	✓	✓		3–7, 9
Jirachi	Steel/Psychic		✓		3–9
Deoxys	Psychic		✓		3–7, 9
Wormadam	Bug/Grass				4–7
Wormadam-Sandy	Bug/Ground				4–7
Wormadam-Trash	Bug/Steel				4–7
Mothim	Bug/Flying				4–7
Drifloon	Ghost/Flying		✓		4–9
Drifblim	Ghost/Flying		✓		4–9
Mismagius	Ghost		✓		3–7, 9
Chingling	Psychic		✓		4–7, 9
Bronzor	Steel/Psychic		✓		4–9
Bronzong	Steel/Psychic		✓		4–9
Mime Jr.	Psychic/Fairy				4–8
Spiritomb	Ghost/Dark	✓	✓		9
Gallade	Psychic/Fighting	✓	✓		3–9
Dusknoir	Ghost		✓		3–9
Uxie	Psychic		✓		4–9
Mesprit	Psychic		✓		4–9
Azelf	Psychic		✓		4–9
Cresselia	Psychic		✓		4–9
Manaphy	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Victini	Psychic/Fire				5–8
Munna	Psychic				5–8
Musharna	Psychic	✓			5–8
Woobat	Psychic/Flying				5–8
Swoobat	Psychic/Flying				5–8
Audino	Normal	✓			5–8
Sigilyph	Psychic/Flying				5–8
Yamask	Ghost				5–8
Galarian Yamask	Ground/Ghost				8
Cofagrigus	Ghost	✓			5–8
Gothita	Psychic		✓		5–9
Gothorita	Psychic		✓		5–9
Gothitelle	Psychic		✓		5–9
Solosis	Psychic		✓		5–9
Duosion	Psychic		✓		5–9
Reuniclus	Psychic	✓	✓		5–9
Alomomola	Water		✓		9
Elgyem	Psychic				5–8
Beheeyem	Psychic				5–8
Meloetta	Normal/Psychic		✓		5–7, 9
Fennekin	Fire		✓		9
Braixen	Fire		✓		6–7, 9
Delphox	Fire/Psychic	✓	✓		6–7, 9
Floette	Fairy		✓		9
Floette-Eternal	Fairy	✓
Florges	Fairy	✓	✓		9
Espurr	Psychic		✓		7–9
Meowstic	Psychic	✓	✓		7–9
Meowstic-F	Psychic	✓	✓		7–9
Spritzee	Fairy				6–8
Aromatisse	Fairy	✓			6–8
Inkay	Dark/Psychic		✓		9
Malamar	Dark/Psychic	✓	✓		9
Sylveon	Fairy	✓	✓		6–9
Carbink	Rock/Fairy		✓		6–9
Phantump	Ghost/Grass		✓		6–9
Trevenant	Ghost/Grass	✓	✓		6–9
Pumpkaboo	Ghost/Grass				6–8
Pumpkaboo-Super	Ghost/Grass				6–8
Gourgeist	Ghost/Grass	✓			6–8
Gourgeist-Super	Ghost/Grass				6–8
Diancie	Rock/Fairy		✓		6–9
Hoopa	Psychic/Ghost		✓		6–7, 9
Cutiefly	Bug/Fairy		✓		7–9
Ribombee	Bug/Fairy		✓		7–9
Oranguru	Normal/Psychic	✓	✓		9
Sandygast	Ghost/Ground		✓		7–9
Palossand	Ghost/Ground		✓		7–9
Tapu Lele	Psychic/Fairy				7–8
Magearna	Steel/Fairy		✓		9
Stakataka	Rock/Steel				7–8
Dottler	Bug/Psychic				8
Orbeetle	Bug/Psychic				8
Sinistea	Ghost		✓		9
Polteageist	Ghost	✓	✓		9
Hatenna	Psychic		✓		8–9
Hattrem	Psychic		✓		8–9
Hatterene	Psychic/Fairy	✓	✓		8–9
Mr. Rime	Ice/Psychic	✓			4–8
Runerigus	Ground/Ghost	✓			8
Indeedee	Psychic/Normal	✓	✓		9
Indeedee-F	Psychic/Normal	✓	✓		9
Calyrex	Psychic/Grass		✓		8–9
Calyrex-Ice	Psychic/Ice		✓		8–9
Calyrex-Shadow	Psychic/Ghost		✓		8–9
Wyrdeer	Normal/Psychic	✓	✓		3–7, 9
Meowscarada	Grass/Dark	✓	✓		9
Rabsca	Bug/Psychic		✓		9
Flittle	Psychic		✓		9
Espathra	Psychic	✓	✓		9
Tinkatink	Fairy/Steel		✓		9
Tinkatuff	Fairy/Steel		✓		9
Tinkaton	Fairy/Steel	✓	✓		9
Farigiraf	Normal/Psychic	✓	✓		3–7, 9
Iron Valiant	Fairy/Fighting		✓		9