Switcheroo

Effect

User switches its held item with the target's. The user swaps its held item with the target's held item. Fails if both the user and the target have no held item, or if the user is trying to give or take a Blue Orb, Red Orb, Adamant Crystal, Lustrous Globe, Griseous Core, Plate, Drive, Memory, Rusted Sword, Rusted Shield, Booster Energy, or Mask to or from a Kyogre, Groudon, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Genesect, Silvally, Zacian, Zamazenta, Paradox Pokemon, or Ogerpon, respectively. In this case, Paradox Pokemon include every species with the Protosynthesis and Quark Drive Abilities, except Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown. The target is immune to this move if it has the Sticky Hold Ability.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (46 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (17 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Switcheroo

62 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 (62)Champions (17)S/V (46)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Alolan Rattata	Dark/Normal				7
Alolan Raticate	Dark/Normal				7
Ekans	Poison		✓		4–7, 9
Arbok	Poison	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Persian	Normal	✓	✓		4–9
Alolan Persian	Dark	✓	✓		7–9
Hypno	Psychic		✓		4–7, 9
Hoppip	Grass/Flying		✓		9
Skiploom	Grass/Flying		✓		9
Jumpluff	Grass/Flying		✓		9
Aipom	Normal		✓		5–7, 9
Hisuian Sneasel	Fighting/Poison		✓		9
Linoone	Normal				4–8
Galarian Linoone	Dark/Normal				8
Electrike	Electric				4–8
Manectric	Electric	✓			4–8
Plusle	Electric		✓		9
Minun	Electric		✓		6–7, 9
Cacnea	Grass		✓		5–7, 9
Cacturne	Grass/Dark		✓		5–7, 9
Zangoose	Normal		✓		9
Seviper	Poison		✓		4–7, 9
Corphish	Water		✓		6–9
Crawdaunt	Water/Dark		✓		6–9
Snorunt	Ice		✓		6–9
Glalie	Ice	✓	✓		6–9
Chimchar	Fire		✓		9
Monferno	Fire/Fighting		✓		9
Infernape	Fire/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Buizel	Water				5–7
Floatzel	Water				5–7
Ambipom	Normal		✓		5–7, 9
Buneary	Normal				4–8
Lopunny	Normal	✓			4–8
Froslass	Ice/Ghost	✓	✓		6–9
Sewaddle	Bug/Grass		✓		9
Swadloon	Bug/Grass		✓		9
Leavanny	Bug/Grass		✓		9
Cottonee	Grass/Fairy		✓		5–9
Whimsicott	Grass/Fairy	✓	✓		5–9
Archen	Rock/Flying				6–8
Archeops	Rock/Flying				6–8
Delphox	Fire/Psychic	✓	✓		6–7, 9
Froakie	Water		✓		9
Frogadier	Water		✓		9
Greninja	Water/Dark	✓	✓		9
Inkay	Dark/Psychic		✓		6–9
Malamar	Dark/Psychic	✓	✓		6–9
Binacle	Rock/Water				6–8
Barbaracle	Rock/Water	✓			6–8
Klefki	Steel/Fairy	✓	✓		6–9
Noibat	Flying/Dragon		✓		6–7, 9
Noivern	Flying/Dragon	✓	✓		6–7, 9
Cutiefly	Bug/Fairy		✓		8–9
Ribombee	Bug/Fairy		✓		8–9
Dhelmise	Ghost/Grass				7–8
Obstagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Sneasler	Fighting/Poison	✓	✓		9
Tandemaus	Normal		✓		9
Maushold	Normal	✓	✓		9
Shroodle	Poison/Normal		✓		9
Grafaiai	Poison/Normal		✓		9