Moves
psychicstatus

Guard Swap

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Power
Accuracy
PP
10
Target
Selected Pokemon

Effect

User swaps Defense and Special Defense changes with the target.

User swaps its Defense and Special Defense modifiers with the target.

"The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def stats with the target."

Where to find it

Game-by-game pickup locations, plus wild Pokémon that may be holding the TM.

Machine by version

  • TM61taught in
    Sword Shield
    Generation IV
    • D P PtBattle Tower D P / Frontier Pt(32 BP)
    • HG SSBattle Frontier(32 BP)
    Generation V
    • B WCelestial Tower
    • B2 W2Celestial Tower
    Generation VI
    • X YRoute 14
    • OR ASMt. Pyre
    Generation VII
    • S MKonikoni City
    • US UMKonikoni City
    Generation VIII
    • Sw ShWyndon($ 30,000)
    • BD SPBattle Tower · Grand Underground merchant(32 BP ×15 or 18 ×15 or 18 ×15 or 18 ×8 or 10 BD /5 or 8 SP ×5 or 8 BD /8 or 10 SP)
    Generation IX
    • S VNorth Province (Area One) · West Province (Area One) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Mossfell Confluence(3,000 LP Mimikyu Scrap ×3 Komala Claw ×3)
    • ZAReward for attaining research level 9
Introduced in Generation IV· Learned by 82 Pokémon