Moves
psychicstatus

Skill Swap

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Power
Accuracy
PP
10
Target
Selected Pokemon

Effect

User and target swap abilities.

User and target switch abilities. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers. If either Pokémon has Multitype or Wonder Guard, this move will fail.

"The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target."

Where to find it

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

Machine by version

  • TM48taught in
    Ruby SapphireEmeraldFirered LeafgreenDiamond PearlPlatinumHeartgold SoulsilverColosseumXd
    Generation III
    • R S EMt. Pyre · Trainer Hill E (Japan-only e-Reader exclusive)
    • FR LGRoute 12
    • ColoDeep Colosseum Battle 2
    • XDRound 3 of the Orre Colosseum
    Generation IV
    • D P PtCanalave City
    • HG SSPrize for defeating Sabrina
  • TR40taught in
    Sword Shield
    Generation VIII
    • Sw ShWild Area Watt Traders 4★ · 5★ Max Raid Battles ( Motostoke Riverbank Sw , Stony Wilderness , Watchtower Ruins ) Only in The Isle of Armor : 4★ · 5★ Max Raid Battles ( Soothing Wetlands , Challenge Beach , Training Lowlands , Stepping-Stone Sea ) Cram-o-matic ( Psychic : 32-40 points) Only in The Crown Tundra : Snowslide Slope Watt Trader 4★ · 5★ Max Raid Battles ( Giant's Bed , Snowslide Slope , Path to the Peak , Ballimere Lake )(1,000 W)
  • TM98taught in
    Scarlet Violet
    Generation IX
    • S VAlfornada · Artazon · Casseroya Lake · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Crystal Pool(3,000 LP Girafarig Fur ×3 Flittle Down ×3)
Introduced in Generation III· Learned by 195 Pokémon