Guard Split Guillotine

Guard Swap

Essentials

Guard Swap

status

Generation 4

Summary

User swaps Defense and Special Defense changes with the target.

Damage Dealt

1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
½
1
½
1

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

This move ignores the target's Substitute.

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

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

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Unique effect

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def with the foe.

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

Foreign Names

German: Schutztausch
French: Permugarde
Italian: Barattoscudo
Czech: Výměna obrany
Spanish: Cambia Def.
Japanese: ガードスワップ (gaadosuwappu)

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Guard Swap.

Pokémon

						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	—	—	—	—		Mr. Mime		Soundproof Filter Technician		Human-Like	40	45	65	100	120	90	460
	78	78	78	45		Umbreon		Synchronize Inner Focus		Field	95	65	110	60	130	65	525
64	64	64	57	57		Mewtwo		Pressure Unnerve		Undiscovered	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
44	44	44	47	47		Natu		Synchronize Early Bird Magic Bounce		Flying	40	50	45	70	45	70	320
54	54	54	59	59		Xatu		Synchronize Early Bird Magic Bounce		Flying	65	75	70	95	70	95	470
—	—	—	—	—		Girafarig		Inner Focus Early Bird Sap Sipper		Field	70	80	65	90	65	85	455
			52	52		Shelmet		Hydration Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	50	40	85	40	65	25	305
						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
						Abra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Human-Like	25	20	15	105	55	90	310
						Drowzee		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus		Human-Like	60	48	45	43	90	42	328
						Skarmory		Keen Eye Sturdy Weak Armor		Flying	65	80	140	40	70	70	465
						Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Field Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
						Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
						Elgyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	55	55	55	85	55	30	335

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