Essentials
Summary
User swaps Defense and Special Defense changes with the target.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
- n/a
- Accuracy
- 0%
- PP
- 10, up to 16 with PP Up
- Target
- Selected opponent
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable with Magic Coat
- Snatchable
- Rolls accuracy
- Flinches with King's Rock
Names
- Japanese

- ガードスワップ (gaadosuwappu)
- French

- Permugarde
- German

- Schutztausch
- Spanish

- Cambia Def.
- Italian

- Barattoscudo
Machines

-
Not a TM
Effect
User swaps its Defense and Special Defense User swaps its Attack and Special Attack stat modifiers with the target. with the target.
Flavor Text

- The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def with the foe.
Categories
Contests
Contest
This move does not exist in games with Contests.
Super Contest
- Type

- Appeal
- Flavor text
- Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Pokémon
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total |
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| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | Mr. Mime |
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Soundproof
Filter |
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Humanshape | 40 | 45 | 65 | 100 | 120 | 90 | 460 |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | Mewtwo |
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Pressure | ![]() |
No Eggs | 106 | 110 | 90 | 154 | 90 | 130 | 680 |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | Natu |
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Synchronize
Early Bird |
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Flying | 40 | 50 | 45 | 70 | 45 | 70 | 320 |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | Xatu |
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Synchronize
Early Bird |
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Flying | 65 | 75 | 70 | 95 | 70 | 95 | 470 |
| 78 | 78 | Umbreon |
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Synchronize | ![]() |
Ground | 95 | 65 | 110 | 60 | 130 | 65 | 525 | |
| — | — | — | Girafarig |
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Inner Focus
Early Bird |
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Ground | 70 | 80 | 65 | 90 | 65 | 85 | 455 |
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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 |
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Synchronize
Inner Focus |
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Humanshape | 25 | 20 | 15 | 105 | 55 | 90 | 310 | |||
| Drowzee |
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Insomnia
Forewarn |
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Humanshape | 60 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 90 | 42 | 328 | |||
| Skarmory |
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Sturdy
Keen Eye |
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Flying | 65 | 80 | 140 | 40 | 70 | 70 | 465 | |||
| Mawile |
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Intimidate
Hyper Cutter |
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Ground
Fairy |
50 | 85 | 85 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 380 | |||
| Meditite |
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Pure Power | ![]() |
Humanshape | 30 | 40 | 55 | 40 | 55 | 60 | 280 | |||
























