Essentials

Psycho Shift

psychic None

Generation 4

Summary

Transfers the user's major status effect to the target.

Damage Dealt

  • bug 1
  • dark 0
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting 2
  • fire 1
  • flying 1
  • ghost 1
  • grass 1
  • ground 1
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison 2
  • psychic ½
  • rock 1
  • steel ½
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Stats

Power
n/a
Accuracy
90%
PP
10, up to 16 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
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

Machines

Generation 4
Not a TM

Effect

If the user has a major status effect and the target does not, the user's status is transferred to the target.

Categories

  • Cures status at user

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status problems to the target.

Foreign Names

Japanese
サイコシフト (saikoshifuto)
French
Echange Psy
German
Psybann
Spanish
Psico-cambio
Italian
Psicotrasfer

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

This move does not exist in games with Contests.

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
cool
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 Psycho Shift.

Pokémon

Generation 4 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
41 Hoothoot Hoothoot normal flying Insomnia
Keen Eye 		½ male, ½ female Flying 60 30 30 36 56 50 262
47 Noctowl Noctowl normal flying Insomnia
Keen Eye 		½ male, ½ female Flying 100 50 50 76 96 70 442
33 Natu Natu psychic flying Synchronize
Early Bird 		½ male, ½ female Flying 40 50 45 70 45 70 320
37 Xatu Xatu psychic flying Synchronize
Early Bird 		½ male, ½ female Flying 65 75 70 95 70 95 470
50 Latias Latias dragon psychic Levitate always female No Eggs 80 80 90 110 130 110 600
50 Latios Latios dragon psychic Levitate always male No Eggs 80 90 80 130 110 110 600
57 Attack Deoxys Attack Deoxys psychic Pressure genderless No Eggs 50 180 20 180 20 150 600
57 Defense Deoxys Defense Deoxys psychic Pressure genderless No Eggs 50 70 160 70 160 90 600
57 Normal Deoxys Deoxys psychic Pressure genderless No Eggs 50 150 50 150 50 150 600
57 Speed Deoxys Speed Deoxys psychic Pressure genderless No Eggs 50 95 90 95 90 180 600
75 Cresselia Cresselia psychic Levitate always female No Eggs 120 70 120 75 130 85 600
Generation 4 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.
Togepi Togepi normal Hustle
Serene Grace 		⅞ male, ⅛ female No Eggs 35 20 65 40 65 20 245
Murkrow Murkrow dark flying Insomnia
Super Luck 		½ male, ½ female Flying 60 85 42 85 42 91 405

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