Switcheroo

Essentials

Switcheroo

status

Generation 4

Summary

User and target swap items.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: 100%
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

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

User and target permanently swap held items. Works even if one of the Pokémon isn't holding anything. If either Pokémon is holding mail, this move will fail.

If either Pokémon has Multitype or Sticky Hold, this move will fail.

If this move results in a Pokémon obtaining Choice Band, Choice Scarf, or Choice Specs, and that Pokémon was the latter of the pair to move this turn, then the move it used this turn becomes its chosen forced move. This applies even if both Pokémon had a choice item before this move was used. If the first of the two Pokémon gains a choice item, it may select whatever choice move it wishes next turn.

Neither the user nor the target can recover its item with Recycle.

This move cannot be selected by Assist or Metronome.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user trades held items with the foe faster than the eye can follow.

: The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.

Foreign Names

Spanish: Trapicheo
German: Wechseldich
Czech: Zamíchání
French: Passe-Passe
Italian: Rapidscambio
Japanese: すりかえ (surikae)

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Switcheroo.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Trick			10	—	100%		User and target swap items.

Pokémon

			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	—	—	Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Field	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
—	—	—	Hypno		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus		Human-Like	85	73	70	73	115	67	483
—	—	—	Linoone		Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet		Field	78	70	61	50	61	100	420
			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.
			Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
			Aipom		Run Away Pickup Skill Link		Field	55	70	55	40	55	85	360
			Electrike		Static Lightningrod Minus		Field	40	45	40	65	40	65	295
			Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
			Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Field Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
			Buizel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Field	55	65	35	60	30	85	330
			Buneary		Run Away Klutz Limber		Field Human-Like	55	66	44	44	56	85	350
			Cottonee		Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll		Fairy Grass	40	27	60	37	50	66	280