Power Swap Power Trip

Power Trick

Essentials

Power Trick

status

Generation 4

Summary

User swaps Attack and Defense.

Damage Dealt

1
0
1
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: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

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

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

The user's original Attack and Defense are swapped.

This effect is passed on by Baton Pass.

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 its Attack with its Defense stat.

: The user employs its psychic power to switch its Attack with its Defense stat.

: The user employs its psychic power to switch its Attack with its Defense stat.

: The user employs its psychic power to switch its Attack stat with its Defense stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese: パワートリック (pawaatorikku)
: パワートリック
Korean: 파워트릭
Chinese: 力量戲法
: 力量戏法
French: Astuce Force
German: Krafttrick
Spanish: Truco Fuerza
Italian: Ingannoforza
Czech: Trik síly

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 Power Trick.

Pokémon

								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
48	48	43	31	31	31	31		Shuckle		Sturdy Gluttony Contrary		Bug	20	10	230	10	230	5	505
39	39	43	43	43	36	36		Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
42	42	49	49	49	36	36		Medicham		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
				49	36	36		Mega Medicham		Pure Power		Human-Like	60	100	85	80	85	100	510
31	31	31	17	17	25	25		Baltoy		Levitate		Mineral	40	40	55	40	70	55	300
31	31	31	17	17	25	25		Claydol		Levitate		Mineral	60	70	105	70	120	75	500
				39	39	39		Honedge		No Guard		Mineral	45	80	100	35	37	28	325
				41	41	41		Doublade		No Guard		Mineral	59	110	150	45	49	35	448
				—	—	—		Shield Aegislash		Stance Change		Mineral	60	50	150	50	150	60	520
				—	—	—		Blade Aegislash		Stance Change		Mineral	60	150	50	150	50	60	520
								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
								Machop		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
								Pineco		Sturdy Overcoat		Bug	50	65	90	35	35	15	290
								Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430

14 Pokémon

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