Psycho Shift

Essentials

Psycho Shift

status

Generation 4

Summary

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

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
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

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

History

Before: Has 90% accuracy.

Flavor

Flavor Text

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

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

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

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

Foreign Names

Japanese: サイコシフト (saikoshifuto)
: サイコシフト
Korean: 사이코시프트
Chinese: 精神轉移
: 精神转移
French: Échange Psy
German: Psybann
Spanish: Psicocambio
Italian: Psicotrasfer
Czech: Psychopřesun

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 Psycho Shift.

Pokémon

					Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
41	49	49	49	19	Hoothoot		Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens		Flying	60	30	30	36	56	50	262
47	57	57	57	19	Noctowl		Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens		Flying	100	50	50	86	96	70	452
33	33	33	39	39	Natu		Synchronize Early Bird Magic Bounce		Flying	40	50	45	70	45	70	320
37	37	37	43	43	Xatu		Synchronize Early Bird Magic Bounce		Flying	65	75	70	95	70	95	470
50	50	50	28	28	Latias		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	80	90	110	130	110	600
		50	28	28	Mega Latias		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	100	120	140	150	110	700
50	50	50	28	28	Latios		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	90	80	130	110	110	600
		50	28	28	Mega Latios		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	130	100	160	120	110	700
57	57	57	43	43	Normal Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	150	50	150	50	150	600
57	57	57	43	43	Attack Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	180	20	180	20	150	600
57	57	57	43	43	Defense Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	70	160	70	160	90	600
57	57	57	43	43	Speed Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	95	90	95	90	180	600
75	75	—	—	—	Cresselia		Levitate		Undiscovered	120	70	120	75	130	85	600
					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
					Togepi		Hustle Serene Grace Super Luck		Undiscovered	35	20	65	40	65	20	245
					Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Prankster		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
					Spinda		Own Tempo Tangled Feet Contrary		Field Human-Like	60	60	60	60	60	60	360
					Woobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Field	65	45	43	55	43	72	323
					Sigilyph		Wonder Skin Magic Guard Tinted Lens		Flying	72	58	80	103	80	97	490

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