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Guard Swap

Type

Psychic Other

Damage Dealt*

×2: Fighting Poison
×1: Bug Dragon Electric Fairy Fire Flying Ghost Grass Ground Ice Normal Rock Water
×0.5: Psychic Steel
×0: Dark

Stats

Base PowerPower PointsAccuracy
—10—%
Effect ChancePriorityTarget
—%0Single non-user

Move Flags

Flavor Text

The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def stats with the target.

Effect

User swaps its Defense and Special Defense modifiers with the target.

Pokémon that learn Guard Swap by level (4)

Phoenixdex Pokémon (2)

Whoodsy
Whoodsy
Psychic
Levitate
45/30/59/57/82/34
Level 42
Exterrix
Exterrix
Psychic
Levitate
80/56/95/94/128/67
Level 44

Canon Pokémon (2)

Pokémon that learn Guard Swap via move relearner (1)

Phoenixdex Pokémon (1)

Galoryph
Galoryph
Ghost Psychic
Illuminate
Analytic
105/70/70/95/85/60

Pokémon that learn Guard Swap as an egg move (9)

Phoenixdex Pokémon (1)

Ignelix
Ignelix
Fire Rock
Magma Armor, Flame Body
Heat Wall
70/75/130/105/105/30
Amorphous

Canon Pokémon (8)

Pokémon that learn Guard Swap by other means (1)

Phoenixdex Pokémon (1)

Nahualatu
Nahualatu
Psychic Dragon
Synchronize, Early Bird
Magic Bounce
70/100/80/125/80/95
as Xatu (level 53)