Switcheroo (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Switcheroo (Japanese: すりかえ Secret Switch) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: What happens with Ogerpon's masks? You can discuss this on the talk page.

The user switches held items with the target. If only one of them is holding an item, the item is moved to the other.

Switcheroo fails if:

• Neither Pokémon has a held item.
• The user is a wild Pokémon.
• The target is behind a substitute.
• The target has Sticky Hold (even if it has no held item).
• Either Pokémon is holding:

In Link Battles, battle facilities, Secret Bases, and the Trainer House, items stolen will be returned at the end of the battle.

Generation IV

In these generations, Switcheroo fails if either Pokémon has Multitype or either Pokémon is holding a Griseous Orb.

Generation V onwards

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: What happens with Ogerpon's masks? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Switcheroo no longer switches a Trainer's Pokémon's items permanently; however, items switched in wild battles are permanently switched.

Switcheroo can now exchange a Griseous Orb, but still fails if either Pokémon holds a Griseous Orb and either Pokémon is Giratina. Switcheroo can now exchange items with a Pokémon that has Multitype, but still fails if either Pokémon holds a Plate and either Pokémon is Arceus.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Switcheroo, the user's Speed is raised two stages, then the move itself fails after obtaining the Z-Power since it is not possible to exchange a Z-Crystal.

Switcheroo will always fail when used in a Max Raid Battle, regardless of the items or target. (It works as normal against Dynamax Pokémon in other battles.)

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, due to a presumed glitch in accounting for the removal of colored orbs, Switcheroo would fail in versions 1.2.0 through 1.3.1 if it was used by or against Groudon or Kyogre and either the user or the target was not holding an item. This behavior was corrected in version 1.3.2.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Switcheroo swaps the user's and the target's held items. Prior to Super Mystery Dungeon, this move will fail if at least one of the Pokémon is not holding an item. From Super Mystery Dungeon, the move will still succeed even if either the user or the target does not have an item.

Description

Games Description MDTD Switches the user's hold item with the target's hold item. It works only if both Pokémon are holding items. MDS Switches the user's held item with the target's held item. It works only if both Pokémon are holding items. BSL てきポケモンのどうぐと じぶんの どうぐを いれかえる じぶんと てきポケモンの りょうほうが どうぐを もっていないと せいこうしない MDGtI UNUSED SMD MDRTDX It swaps your held item with a target's held item. The move succeeds even if either you or the target doesn't have an item.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Hypno
The user trades held items with its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hypno switches the places of an item it is holding with one that its opponent is holding.
Al's Hypno	All About Arceus IX		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

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