Switcheroo (move)

Move data

Type Dark
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 4

Effects

Switcheroo switches held items with the target. It does not require both Pokémon to be holding an item, in which case the item is simply given to the target or received from it.

Switching items with wild Pokémon is permanent (received items are kept, given items are lost). All held items in Trainer battles and wi-fi/linked battles (including Battle Tower/Subway/Maison) are returned to their respective owners at the end of a battle.

Pokemon with the ability Sticky Hold cannot have their held item removed. The Griseous Orb cannot be removed from Giratina; Type Plates cannot be removed from Arceus; Drives cannot be removed from Genesect; and Mega Stones cannot be removed from their respective Pokémon.

Changes

  • In Generation 4, switching items with a Trainer's Pokémon is also permanent, but Switcheroo will fail if used by a wild Pokémon or a Trainer's Pokémon.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Switcheroo turns into Z-Switcheroo and raises Speed two stages, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Switcheroo
Japanese すりかえ (Surikae)
German Wechseldich
French Passe-Passe
Italian Rapidscambio
Spanish Trapicheo
Korean 바꿔치기
Chinese (Simplified) 掉包
Chinese (Traditional) 掉包

Game descriptions

Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user trades held items with the foe faster than the eye can follow.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Switcheroo at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Persian Persian
#0053 / Normal
Level 1
Alolan Persian Persian
Alolan Persian
#0053 / Dark
Level 1
Hypno Hypno
#0097 / Psychic
Level 1
Plusle Plusle
#0311 / Electric
Level 13
Minun Minun
#0312 / Electric
Level 13
Zangoose Zangoose
#0335 / Normal
Level 33
Delphox Delphox
#0655 / Fire · Psychic
Level 1
Inkay Inkay
#0686 / Dark · Psychic
Level 31
Malamar Malamar
#0687 / Dark · Psychic
Level 33
Cutiefly Cutiefly
#0742 / Bug · Fairy
Level 36
Ribombee Ribombee
#0743 / Bug · Fairy
Level 40
Shroodle Shroodle
#0944 / Poison · Normal
Level 11
Grafaiai Grafaiai
#0945 / Poison · Normal
Level 11

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Switcheroo as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Aipom Aipom
#0190 / Normal
Field
Hisuian Sneasel Sneasel
Hisuian Sneasel
#0215 / Fighting · Poison
Field
Sewaddle Sewaddle
#0540 / Bug · Grass
Bug
Maushold (Family of Four) Maushold
Family of Four
#0925 / Normal
Fairy, Field