Psycho Shift (move)

Psycho Shift (Japanese: サイコシフト Psycho Shift) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Psycho Shift
サイコシフト Psycho Shift

Battles

Type	Psychic
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Super Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	0
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	0
Works great if the user goes last this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation IV

Psycho Shift cures any non-volatile status condition the user has and afflicts the target with it.

It will not transfer volatile status conditions, such as confusion. It will fail if the target is immune to the status condition (such as via type, Ability, Safeguard, or by already having a status condition).

If a badly poisoned Pokémon uses Psycho Shift, its target will be badly poisoned. Psycho Shift can be used to transfer sleep when used via Sleep Talk. As there is no way to use Psycho Shift while frozen, it is not possible to transfer this status condition.

Psycho Shift will cure the user, then inflict the status condition on the opponent. Therefore, if Psycho Shift is used on a Pokémon with Synchronize, Synchronize will activate and afflict the user of Psycho Shift with that status condition again (if the user of Psycho Shift is susceptible to the status condition).

Generation V

Psycho Shift will now inflict the status condition on the target, then cure the user. Therefore, if Psycho Shift is used on a Pokémon with Synchronize, the user of Psycho Shift will already be afflicted with a status condition when Synchronize activates.

Generation VI onward

Psycho Shift's accuracy changed from 90% to 100%.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Psycho Shift, the user's Special Attack stat rises by two stages.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2	Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status problems to the target.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status conditions to the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
144		Articuno Galarian Form		Undiscovered	Undiscovered					1^SwSh
163		Hoothoot		Flying	Flying	41	49	49	19	15
164		Noctowl		Flying	Flying	47	57	57	19	15
177		Natu		Flying	Flying	33	33	33^XY 39^ORAS	39	26
178		Xatu		Flying	Flying	37	37	37^XY 43^ORAS	43	28
380		Latias		Undiscovered	Undiscovered	50	50	50^XY 28^ORAS	28	75
381		Latios		Undiscovered	Undiscovered	50	50	50^XY 28^ORAS	28	75
386		Deoxys Normal Forme		Undiscovered	Undiscovered	57	57	57^XY 43^ORAS	43	43^BDSP
386		Deoxys Attack Forme		Undiscovered	Undiscovered	57	57	57^XY 43^ORAS	43	43^BDSP
386		Deoxys Defense Forme		Undiscovered	Undiscovered	57	57	57^XY 43^ORAS	43	43^BDSP
386		Deoxys Speed Forme		Undiscovered	Undiscovered	57	57	57^XY 43^ORAS	43	43^BDSP
488		Cresselia		Undiscovered	Undiscovered	75	75	1, 75	1, 75	24
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔^BDSP
175		Togepi		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔^BDSP
527		Woobat		Field	Flying			✔	✔	✔^SwSh
561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy					✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Which bad status conditions cannot be transferred in Explorers and Super Mystery Dungeon? You can discuss this on the talk page.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Psycho Shift is a move with 10PP that ignores accuracy and evasion checks. The user targets Pokémon in front, ally or enemy, transferring all bad status conditions to them. This move also cures move seals, but will not transfer them to the target. This move is affected by Taunt.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Transfers the user's status problems to the Pokémon it is facing, which heals the user's status problems.
BSL	じぶんのわるいじょうたいをすべてしょうめんのポケモンにうつしてじぶんはかいふくする
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD	It transfers your bad status condition to a target.* It transfers your bad status condition to a target. Not all bad status conditions can be transferred, so be careful.*

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Cresselia

The user gives the opponent its current status ailment.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Cresselia	Cresselia raises her head, letting out a loud cry. She is then healed from her current status ailment, while the opponent gains the status ailment Cresselia was just healed from.
Palmer's Cresselia	The Final Dimensional Duel VIII	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Psycho Shift is the only Psychic-type move capable of afflicting the target with burn, paralysis, or poison.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	精神轉移 Jīngsàhn Zhuǎnyí * 幻象轉移 Waahnjeuhng Jyúnyìh *
Chinese	Mandarin	精神轉移 / 精神转移 Jīngshén Zhuǎnyí * 幻象轉移 Huànxiàng Zhuǎnyí *
French		Échange Psy* Echange Psy*
German		Psybann
Greek		Τηλεμεταβίβαση Tilemetavívasi
Italian		Psicotrasfer
Korean		사이코시프트 Psycho Shift
Serbian		Psihička smena
Spanish		Psicocambio* Psico-cambio*
Vietnamese		Chuyển Dịch Siêu Linh

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