Ally Switch (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Psychic
Category	Status
Power	—
Accuracy	—
PP	15 (max. 24)
Priority	+2
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 5

Machine/Record

Black/White Black 2/White 2	TM51
Sword/Shield	TR83

Effects

Ally Switch swaps the user with its teammate. In triple battles the user must be on either end, not in the middle.

Changes

In Generations 5-6, Ally Switch has a priority of +1.

Z-Move effects

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

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets the user.

Other languages

English	Ally Switch
Japanese	サイドチェンジ (Side Change)
German	Seitentausch
French	Interversion
Italian	Cambiaposto
Spanish	Cambio Banda
Korean	사이드체인지
Chinese (Simplified)	交换场地
Chinese (Traditional)	交換場地

Game descriptions

Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user teleports using a strange power and switches its place with one of its allies.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user teleports using a strange power and switches places with one of its allies.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user teleports using a strange power and switches places with one of its allies.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user teleports using a strange power and switches places with one of its allies.
Scarlet/Violet	The user teleports using a strange power and switches places with one of its allies. This move’s chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Ally Switch 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.