Guard swap pokemon

This is an article for the move Guard Swap (TM61) and the Pokemon who can learn it and its location in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see the Power, Accuracy, PP, and Effect, and see how to use it competitively.

Guard Swap (TM61) - Type and Effect

Type
Category
Power	-
Accuracy	-
PP	10
Effect	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Special Defense stats with the target
Max Move	Max Guard Power: -
TM / TR	TM61

Pokemon That Learn Guard Swap (TM61)

By Default

By Level Up

By TM / TR

By Egg Move

There are no Pokemon who learn this move by this method.

By Move Tutor

There are no Pokemon who learn this move by this method.

Competitive Analysis

Guard Swap is a status Psychic-type move that switches the user and a target's Defense and Special Defense stat changes. This does not switch base stats.

This is an effective way of neutralizing the defensive hindrances brought by bulky Pokemon who boosted their Defense and Special Defense stats with moves like Amnesia or Cosmic Power.

Guard Swap Locations (TM61)

Purchase from the Wyndon Poke Mart

Guard Swap (TM61) is available for purchase at the Poke Mart at Wyndon.

Wyndon Map

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Guard Swap is a Move learned by Mr. Mime in Pokemon UNITE. Learn the effects of Guard Swap, as well as its damage at each level, cooldown time, level to learn and upgrade, status effects it inflicts, and all Pokemon builds using Guard Swap.

Swaps Mr. Mime's Defense and Sp. Defense with another Pokemon, also increasing your Movement Speed. Targeting an enemy Pokemon will damage and slow them. If ally is targeted, it increases ally Pokemon Movement Speed for a short time.

Guard Swap is an interesting choice that requires more nuanced gameplay from players to fully utilize. Defensive applications of this move is scaled down to single-target, but the potential is arguably stronger than just a static wall. You swap Defense and Special Defense with your tethered ally. You also grant them increased Movement Speed for the entire duration.

Guard Swap synergizes extremely well with your passive ability and gives squishy Pokemon like Cramorant the ability to stay in position to dish their damage out longer than usual. You even have the ability to heal through your tether later on.

As far as offensive applications go, tethering to an enemy Pokemon Slows them down and deals damage over time, letting you and your allies close the distance quicker for the kill. Using Psychic on a tethered enemy essentially turns them into a bomb whenever it is casted while the tethered target is beside other opponents. Aiming Confusion on a tethered target does not shove them away but results in an instant stun instead.

Check out which Mr. Mime builds use Guard Swap by clicking the link below

List of Moves and Effects

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[TM61] Guard Swap

No.	61	Type
Category		Power	-
Accuracy	-	PP	10
Description	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Defense and Sp. Def stats with the target.
How To Get	Pokemon Center in front of Stadium at Wyndon ()

Pokemon That Can Learn Guard Swap

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Guard Swap is a stat-affecting Psychic-type move; it switches any changes to the user's Defense and Special Defense stat stages with any changes to the target's Defense and Special Defense stat stages.

The stat stage changes provided by Guard Swap may be Baton Passed.

Guard Swap bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

Pokémon that learn Guard Swap

By leveling up

By Breeding

Guard Swap (Japanese: ガードスワップGuard Swap) is a non-damaging Psychic-typemove introduced in Generation IV. It is TM61 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Guard Swap switches the user's Defense stat stages and Special Defense stat stages with the target's Defense stat stages and Special Defense stat stages. Since this changes stat stages, the stat stages can be passed via Baton Pass.

Guard Swap bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Guard Swap, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

By breeding

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Guard Swap is a move with 11PP that ignores accuracy and evasion checks. The user targets Pokémon in the front, ally or enemy, while also cutting corners. The user and target swap Defense and Sp. Defense stat boosts as well as multipliers from Screech. This move is affected by Taunt.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Swaps any modified stat levels and rates for Defense and Special Defense with the Pokémon the user is facing. BSL しょうめんの ポケモンの ぼうぎょ とくぼうの だんかいと ばいりつを じぶんと いれかえる MDGtI It switches any changes to your Defense and Special Defense with the target. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.) SMD It switches existing changes to your Defense and Sp. Def with the target.* It switches any changes to your Defense and Sp. Def with the target's. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.*

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games