Psycho Shift (move)

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

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. It will fail if the target is immune to the status condition (such as via type, Ability,, 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 when used via. As there is no way to use Psycho Shift while, 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 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, 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 stat rises by two stages.

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In other languages
Psybann Psicocambio Échange Psy Psicotrasfer サイコシフト 精神转移（招式）