Switcheroo (move)

Switcheroo (Japanese: すりかえ Secret Switch) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation IV.

Generation IV
The user switches held items with the target.

Switcheroo fails if neither Pokémon has a held item, the user is a wild Pokémon, if either Pokémon is holding Griseous Orb or Mail, if the target is behind a, or if the target has (even if it has no held item). It also fails if either Pokémon has.

In link battles, battle facilities, Secret Bases, and the Trainer House, items stolen will be returned at the end of the battle.

Generation V onwards
Switcheroo no longer switches a Trainer's Pokémon's items permanently; however, items switched in wild battles are permanently switched.

Switcheroo can now exchange a Griseous Orb as long as neither the user nor the target is. Switcheroo fails if the user or the target is when either Pokémon holds a Plate (Multitype has no effect on Switcheroo), if the user or the target is  when either Pokémon holds a Drive, if the user or the target is holding a Mega Stone or a colored orb that could allow either Pokémon to undergo Mega Evolution or Primal Reversion, if either Pokémon is holding Mail or a Z-Crystal, or if the user or the target is  and either Pokémon is holding a memory.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Switcheroo, the user's stat is raised two stages.

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Switcheroo fails if either Pokémon is not holding an item.

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In other languages
Wechseldich Trapicheo Passe-Passe Rapidscambio すりかえ 掉包（招式）