Ally Switch

In Pokémon ChampionsGen V

Game

Pokémon Champions

PsychicStatus

User and ally swap positions; using again can fail.

Power: –
Accuracy: —
PP: 16 Scarlet & Violet: 15
Priority: +2
Hits: The user
On Showdown: 0.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Ally Switch changed from game to game, newest first.

Champions
PP 15 → 16 Buffed
Gen IX
… the only Pokémon on its side. added: This move has a 1/X chance of being successful, where X starts at 1 and triples each time this move is successfully used. X resets to 1 if this move fails or if the user's last move used is not Ally Switch.
Gen VII
The user swaps positions with its ~~dropped: ally on the opposite side of the field.~~ added: ally. Fails ~~dropped: if there is no Pokémon at that position,~~ if the user is the only Pokémon on its ~~dropped: side, or if the user is in the middle.~~ added: side.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

The user swaps positions with its ally. Fails if the user is the only Pokémon on its side. This move has a 1/X chance of being successful, where X starts at 1 and triples each time this move is successfully used. X resets to 1 if this move fails or if the user's last move used is not Ally Switch.

“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.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet