Shift Gear (move)

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ギアチェンジGear Change
Type Steel
Category Status
PP 10(max. 16)
Power —
Accuracy —%
Priority 0
  • Does not makecontact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected bySnatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
OpponentOpponentOpponent
SelfAllyAlly
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced Generation V
Condition [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal 0 
Jam 0 
Condition [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal 0 
Condition Clever
Appeal 1
Jamming 0 
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

Shift Gear (Japanese:ギアチェンジGear Change) is a non-damagingSteel-typemove introduced inGeneration V. Prior toGeneration VII, it was one of thesignature moves ofKlink'sevolutionary line.

Effect

Shift Gear increases the user'sSpeed by two stages and the user'sAttack by one stage.

Shift Gear can also be used as part of aContest Spectacular combination, causingGear Grind to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by aSteelium Z into Z-Shift Gear, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Shift Gear cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

GamesDescription
BWB2W2
XYORAS
The user rotates its gears, raising its Attack and sharply raising its Speed.
SMUSUMPE
SwShLA
The user rotates its gears, raising its Attack stat and sharply raising its Speed stat.
BDSPThis move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
SVThe user rotates its gears, boosting its Attack stat and sharply boosting its Speed stat.


Learnset

Byleveling up

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsLevel
VVIVIIVIIIIX
0599KlinkMineralMineral48484840
0600KlangMineralMineral52525242
0601KlinklangMineralMineral54545442
0801Magearna
Magearna
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered14848
0849Toxtricity
Toxtricity
Amped Form

Human-LikeHuman-Like5252
0966Revavroom
MineralMineralEvo.
0967Cyclizar
FieldField40
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Byevent

Generation V

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsObtained with
0649Genesect
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs DiscoveredCinema Genesect
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Shift Gear raises the user's Attack by one stage andTravel Speed by two stages.

GameBase
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
RangeTargetCuts
corners
MDGtI--1350—%-UserUser-
SMD--1330—%-UserUser-
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:


Pokémon Rumble Rush

InPokémon Rumble Rush, allstatus moves including Shift Gear could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Shift Gear could be seen as a move used by BossKlinklang.

Shift Gear
Charge time1.42 seconds
Range typeCircular (self)
TargetSelf
Additional effectRaises the user's Attack

Description

GamesDescription
MDGtIIt boosts your Attack and also sharply boosts your Travel Speed. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on aWonder Tile.)
SMDIt boosts your Attack. It also sharply boosts your Travel Speed.*
It boosts your Attack while also boosting your Travel Speed sharply. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on aWonder Tile.*


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Klinklang


The user increases its power by spinning its gears.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Chapter Used InNotes
KlinklangKlinklang separates the face gear and attaches it to the gear on its back. It then spins the gears and increases its power.
Colress's KlinklangHomecomingDebut

In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Despite being described as a move where "the user rotates its gears",Amped FormToxtricity andCyclizar can learn this move naturally despite having no visible gears on their bodies.

In other languages

LanguageTitle
Mandarin Chinese換檔Huàndǎng*
换挡Huàndǎng*
换档Huàndàng*
FrenchChange-VitesseIX+
Chgt VitesseVVIII
GermanGangwechsel
ItalianCambiomarcia
Korean기어체인지Gi-eocheinji
Brazilian PortugueseTroca de Marcha
SpanishLatin AmericaCambio de Marcha
SpainCambio de MarchaVI+
CambiomarchaV
VietnameseThay Bánh Răng
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