Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Swap

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This article is about Pyra and Mythra's down special. For Pokémon Trainer's down special, see Pokémon Change. For Zelda and Sheik's down special in Melee and Brawl, see Transform.
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Pyra swapping out for Mythra and vice versa.
User Pyra
Mythra
Universe Xenoblade Chronicles

Swap (チェンジ, Change), officially referred to as Swap to Mythra (ヒカリチェンジ, Hikari Change) and Swap to Pyra (ホムラチェンジ, Homura Change), is Pyra and Mythra's down special move in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It allows Pyra and Mythra to turn into each other, in the same fashion as Zelda and Sheik's Transform in Melee and Brawl.

Overview

Like Transform in Melee, Swap is a very fast switch between Pyra and Mythra. The move is fairly fast to complete, allowing Pyra/Mythra to act earlier than Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon after Pokémon Change, and having no cooldown for each transformation; unlike with Pokémon Change, however, Pyra/Mythra are granted intangibility for a shorter duration, starting from frame 6 instead of frame 1. Additionally, both characters maintain their drift when using the move, greatly circumventing potential momentum loss, especially in the case of Mythra swapping to Pyra.

Both have quotes they will say when swapping to the other:

Pyra

To Mythra:

  • "Switching!"
  • "To you!"
  • "Mythra!

From Mythra:

  • "Right here!"
  • "Got it!"

Mythra

To Pyra:

  • "Swap!"
  • "All yours!"
  • "Pyra!"

From Pyra:

  • "Let me at 'em!"
  • "You're done!"

Instructional quotes

  Move List   Swap to Mythra in the middle of the battle. Mythra is faster but less powerful.
  Swap to Pyra in the middle of the battle. Pyra is slower but more powerful.

Origin

After both Pyra and Mythra become playable in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the player can freely swap between them during battle to use their unique abilities and special moves. This mechanic was recreated in the context of Smash. The names "Swap to Mythra" and "Swap to Pyra" are directly from the in-game menu prompt that allows the player to swap between them outside of battle.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Swap to Mythra

Language Name
  Japanese ヒカリチェンジ, Hikari Change
  English Swap to Mythra
  French Incarner Mythra
  German Wechsel zu Mythra
  Spanish Cambio a Mythra
  Italian Passa a Mythra
  Chinese (Simplified) 转换为光
  Chinese (Traditional) 切換為光
  Korean 히카리 체인지, Hikari Change
  Dutch Naar Mythra wisselen
  Russian Превращение в Мифру

Swap to Pyra

Language Name
  Japanese ホムラチェンジ, Homura Change
  English Swap to Pyra
  French Incarner Pyra
  German Wechsel zu Pyra
  Spanish Cambio a Pyra
  Italian Passa a Pyra
  Chinese (Simplified) 转换为焰
  Chinese (Traditional) 切換為焰
  Korean 호무라 체인지, Homura Change
  Dutch Naar Pyra wisselen
  Russian Превращение в Пайру

Trivia

  • In Squad Strike, swapping between Pyra and Mythra does not change their stock icon. Instead, the stock icon always displays the character who started out the match.