| Type | steel | 
| Category | Status | 
| Power | 0 | 
| Accuracy | — | 
| PP | 10 | 
| Introduced | Generation 5 | 
Shift Gear raises the user's Attack by one stage and Speed by two stages.
Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.
When a Pokémon is holding Steelium Z and uses its Z-Power, Shift Gear turns into Z-Shift Gear and eliminates any stat drops applied to the user, in addition to its usual effect as above.
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | The user rotates its gears, raising its Attack and sharply raising its Speed. | 
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | The user rotates its gears, raising its Attack and sharply raising its Speed. | 
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon | The user rotates its gears, raising its Attack stat and sharply raising its Speed stat. | 
| Sword Shield | The user rotates its gears, raising its Attack stat and sharply raising its Speed stat. | 
| B.Diamond S.Pearl | This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered. | 
| English | Shift Gear | 
|---|---|
| Spanish | Cambio de Marcha | 
| Italian | Cambiomarcia | 
| Japanese | ギアチェンジ (Gear Change) | 
| German | Gangwechsel | 
| French | Changement Vitesse |