Tribe Switch

A tribe switch is when the members of two or more tribes are shuffled or rearranged.

Methods
The first time a switch occured was in ''Survivor: Africa. ''Each tribe was instructed to send three representatives to meet Jeff, who informed them they would be joining the other tribe.

Since following contestants could expect a tribe switch, tribe switches in later seasons happened by draw. In, every single member of both tribes happened to switch tribes, except for eventual winner Amber Brkich. Later, tribes were switched in a schoolyard pick.

Switches have also happened in Tribe Absorption, such as in Survivor: Panama.

Occurances

 * Survivor: Africa
 * see above
 * Survivor: Marquesas
 * Contestants would pick a disc and their new buff would be under the disc
 * Survivor: The Amazon
 * Two youngest players from each tribe would select the new tribes
 * Survivor: All-Stars - Absorption, with a later Switch
 * After the reward challenge the losing tribe would be dissloved intot he other two tribes
 * Before the merge contestants would reach into a jar for a new buff
 * Survivor: Vanuatu
 * One member from the women's tribe (Scout) selected the members of each tribe while one member from the men's tribe (Sarge) decided which tribe he and Scout would be placed on.
 * Survivor: Guatemala
 * At a fake reward challenge, Jeff asked who had the most tribe pride one from each tribe was chosen the rest switched over plus the ones chosen for a picinic stayed with their tribes
 * Survivor: Panama - Exile Island - Absorption & Switch
 * Players drew for captains then schoolyard pick
 * Survivor: Cook Islands - Absorption & Switch, later mutiny
 * Players drew for captains then schoolyard pick
 * 2 players switched from Aitu to Raro
 * Survivor: China
 * Each tribe selected two from the other tribe and they switchedMicronesia_switch.png choosing captains.]]
 * Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs Favorites
 * Players drew for captains then schoolyard pick
 * Survivor: Gabon - 2 Tribe Switches
 * On towers they were ranked about their value to the tribe. Then the top from each tribe would select the new tribes.
 * After the feast, players picked sticks out of a bag. Odd=Fang Even=Kota
 * Survivor: Nicaragua
 * Captains were picked and then chose tribe members they want from the opposing tribe to be on theirs

`Tribes that have been switched

 * Samburu
 * Boran
 * Maraamu
 * Rotu
 * Jaburu
 * Tambaqui
 * Chapera
 * Mogo Mogo
 * Lopevi
 * Yasur
 * Yaxhá
 * Nakúm
 * La Mina
 * Casaya
 * "Aitu"
 * "Raro"
 * Ravu
 * Moto
 * Fei Long
 * Zhan Hu
 * Airai
 * Malakal