Guard Split (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

Publish date: 2024-05-12

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Guard Split (Japanese: ガードシェア Guard Share) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Guard Split averages the user's Defense and Special Defense stats with those of the target Pokémon. Both the user's and the target's stat changes are ignored when calculating the average.

Guard Split bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Guard Split, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Guard Split will fail if used in a Tera Raid Battle (on Boss and allies alike).

Description

GamesDescription
BWB2W2The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of its target's.
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The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

Special move

Generation VII

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Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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

Guard Split averages the user's Defense and Special Defense stats with those of the target Pokémon.

Description

GamesDescription
MDGtIIt adds the Defense of you and the target, then shares it equally. It also shares the Special Defense equally. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a IconTileGTI.pngWonder Tile.)
SMDIt adds together the Defense of you and the target, and then it splits the total equally. It also splits the total Sp. Def equally. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a IconTileSMD.pngWonder Tile.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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