Wide Guard (move)

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Wide Guard ワイドガード Wide Guard

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Battles Type  Rock Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +3 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user and all allies

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Wide Guard (Japanese: ワイドガード Wide Guard) is a non-damaging Rock-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Generation V

Wide Guard protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field for the rest of that turn from damaging moves that can target multiple Pokémon, even those used by an ally that strike all Pokémon on the field (such as Earthquake and Surf). Wide Guard will block these moves even in Single Battles. Wide Guard cannot block status moves that target multiple Pokémon, such as Dark Void and Teeter Dance.

Using Wide Guard, Quick Guard, Detect, Protect, or Endure consecutively decreases the chance of success by 50% for each successful use.

This move has +3 priority, so will be executed before most other moves.

Feint and Shadow Force lift the effect of Wide Guard when successfully used on an opponent's team.

Generation VI

Wide Guard can now be used consecutively without failing, although it still decreases the chance of success for Protect, Detect, Endure, King's Shield, and Spiky Shield.

Hyperspace Fury, Hyperspace Hole, and Phantom Force will lift the effect of Wide Guard from the target's team when used successfully. Feint and Shadow Force now lift the effect of Wide Guard from all allies, if they hit an ally.

Generation VII

Wide Guard will now also protect against status moves that can target multiple Pokémon, such as Dark Void or Leer.

If powered up by a Rockium Z into Z-Wide Guard, the user's Defense stat raises one stage.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn. If used in succession, its chances of failing rises. XYORAS SM The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	1	1	1
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	41	41	41
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	23B2W2	23	23
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	46	46	46
0458		Mantyke		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	23B2W2	23	23
0475		Gallade		Amorphous		Amorphous		23ORAS	23
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral		1ORAS	1
0486		Regigigas		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	40	40	40
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like	45	45	37
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3	25	25	25
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3	25	25	25
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2	53	1, 53	1, 61
0620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like	45	45	45
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1			17
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1			17
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug			1
0791		Solgaleo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			67
0792		Lunala		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			67
0797		Celesteela		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1
0799		Guzzlord		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass		✔	✔
0074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔
074A		Geodude Alola Form		Mineral		Mineral			✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying		✔	✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying		✔	✔
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0458		Mantyke		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral		✔	✔
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔
0739		Crabrawler		Water 3		Water 3			✔
0759		Stufful		Field		Field			✔
0767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3			✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon			✔
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.

By event

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral	2014 World Championships Aegislash
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.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon	Easter Egg Turtonator
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 generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 廣域防守 Gwóngwihk Fòhngsáu Mandarin 廣域防守 / 广域防守 Guǎngyù Fángshǒu French Garde Large German Rundumschutz Italian Bodyguard Korean 와이드가드 Wide Guard Brazilian Portuguese Defesa Aberta Spanish Vastaguardia

Variations of the move Quick Guard
Quick Guard • Wide Guard • Crafty Shield

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