Guard Split (move)

Guard Split
ガードシェア Guard Share
Guard Split IX.png
Guard Split IX 2.png
Type  Psychic
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • 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
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  Clever
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Clever
Appeal  0  
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
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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

Games Description
BWB2W2 The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of its target's.
XYORAS The user employs its psychic powers to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target.
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0213    
 
Bug Bug 55BW
45B2W2
45 45 35 35
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral 48BW
34B2W2
34 34 36 36
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral 54BW
34B2W2
34 34 38 38
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 75 1, 75XY
46ORAS
46 65 65 65
0562     Mineral Amorphous 33 33 33 48
0562  
Yamask
Galarian Form
 
 
Mineral Amorphous 48
0563     Mineral Amorphous 33 33 33 56
0605     Human-Like Human-Like 50 50 50 24
0606     Human-Like Human-Like 56 56 56 24
0703    
 
Fairy Mineral 27 27 5 5
0719    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 27 21 7 7
0720  
Hoopa
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 35XY
29ORAS
29 29
0793    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 25
0831     Field Field 12
0832     Field Field 12
0867    
 
Mineral Amorphous 56
0876  
Indeedee
Female
 
 
Fairy Fairy 45 45
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0111    
 
Monster Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0410    
 
Monster Monster
0616     Bug Bug
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.


Special move

Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0111    
 
Monster Field Island Scan - Blush MountainUSUM
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.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDGtI - - 13 50 100% - Front All Yes
SMD - - 13 30 100% - Front All Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDGtI It 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  Wonder Tile.)
SMD It 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  Wonder Tile.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 防守平分 Fòhngsáu Pìhngfān
Mandarin 防守平分 Fángshǒu Píngfēn
  French Partage GardeVI+
PartageGardeV
  German Schutzteiler
  Italian Paridifesa
  Korean 가드셰어 Gadeusye-eo
  Spanish Isoguardia
  Vietnamese Hoán Đổi Phòng Ngự


Variations of the move Power Split
  Power SplitGuard Split


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.