Crafty Shield (move)

Crafty Shield トリックガード Trick Guard

Battles Type  Fairy Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Your Party: Affects the user and all allies

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Crafty Shield (Japanese: トリックガード Trick Guard) is a non-damaging Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of Klefki.

Effect

Crafty Shield protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field from any moves except damaging moves. Unlike Protect, this move is not an increased priority move.

Description

Games Description The user protects itself and its allies from status moves with a mysterious power. This does not stop moves that do damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy	23
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 languages

Language Title French Vigilance German Trickschutz Italian Truccodifesa Spanish Truco Defensa

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

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