Wide Guard (move)

Wide Guard ワイドガード Wide Guard

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

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

Availability Introduced  Generation V 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 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 from attacks that can target multiple Pokémon during the turn it is used, even ones that also strike allies, such as Earthquake and Surf.

Using Wide Guard, Quick Guard, Detect, Protect, or Endure consecutively decreases the chance of success to 50%. This is an increased priority move, and therefore will always go before attacks during the turn. It does not protect against attacks that target only a single Pokémon.

Feint lifts the effect of Wide Guard when used on an opponent's team.

Generation VI

Wide Guard no longer has a diminishing chance of success when used consecutively.

Description

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	--			--
099		Kingler	Water		Water	--			--
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	41			41
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	--			--
226		Mantine	Water	Flying		23	23
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	46			46
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying		23	23
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	40			'
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting	45			45
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	25			25
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	25			25
594		Alomomola	Water		Water	53			--, 53
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting	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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
074		Geodude*	Rock	Ground
142		Aerodactyl*	Rock	Flying
226		Mantine	Water	Flying
258		Mudkip	Water		Water
278		Wingull	Water	Flying
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting
299		Nosepass*	Rock		Rock
387		Turtwig*	Grass		Grass
410		Shieldon*	Rock	Steel
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying
524		Roggenrola*	Rock		Rock
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting
557		Dwebble*	Bug	Rock
679		Honedge*	Steel	Ghost
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 Garde Large German Rundumschutz Greek ευρεία φρουρά 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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