Safeguard (move)

Safeguard しんぴのまもり Mysterious Safeguard

File:Safeguard Game.jpg

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  25 (max. 40) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM20 in Generation III TM20 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Safeguard (Japanese: しんぴのまもり Mysterious Safeguard) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Safeguard prevents the user and its party from being affected by any status condition for five turns.

In the anime

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  Celebi using Safeguard

• Safeguard Anime.jpg

  Delcatty using Safeguard

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  Misty's Togetic using Safeguard

• Milotic safeguard.png

  Milotic using Safeguard

Pokémon

Lugia. Lugia spreads its wings and a large light blue barrier forms around it, repelling attacks from it.

• Used by Lugia in The Power of One. Debut.

Celebi. Celebi crouches together and becomes surrounded in a pink bubble.

• Used by Celebi in Celebi: Voice of the Forest.

Togetic. Togetic's whole body shines with a bright blue little outlining Togetic.

• Used by Misty's Togetic in A Togepi Mirage!.

Delcatty. Its body glows and create a white sphere, but its tail is out of it, so we can speculate that this part of its body creates the move.

• Used by Dr. Abby's Delcatty in Delcatty Got Your Tongue to protect itself against the Poison Tail of Jessie's Seviper.

Wynaut. The user becomes becomes green. Any attack that hits it fails.

• Used by wild Wynaut in Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?.

Slowking. Slowking leans forward, and the gem on the top of its head glows. It soon creates a large ball, made out of triangles.

• Used by Conway's Slowking in Tag! We're It...! to protect Piplup and itself from Sludge Bomb of a Koffing.

Dragonair.The user glows green.Any attack,that hits it fails.

• Used by Clair's Dragonair in Great Bowls of Fire

Milotic. The user glows green.

• Used by Robert's Milotic in Win, Lose or Drew!.
• Used by Wallace's Miloltic in "Our Cup Runneth Over!".

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 40 0037 Vulpix Fire 25 0038 Ninetales Fire -- 0086 Seel Water 48 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 60 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 46 0131 Lapras Water Ice 50 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 61 0147 Dratini Dragon 43 0148 Dragonair Dragon 47 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 47 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 99 0152 Chikorita Grass 43 0153 Bayleef Grass 47 0154 Meganium Grass 51 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 22 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 24 0175 Togepi Normal 31 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 31 0202 Wobbuffet Psychic -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 23 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 11 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 11 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 10 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0001 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0072 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0079 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Lapras
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0123 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Ledyba, Ledian
Shuckle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong
Lapras
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0194 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wooper
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong
Lapras
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Lapras
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 40 0037 Vulpix Fire 33 0038 Ninetales Fire -- 0086 Seel Water 49 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 64 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 53 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 50 0131 Lapras Water Ice 43 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 61 0147 Dratini Dragon 43 0148 Dragonair Dragon 47 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 47 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 99 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 55 0152 Chikorita Grass 43 0153 Bayleef Grass 47 0154 Meganium Grass 51 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 22 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 24 0175 Togepi Normal 36 0175 Togepi Normal 33 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 36 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 33 0202 Wobbuffet Psychic -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 23 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 11 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 11 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 10 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 21 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 21 0350 Milotic Water 50 0358 Chimecho Psychic 41 0360 Wynaut Psychic 15 0370 Luvdisc Water 48 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 15 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 15 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM20

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0242 Blissey Normal 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0327 Spinda Normal 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0350 Milotic Water 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0362 Snorunt Snorunt Ice 0363 Glalie Glalie Ice 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 0370 Luvdisc Water 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0383 Groudon Ground 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0001 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0072 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0079 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Lapras
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0123 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Ledyba, Ledian
Shuckle |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong
Lapras
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0194 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wooper
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong
Lapras
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 34 0037 Vulpix Fire 27 0038 Ninetales Fire -- 0086 Seel Water 51 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 51 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 50 0131 Lapras Water Ice 43 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 43 0147 Dratini Dragon 43 0148 Dragonair Dragon 47 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 47 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 93 0152 Chikorita Grass 39 0153 Bayleef Grass 46 0154 Meganium Grass 54 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 14 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 14 0175 Togepi Normal 37 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 37 0202 Wobbuffet Psychic -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 22 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 14 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 9 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 9 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 10 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 18 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 28 0350 Milotic Water 45 0358 Chimecho Psychic 41 0360 Wynaut Psychic 15 0370 Luvdisc Water 51 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 15 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 15 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 30 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 30 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 50 0456 Finneon Water 29 0457 Lumineon Water 29 0488 Cresselia Psychic 11 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM20

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0242 Blissey Normal 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0327 Spinda Normal 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0350 Milotic Water 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0362 Snorunt Snorunt Ice 0363 Glalie Glalie Ice 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 0370 Luvdisc Water 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0383 Groudon Ground 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0387 Turtwig Grass 0388 Grotle Grass 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0420 Cherubi Grass 0421 Cherrim Grass 0433 Chingling Psychic 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0459 Snover Grass Ice 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0486 Regigigas Normal 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0488 Cresselia Psychic 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0492 Shaymin Grass 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying 0493 Arceus Poison Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0001 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0027 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Seel, Dewgong |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0072 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0079 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
Seel, Dewgong
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0123 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Venonat, Venomoth
Ledyba, Ledian |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Vulpix, Ninetales
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lapras
Seel, Dewgong
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Wooper, Quagsire |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0194 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wooper
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Sandshrew, Sandslash
Vulpix, Ninetales
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lapras
Seel, Dewgong
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Milotic

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In other languages

• French: Rune Protect.
• Spanish: Velo Sagrado. (Salvaguardia in the Latin Spanish anime dub)
• Italian: Salvaguardia.