Safeguard (move)

Safeguard
しんぴのまもり Mysterious Safeguard
Safeguard IX.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • 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 II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

Safeguard (Japanese: しんぴのまもり Mysterious Safeguard) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM20 from Generation III to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and TM19 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

  This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: Can a disobedient Pokémon put itself to sleep while under the effect of Safeguard (in each generation)?
You can discuss this on the talk page.

Generation II

Safeguard prevents the user and its allies from being inflicted with non-volatile status conditions and confusion for five turns. Existing status conditions are not cured by Safeguard and have their effects as normal.

Safeguard does not protect from self-inflicted sleep from Rest, but does prevent confusion due to fatigue after using Outrage, Petal Dance, or Thrash. Safeguard does not prevent a Pokémon becoming confused due to its held Berserk Gene.

Generation III

Safeguard no longer prevents confusion due to fatigue after using Outrage, Petal Dance, or Thrash. It also does not prevent allies from being confused by a held Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav or Iapapa Berry.

Safeguard prevents a Pokémon from being made drowsy by Yawn, but will not prevent it from falling asleep due to its effect if it is already drowsy.

Safeguard does not protect the user from being inflicted with a status condition by making contact with a Pokémon with the Ability Effect Spore, Static, Flame Body or Poison Point.

Generation IV

Safeguard prevents allies from being confused by a Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav or Iapapa Berry (regardless of whether it is consumed as a held item, via Fling, or via Bug Bite or Pluck) as well as being burned or poisoned by a held Flame Orb or Toxic Orb.

Safeguard is removed from a Pokémon's side of the field if it is hit by Defog (even if it was used by an ally).

Generation V onwards

Safeguard no longer prevents allies from being confused by a Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav or Iapapa Berry (regardless of whether it is consumed as a held item, via Fling, or via Bug Bite or Pluck). Safeguard no longer prevents allies from being burned or poisoned by a held Flame Orb or Toxic Orb. Safeguard now protects the user from being inflicted with a status condition when making contact with a Pokémon with the Ability Effect Spore, Static, Flame Body or Poison Point. Safeguard can be bypassed by Infiltrator.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Safeguard, the user's Speed stat is also raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A mystic power that protects the user from status problems for five turns.
GSC Prevents all status problems.
RSEColo.XD A mystical force prevents all status problems.*
Prevents status abnormality with a mystical power.*
FRLG It protects the user's party from all status problems for five turns.
DPPtHGSS The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for five turns.*
The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems like poison, paralysis, burn, and sleep.*
PBR
BWB2W2
The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for five turns.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0012   Butterfree
 
 
Bug Bug 40 40 34 36 36 25SMUSUM 28
0037   Vulpix
  Field Field 25 33 27 27BW
36B2W2
36XY
34ORAS
34SMUSUM 44 44
0037   Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field 34
0038   Ninetales
  Field Field 1 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM 1 Rem.
0038   Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 1
0086   Seel
  Water 1 Field 48 49 51 51 51 51SMUSUM 51BDSP
0087   Dewgong
 
 
Water 1 Field 60 64 51 61 61 61SMUSUM 61BDSP
0122   Mr. Mime
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like 46 53RSE
50FRLG
50 50 50 50SMUSUM 36SwShBDSP
0122   Mr. Mime
Galarian Form
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0131   Lapras
 
 
Monster Water 1 50 43 43 43 43SMUSUM 43
0146   Moltres
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 61 61 43 43 43 43SMUSUM 10 10
0146   Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 10 10
0147   Dratini
  Water 1 Dragon 43 43 41 45 45 45SMUSUM 40 40
0148   Dragonair
  Water 1 Dragon 47 47 47 53 53 53SMUSUM 46 46
0149   Dragonite
 
 
Water 1 Dragon 47 47 47 53 53 53SMUSUM 46 46
0150   Mewtwo
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 99 99RSE
55FRLG
93 86 1 1SMUSUM 24 24
0152   Chikorita
  Monster Grass 43 43 39 39 39 39 39BDSP
0153   Bayleef
  Monster Grass 47 47 46 46 46 46 46BDSP
0154   Meganium
  Monster Grass 51 51 54 54 54 54 54BDSP
0165   Ledyba
 
 
Bug Bug 22 22 14 14 14 12 12BDSP
0166   Ledian
 
 
Bug Bug 24 24 14 14 14 12 12BDSP
0175   Togepi
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 31 36RSE
33FRLG
37 37 37 37 36
0176   Togetic
 
 
Flying Fairy 31 36RSE
33FRLG
37 37 37 37 36
0202   Wobbuffet
  Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, Evo.
0213   Shuckle
 
 
Bug Bug 23 23 22DP
14PtHGSS
19BW
16B2W2
16 16 20
0249   Lugia
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 11 11 9DPPt
65HGSS
65 65 65 18
0250   Ho-Oh
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 11 11 9DPPt
65HGSS
65 65 65 18
0251   Celebi
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 10 10 10 10 10 10
0333   Swablu
 
 
Flying Dragon 21 18 18BW
13B2W2
13XY
9ORAS
9 24 24
0334   Altaria
 
 
Flying Dragon 21 18 18BW
13B2W2
13XY
9ORAS
9 24 24
0350   Milotic
  Water 1 Dragon 50 45 45 45XY
41ORAS
37 36 36
0358   Chimecho
  Amorphous Amorphous 41 41 41 41XY
37ORAS
37 37BDSP 37
0360   Wynaut
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 15 15 15 15 15 1
0368   Gorebyss
  Water 1 Water 1 23BDSP
0370   Luvdisc
  Water 2 Water 2 48 51 55 55 49 49BDSP 49
0380   Latias
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 15 15 15 15XY
1ORAS
1
0381   Latios
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 15 15 15 15XY
1ORAS
1
0436   Bronzor
 
 
Mineral Mineral 30 30BW
25B2W2
25 25 24SwShBDSP 24
0437   Bronzong
 
 
Mineral Mineral 30 30BW
25B2W2
25 25 24SwShBDSP 24
0439   Mime Jr.
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50 50 50 36SwShBDSP
0456   Finneon
  Water 2 Water 2 29 29 29 29 29BDSP 29
0457   Lumineon
  Water 2 Water 2 29 29 29 29 29BDSP 29
0468   Togekiss
 
 
Flying Fairy 1SwShBDSP
0480   Uxie
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Rem.*
0481   Mesprit
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Rem.*
0482   Azelf
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Rem.*
0488   Cresselia
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 11 11 11 11 48SwShBDSP 48
0594   Alomomola
  Water 1 Water 2 45 45 45 45
0666   Vivillon
 
 
Bug Bug 41 41 31
0669   Flabébé
  Fairy Fairy 10
0670   Floette
  Fairy Fairy 10
0671   Florges
  Fairy Fairy 1
0684   Swirlix
  Fairy Fairy 67 67
0685   Slurpuff
  Fairy Fairy 67 67
0703   Carbink
 
 
Fairy Mineral 70 70
0718   Zygarde
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 5 5 24
0719   Diancie
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 70 70
0771   Pyukumuku
  Water 1 Water 1 13 15
0780   Drampa
 
 
Monster Dragon 33 20
0793   Nihilego
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 31
0866   Mr. Rime
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0930   Arboliva
 
 
Grass Grass 1
0954   Rabsca
 
 
Bug Bug Rem.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0001   Bulbasaur
 
 
Monster Grass
0027   Sandshrew
  Field Field
0058   Growlithe
  Field Field
0072   Tentacool
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0079   Slowpoke
 
 
Monster Water 1
0115   Kangaskhan
  Monster Monster
0123   Scyther
 
 
Bug Bug
0179   Mareep
  Monster Field
0194   Wooper
 
 
Water 1 Field
0222   Corsola
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
0741   Oricorio
 
 
Flying Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
TM20
IV
TM20
V
TM20
VI
TM20
VII
TM20
VIII
TM19
IX
--
0001   Bulbasaur
 
 
Monster Grass
0002   Ivysaur
 
 
Monster Grass
0003   Venusaur
 
 
Monster Grass
0012   Butterfree
 
 
Bug Bug
0026   Raichu
  Field Fairy
0026   Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0027   Sandshrew
  Field Field
0027   Sandshrew
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0028   Sandslash
  Field Field
0028   Sandslash
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0035   Clefairy
  Fairy Fairy
0036   Clefable
  Fairy Fairy
0037   Vulpix
  Field Field
0037   Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0038   Ninetales
  Field Field
0038   Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0039   Jigglypuff
 
 
Fairy Fairy
0040   Wigglytuff
 
 
Fairy Fairy
0045   Vileplume
 
 
Grass Grass
0058   Growlithe
  Field Field
0059   Arcanine
  Field Field
0063   Abra
  Human-Like Human-Like
0064   Kadabra
  Human-Like Human-Like
0065   Alakazam
  Human-Like Human-Like
0072   Tentacool
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0073   Tentacruel
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0079   Slowpoke
 
 
Monster Water 1
0079   Slowpoke
Galarian Form
  Monster Water 1
0080   Slowbro
 
 
Monster Water 1
0080   Slowbro
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0086   Seel
  Water 1 Field BDSP
0087   Dewgong
 
 
Water 1 Field BDSP
0096   Drowzee
  Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0097   Hypno
  Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
0113   Chansey
  Fairy Fairy
0115   Kangaskhan
  Monster Monster
0122   Mr. Mime
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0122   Mr. Mime
Galarian Form
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0123   Scyther
 
 
Bug Bug
0131   Lapras
 
 
Monster Water 1
0146   Moltres
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0146   Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0147   Dratini
  Water 1 Dragon
0148   Dragonair
  Water 1 Dragon
0149   Dragonite
 
 
Water 1 Dragon
0150   Mewtwo
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0152   Chikorita
  Monster Grass BDSP
0153   Bayleef
  Monster Grass BDSP
0154   Meganium
  Monster Grass BDSP
0165   Ledyba
 
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0166   Ledian
 
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0173   Cleffa
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0174   Igglybuff
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175   Togepi
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176   Togetic
 
 
Flying Fairy
0179   Mareep
  Monster Field BDSP
0180   Flaaffy
  Monster Field BDSP
0181   Ampharos
  Monster Field BDSP
0182   Bellossom
  Grass Grass
0191   Sunkern
  Grass Grass BDSP
0192   Sunflora
  Grass Grass BDSP
0194   Wooper
 
 
Water 1 Field
0195   Quagsire
 
 
Water 1 Field
0199   Slowking
 
 
Monster Water 1
0199   Slowking
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0202   Wobbuffet
  Amorphous Amorphous
0212   Scizor
 
 
Bug Bug
0213   Shuckle
 
 
Bug Bug
0222   Corsola
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
0222   Corsola
Galarian Form
  Water 1 Water 3
0242   Blissey
  Fairy Fairy
0249   Lugia
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0250   Ho-Oh
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0251   Celebi
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0252   Treecko
  Monster Dragon
0253   Grovyle
  Monster Dragon
0254   Sceptile
  Monster Dragon
0267   Beautifly
 
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0280   Ralts
 
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281   Kirlia
 
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282   Gardevoir
 
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0285   Shroomish
  Fairy Grass BDSP
0286   Breloom
 
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
0300   Skitty
  Field Fairy BDSP
0301   Delcatty
  Field Fairy BDSP
0327   Spinda
  Field Human-Like BDSP
0333   Swablu
 
 
Flying Dragon
0334   Altaria
 
 
Flying Dragon
0337   Lunatone
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0338   Solrock
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0343   Baltoy
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0344   Claydol
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0350   Milotic
  Water 1 Dragon
0357   Tropius
 
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0358   Chimecho
  Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0360   Wynaut
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0361   Snorunt
  Fairy Mineral
0362   Glalie
  Fairy Mineral
0368   Gorebyss
  Water 1 Water 1 BDSP
0369   Relicanth
 
 
Water 1 Water 2
0370   Luvdisc
  Water 2 Water 2 BDSP
0377   Regirock
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0378   Regice
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0379   Registeel
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0380   Latias
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381   Latios
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0382   Kyogre
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0383   Groudon
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385   Jirachi
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386   Deoxys
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0387   Turtwig
  Monster Grass BDSP
0388   Grotle
  Monster Grass BDSP
0389   Torterra
 
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0413   Wormadam
Plant Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0413   Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0413   Wormadam
Trash Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0414   Mothim
 
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0420   Cherubi
  Fairy Grass
0421   Cherrim
  Fairy Grass
0433   Chingling
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0436   Bronzor
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0437   Bronzong
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0439   Mime Jr.
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0440   Happiny
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0456   Finneon
  Water 2 Water 2 BDSP
0457   Lumineon
  Water 2 Water 2 BDSP
0459   Snover
 
 
Monster Grass
0460   Abomasnow
 
 
Monster Grass
0468   Togekiss
 
 
Flying Fairy
0475   Gallade
 
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0478   Froslass
 
 
Fairy Mineral
0480   Uxie
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481   Mesprit
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482   Azelf
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0483   Dialga
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0484   Palkia
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0486   Regigigas
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487   Giratina
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0488   Cresselia
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0489   Phione
  Water 1 Fairy BDSP
0490   Manaphy
  Water 1 Fairy BDSP
0492   Shaymin
Land Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0492   Shaymin
Sky Forme
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered PtHGSS BDSP
0493   Arceus
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0494   Victini
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0495   Snivy
  Field Grass
0496   Servine
  Field Grass
0497   Serperior
  Field Grass
0517   Munna
  Field Field
0518   Musharna
  Field Field
0527   Woobat
 
 
Field Flying
0528   Swoobat
 
 
Field Flying
0531   Audino
  Fairy Fairy
0540   Sewaddle
 
 
Bug Bug
0541   Swadloon
 
 
Bug Bug
0542   Leavanny
 
 
Bug Bug
0546   Cottonee
 
 
Grass Fairy
0547   Whimsicott
 
 
Grass Fairy
0548   Petilil
  Grass Grass
0549   Lilligant
  Grass Grass
0556   Maractus
  Grass Grass
0561   Sigilyph
 
 
Flying Flying
0562   Yamask
  Mineral Amorphous
0562   Yamask
Galarian Form
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
0563   Cofagrigus
  Mineral Amorphous
0572   Minccino
  Field Field
0573   Cinccino
  Field Field
0574   Gothita
  Human-Like Human-Like
0575   Gothorita
  Human-Like Human-Like
0576   Gothitelle
  Human-Like Human-Like
0577   Solosis
  Amorphous Amorphous
0578   Duosion
  Amorphous Amorphous
0579   Reuniclus
  Amorphous Amorphous
0585   Deerling
 
 
Field Field
0586   Sawsbuck
 
 
Field Field
0592   Frillish
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0593   Jellicent
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0594   Alomomola
  Water 1 Water 2
0605   Elgyem
  Human-Like Human-Like
0606   Beheeyem
  Human-Like Human-Like
0607   Litwick
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608   Lampent
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609   Chandelure
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0622   Golett
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0623   Golurk
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0636   Larvesta
 
 
Bug Bug
0637   Volcarona
 
 
Bug Bug
0638   Cobalion
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0639   Terrakion
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0640   Virizion
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0643   Reshiram
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0644   Zekrom
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0646   Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0646   Kyurem
White Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered B2W2
0646   Kyurem
Black Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered B2W2
0647   Keldeo
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0648   Meloetta
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0653   Fennekin
  Field Field
0654   Braixen
  Field Field
0655   Delphox
 
 
Field Field
0666   Vivillon
 
 
Bug Bug
0669   Flabébé
  Fairy Fairy
0670   Floette
  Fairy Fairy
0670   Floette
Eternal Flower
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0671   Florges
  Fairy Fairy
0677   Espurr
  Field Field
0678   Meowstic
Male
  Field Field
0678   Meowstic
Female
  Field Field
0684   Swirlix
  Fairy Fairy
0685   Slurpuff
  Fairy Fairy
0688   Binacle
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0689   Barbaracle
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0698   Amaura
 
 
Monster Monster
0699   Aurorus
 
 
Monster Monster
0700   Sylveon
  Field Field
0703   Carbink
 
 
Fairy Mineral
0707   Klefki
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0708   Phantump
 
 
Grass Amorphous
0709   Trevenant
 
 
Grass Amorphous
0710   Pumpkaboo
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711   Gourgeist
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0712   Bergmite
  Monster Mineral
0713   Avalugg
  Monster Mineral
0718   Zygarde
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0719   Diancie
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720   Hoopa
Confined
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720   Hoopa
Unbound
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0722   Rowlet
 
 
Flying Flying
0723   Dartrix
 
 
Flying Flying
0724   Decidueye
 
 
Flying Flying
0741   Oricorio
 
 
Flying Flying
0742   Cutiefly
 
 
Bug Fairy
0743   Ribombee
 
 
Bug Fairy
0747   Mareanie
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
0748   Toxapex
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
0752   Araquanid
 
 
Water 1 Bug
0753   Fomantis
  Grass Grass
0754   Lurantis
  Grass Grass
0755   Morelull
 
 
Grass Grass
0756   Shiinotic
 
 
Grass Grass
0761   Bounsweet
  Grass Grass
0762   Steenee
  Grass Grass
0763   Tsareena
  Grass Grass
0764   Comfey
  Grass Grass
0765   Oranguru
 
 
Field Field
0771   Pyukumuku
  Water 1 Water 1
0774   Minior
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0778   Mimikyu
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0779   Bruxish
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0780   Drampa
 
 
Monster Dragon
0782   Jangmo-o
  Dragon Dragon
0783   Hakamo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0784   Kommo-o
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0785   Tapu Koko
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0786   Tapu Lele
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0787   Tapu Bulu
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0788   Tapu Fini
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0791   Solgaleo
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0792   Lunala
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0793   Nihilego
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0805   Stakataka
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered USUM
0816   Sobble
  Water 1 Field
0817   Drizzile
  Water 1 Field
0818   Inteleon
  Water 1 Field
0825   Dottler
 
 
Bug Bug
0826   Orbeetle
 
 
Bug Bug
0842   Appletun
 
 
Grass Dragon
0856   Hatenna
  Fairy Fairy
0857   Hattrem
  Fairy Fairy
0858   Hatterene
 
 
Fairy Fairy
0864   Cursola
  Water 1 Water 3
0866   Mr. Rime
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0867   Runerigus
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
0869   Alcremie
  Fairy Amorphous
0873   Frosmoth
 
 
Bug Bug
0874   Stonjourner
  Mineral Mineral
0876   Indeedee
Female
 
 
Fairy Fairy
0889   Zamazenta
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898   Calyrex
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898   Calyrex
Ice Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898   Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0177   Natu
 
 
Flying Flying New York Pokémon Center
0234   Stantler
  Field Field New York City Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Safeguard targets all team members in the same room, giving them the Safeguard status condition. This status prevents affected Pokémon from being afflicted by bad status conditions (including sleep from Drowsy), as well as move seals. Safeguard will not cure already existing status conditions. This lasts for 16-20RBTDS / 21GtISMD turns. This move is affected by Snatch.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 15 - —% - Entire room Party Yes
MDTDS - - 13 - —% - Entire room Party Yes
BSL - - 13 - —% - Entire room Party Yes
MDGtI - - 13 50 —% - Entire room Party Yes
SMD - - 13 30 —% - Entire room Party Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Status 3 2 —% Allied Side Applies the Status Condition Defense effect to the allied field of play. Melony & Lapras

Past description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Blocks status conditions from affecting the allied field of play.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Safeguard is Blissey's second move. It is obtained by evolving at level 4 and upgrading Heal Pulse into it instead of Soft-Boiled. The user grants both the targeted ally and themself a shield for 3s; purging hindrances and making both immune to hindrances for 3s. At level 10, the shield value is increased.

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user and team members in the same room gain the Safeguard status, which prevents status problems.
MDTDS Gives the Pokémon that uses this move and all team members in the room the Safeguard status, which prevents status problems.
BSL おなじへやの なかまポケモンと じぶんを しんぴのまもりじょうたいに かえて わるいじょうたいに ならないようにする
MDGtI You and your teammates in the same room will get the Safeguard status, which prevents you from having bad status conditions.
SMD You and your teammates in the same room get the Safeguard status condition, which prevents you from having bad status conditions.
MDRTDX You and your teammates in the same room get the Safeguard condition, which prevents you from having bad statuses.


In the anime

 
Vivillon
 
Delcatty
 
Slowking
 
Dragonair
The user creates a protective field.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Lugia spreads its wings and a large light blue or green barrier forms around it, repelling attacks from it.
Lugia (M02) The Power of One Debut
Lugia (anime) A Promise is a Promise None
  Butterfree becomes surrounded in a blue barrier, repelling attacks, or Butterfree's body becomes outlined in light green. Then, its body starts to glow light green and it can block attacks.
Lisa's Butterfree Spell of the Unown: Entei None
Jeremy's Butterfree Weekend Warrior None
  Celebi crouches together and becomes surrounded in a pink and green, or just green energy shield.
Celebi (M04) Celebi: The Voice of the Forest None
A wild Celebi Celebi and Joy! None
  Dragonair's body glows blue-green and it can block attacks.
Clair's Dragonair Great Bowls of Fire! None
  Latias's eyes glow light blue. Then a blue force field comes out of Latias's body and can stop attacks.
Latias (M05) Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias None
  Latios's eyes glow light blue. Then, his body starts to glow light blue and a bright blue force field surrounds Latios's body, stopping attacks.
Latios (M05) Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias None
  Milotic's body becomes outlined in green.
Robert's Milotic Win, Lose or Drew! None
Wallace's Milotic Our Cup Runneth Over! None
  Togepi's body glows blue, then it becomes surrounded by a blue force field that stops attacks.
Misty's Togepi A Togepi Mirage! None
A wild Togepi A Togepi Mirage! None
  Togetic's body glows blue and a blue force field surrounds it.
Misty's Togetic A Togepi Mirage! None
  Delcatty's body glows light blue and it creates a light blue force field around itself that protects it from attacks.
Dr. Abby's Johnny Delcatty Got Your Tongue None
  Ralts's body becomes outlined in green and a green barrier appears around it, blocking anything from getting in.
A Ralts Max befriended Do I Hear a Ralts? None
  Gorebyss becomes surrounded in a green aura that blocks any attacks.
Juan's Gorebyss The Great Eight Fate! None
  Wynaut's body glows green, blocking any attacks, or Wynaut's body glows teal and a green force field appears around Wynaut's body, protecting it from attacks.
Multiple wild Wynaut Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut? None
Multiple wild Wynaut Pikachu's Island Adventure None
  A green force field appears around Abra, preventing anything from getting through to Abra.
A wild Abra Fear Factor Phony None
  Deoxys's body glows green and it pushes out a green barrier from its body that prevents anything from getting in.
Deoxys (anime) Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1) None
  A light green barrier appears around Bronzor's body, protecting it from attacks.
A Trainer's Bronzor The Rise of Darkrai None
  Slowking leans its head forward and the gem on its crown glows light green. A large, crystallized barrier appears around Slowking's body, protecting it from attacks.
Conway's Slowking Tag! We're It...! None
  Finneon's body becomes outlined in turquoise, then its whole body glows green, protecting it from attacks.
Zoey's Finneon Staging a Heroes' Welcome! None
  Togekiss crosses its wings and its body starts to glow green. Then, it opens up its wings and a large green barrier comes out of its body, repelling attacks, or Togekiss faces its head towards the sky and it spins around. Two light green vortexes form on top and below Togekiss's body as it spins, and a cylinder of sparkling green energy appears around Togekiss's body.
Dawn's Togekiss Dawn of a Royal Day! None
  Vivillon's body glows white and it forms a silver force field around its body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Vivillon To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler! None
  A turquoise force field appears in front of Altaria's body, protecting it from attacks.
Three wild Altaria Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  A turquoise force field appears in front of a Plant Cloak Wormadam's body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Wormadam Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  A turquoise force field appears in front of Sandy Cloak Wormadam's body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Wormadam Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  A turquoise force field appears in front of Trash Cloak Wormadam's body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Wormadam Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None


In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

 
Safeguard ending in Battle Revolution.
  • Safeguard displays an animation when it ends in Pokémon Battle Revolution.
  • Despite having distinct effects in the games, Reflect, Light Screen, Barrier, Protect, and Safeguard are often depicted in the anime seemingly sharing the same effect that Protect has in the games (protecting the user from most the effect of moves).


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 神秘守護 Sàhnbei Sáuwuh *
神秘護身 Sàhnbei Wuhsān *
Mandarin 神秘守護 / 神秘守护 Shénmì Shǒuhù *
神秘護身 Shénmì Hùshēn *
神秘护身 Shénmì Hùshēn *
神秘的守護 Shénmì-de Shǒuhù *
  Dutch Beveiliging
  Finnish Suojakilpi
Suojaus (AG110)
  French Rune Protect
  German Bodyguard
  Greek Περιφρούρηση
  Indonesian Pertahanan
  Italian Salvaguardia
  Korean 신비의부적 Sinbi-uibujeok
  Polish Obrona
Portuguese   Brazil Salvaguarda
  Portugal Salvaguarda
Abrigo
  Serbian Obezbeđenje
Spanish   Latin America Salvaguarda (EP222, XY012)
Escudo (EP253, AG060-AG110, AG151)
Protección* (AG035, AG146, AG172, DP077)
Campo de Fuerza (AG045)
Escudo Protector (AG171)
Salvavidas (DP050)
Resguardo (DP075)
Velo Sagrado (DP171-DP177)
  Spain Velo Sagrado
  Vietnamese Thần Chú Bảo Vệ



Variations of the move Safeguard
  Lucky ChantMistSafeguard


Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
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Generation IV TMs
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
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Generation VI TMs
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798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
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Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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PE
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Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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