Guard Split (move)

Guard Split ガードシェア Guard Share

Battles 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 Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Clever Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Clever Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

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

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
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	55BW 45B2W2	45	45	35
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	48BW 34B2W2	34	34	36
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	54BW 34B2W2	34	34	38
0380		Latias		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	75	1, 75XY 46ORAS	46	65
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous	33	33	33	48
0562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous				48
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous	33	33	33	56
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	50	50	50	24
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	56	56	56	24
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral		27	27	5	5
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		27	21	7	7
0720		Hoopa Confined		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		35XY 29ORAS	29		29
0720		Hoopa Unbound		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		29ORAS	29		29
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1	25
0831		Wooloo		Field		Field				12
0832		Dubwool		Field		Field				12
0867		Runerigus		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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔BDSP
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster		✔	✔	✔BDSP
0616		Shelmet		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.

Special move

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0111		Rhyhorn		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.

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: MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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 Giant Chasm, Gorm told his Cofagrigus to use Guard Split, but the move was executed off-panel.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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 Split • Guard Split

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