Leaf Guard (Ability)

Leaf Guard (Japanese: リーフガード Leaf Guard) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Leaf Guard	リーフガード
	Leaf Guard
Flavor text Generation IV Prevents status problems in sunny weather.DPPt Prevents problems with status in sunny weather.HGSS Generation V Prevents problems with status in sunny weather. Generation VI Prevents status conditions in sunny weather. Generation VII Prevents status conditions in sunny weather.SM Prevents status conditions in harsh sunlight.USUM Generation VIII Prevents status conditions in harsh sunlight. Generation IX Prevents status conditions in harsh sunlight.

Effect

In battle

During harsh sunlight, Leaf Guard prevents the Pokémon from being afflicted by non-volatile status conditions (including via Flame Orb and Toxic Orb) and Yawn. It has no effect on any status conditions the Pokémon was afflicted by prior to the weather being set up.

If harsh sunlight is created in the turn where a Pokémon made drowsy due to Yawn would fall asleep, the Ability will activate and keep the Pokémon awake.

Generation IV

Rest can still be used normally, and the user falls asleep for two turns.

Generation V onward

Rest will now fail if used by a Pokémon with Leaf Guard during harsh sunlight.

Outside of battle

Leaf Guard has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Leaf Guard

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Leaf GuardGen IV+	Regenerator
0152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Leaf Guard
0153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Leaf Guard
0154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Leaf Guard
0187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf GuardGen IV+	Infiltrator
0188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf GuardGen IV+	Infiltrator
0189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf GuardGen IV+	Infiltrator
0315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Leaf Guard
0406		Budew	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Leaf Guard
0465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Regenerator
0470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	None	Chlorophyll
0541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass	Leaf Guard	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
0548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
0549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form	Grass	Fighting	Chlorophyll	Hustle	Leaf Guard
0753		Fomantis	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	None	Contrary
0754		Lurantis	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	None	Contrary
0761		Bounsweet	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	Oblivious	Sweet Veil
0762		Steenee	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	Oblivious	Sweet Veil
0763		Tsareena	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	Queenly Majesty	Sweet Veil
0893		Zarude	Dark	Grass	Leaf Guard	None	None
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDTDS Protects the Pokémon from status problems in sunny weather. BSL ひざしがつよい てんきだと わるいじょうたいに ならない MDGtI Prevents bad status conditions when it's sunny.* The Pokémon is protected from bad status conditions in the Sunny weather condition!* SMD The Pokémon is protected from bad status conditions when it's sunny! MDRTDX The Pokémon is protected from bad status conditions, such as poison or paralysis, during Sunny weather or in Extremely Harsh Sunlight.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	葉子防守 Yihpjí Fòhngsáu * 葉片防禦 Yihppin Fòhngyuh *
	Mandarin	葉子防守 / 叶子防守 Yèzi Fángshǒu * 葉片防禦 Yèpiàn Fángyù *
French		Feuille Garde* Feuil. Garde*
German		Floraschild
Italian		Fogliamanto
Korean		리프가드 Leaf Guard
Brazilian Portuguese		Guarda Folha
Russian		Листовой Щит Listovoy Shchit
Spanish		Defensa Hoja
Thai		ใบไม้ป้องกัน
Vietnamese		Phòng Vệ Lá Cây

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