Leaf Guard (Ability)

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.

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

Effect

In battle

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

If a Pokémon with this Ability is drowsy due to Yawn, if there is harsh sunlight when it would fall asleep, the Ability activates and keeps it 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
	Tangela	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Regenerator
	Chikorita	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Leaf Guard
	Bayleef	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Leaf Guard
	Meganium	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Leaf Guard
	Hoppip	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
	Skiploom	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
	Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
	Roselia	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Leaf Guard
	Budew	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Leaf Guard
	Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Regenerator
	Leafeon	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	None	Chlorophyll
	Swadloon	Bug	Grass	Leaf Guard	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
	Petilil	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
	Lilligant	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
	Lilligant Hisuian Form	Grass	Fighting	Chlorophyll	Hustle	Leaf Guard
	Fomantis	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	None	Contrary
	Lurantis	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	None	Contrary
	Bounsweet	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	Oblivious	Sweet Veil
	Steenee	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	Oblivious	Sweet Veil
	Tsareena	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	Queenly Majesty	Sweet Veil
	Zarude	Dark	Grass	Leaf Guard	None	None
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

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 Vietnamese Phòng Vệ Lá Cây

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