Pain Split (move)

Pain Split
いたみわけ Pain Split
Pain Split IX.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  %
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • 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 II
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

Pain Split (Japanese: いたみわけ Pain Split) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Misdreavus, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via breeding.

Effect

Generation II

Pain Split adds the current HP of the user and target Pokémon. It then divides this value by two, rounds down if necessary, and increases or decreases the HP of each Pokémon to become equal to the result (limited by each Pokémon's maximum HP). This setting of HP is not subject to effects such as Counter or Bide. Pain Split does not employ type effectiveness, so it can also affect Ghost-type Pokémon.

Pain Split has an accuracy of 100.

Pain Split fails if the target is behind a substitute.

Generation III

Pain Split now bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

In Generation III only, a loss of HP due to Pain Split contributes to the accumulated damage of Bide; it still is not subject to other effects such as Counter.

Pain Split can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Endure was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV onwards

Pain Split can no longer contribute to the accumulated damage of Bide.

It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if the move Endure was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Pain Split, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A move that adds the HPs of the user and the target, then divides the total between them.
GSC Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total.
RSE Adds the user and foe's HP, then shares them equally.
FRLG The user adds its HP to the foe's HP, then equally shares the total HP.
Colo.XD Adds the user and target's HP, then shares it equally.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user adds its HP to the foe's HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the foe.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the target.
SV The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0200   Misdreavus
  Amorphous Amorphous 36 37 28 32 32 32 32BDSP 32
0316   Gulpin
  Amorphous Amorphous 44BDSP 44
0317   Swalot
  Amorphous Amorphous 54BDSP
0353   Shuppet
  Amorphous Amorphous 19BDSP
0354   Banette
  Amorphous Amorphous 19BDSP
0429   Mismagius
  Amorphous Amorphous 1BDSP
0487   Giratina
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 49SwSh
56BDSP
49
0568   Trubbish
  Mineral Mineral 37
0569   Garbodor
  Mineral Mineral 39
0577   Solosis
  Amorphous Amorphous 33 33 33 33
0578   Duosion
  Amorphous Amorphous 34 34 34 35
0579   Reuniclus
  Amorphous Amorphous 34 34 34 35
0607   Litwick
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 55 55 55 48 48
0608   Lampent
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 61 61 61 52 52
0609   Chandelure
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0650   Chespin
  Field Field 45 45 45
0651   Quilladin
  Field Field 52 52 47
0652   Chesnaught
 
 
Field Field 52 60 60
0710   Pumpkaboo
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 42 42 44
0711   Gourgeist
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 42 42 44
0759   Stufful
 
 
Field Field 41 40
0760   Bewear
 
 
Field Field 49 48
0771   Pyukumuku
  Water 1 Water 1 33 40
0778   Mimikyu
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 50 60 60
0801   Magearna
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 65 78 78
0946   Bramblin
 
 
Grass Grass 50
0947   Brambleghast
 
 
Grass Grass 50
0987   Flutter Mane
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 77
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
0109   Koffing
  Amorphous Amorphous
0316   Gulpin
  Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0355   Duskull
  Amorphous Amorphous
0442   Spiritomb
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0592   Frillish
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0594   Alomomola
  Water 1 Water 2
0618   Stunfisk
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0618   Stunfisk
Galarian Form
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0852   Clobbopus
  Water 1 Human-Like
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE
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
0088   Grimer
  Amorphous Amorphous
0088   Grimer
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0089   Muk
  Amorphous Amorphous
0089   Muk
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0092   Gastly
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0093   Haunter
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0094   Gengar
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0105   Marowak
Alolan Form
 
 
Monster Monster
0109   Koffing
  Amorphous Amorphous
0110   Weezing
  Amorphous Amorphous
0114   Tangela
  Grass Grass
0120   Staryu
  Water 3 Water 3
0121   Starmie
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0137   Porygon
  Mineral Mineral
0151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0174   Igglybuff
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0177   Natu
 
 
Flying Flying
0178   Xatu
 
 
Flying Flying
0200   Misdreavus
  Amorphous Amorphous
0204   Pineco
  Bug Bug
0205   Forretress
 
 
Bug Bug
0206   Dunsparce
  Field Field
0211   Qwilfish
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0218   Slugma
  Amorphous Amorphous
0219   Magcargo
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0233   Porygon2
  Mineral Mineral
0280   Ralts
 
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281   Kirlia
 
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282   Gardevoir
 
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0299   Nosepass
  Mineral Mineral
0302   Sableye
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0303   Mawile
 
 
Field Fairy
0307   Meditite
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308   Medicham
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0316   Gulpin
  Amorphous Amorphous
0317   Swalot
  Amorphous Amorphous
0337   Lunatone
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0338   Solrock
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0345   Lileep
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0346   Cradily
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0353   Shuppet
  Amorphous Amorphous
0354   Banette
  Amorphous Amorphous
0355   Duskull
  Amorphous Amorphous
0356   Dusclops
  Amorphous Amorphous
0409   Rampardos
  Monster Monster
0422   Shellos
  Water 1 Amorphous
0423   Gastrodon
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0425   Drifloon
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426   Drifblim
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0429   Mismagius
  Amorphous Amorphous
0442   Spiritomb
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0465   Tangrowth
  Grass Grass
0474   Porygon-Z
  Mineral Mineral
0475   Gallade
 
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0476   Probopass
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0477   Dusknoir
  Amorphous Amorphous
0478   Froslass
 
 
Fairy Mineral
0479   Rotom
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0487   Giratina
Altered Forme
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0517   Munna
  Field Field
0518   Musharna
  Field Field
0531   Audino
  Fairy Fairy
0538   Throh
  Human-Like Human-Like
0539   Sawk
  Human-Like Human-Like
0562   Yamask
  Mineral Amorphous
0563   Cofagrigus
  Mineral Amorphous
0568   Trubbish
  Mineral Mineral
0569   Garbodor
  Mineral Mineral
0577   Solosis
  Amorphous Amorphous
0578   Duosion
  Amorphous Amorphous
0579   Reuniclus
  Amorphous Amorphous
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
0618   Stunfisk
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0650   Chespin
  Field Field
0651   Quilladin
  Field Field
0652   Chesnaught
 
 
Field Field
0708   Phantump
 
 
Grass Amorphous
0709   Trevenant
 
 
Grass Amorphous
0710   Pumpkaboo
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711   Gourgeist
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0718   Zygarde
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0747   Mareanie
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
0748   Toxapex
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
0759   Stufful
 
 
Field Field
0760   Bewear
 
 
Field Field
0764   Comfey
  Grass Grass
0765   Oranguru
 
 
Field Field
0768   Golisopod
 
 
Bug Water 3
0769   Sandygast
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0770   Palossand
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0771   Pyukumuku
  Water 1 Water 1
0778   Mimikyu
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0779   Bruxish
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0781   Dhelmise
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0793   Nihilego
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801   Magearna
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0806   Blacephalon
 
 
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.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0172   Pichu
Spiky-eared
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Spiky-eared Pichu - Ilex ForestHGSS (requires Pikachu-colored Pichu)
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0353   Shuppet
  Amorphous Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0355   Duskull
  Amorphous Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0442   Spiritomb
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0594   Alomomola
  Water 1 Water 2 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0110   Weezing
  Amorphous Amorphous Regina's Weezing (The Isle of Armor)
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

Pain Split targets a Pokémon in front, distributing its and the user's HP equally between the two.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy No
BSL - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI - - 17 50 100% - Front All No
SMD - - 17 40 100% - Front All No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Pain Split is Trevenant's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 7 and upgrading Branch Poke into it instead of Horn Leech. The user creates a link between them and a designated enemy for 6s. While the link holds, a portion of the damage the user receives is redirected to the linked enemy. The lower the user's remaining HP, the greater the percentage of damage that is redirected. Additionally, if the user's percentage of remaining HP is lower than the linked enemy, this move continuously deals damage and recovers the user's HP equal to the damage dealt every .5s. If the user and the linked enemy are too far apart, the link will disappear. Using this move increases the user's movement speed for a short time. At level 13, the link's duration is increased to 8.5s.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Adds the HP of the user and the target, then shares it equally.
MDTDS Adds the HP of the user and the target, then shares it equally between the two Pokémon.
BSL じぶんと てきポケモンの HPを たして おたがいに はんぶんずつにして わけあう
MDGtI It adds the HP of you and the target, then shares it equally.
SMD It adds together the HP of you and the target, which it then shares it equally between you.
MDRTDX It adds together the HP of you and the enemy and then shares the total equally between you.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.
  • If Shedinja uses Pain Split (via Mimic), it will cut the target's HP in half, similarly to Super Fang.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 分擔痛楚 Fāndāam Tungchó *
分享痛楚 Fānhéung Tungchó *
Mandarin 分擔痛楚 / 分担痛楚 Fēndān Tòngchǔ *
分享痛楚 Fēnxiǎng Tòngchǔ *
  French Balance
  German Leidteiler
  Greek Κατανομή Οδύνης
  Italian Malcomune
  Korean 아픔나누기 Apeum Nanugi
  Brazilian Portuguese Divisão de Dor
  Serbian Podela bola
  Spanish Divide Dolor
  Vietnamese Chia Cơn Đau


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