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. It is TM202 in Generation IX.

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
0200     Amorphous Amorphous 36 37 28 32 32 32 32 32
0316     Amorphous Amorphous 44 44
0317     Amorphous Amorphous 54
0353     Amorphous Amorphous 19
0354     Amorphous Amorphous 19
0429     Amorphous Amorphous 1
0487  
Giratina
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 49 56 49
0568     Mineral Mineral 37
0569     Mineral Mineral 39
0577     Amorphous Amorphous 33 33 33 33 33
0578     Amorphous Amorphous 34 34 34 35 35
0579     Amorphous Amorphous 34 34 34 35 35
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 55 55 55 48 48
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 61 61 61 52 52
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0650     Field Field 45 45 45
0651     Field Field 52 52 47
0652    
 
Field Field 52 60 60
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 42 42 44
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 42 42 44
0759    
 
Field Field 41 40
0760    
 
Field Field 49 48
0771     Water 1 Water 1 33 40
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 50 60 60
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 65 78 78
0946    
 
Grass Grass 50
0947    
 
Grass Grass 50
0987    
 
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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
Tutor
0024     Field Dragon
0037     Field Field
0037  
Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0038     Field Field
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0052     Field Field
0053     Field Field
0088     Amorphous Amorphous
0088  
Grimer
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0089     Amorphous Amorphous
0089  
Muk
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0105  
Marowak
Alolan Form
 
 
Monster Monster
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0110     Amorphous Amorphous
0110  
Weezing
Galarian Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0114     Grass Grass
0120     Water 3 Water 3
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0137     Mineral Mineral
0146  
Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0174    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0204     Bug Bug
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0206     Field Field
0211    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0211  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0218     Amorphous Amorphous
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0233     Mineral Mineral
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0299     Mineral Mineral
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0303    
 
Field Fairy
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0316     Amorphous Amorphous
0317     Amorphous Amorphous
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0386  
Deoxys
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0409     Monster Monster
0422  
Shellos
All forms
  Water 1 Amorphous
0423  
Gastrodon
All forms
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0465     Grass Grass
0474     Mineral Mineral
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0479  
Rotom
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487  
Giratina
Altered Forme
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0531     Fairy Fairy
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0568     Mineral Mineral
0569     Mineral Mineral
0570     Field Field
0570  
Zorua
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0571     Field Field
0571  
Zoroark
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0592  
Frillish
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0593  
Jellicent
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0594     Water 1 Water 2
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0618    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0647  
Keldeo
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0718  
Zygarde
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0747    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0748    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0759    
 
Field Field
0760    
 
Field Field
0764     Grass Grass
0765    
 
Field Field
0766     Field Field
0768    
 
Bug Water 3
0769    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0770    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0771     Water 1 Water 1
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0781    
 
Mineral Mineral
0793    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0806    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0855  
Polteageist
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous
0858    
 
Fairy Fairy
0869  
Alcremie
All forms
  Fairy Amorphous
0871     Water 1 Amorphous
0897     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0902  
Basculegion
All forms
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0904    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0918     Bug Bug
0943     Field Field
0946    
 
Grass Grass
0947    
 
Grass Grass
0948    
 
Grass Grass
0949    
 
Grass Grass
0961     Water 3 Water 3
0971     Field Field
0972     Field Field
0976    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0982  
Dudunsparce
All forms
  Field Field
0987    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1012  
Poltchageist
All forms
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
1013  
Sinistcha
All forms
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0316     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0592  
Frillish
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0594     Water 1 Water 2
0618    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0618  
Stunfisk
Galarian Form
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0852     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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0353     Amorphous Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0355     Amorphous Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0594     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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0110     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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


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


Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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