Safeguard (move)

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Safeguard
しんぴのまもり Mysterious Protection
Safeguard IX.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user and all allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

Safeguard (Japanese: しんぴのまもり Mysterious Protection) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM20 from Generation III to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and TM19 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

  This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: Can a disobedient Pokémon put itself to sleep while under the effect of Safeguard (in each generation)?
You can discuss this on the talk page.

Generation II

Safeguard prevents the user and its allies from being inflicted with non-volatile status conditions and confusion for five turns. Existing status conditions are not cured by Safeguard and have their effects as normal.

Safeguard does not protect from self-inflicted sleep from Rest, but does prevent confusion due to fatigue after using Outrage, Petal Dance, or Thrash. Safeguard does not prevent a Pokémon becoming confused due to its held Berserk Gene.

Generation III

Safeguard no longer prevents confusion due to fatigue after using Outrage, Petal Dance, or Thrash. It also does not prevent allies from being confused by a held Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav or Iapapa Berry.

Safeguard prevents a Pokémon from being made drowsy by Yawn, but will not prevent it from falling asleep due to its effect if it is already drowsy.

Safeguard does not protect the user from being inflicted with a status condition by making contact with a Pokémon with the Ability Effect Spore, Static, Flame Body or Poison Point.

Generation IV

Safeguard prevents allies from being confused by a Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav or Iapapa Berry (regardless of whether it is consumed as a held item, via Fling, or via Bug Bite or Pluck) as well as being burned or poisoned by a held Flame Orb or Toxic Orb.

Safeguard is removed from a Pokémon's side of the field if it is hit by Defog (even if it was used by an ally).

Generation V onwards

Safeguard no longer prevents allies from being confused by a Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav or Iapapa Berry (regardless of whether it is consumed as a held item, via Fling, or via Bug Bite or Pluck). Safeguard no longer prevents allies from being burned or poisoned by a held Flame Orb or Toxic Orb. Safeguard now protects the user from being inflicted with a status condition when making contact with a Pokémon with the Ability Effect Spore, Static, Flame Body or Poison Point. Safeguard can be bypassed by Infiltrator.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Safeguard, the user's Speed stat is also raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A mystic power that protects the user from status problems for five turns.
GSC Prevents all status problems.
RSEColo.XD A mystical force prevents all status problems.*
Prevents status abnormality with a mystical power.*
FRLG It protects the user's party from all status problems for five turns.
DPPtHGSS The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for five turns.*
The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems like poison, paralysis, burn, and sleep.*
PBR
BWB2W2
The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for five turns.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0012    
 
Bug Bug 40 40 34 36 36 25 28 28
0037     Field Field 25 33 27 27BW
36B2W2
36XY
34ORAS
34 44 44 44
0037  
Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field 34
0038     Field Field 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rem.
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 1
0086     Water 1 Field 48 49 51 51 51 51 51 51
0087    
 
Water 1 Field 60 64 51 61 61 61 61 61
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 46 53RSE
50FRLG
50 50 50 50 36 36
0122  
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0131    
 
Monster Water 1 50 43 43 43 43 43
0146    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 61 61 43 43 43 43 10 10 10
0146  
Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 10 10
0147     Water 1 Dragon 43 43 41 45 45 45 40 40 40
0148     Water 1 Dragon 47 47 47 53 53 53 46 46 46
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon 47 47 47 53 53 53 46 46 46
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 99 99RSE
55FRLG
93 86 1 1 24 24 24
0152     Monster Grass 43 43 39 39 39 39 39 39
0153     Monster Grass 47 47 46 46 46 46 46 46
0154     Monster Grass 51 51 54 54 54 54 54 54
0165    
 
Bug Bug 22 22 14 14 14 12 12
0166    
 
Bug Bug 24 24 14 14 14 12 12
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 31 36RSE
33FRLG
37 37 37 37 36 36
0176    
 
Flying Fairy 31 36RSE
33FRLG
37 37 37 37 36 36
0202     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0213    
 
Bug Bug 23 23 22DP
14PtHGSS
19BW
16B2W2
16 16 20 20
0249    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 11 11 9DPPt
65HGSS
65 65 65 18 18 18
0250    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 11 11 9DPPt
65HGSS
65 65 65 18 18 18
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 10 10 10 10 10 10
0333    
 
Flying Dragon 21 18 18BW
13B2W2
13XY
9ORAS
9 24 24 24
0334    
 
Flying Dragon 21 18 18BW
13B2W2
13XY
9ORAS
9 24 24 24
0350     Water 1 Dragon 50 45 45 45XY
41ORAS
37 36 36 36
0358     Amorphous Amorphous 41 41 41 41XY
37ORAS
37 37 37
0360     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 15 15 15 15 15 1 1
0368     Water 1 Water 1 23
0370     Water 2 Water 2 48 51 55 55 49 49 49
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 15 15 15 15XY
1ORAS
1
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 15 15 15 15XY
1ORAS
1
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral 30 30BW
25B2W2
25 25 24 24 24
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral 30 30BW
25B2W2
25 25 24 24 24
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50 50 50 36 36
0456     Water 2 Water 2 29 29 29 29 29 29
0457     Water 2 Water 2 29 29 29 29 29 29
0468    
 
Flying Fairy 1 1
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Rem.*
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Rem.*
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Rem.*
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 11 11 11 11 48 48 48
0594     Water 1 Water 2 45 45 45 45
0666  
Vivillon
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug 41 41 31
0669  
Flabébé
All forms
  Fairy Fairy 10
0670  
Floette
All forms
  Fairy Fairy 10
0671  
Florges
All forms
  Fairy Fairy 1
0684     Fairy Fairy 67 67
0685     Fairy Fairy 67 67
0703    
 
Fairy Mineral 70 70
0718  
Zygarde
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 5 5 24
0719    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 70 70
0771     Water 1 Water 1 13 15
0780    
 
Monster Dragon 33 20
0793    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 31
0866    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0930    
 
Grass Grass 1
0954    
 
Bug Bug Rem.
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
0001    
 
Monster Grass
0027     Field Field
0058     Field Field
0072    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0115     Monster Monster
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0179     Monster Field
0194    
 
Water 1 Field
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0741  
Oricorio
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
TM20
0001    
 
Monster Grass
0002    
 
Monster Grass
0003    
 
Monster Grass
0012    
 
Bug Bug
0026     Field Fairy
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0027     Field Field
0027  
Sandshrew
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0028     Field Field
0028  
Sandslash
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0037     Field Field
0037  
Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0038     Field Field
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0045    
 
Grass Grass
0058     Field Field
0059     Field Field
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0072    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0073    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0079  
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
  Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0080  
Slowbro
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0086     Water 1 Field
0087    
 
Water 1 Field
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0113     Fairy Fairy
0115     Monster Monster
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0122  
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0131    
 
Monster Water 1
0146    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0146  
Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0147     Water 1 Dragon
0148     Water 1 Dragon
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0152     Monster Grass
0153     Monster Grass
0154     Monster Grass
0165    
 
Bug Bug
0166    
 
Bug Bug
0173     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0174    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0179     Monster Field
0180     Monster Field
0181     Monster Field
0182     Grass Grass
0191     Grass Grass
0192     Grass Grass
0194    
 
Water 1 Field
0195    
 
Water 1 Field
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0199  
Slowking
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0202     Amorphous Amorphous
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0213    
 
Bug Bug
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0222  
Corsola
Galarian Form
  Water 1 Water 3
0242     Fairy Fairy
0249    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0250    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0252     Monster Dragon
0253     Monster Dragon
0254     Monster Dragon
0267    
 
Bug Bug
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0285     Fairy Grass
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0327     Field Human-Like
0333    
 
Flying Dragon
0334    
 
Flying Dragon
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0350     Water 1 Dragon
0357    
 
Monster Grass
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0360     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0361     Fairy Mineral
0362     Fairy Mineral
0368     Water 1 Water 1
0369    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0370     Water 2 Water 2
0377     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0378     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0379     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0382     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0383     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0387     Monster Grass
0388     Monster Grass
0389    
 
Monster Grass
0413  
Wormadam
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug
0414    
 
Bug Bug
0420     Fairy Grass
0421     Fairy Grass
0433     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0440     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0456     Water 2 Water 2
0457     Water 2 Water 2
0459    
 
Monster Grass
0460    
 
Monster Grass
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0483  
Dialga
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0484  
Palkia
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0486     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487  
Giratina
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0489     Water 1 Fairy
0490     Water 1 Fairy
0492  
Shaymin
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0495     Field Grass
0496     Field Grass
0497     Field Grass
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0531     Fairy Fairy
0540    
 
Bug Bug
0541    
 
Bug Bug
0542    
 
Bug Bug
0546    
 
Grass Fairy
0547    
 
Grass Fairy
0548     Grass Grass
0549     Grass Grass
0556     Grass Grass
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0562  
Yamask
Galarian Form
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0585  
Deerling
All forms
 
 
Field Field
0586  
Sawsbuck
All forms
 
 
Field Field
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
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0636    
 
Bug Bug
0637    
 
Bug Bug
0638    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0639    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0640    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0643    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0644    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0646  
Kyurem
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0647  
Keldeo
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0666  
Vivillon
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug
0669  
Flabébé
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0670  
Floette
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0670  
Floette
Eternal Flower
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0671  
Florges
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0677     Field Field
0678  
Meowstic
All forms
  Field Field
0684     Fairy Fairy
0685     Fairy Fairy
0688    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0698    
 
Monster Monster
0699    
 
Monster Monster
0700     Field Field
0703    
 
Fairy Mineral
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0712     Monster Mineral
0713     Monster Mineral
0718  
Zygarde
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0719    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720  
Hoopa
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0722    
 
Flying Flying
0723    
 
Flying Flying
0724    
 
Flying Flying
0741  
Oricorio
All forms
 
 
Flying Flying
0742    
 
Bug Fairy
0743    
 
Bug Fairy
0747    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0748    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0752    
 
Water 1 Bug
0753     Grass Grass
0754     Grass Grass
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0756    
 
Grass Grass
0761     Grass Grass
0762     Grass Grass
0763     Grass Grass
0764     Grass Grass
0765    
 
Field Field
0771     Water 1 Water 1
0774  
Minior
All forms
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0780    
 
Monster Dragon
0782     Dragon Dragon
0783    
 
Dragon Dragon
0784    
 
Dragon Dragon
0785    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0786    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0787    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0788    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0791    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0792    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0793    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0805    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered USUM
0816     Water 1 Field
0817     Water 1 Field
0818     Water 1 Field
0825    
 
Bug Bug
0826    
 
Bug Bug
0842    
 
Grass Dragon
0856     Fairy Fairy
0857     Fairy Fairy
0858    
 
Fairy Fairy
0864     Water 1 Water 3
0866    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0867    
 
Mineral Amorphous
0869  
Alcremie
All forms
  Fairy Amorphous
0873    
 
Bug Bug
0874     Mineral Mineral
0876  
Indeedee
Female
 
 
Fairy Fairy
0889  
Zamazenta
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898  
Calyrex
All forms
 
 
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.
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 event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0177    
 
Flying Flying New York Pokémon Center
0234     Field Field New York City Pokémon Center
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

Safeguard targets all team members in the same room, giving them the Safeguard status condition. This status prevents affected Pokémon from being afflicted by bad status conditions (including sleep from Drowsy), as well as move seals. Safeguard will not cure already existing status conditions. This lasts for 16-20RBTDS / 21GtISMD turns. This move is affected by Snatch.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 15 - —% - Entire room Party Yes
MDTDS - - 13 - —% - Entire room Party Yes
BSL - - 13 - —% - Entire room Party Yes
MDGtI - - 13 50 —% - Entire room Party Yes
SMD - - 13 30 —% - Entire room Party Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Status 3 2 —% Allied Side Applies the Status Condition Defense effect to the allied field of play. Melony & Lapras

Past description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Blocks status conditions from affecting the allied field of play.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Safeguard is Blissey's second move. It is obtained by evolving at level 4 and upgrading Heal Pulse into it instead of Soft-Boiled. The user grants both the targeted ally and themself a shield for 3s; purging hindrances and making both immune to hindrances for 3s. At level 10, the shield value is increased.

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user and team members in the same room gain the Safeguard status, which prevents status problems.
MDTDS Gives the Pokémon that uses this move and all team members in the room the Safeguard status, which prevents status problems.
BSL おなじへやの なかまポケモンと じぶんを しんぴのまもりじょうたいに かえて わるいじょうたいに ならないようにする
MDGtI You and your teammates in the same room will get the Safeguard status, which prevents you from having bad status conditions.
SMD You and your teammates in the same room get the Safeguard status condition, which prevents you from having bad status conditions.
MDRTDX You and your teammates in the same room get the Safeguard condition, which prevents you from having bad statuses.


In the anime

 
Dragonair
 
Delcatty
 
Slowking
 
Vivillon
The user creates a protective field.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Lugia spreads its wings and a large light blue or green barrier forms around it, repelling attacks from it.
Lugia (M02) The Power of One Debut
Lugia (anime) A Promise is a Promise None
  Butterfree becomes surrounded in a blue barrier, repelling attacks, or Butterfree's body becomes outlined in light green. Then, its body starts to glow light green and it can block attacks.
Lisa's Butterfree Spell of the Unown: Entei None
Jeremy's Butterfree Weekend Warrior None
  Celebi crouches together and becomes surrounded in a pink and green, or just green energy shield.
Celebi (M04) Celebi: The Voice of the Forest None
A wild Celebi Celebi and Joy! None
  Dragonair's body becomes covered in a blue-green aura that protects it from attacks.
Clair's Dragonair Great Bowls of Fire! None
  Latias's eyes glow light blue. Then a blue force field comes out of Latias's body and can stop attacks.
Latias (M05) Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias None
  Latios's eyes glow light blue. Then, his body starts to glow light blue and a bright blue force field surrounds Latios's body, stopping attacks.
Latios (M05) Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias None
  Milotic's body becomes outlined in green.
Robert's Milotic Win, Lose or Drew! None
Wallace's Milotic Our Cup Runneth Over! None
  Togepi's body glows blue, then it becomes surrounded by a blue force field that stops attacks.
Misty's Togepi A Togepi Mirage! None
A wild Togepi A Togepi Mirage! None
  Togetic's body glows blue and a blue force field surrounds it.
Misty's Togetic A Togepi Mirage! None
  Delcatty's body glows light blue and it creates a light blue force field around itself that protects it from attacks.
Dr. Abby's Johnny Delcatty Got Your Tongue None
  Ralts's body becomes outlined in green and a green barrier appears around it, blocking anything from getting in.
A Ralts Max befriended Do I Hear a Ralts? None
  Gorebyss becomes surrounded in a green aura that blocks any attacks.
Juan's Gorebyss The Great Eight Fate! None
  Wynaut's body glows green, blocking any attacks, or Wynaut's body glows teal and a green force field appears around Wynaut's body, protecting it from attacks.
Multiple wild Wynaut Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut? None
Multiple wild Wynaut Pikachu's Island Adventure None
  A green force field appears around Abra, preventing anything from getting through to Abra.
A wild Abra Fear Factor Phony None
  Deoxys's body glows green and it pushes out a green barrier from its body that prevents anything from getting in.
Deoxys (anime) Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1) None
  A light green barrier appears around Bronzor's body, protecting it from attacks.
A Trainer's Bronzor The Rise of Darkrai None
  Slowking leans its head forward and the gem on its crown glows light green. A large, crystallized barrier appears around Slowking's body, protecting it from attacks.
Conway's Slowking Tag! We're It...! None
  Finneon's body becomes outlined in turquoise, then its whole body glows green, protecting it from attacks.
Zoey's Finneon Staging a Heroes' Welcome! None
  Togekiss crosses its wings and its body starts to glow green. Then, it opens up its wings and a large green barrier comes out of its body, repelling attacks, or Togekiss faces its head towards the sky and it spins around. Two light green vortexes form on top and below Togekiss's body as it spins, and a cylinder of sparkling green energy appears around Togekiss's body.
Dawn's Togekiss Dawn of a Royal Day! None
  Vivillon's body glows white and it forms a silver force field around its body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Vivillon To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler! None
  A turquoise force field appears in front of Altaria's body, protecting it from attacks.
Three wild Altaria Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  A turquoise force field appears in front of a Plant Cloak Wormadam's body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Wormadam Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  A turquoise force field appears in front of Sandy Cloak Wormadam's body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Wormadam Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  A turquoise force field appears in front of Trash Cloak Wormadam's body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Wormadam Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None


In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

 
Safeguard ending in Battle Revolution.
  • Safeguard displays an animation when it ends in Pokémon Battle Revolution.
  • Despite having distinct effects in the games, Reflect, Light Screen, Barrier, Protect, and Safeguard are often depicted in the anime seemingly sharing the same effect that Protect has in the games (protecting the user from most the effect of moves).


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 神秘守護 Sàhnbei Sáuwuh *
神秘護身 Sàhnbei Wuhsān *
Mandarin 神秘守護 / 神秘守护 Shénmì Shǒuhù *
神秘護身 Shénmì Hùshēn *
神秘护身 Shénmì Hùshēn *
神秘的守護 Shénmì-de Shǒuhù *
  Dutch Beveiliging
  Finnish Suojakilpi
Suojaus (AG110)
  French Rune Protect
  German Bodyguard
  Greek Περιφρούρηση
  Indonesian Pertahanan
  Italian Salvaguardia
  Korean 신비의부적 Sinbi-uibujeok
  Polish Obrona
Portuguese   Brazil Salvaguarda
  Portugal Salvaguarda
Abrigo
  Serbian Obezbeđenje
Spanish   Latin America Salvaguarda (EP222, XY012)
Escudo (EP253, AG060-AG110, AG151)
Protección* (AG035, AG146, AG172, DP077)
Campo de Fuerza (AG045)
Escudo Protector (AG171)
Salvavidas (DP050)
Resguardo (DP075)
Velo Sagrado (DP171-DP177)
  Spain Velo Sagrado
  Vietnamese Thần Chú Bảo Vệ



Variations of the move Safeguard
  Lucky ChantMistSafeguard


Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
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2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
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2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
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4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
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4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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8081828384858687888990919293949596979899


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