Guard Split (move)

Guard Split ガードシェア Guard Share

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Clever Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Clever Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Guard Split (Japanese: ガードシェア Guard Share) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Guard Split averages the user's Defense and Special Defense stats with those of the target Pokémon. Both the user's and the target's stat changes are ignored when calculating the average.

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

Stats changes, as well as Assault Vest, Eviolite and other Defense/Special Defense increasing effects, all use the Pokémon’s altered stats rather than its original stats in calculation.

Once switched out, the Pokémon’s altered stats return to normal.

When used on or by a Pokémon with altered stats, Guard Split uses the Pokémon’s altered stats rather than the original to calculate the new average.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Guard Split, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Guard Split will fail if used in a Tera Raid Battle (on Boss and allies alike).

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
								SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	55BW 45B2W2	45	45	35	35
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	48BW 34B2W2	34	34	36	36
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	54BW 34B2W2	34	34	38	38
0380		Latias		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	75	1, 75XY 46ORAS	46	65	65	65
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous	33	33	33	48
0562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous				48
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous	33	33	33	56
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	50	50	50	24
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	56	56	56	24
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral		27	27	5		5
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		27	21	7		7
0720		Hoopa All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		35XY 29ORAS	29			29
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1	25
0831		Wooloo		Field		Field				12
0832		Dubwool		Field		Field				12
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous				56
0876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy				45		45
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
						V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
								SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	−	✔	✔		✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster	−	✔	✔		✔	✔
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
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 VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	Island Scan - Blush MountainUSUM
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

Guard Split averages the user's Defense and Special Defense stats with those of the target Pokémon.

Description

Games Description MDGtI It adds the Defense of you and the target, then shares it equally. It also shares the Special Defense equally. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.) SMD It adds together the Defense of you and the target, and then it splits the total equally. It also splits the total Sp. Def equally. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In Giant Chasm, Gorm told his Cofagrigus to use Guard Split, but the move was executed off-panel.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Variations of the move Power Split
Power Split •

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