Wide Guard (move)

Wide Guard ワイドガード Wide Guard

Battles Type  Rock Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +3 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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Your Side: Affects the user's side of the field

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

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

Wide Guard (Japanese: ワイドガード Wide Guard) is a non-damaging Rock-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Main article: Protection

Wide Guard protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field for the rest of that turn from moves that can target multiple Pokémon, even those used by an ally that strike all Pokémon on the field (such as Earthquake and Surf). Wide Guard will block these moves even in Single Battles.

If the user goes last in the turn, the move will fail.

If a damaging Z-Move that targets multiple Pokémon targets a Pokémon protected by Wide Guard, the Z-Move will bypass Wide Guard but only do 25% of the original damage. Moves that break protection, like Feint, will remove the effects of Wide Guard. The Ability Unseen Fist allows contact moves to bypass Wide Guard.

Moves that are unaffected by protection are listed here.

This move has +3 priority, so it will be executed before most other moves.

Generation V-VI

In Generation V only, the chance that Wide Guard will succeed drops each time the user successfully and consecutively uses Endure, any protection move that only affects the user, Quick Guard, or Wide Guard. Each time, the chance of success is multiplied by 1/2.

Also in Generation V, if a Pokémon uses Feint or Shadow Force to attack its own ally who is protected by Wide Guard, Wide Guard will not be dispelled.

In Generations V and VI, Wide Guard could not block status moves that target multiple Pokémon.

Generation VII onwards

Due to an oversight, in version 1.0 of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Wide Guard reduces the damage of all damaging Z-Moves, rather than just damaging Z-Moves that target multiple Pokémon; this was fixed in version 1.1 of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. (There are no damaging Z-Moves that target multiple Pokémon in Pokémon Sun and Moon.)

If powered up by a Rockium Z into Z-Wide Guard, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn. If used in succession, its chances of failing rises. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
								SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	1	1	1	1	1
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	41	41	41	21	21	21
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1	1	1
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	23B2W2	23	23	16	16
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	46	46	46	21	21	21
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	−	−	−		−	30
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster	−	−	−		−	Rem.
0458		Mantyke		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	23B2W2	23	23	16	16
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	−	23ORAS	23	56	56	56
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	−	1ORAS	1		1	1
0486		Regigigas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	40	40	40	48	48	48
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like	45	45	37	15
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3	25	25	25	18
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3	25	25	25	18
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2	53	1, 53	1, 61			13
0620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like	45	45	45	20		20
0713		Avalugg		Monster	Mineral		−	1USUM	1		1
0713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral						1
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1			17	5		5
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1			17	1		1
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug			1	1		1
0791		Solgaleo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			67	77		77
0792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			67	77		77
0797		Celesteela		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1	10
0799		Guzzlord		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1	25
0805		Stakataka		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			53USUM	30
0873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug				48		48
0874		Stonjourner		Mineral		Mineral				48		48
0889		Zamazenta All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				1		1
0934		Garganacl		Mineral		Mineral						1
0936		Armarouge		Human-Like		Human-Like						1
0973		Flamigo		Flying		Flying						44
1006		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						84
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
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	−	✔	✔		✔
0074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	−	✔	✔		✔	✔
0074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral			✔			✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	−	−	✔USUM	✔	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	−	✔	✔	✔	✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	−	✔
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	−	✔	✔		✔	✔
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔		✔	−
0458		Mantyke		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	−	✔
0524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral	−	✔	✔	✔
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral	−	✔	✔	✔
0650		Chespin		Field		Field		−	−			✔
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0739		Crabrawler		Water 3		Water 3			✔			✔
0759		Stufful		Field		Field			✔	−
0767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔
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
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral	Island Scan - Akala OutskirtsUSUM
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 VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral	2014 World Championships Aegislash
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 VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	2019 World Championships Aerodactyl
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon	Easter Egg Turtonator Korean Egg Turtonator
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

The user gives itself and teammates in the same room the Wide Guard status condition for one turn. This status protects Pokémon from wide-ranging moves. The Pokémon can still take damage from items or explosions.

The chance of the move failing rises if the user's most recently used move was Wide Guard or a move that evades enemies' attacks (such as Protect or Endure).

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners 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: MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Cost in move-gauge slots	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Wide Guard	Status	1	1	—	—	100%	Self	—	The user takes up a defensive posture. Using this move again will make the user leave this defensive posture. No other actions can be taken when in this defensive posture. Nullifies moves that target all allies when hit by such a move while in this defensive posture, then the user leaves the defensive posture.	Roxanne & Nosepass/Probopass Lana & Araquanid

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): ...Nullifies moves that target all allies when hit by such a move while in this defensive posture.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Wide Guard is Aegislash's second move. It is obtained by reaching level 8 and upgrading Iron Defense into it instead of Iron Head. The user focuses in place for a short time to create a great shield on them. When this shield appears, boost count increases by 1, granting a shield to the user and shoves enemies in front. While this shield is active, enemy player attacks increase boost count by 1 for each different enemy player (capping at 4). When this move ends, shove enemies in front of the user once again and slow them for 2s. At level 13, the move's cooldown is reduced.

Description

Games Description MDGtI You and your teammates in the same room will get the Wide Guard status, which protects them from wide-ranging moves. Its chance of failing rises if you use it multiple times in a row. SMD You and your teammates in the same room will get the Wide Guard status condition, which protects you from wide-ranging moves. MDRTDX You and your teammates in the same room will get the Wide Guard condition, which protects you from wide-ranging moves.

In the anime

Garganacl
The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Garganacl raises its arms and forms a wall of orange hexagonal shapes in front of itself, protecting it from widespread attacks.
Sidian's Garganacl	Rivals in the Dark of Night!		Debut

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

Trivia

• In the Brazilian Portuguese version of Pokémon UNITE, this move received two different localized names: Vasta Proteção and Defesa Aberta, the latter only being seen after Aegislash reaches level 13 and upgrades the move into Wide Guard+.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 廣域防守 Gwóngwihk Fòhngsáu Mandarin 廣域防守 / 广域防守 Guǎngyù Fángshǒu French Garde Large German Rundumschutz Italian Bodyguard Korean 와이드가드 Waideugadeu Brazilian Portuguese Vasta Proteção Defesa Aberta* Spanish Vasta GuardiaIX+ VastaguardiaV–VIII

Variations of the move Quick Guard
Quick Guard • Wide Guard • Crafty Shield

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