Quick Guard (move)

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Quick Guard ファストガード Fast Guard

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +3 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Your Party: Affects the user and all allies

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Works great if the user goes first this turn.

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

Quick Guard (Japanese: ファストガード Fast Guard) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Generation V

Quick Guard protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field from moves that have increased priority during that turn, such as Quick Attack or Aqua Jet. It does not block moves that have been given an increased priority through Prankster that would not usually have one.

Using Quick Guard, Wide Guard, Detect, Protect, or Endure consecutively decreases the chance of success by 50% for each successful use.

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

Feint and Shadow Force lift the effect of Quick Guard from the opponent's team when successfully used on an opponent, and Feint hits despite being an increased priority move. When used on an ally, Feint is blocked by Quick Guard.

Generation VI onwards

Quick Guard will now block moves given an increased priority through Prankster and Gale Wings. However, even if given priority by these Abilities, Quick Guard cannot block any moves that would normally bypass Protect, Detect and Spiky Shield, such as Confide and Transform.

Using Quick Guard consecutively no longer decreases its chance of success, although it still decreases the chance of success for Protect, Detect, Endure, King's Shield, and Spiky Shield.

Hyperspace Fury, Hyperspace Hole, and Phantom Force will lift the effect of Quick Guard from the target's team when used successfully. Feint and Shadow Force now lift the effect of Quick Guard from all allies, if they hit an ally.

If powered up by a Fightinium Z into Z-Quick Guard, the user's Defense raises one stage.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves. If used in succession, its chance of failing rises. XYORAS SM The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying		43ORAS	43
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying		51ORAS	51
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	31	31
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		51ORAS	51
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	46	46	46
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		41ORAS	41
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon		53ORAS	53
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon		57ORAS	57
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying		25ORAS	25
0277		Swellow		Flying		Flying		27ORAS	27
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	33	33	33
0475		Gallade		Amorphous		Amorphous		11ORAS	11
0539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like	45	45	37
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3	25	25	25
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3	25	25	25
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8
0619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like	45	45	45
0638		Cobalion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	55	1, 55	42
0639		Terrakion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	55	1, 55	42
0640		Virizion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	55	1, 55	42
0647		Keldeo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	55	55	55
0678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field		1, 53	1, 53
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field			1
0795		Pheromosa		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1
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	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
0190		Aipom		Field		Field		✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔
0335		Zangoose		Field		Field		✔	✔
0390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon		✔	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔
0650		Chespin		Field		Field		✔	✔
0661		Fletchling		Flying		Flying		✔	✔
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔
0701		Hawlucha		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔
0766		Passimian		Field		Field			✔
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 VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	Saori Yoshida's Machamp
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

In Gates to Infinity, Quick Guard protects the user from moves that are used from more than one space away until the end of their next move.

In the anime

Mienfoo
The user protects itself and its allies from moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mienfoo jumps into the air and puts its hands together in front of it with its palms touching. Its body then becomes outlined in a red outline, then it puts its arms forward. A pulsating bright red energy shield appear in front of Mienfoo's hands and goes around itself and others, protecting them from attacks. While the barrier is up, Mienfoo floats in the air.
Cliff's Mienfoo	The Beartic Mountain Feud!		Debut

• In Evolution Exchange Excitement!, Bianca's Escavalier was revealed to know Quick Guard. However, it has never been shown using the move.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 快速防守 Faaichūk Fòhngsáu * 先制防禦 Sīnjai Fòhngyuh * Mandarin 快速防守 Kuàisù Fángshǒu * 先制防禦 Xiānzhì Fángyù * Dutch Snelschild French Prévention German Rapidschutz Italian Anticipo Korean 퍼스트가드 First Guard Polish Szybka Obrona Portuguese Brazil Defesa Rápida Prevenção (TCG) Portugal Defesa Rápida Spanish Latin America Defensa Rápida Spain Anticipo

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

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