Gardevoir (Pokémon)

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Gardevoir サーナイト Sirnight #282
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Psychic ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Embrace Pokémon
Abilities Synchronize or Trace Trace Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #031 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 5'3" Imperial 1.6 m Metric 5'3"/1.6 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 106.7 lbs. Imperial 48.4 kg Metric 106.7 lbs./48.4 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color White	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Indeterminate group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 208 Battle Exp.: 2081*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Gardevoir (Japanese: サーナイト Sirnight) is a Psychic-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

The mini-skirt that Gardevoir had as a Kirlia is now an elegant ballroom gown. Gardevoir has white, skinny legs underneath the gown. Gardevoir has a red plate on its chest and another red plate on its back. Gardevoir's arms are now green and the red fin-like ridges it had on its head as Ralts/Kirlia are now gone.

Gender differences

None.

Behavior

Gardevoir are known widely for their loyalty to their trainers, even to the point of sacrificing their own life for them. In the wild they go in family groups, caring heavily for their young.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Gardevoir's first appearance was in Do I Hear a Ralts?. It was the parent of the sick Ralts that Max and Ash's Snorunt were taking to the Pokémon Center.

Its most recent appearance was in DP020. It belonged to a girl named Maria and then was stolen by Pokémon Hunter J. It proved to have a deep psychic connection with its trainer and was able to hear her through thought.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gardevoir is the spirit of a Pokémon who sacrificed itself for its trainer. It comes to the player in their dreams, explaining things and generally appearing after important periods in the game.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby Gardevoir has the ability to read the future. If it senses impending danger to its Trainer, this Pokémon is said to unleash its psychokinetic energy at full power. Sapphire Gardevoir has the psychokinetic power to distort the dimensions and create a small black hole. This Pokémon will try to protect its Trainer even at the risk of its own life. Emerald It apparently does not feel the pull of gravity because it supports itself with psychic power. It will give its life to protect its Trainer. FireRed It has the power to predict the future. Its power peaks when it is protecting its Trainer. LeafGreen It has the power to predict the future. Its power peaks when it is protecting its Trainer.
Generation IV Diamond It will try to guard its trusted Trainer with its life. It has the ability to see the future. Pearl It will try to guard its trusted Trainer with its life. It has the ability to see the future. Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

It does not appear in the wild and must be evolved from a captured Kirlia

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Kirlia
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 12 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Complete Murky Cave
Pokémon Ranger	Sekra Mountain Range

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 68		128 - 175	246 - 340
Attack: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Defense: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Atk: 125		117 - 194	229 - 383
Sp. Def: 115		108 - 183	211 - 361
Speed: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Total: 518	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Learnset

Start

Generation III

• Growl
• Confusion
• Double Team
• Teleport

Generation IV

• Growl
• Confusion
• Double Team
• Teleport

Leveling Up

Generation III

• 6 Confusion
• 11 Double Team
• 16 Teleport
• 21 Calm Mind
• 26 Psychic
• 33 Imprison
• 42 Future Sight
• 51 Hypnosis
• 60 Dream Eater

Generation IV

• 6 Confusion
• 11 Double Team
• 16 Teleport
• 21 Calm Mind
• 26 Psychic
• 33 Imprison
• 42 Future Sight
• 51 Hypnosis
• 60 Dream Eater

TM/HM

Generation III

Attract

Calm Mind

Double Team

Facade

Flash

Frustration

Hidden Power

Hyper Beam

Light Screen

Protect

Psychic

Rain Dance

Reflect

Rest

Return

Safeguard

Secret Power

Shadow Ball

Shock Wave

Skill Swap

Snatch

Sunny Day

Taunt

Thief

Thunderbolt

Torment

Toxic

Trivia

Out of the three original stages of Ralts, Gardevoir is the only one that had its name changed when it came to the U.S.

Origin

Gardevoir resembles a ballroom dancer. It is also made to resemble the ideals of elegance and beauty

Name origin

Gardevoir's name may be a combination of guardian and devoir, meaning duty. It's also notable that garde and voir means to keep and to see in French respectively. Its Japanese name may be taken to mean さあ、ナイト saa, naito, come, night.

In other languages

• German: Guardevoir
• French: Gardevoir
• Korean: ???

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Future Sight, the fanlisting for Gardevoir at The Anime Fanlistings Network

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