Safeguard (move)

Safeguard しんぴのまもり Mysterious Safeguard

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  25 (max. 40) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 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 II TM20 in Generation III TM20 in Generation IV TM20 in Generation V TM20 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Safeguard (Japanese: しんぴのまもり Mysterious Safeguard) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM20 since Generation III.

Effect

Safeguard prevents the user and its party from being affected by any status condition for five turns except those caused by special abilities, held items or self-inflicted statuses. It also does not block the effect of Yawn if Yawn has already been used, and it does not cure an already existing status. It does not prevent special effects that are not status conditions, such as Perish Song and Curse.

Description

Games Description A mystic power that protects the user from status problems for five turns. Prevents all status problems. RSE 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. 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.* The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for five turns. The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	40			40			34				36			'
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	25			33			27				27	36	'
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	--			--			--				--			'
086		Seel	Water		Water	48			49			51				51			'
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	60			64			51				51			'
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	46			53	50	50				50			'
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	50			43			43				43			'
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	61			61			43				43			'
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	43			43			43				45			'
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	47			47			47				53			'
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	47			47			47				53			'
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	99			99	55	93				86			'
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	43			43			39				39			'
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	47			47			43				46			'
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	51			51			54				54			'
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	22			22			14				14			'
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	24			24			14				14			'
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	31			36	33	37				37			'
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	31			36	33	37				37			'
202		Wobbuffet	Psychic		Psychic	--			--			--				--			'
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	23			23			22		14	14	16	'
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	11			11			9	65		65			'
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	11			11			9	65		65			'
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	10			10			10				10			'
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying				21			18				18	13	'
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying				21			18				18	13	'
350		Milotic	Water		Water				50			45				45			'
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic				41			41				41			'
360		Wynaut	Psychic		Psychic				15			15				15			'
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water				48			51				51			'
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic				15			15				15			'
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic				15			15				15			'
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic							30				30	25	'
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic							30				30	25	'
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic							50				50			'
456		Finneon	Water		Water							29				29			'
457		Lumineon	Water		Water							29				29			'
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic							11				11			'
594		Alomomola	Water		Water											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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire
072		Tentacool*	Water	Poison
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric
194		Wooper	Water	Ground
222		Corsola	Water	Rock
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		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III TM20		IV TM20		V TM20		VI --
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison								✔		✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison								✔		✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison								✔		✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground								✔		✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground								✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	✔			✔				✔		✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	✔			✔				✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire								✔		✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire								✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison								✔		✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison								✔		✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
086		Seel	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal								✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying								✔		✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔				✔		✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔				✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric								✔		✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric								✔		✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric								✔		✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground								✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground								✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel								✔		✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	✔			✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass				✔				✔		✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass				✔				✔		✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground				✔				✔		✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass				✔				✔		✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying				✔				✔		✔
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass				✔				✔		✔
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass				✔				✔		✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic				✔				✔		✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic				✔				✔		✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice				✔				✔		✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice				✔				✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying				✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				✔				✔		✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost				✔				✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon				✔				✔		✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon				✔				✔		✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal				✔				✔		✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon				✔				✔		✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
489		Phione	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass				✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal				✔				✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire								✔		✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying								✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying								✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal								✔		✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass								✔		✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass								✔		✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass								✔		✔
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying								✔		✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost								✔		✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost								✔		✔
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal								✔		✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal								✔		✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass								✔		✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass								✔		✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost								✔		✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost								✔		✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water								✔		✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire								✔		✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire								✔		✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire								✔		✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost								✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost								✔		✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire								✔		✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire								✔		✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting								✔		✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting								✔		✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting								✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire								✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric								✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice								✔		✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting								✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic								✔		✔
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 Type Obtained with 0177 Natu Psychic Flying New York Pokémon Center 0234 Stantler Normal New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Lugia Abra Slowking Togekiss
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
A wild Lugia	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		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: Voice of the Forest		None
A wild Celebi	Celebi and Joy!		None
	Dragonair's body glows blue-green and it can block attacks.
Clair's Dragonair	Great Bowls of Fire!		None
	Latias's eyes glow light blue. Then a blue forcefield comes out of Latias's body and can stop attacks.
Latias (M05)	Pokémon Heroes		None
	Latios's eyes glow light blue. Then, its body starts to glow light blue and a bright blue forcefield surrounds Latios's body, stopping attacks.
Latios (M05)	Pokémon Heroes		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 forcefield surrounds it.
Misty's Togetic	A Togepi Mirage!		None
	Delcatty's body glows light blue and it creates a light blue forcefield 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.
Max's Ralts	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.
A wild Deoxys	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)		None
	A light green barrier appears around Bronzor's body, protecting it from attacks.
Unknown 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

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Mime Jr.
The user protects itself from status ailments.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mime Jr. glows brightly and prevents the opponent from inflicting any status ailment on it.
Hiori's Mime Jr.	Stopping Darkrai!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Dragonair Skitty
The user's body becomes surrounded by a light.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dragonair raises its head and its body starts to glow. It then becomes surrounded by a shield which protects it from attacks.
Clair's Dragonair	Debonaire Dragonair		Debut
	Skitty raises its tail in the air and a forcefield appears around it, protecting it from status attacks.
Ruby's Kiki	Brushing Past Breloom		None

In other Generations

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 神秘護身 Shénmì Hùshēn Finnish Suojakilpi Suojaus* French Rune Protect German Bodyguard Greek Περιφρούρηση Indonesian Pertahanan Italian Salvaguardia Korean 신비의부적 Sinbi-yi Bujeok Polish Ochrona Portuguese Brazil Salva Guarda Portugal Salvaguarda Serbian Obezbeđenje Spanish Latin America Velo Sagrado Spain Velo Sagrado

Variations of the move Safeguard
Lucky Chant • Mist • Safeguard

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