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Guard Spec. エフェクトガード Effect Guard
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Pokémon Global Link artwork
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Introduced in Generation I
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Pocket
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Generation I
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Items
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Generation II
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Items
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Generation III
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Items
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Generation IV
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Battle items
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Generation V
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Items
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Generation VI
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Items
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Generation VII
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Items
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Generation VIII
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Battle Items
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The Guard Spec. (Japanese: エフェクトガード Effect Guard) is a type of battle item introduced in Generation I. It temporarily prevents stat reduction.
In the core series games
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Effect
Guard Spec. replicates the effect of the move Mist, which itself has changed through the generations.
Generation I
Prevents opponents' moves whose only effect is to cause stat changes to the player's Pokémon, such as Growl or String Shot, from having those effects, for as long as the player's current Pokémon remains active in the current battle. Guard Spec. will not block stat drops that are side effects of damaging moves, such as Aurora Beam or Psychic.
Generation II
Like other battle items, using Guard Spec. now causes the active Pokémon to get a small friendship boost.
Guard Spec. now prevents stat drops that are side effects of opponents' damaging moves as well. It does not prevent the user from having their stats dropped as a result of their own moves (such as a non-Ghost-type using Curse).
Generation III onward
Guard Spec. now has a maximum duration of five turns, but continues to apply to a new Pokémon after the previous one switches out or faints.
Description
Games
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Description
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Stad
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Temporarily increases Speed for one battle.
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GS
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Prevents stat reduction. (1 BTL)
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C
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Prevents stats reduction. (1 BTL)
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RSE
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Prevents stat reduction when used in battle.
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FRLG
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An item that prevents stat reduction among party Pokémon for five turns after use.
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ColoXD
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Prevents stat reduction when used in battle.
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DPPtHGSS BWB2W2
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An item that prevents stat reduction among the Trainer's party Pokémon for five turns after use.
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XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwSh
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An item that prevents stat reduction among the Trainer's party Pokémon for five turns after it is used in battle.
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Acquisition
Games
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Finite methods
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Repeatable methods
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RBY/RGBY
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Victory Road
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Celadon Department Store
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GSC
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Team Rocket's HideoutC
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Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store
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RSE
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Route 103
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Mauville and Fallarbor Poké Marts, Lilycove Department Store
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FRLG
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Victory Road
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Celadon Department Store
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Colo
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Phenac Poké Mart
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XD
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Realgam Tower (Battle CD 18 completion prize)
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Pyrite Poké Mart
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DPPt
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Route 205Pt, Route 215DP
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Veilstone Department Store
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HGSS
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Team Rocket HQ
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Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store
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PW
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Suburban Area, Town Outskirts
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BW
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Nacrene City, Shopping Mall Nine
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B2W2
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Castelia City Battle Company
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Nacrene City, Shopping Mall Nine Join Avenue (Market)
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XY
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Routes 13 and 21
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Santalune City Poké Mart
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ORAS
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Routes 103 and 112
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Slateport City Poké Mart, Lilycove Department Store (Level 3)
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SMUSUM
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Route 13, Poni Gauntlet, Team Rocket's CastleUSUM
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Route 2, Route 5USUM, Route 8, and Hau'oli Poké Marts Festival Plaza (Battle Store)MUM
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PE
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Route 6, Team Rocket Hideout, Silph Co.
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All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Celadon Department Store
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SwSh
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Hammerlocke Poké Mart (south)
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Wonder Launcher
The Guard Spec. appears as a Wonder Launcher item. It costs 3 points to use.
In the TCG
Guard Spec. appears as a Trainer card in Sheet 2 of the Vending Machine cards released exclusively in Japan.
Trivia
- In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, there is a Trainer Tips sign in Celadon City that states Guard Specs. decrease damage taken by Special attacks. This is incorrect, as Guard Specs. protect a Pokémon from having its stats lowered.
- Interestingly, the item's description in the leaked beta version of Gold and Silver states that it increases Special Defense, which would make the sign retroactively correct. The item's actual effect in the beta, however, is still the same as in the officially released versions of the games.
In other languages
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Title
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Chinese
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Cantonese
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能力防守 Nàhnglihk Fòhngsáu * 效果防護 Haauhgwó Fòhngwuh *
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Mandarin
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能力防守 Nénglì Fángshǒu
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French
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Garde-Stats* Défense Spéciale* Défense Spéc.*
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German
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Megablock
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Italian
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Superguardia
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Korean
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이펙트가드 Effect Guard
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Spanish
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Protección X* Protec. Especial*
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