The mini-skirt that Gardevoir had as a Kirlia is now an elegant ballroom gown. Gardevoir has long, slender, white legs underneath the gown. It gives the impression that it is levitating gracefully above the ground. Gardevoir has a red horn on its chest and a flatter horn on its back. Gardevoir's arms are now green and the red fin-like horns it had on its head as Ralts/Kirlia are now gone.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Gardevoir can sense the feelings of people and other Pokémon. It can also see the future clearly.
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.
Its most recent appearance was in Mutiny in the Bounty. It belonged to a girl named Melodi 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.
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. She is revived later in the game, but doesn't remember anything about her previous life.
Gardevoir has the ability to Template:M2. If it senses impending danger to its Trainer, this Pokémon is said to unleash its psychokinetic energy at full power.
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.
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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.
The fact that Gardevoir can be male is a frequent topic of discussion among Pokémon forums. Perhaps in response to this, Gallade was created.
Unlike most feminine-looking Pokémon, such as Snubbull and Granbull, that have a 75% chance of being female, Gardevoir has a 50% chance of being male or female. This is a common trait among Pokémon in the Indeterminate egg group.
Despite its human like appearance, it isn't in the Humanshape egg group. In fact, Gardevoir and Gallade are the most humanlike Pokémon in the Indeterminate egg group.
In My Pokémon Ranch, Gardevoir displays the ability of levitation/flight.
Gardevoir's number in the Sinnoh Dex (Platinum only) and the Almia Browser are the same: 159. This makes it and its evolution family one of only three families of Pokémon (comprising ten Pokémon altogether) to have the same numbers in more than one Pokédex-like listing.
Origin
Gardevoir resembles a ballroom dancer. Its exaggerated head with minimal facial expression and an overall frail, featureless physique could also be attributed to anesama ningyou, a style of traditional Japanese paper doll. Considering its protective nature to its trainer, it could also be based on a guardian angel.
Name origin
Gardevoir's name may be a combination of garde (French for "guard") and devoir (French for "to be required to"). This is reflected on its Dex data, which explains how Gardevoir will protect its Trainer even at the cost of its own life. Its Japanese name may be taken to mean さあ、ナイト saa, naito ("come, night").
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Gardevoir images on Bulbagarden Archives.
