Pain Split (move)

Pain Split いたみわけ Pain Split

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Pain Split (Japanese: いたみわけ Pain Split) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Misdreavus.

Effect

Pain Split adds the current HP of the user and target Pokémon. It then divides this value by two and sets the HP of both Pokémon to the result. If the new value is higher than the maximum HP of either Pokémon, that Pokémon will have its HP set to that maximum.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 36 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 37 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
Gulpin, Swalot
Duskull, Dusclops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0316 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing, Weezing
Misdreavus
Duskull, Dusclops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0355 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Duskull
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing, Weezing
Misdreavus
Gulpin, Swalot

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 28 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus, Mismagius
Gulpin, Swalot
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0316 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing, Weezing
Misdreavus, Mismagius
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0355 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Duskull
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing, Weezing
Misdreavus, Mismagius
Gulpin, Swalot
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0442 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spiritomb
| colspan="1" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost || style="background:#624D4E" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing, Weezing
Misdreavus, Mismagius
Gulpin, Swalot
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0114 Tangela Grass 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0137 Porygon Normal 0151 Mew Psychic 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0204 Pineco Bug 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0218 Slugma Fire 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0299 Nosepass Rock 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0303 Mawile Steel 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0409 Rampardos Rock 0422 Shellos Water 0422 Shellos Water 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0172 Pichu Electric Spiky-eared Pichu Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 32 0577 Solosis Psychic 33 0578 Duosion Psychic 33 0579 Reuniclus Psychic 34 0607 Litwick Ghost Fire 55 0608 Lampent Ghost Fire 61 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0316 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0355 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Duskull
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0442 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spiritomb
| colspan="1" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost || style="background:#624D4E" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0592 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Frillish
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#704170" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0594 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Alomomola
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0618 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Stunfisk
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Misdreavus Pain Split Adventures.png Misdreavus
The user rams into the opponent. Then, energy comes out of the user and hits the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Misdreavus slams its body into the opponent. Then, a beam of energy comes out of the side of Misdreavus's body and curves around, hitting the opponent in the back.
Morty's Misdreavus	Electrifying Magnemite		Debut

Trivia

• Pain Split is one of three moves that can naturally heal the opponent.
  • However, the only move which has a sure chance of healing the target is Heal Pulse.

In other languages

• French: Balance
• German: Leidteiler
• Greek: Κατανομή Οδύνης
• Italian: Malcomune
• Korean: 아픔나누기 Apeum Nanugi
• Spanish: Divide Dolor
• Serbian: Podela Bola

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