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

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	36			37			28				32			'
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic											32			'
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic											33			'
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											34			'
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire											55			'
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire											61			'
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
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost
594		Alomomola	Water		Water
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric
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 move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire									✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire									✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal									✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal									✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison									✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison									✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison									✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison									✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison									✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison									✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison									✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass									✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water									✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic									✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal									✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic									✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal									✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying									✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying									✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost									✔
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug									✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel									✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal									✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison									✔
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire									✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock									✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal									✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic									✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic									✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic									✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock									✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost									✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel									✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic									✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic									✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison									✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison									✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic									✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic									✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass									✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass									✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost									✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost									✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost									✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost									✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock									✔
422		Shellos	Water		Water									✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground									✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying									✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying									✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost									✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark									✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass									✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal									✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting									✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel									✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost									✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost									✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost									✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon									✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#   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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0353 Shuppet Ghost Dream World - Spooky Manor 0355 Duskull Ghost Dream World - Spooky Manor 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark Dream World - Spooky Manor 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 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

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

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