Wide Guard (move)

Wide Guard ワイドガード Wide Guard

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Battles Type  Rock Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +3 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Your Party: Affects the user and all allies

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Wide Guard (Japanese: ワイドガード Wide Guard) is a non-damaging Rock-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Generation V

Wide Guard protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field from damaging moves that target multiple Pokémon during that turn, even ones that also strike allies (even if used by an ally) such as Earthquake and Surf. Wide Guard cannot block status moves that target multiple Pokémon, such as Dark Void and Teeter Dance.

Using Wide Guard, Quick Guard, Detect, Protect, or Endure consecutively decreases the chance of success by 50% for each successful use.

This move has +3 priority, so will be executed before most other moves.

Feint and Shadow Force lift the effect of Wide Guard when successfully used on an opponent's team.

Generation VI

Wide Guard can now be used consecutively without failing, although it still decreases the chance of success for Protect, Detect, Endure, King's Shield, and Spiky Shield.

Phantom Force will lift the effect of Wide Guard from the target's team when used successfully. Feint and Shadow Force now lift the effect of Wide Guard from all allies, if they hit an ally.

Description

Games Description The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn. If used in succession, its chances of failing rises. The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	--			--
099		Kingler	Water		Water	--			--
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	41			41
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy	--			--
226		Mantine	Water	Flying		23	23
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	46			46
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying		23	23
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				23
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel				--
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	40			40
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting	45			45
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	25			25
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	25			25
594		Alomomola	Water		Water	53			--, 53
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting	45			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
046		Paras*	Bug	Grass
074		Geodude*	Rock	Ground
142		Aerodactyl*	Rock	Flying
226		Mantine	Water	Flying
258		Mudkip	Water		Water
278		Wingull	Water	Flying
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting
299		Nosepass*	Rock		Rock
387		Turtwig*	Grass		Grass
410		Shieldon*	Rock	Steel
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying
524		Roggenrola*	Rock		Rock
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting
557		Dwebble*	Bug	Rock
679		Honedge*	Steel	Ghost
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 VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0681 Aegislash Steel Ghost 2014 World Championships Aegislash 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 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 French Garde Large German Rundumschutz Greek ευρεία φρουρά Italian Bodyguard Korean 와이드가드 Wide Guard Brazilian Portuguese Defesa Aberta Spanish Vastaguardia

Variations of the move Quick Guard
Quick Guard • Wide Guard • Crafty Shield

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