Essentials

Crafty Shield

Fairy status

Generation 6

Summary

Protects all friendly Pokémon from non-damaging moves.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 2
  • Dragon 2
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 2
  • Fire ½
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison ½
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock 1
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
— (cannot miss)
PP
10, up to 16.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
User's field
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
3 (fast)

Flags

Machines

Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

Protects all friendly Pokémon from non-damaging moves for the rest of the turn.

Unlike other blocking moves, this move may be used consecutively without its chance of success falling.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user protects itself and its allies from status moves with a mysterious power. This does not stop moves that do damage.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The user protects itself and its allies from status moves with a mysterious power. This does not stop moves that do damage.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

The user protects itself and its allies from status moves with a mysterious power. This does not stop moves that do damage.

Foreign Names

Japanese
トリックガード (torikkugaado)
トリックガード
Korean
트릭가드
Chinese
戲法防守
戏法防守
French
Vigilance
German
Trickschutz
Spanish
Truco Defensa
Italian
Truccodifesa

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Crafty Shield.

Pokémon

Generation 6 Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
20 Yamask Ghost Mummy ½ male, ½ female Mineral
Amorphous 		38 30 85 55 65 30 303
20 Galarian Yamask Galarian Yamask Ground Ghost Wandering Spirit ½ male, ½ female Mineral
Amorphous 		38 55 85 30 65 30 303
20 Cofagrigus Ghost Mummy ½ male, ½ female Mineral
Amorphous 		58 50 145 95 105 30 483
23 23 23 16 Klefki Steel Fairy Prankster
Magician 		½ male, ½ female Mineral 57 80 91 80 87 75 470
— — 54 Magearna Steel Fairy Soul-Heart genderless Undiscovered 80 95 115 130 115 65 600
— — 54 Original Magearna Original Magearna Steel Fairy Soul-Heart genderless Undiscovered 80 95 115 130 115 65 600
20 Runerigus Ground Ghost Wandering Spirit ½ male, ½ female Mineral
Amorphous 		58 95 145 50 105 30 483
Generation 6 Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• Chimecho Psychic Levitate ½ male, ½ female Amorphous 75 50 80 95 90 65 455
• Yamask Ghost Mummy ½ male, ½ female Mineral
Amorphous 		38 30 85 55 65 30 303

8 Pokémon

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