Guard Split

Essentials

Guard Split

status

Generation 5

Summary

Averages Defense and Special Defense with the target.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 10, up to 16.0 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Averages the user's unmodified Defense with the target's unmodified Defense; the value becomes the unmodified Defense for both Pokémon. Unmodified Special Defense is averaged the same way.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of its target’s.

: The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target.

: The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target.

: The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ガードシェア (gaadoshea)
: ガードシェア
Korean: 가드셰어
Chinese: 防守平分
: 防守平分
French: Partage Garde
German: Schutzteiler
Spanish: Isoguardia
Italian: Paridifesa

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Guard Split.

Pokémon

						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
55	45	45	45	45	35	Shuckle		Sturdy Gluttony Contrary		Bug	20	10	230	10	230	5	505
48	34	34	34	34	36	Baltoy		Levitate		Mineral	40	40	55	40	70	55	300
54	34	34	34	34	38	Claydol		Levitate		Mineral	60	70	105	70	120	75	500
75	75	—	46	46	65	Latias		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	80	90	110	130	110	600
		—	46	46		Mega Latias		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	100	120	140	150	110	700
33	33	33	33	33	48	Yamask		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
					48	Galarian Yamask		Wandering Spirit		Mineral Amorphous	38	55	85	30	65	30	303
33	33	33	33	33	56	Cofagrigus		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	58	50	145	95	105	30	483
50	50	50	50	50	24	Elgyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	55	55	55	85	55	30	335
56	56	56	56	56	24	Beheeyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	75	75	75	125	95	40	485
		27	27	27	5	Carbink		Clear Body Sturdy		Fairy Mineral	50	50	150	50	150	50	500
		27	27	21	7	Diancie		Clear Body		Undiscovered	50	100	150	100	150	50	600
			27	21		Mega Diancie		Magic Bounce		Undiscovered	50	160	110	160	110	110	700
		35	29	29		Confined Hoopa		Magician		Undiscovered	80	110	60	150	130	70	600
			29	29		Hoopa Unbound		Magician		Undiscovered	80	160	60	170	130	80	680
				—	25	Nihilego		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	109	53	47	127	131	103	570
					12	Wooloo		Fluffy Run Away Bulletproof		Field	42	40	55	40	45	48	270
					12	Dubwool		Fluffy Steadfast Bulletproof		Field	72	80	100	60	90	88	490
					56	Runerigus		Wandering Spirit		Mineral Amorphous	58	95	145	50	105	30	483
					45	Female Indeedee		Own Tempo Synchronize Psychic Surge		Fairy	70	55	65	95	105	85	475
						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.
						Abra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Human-Like	25	20	15	105	55	90	310
						Rhyhorn		Lightning Rod Rock Head Reckless		Monster Field	80	85	95	30	30	25	345
						Spinda		Own Tempo Tangled Feet Contrary		Field Human-Like	60	60	60	60	60	60	360
						Shieldon		Sturdy Soundproof		Monster	30	42	118	42	88	30	350
						Shelmet		Hydration Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	50	40	85	40	65	25	305

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