Quick Guard
Fighting
Effect Summary
Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn.
Detailed Effect
Quick Guard protects the user's side of the field from most moves that have increased priority.
Quick Guard fails if the user moves last.
Quick Guard has highly increased priority meaning that it will move before most other moves.
Moves that break protection effects such as Shadow Force will remove Quick Guard's effect.
Feint will also remove Quick Guard's protection despite being an increased priority move.
The list of unprotectable moves is the same as the ones listed in Protect.
Pokémon that have the ability Unseen Fist ignore Quick Guard when using a contact move.
Quick Guard fails if the user moves last.
Quick Guard has highly increased priority meaning that it will move before most other moves.
Moves that break protection effects such as Shadow Force will remove Quick Guard's effect.
Feint will also remove Quick Guard's protection despite being an increased priority move.
The list of unprotectable moves is the same as the ones listed in Protect.
Pokémon that have the ability Unseen Fist ignore Quick Guard when using a contact move.
- In Gen 5 Quick Guard shares the success reduction of all other protection moves and each time it is used consecutively, the chance to succeed is halved
Description
B2W2
BW
The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves. If used in succession, its chance of failing rises.
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves.
Additional Information
Move Target
Own Fieldmeans that the Pokémon can not be selected.means that the Pokémon can be selected.means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
Unique Effect
Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Interactions
Snatchable
This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
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