Safeguard

Type

Normal

Gen.

Power

???

Priority

Effect Summary

Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion

for 5 turns.

Detailed Effect

Safeguard protects the user and all ally Pokémon from major status conditions for 5 turns.
Safeguard does not protect from sleep

or confusion

caused by a Pokémon's own item or move or from status conditions that were already in effect.
Safeguard will be removed when hit by Defog.
Infiltrator bypasses Safeguard

in Gen 2 Safeguard protects from self-induced confusion.
In Gen 3-4 Safeguard does not protect from status conditions caused contact with Pokémon with abilities such as Effect Spore.

Description

GS C	Prevents all status problems.
RS E	A mystical force prevents all status problems.
FRLG	It protects the user’s party from all status problems for five turns.
DP HGSS PL COL B2W2	The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for five turns.
XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH	The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns.