Wide Guard
Rock
Effect Summary
Prevents any multi-target moves from hitting ally Pokémon this turn.
Detailed Effect
Wide Guard protects the user's side of the field from all moves that target move than one Pokémon.
Wide Guard even protects from moves used by allies that also affect its own side such as Earthquake.
Wide Guard has highly increased priority meaning that it will move before most other moves.
If Wide Guard is moves last in the turn that it is used, it fails.
Attackers with the ability Unseen Fist ignore Wide Guard when using a contact move.
Moves that remove protection effects such as Feint will remove Wide Guard's effect even if that move only targets one Pokémon.
The list of unprotectable moves is the same as Protect.
Wide Guard does not fully protect from Z-Moves that target more than one Pokémon, instead only reducing the incoming damage by 75%.
Wide Guard does not reduce its own or Quick Guard's chance of success if used consecutively but does reduce the chances of other protection moves such as Protect.
Wide Guard even protects from moves used by allies that also affect its own side such as Earthquake.
Wide Guard has highly increased priority meaning that it will move before most other moves.
If Wide Guard is moves last in the turn that it is used, it fails.
Attackers with the ability Unseen Fist ignore Wide Guard when using a contact move.
Moves that remove protection effects such as Feint will remove Wide Guard's effect even if that move only targets one Pokémon.
The list of unprotectable moves is the same as Protect.
Wide Guard does not fully protect from Z-Moves that target more than one Pokémon, instead only reducing the incoming damage by 75%.
Wide Guard does not reduce its own or Quick Guard's chance of success if used consecutively but does reduce the chances of other protection moves such as Protect.
- In Gen 5 Wide Guard's chance to succeed drops every time it is used consecutely, see Protect for the success chance after every use.
Feint and Shadow Force do not remove Wide Guard when they hit an ally. - In Gen 5-6 Wide Guard can not protect from
Status
moves that target more than one Pokémon.
- In early versions of Wide Guard reduces the damage of all Z-Moves instead of only Z-Moves that target more than one Pokémon (fixed in version 1.1).
Description
B2W2
BW
The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn. If used in succession, its chance of failing rises.
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn.
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
Shield
Protects the user from moves
Interactions
Snatchable
This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
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