Guard Split (move)

Guard Split (Japanese: ガードシェア Guard Share) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation V.

Guard Split
ガードシェア Guard Share

Battles

Type	Psychic
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Guard Split averages the user's Defense and Special Defense stats with those of the target Pokémon. Both the user's and the target's stat changes are ignored when calculating the average.

Guard Split bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Guard Split, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2	The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of its target's.
XY ORAS	The user employs its psychic powers to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target.
SM USUM SwSh	The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Sp. Def stats with those of the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	55^BW 45^B2W2	45	45	35
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	48^BW 34^B2W2	34	34	36
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	54^BW 34^B2W2	34	34	38
380		Latias		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	75	1, 75^XY 46^ORAS	46	65
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous	33	33	33	48^SwSh
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous				48^SwSh
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous	33	33	33	56^SwSh
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	50	50	50	24^SwSh
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	56	56	56	24^SwSh
703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral		27	27	5^SwSh
719		Diancie		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		27	21	7^SwSh
720		Hoopa Confined		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		35^XY 29^ORAS	29
720		Hoopa Unbound		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		29^ORAS	29
793		Nihilego		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			1	25^SwSh
831		Wooloo		Field		Field				12^SwSh
832		Dubwool		Field		Field				12^SwSh
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous				56^SwSh
876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy				45^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔^BDSP
410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster		✔	✔	✔^BDSP
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	Island Scan - Blush Mountain^USUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Description

Games	Description
MDGtI	It adds the Defense of you and the target, then shares it equally. It also shares the Special Defense equally. (The stat changes return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)
SMD	It adds together the Defense of you and the target, and then it splits the total equally. It also splits the total Sp. Def equally. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In Giant Chasm, Gorm told his Cofagrigus to use Guard Split, but the move was executed off-panel.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	防守平分 Fòhngsáu Pìhngfān
Chinese	Mandarin	防守平分 Fángshǒu Píngfēn
French		Partage Garde* PartageGarde*
German		Schutzteiler
Italian		Paridifesa
Korean		가드셰어 Guard Share
Spanish		Isoguardia
Vietnamese		Hoán Đổi Phòng Ngự

Variations of the move Power Split

Power Split • Guard Split

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