Pain Split (move)

Pain Split (Japanese: いたみわけ Pain Split) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, it was the signature move of Misdreavus.

Pain Split
いたみわけ Pain Split

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch 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 II
Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

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

Generation II

Pain Split adds the current HP of the user and target Pokémon. It then divides this value by two, rounds down if necessary, and increases or decreases the HP of each Pokémon to become equal to the result (limited by each Pokémon's maximum HP). This setting of HP is not subject to effects such as Counter or Bide. Pain Split does not employ type effectiveness, so can also affect Ghost-type Pokémon.

Pain Split has an accuracy of 100.

Pain Split fails if the target is behind a substitute.

Generation III

In Generation III only, a loss of HP due to Pain Split contributes to the accumulated damage of Bide; it still is not subject to other effects such as Counter.

Generation IV onward

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

Pain Split can no longer contribute to the accumulated damage of Bide.

Pain Split can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Endure was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if the move Endure was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Pain Split, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	A move that adds the HPs of the user and the target, then divides the total between them.
GS C	Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total.
RS E	Adds the user and foe's HP, then shares them equally.
FRLG	The user adds its HP to the foe's HP, then equally shares the total HP.
Colo.XD	Adds the user and target's HP, then shares it equally.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user adds its HP to the foe's HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the foe.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous	Amorphous	36	37	28	32	32	32	32^BDSP
316		Gulpin		Amorphous	Amorphous							44^BDSP
317		Swalot		Amorphous	Amorphous							54^BDSP
353		Shuppet		Amorphous	Amorphous							19^BDSP
354		Banette		Amorphous	Amorphous							19^BDSP
429		Mismagius		Amorphous	Amorphous							1^BDSP
487		Giratina		Undiscovered	Undiscovered							49^SwSh 56^BDSP
568		Trubbish		Mineral	Mineral							37^SwSh
569		Garbodor		Mineral	Mineral							39^SwSh
577		Solosis		Amorphous	Amorphous				33	33	33	33^SwSh
578		Duosion		Amorphous	Amorphous				34	34	34	35^SwSh
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous	Amorphous				34	34	34	35^SwSh
607		Litwick		Amorphous	Amorphous				55	55	55	48^SwSh
608		Lampent		Amorphous	Amorphous				61	61	61	52^SwSh
609		Chandelure		Amorphous	Amorphous					1	1	1^SwSh
650		Chespin		Field	Field					45	45
651		Quilladin		Field	Field					52	52
652		Chesnaught		Field	Field					52	60
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous	Amorphous					42	42	44^SwSh
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous	Amorphous					42	42	44^SwSh
759		Stufful		Field	Field						41	40^SwSh
760		Bewear		Field	Field						49	48^SwSh
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1	Water 1						33	40^SwSh
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous	Amorphous						50	60^SwSh
801		Magearna		Undiscovered	Undiscovered						65	78^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
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2				✔	✔	✔
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous							✔^SwSh
852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like							✔^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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster				✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
174		Igglybuff		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔		✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
487		Giratina Altered Forme		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
517		Munna		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
518		Musharna		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔	✔
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
650		Chespin		Field		Field			✔	✔
651		Quilladin		Field		Field			✔	✔
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field			✔	✔
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous			✔	✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous			✔	✔
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔
718		Zygarde		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1				✔
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1				✔
759		Stufful		Field		Field				✔
760		Bewear		Field		Field				✔
764		Comfey		Grass		Grass				✔
765		Oranguru		Field		Field				✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3				✔
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1				✔
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2				✔
781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral				✔
793		Nihilego		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔
801		Magearna		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔
806		Blacephalon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
172		Pichu Spiky-eared		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Spiky-eared Pichu - Ilex Forest^HGSS (requires Pikachu-colored Pichu)
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
353	Shuppet	Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
355	Duskull	Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
442	Spiritomb	Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
594	Alomomola	Water 1	Water 2	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VIII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	Regina's Weezing (The Isle of Armor)
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Pain Split is a move with 22PP and 100% accuracy. It targets enemy in the front, distributing its and user's HP equally between the two. This move is affected by Taunt.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Adds the HP of the user and the target, then shares it equally.
MDTD S	Adds the HP of the user and the target, then shares it equally between the two Pokémon.
BSL	じぶんとてきポケモンのＨＰをたしておたがいにはんぶんずつにしてわけあう
MDGtI	It adds the HP of you and the target, then shares it equally.
SMD	It adds together the HP of you and the target, which it then shares it equally between you.
MDRTDX	It adds together the HP of you and the enemy and then shares the total equally between you.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Misdreavus

The user makes contact with the opponent, transferring health from the healthier Pokémon to the weaker Pokémon.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Misdreavus	Misdreavus slams its body into the opponent. Then, a beam of energy comes out of the healthier Pokémon, transferring its health to the weaker Pokémon.
Morty's Misdreavus	Magnificent Magnemite	Debut

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

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

Side 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

Trivia

In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.
If Shedinja uses Pain Split (via Mimic), it will cut the target's HP in half, similarly to Super Fang.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	分擔痛楚 Fāndāam Tungchó * 分享痛楚 Fānhéung Tungchó *
Chinese	Mandarin	分擔痛楚 / 分担痛楚 Fēndān Tòngchǔ * 分享痛楚 Fēnxiǎng Tòngchǔ *
French		Balance
German		Leidteiler
Greek		Κατανομή Οδύνης
Italian		Malcomune
Korean		아픔나누기 Apeum Nanugi
Brazilian Portuguese		Divisão de Dor
Serbian		Podela bola
Spanish		Divide Dolor
Vietnamese		Chia Cơn Đau

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