Wide Guard (move)

Wide Guard (Japanese: ワイドガード Wide Guard) is a non-damaging Rock-type move introduced in Generation V.

Wide Guard
ワイドガード Wide Guard
Type  Rock
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  +3
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user and all allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

Effect

Generation V

Wide Guard protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field for the rest of that turn from damaging moves that can target multiple Pokémon, even those used by an ally that strike all Pokémon on the field (such as Earthquake and Surf). Wide Guard will block these moves even in Single Battles. Wide Guard cannot block status moves that target multiple Pokémon, such as Dark Void and Teeter Dance.

Using Wide Guard, Quick Guard, Detect, Protect, or Endure consecutively decreases the chance of success by 50% for each successful use.

This move has +3 priority, so will be executed before most other moves.

Feint and Shadow Force lift the effect of Wide Guard when successfully used on an opponent's team.

Generation VI

Wide Guard can now be used consecutively without failing, although it still decreases the chance of success for Protect, Detect, Endure, King's Shield, and Spiky Shield.

Hyperspace Fury, Hyperspace Hole, and Phantom Force will lift the effect of Wide Guard from the target's team when used successfully. Feint and Shadow Force now lift the effect of Wide Guard from all allies, if they hit an ally.

Generation VII

Wide Guard will now also protect against status moves that can target multiple Pokémon, such as Dark Void or Teeter Dance.

If a damaging Z-Move that targets multiple Pokémon targets a Pokémon protected by Wide Guard, the Z-Move will bypass Wide Guard but only do 25% of the original damage (Wide Guard remains in effect). Due to an oversight, in version 1.0 of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Wide Guard reduces the damage of all damaging Z-Moves, rather than just damaging Z-Moves that target multiple Pokémon; this was fixed in version 1.1 of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. (There are no damaging Z-Moves that target multiple Pokémon in Pokémon Sun and Moon.)

If powered up by a Rockium Z into Z-Wide Guard, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Generation VIII

Wide Guard cannot protect from Dragon Darts.

Description
Games Description
BWB2W2 The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn. If used in succession, its chances of failing rises.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh		 The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn.


Learnset

By leveling up
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
068 Machamp
 Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1
099 Kingler
 Water 3 Water 3 1 1 1 1
106 Hitmonlee
 Human-Like Human-Like 41 41 41 21
122 Mr. Mime
Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1 1
226 Mantine
Water 1 Water 1 23B2W2 23 23 16
237 Hitmontop
 Human-Like Human-Like 46 46 46 21
458 Mantyke
Undiscovered Undiscovered 23B2W2 23 23 16
475 Gallade
Human-Like Amorphous 23ORAS 23 56
476 Probopass
Mineral Mineral 1ORAS 1 1BDSP
486 Regigigas
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 40 40 40 48
538 Throh
 Human-Like Human-Like 45 45 37 15SwSh
564 Tirtouga
Water 1 Water 3 25 25 25 18SwSh
565 Carracosta
Water 1 Water 3 25 25 25 18SwSh
594 Alomomola
 Water 1 Water 2 53 1, 53 1, 61
620 Mienshao
 Field Human-Like 45 45 45 20SwSh
713 Avalugg
 Monster Mineral 1USUM 1SwSh
747 Mareanie
Water 1 Water 1 17 5SwSh
748 Toxapex
Water 1 Water 1 17 1SwSh
752 Araquanid
Water 1 Bug 1 1SwSh
791 Solgaleo
Undiscovered Undiscovered 67 77SwSh
792 Lunala
Undiscovered Undiscovered 67 77SwSh
797 Celesteela
Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 10SwSh
799 Guzzlord
Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 25SwSh
805 Stakataka
Undiscovered Undiscovered 53USUM 30SwSh
873 Frosmoth
Bug Bug 48SwSh
874 Stonjourner
 Mineral Mineral 48SwSh
889 Zamazenta
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 1SwSh
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
II III IV V VI VII VIII
046 Paras
Bug Grass ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
074 Geodude
Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
074 Geodude
Alolan Form
Mineral Mineral ✔
095 Onix
Mineral Mineral ✔USUM ✔
142 Aerodactyl
Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
226 Mantine
Water 1 Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
258 Mudkip
 Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
278 Wingull
Water 1 Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
296 Makuhita
 Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
299 Nosepass
 Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
387 Turtwig
 Monster Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
410 Shieldon
Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
458 Mantyke
Water 1 Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
524 Roggenrola
 Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔SwSh
532 Timburr
 Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔SwSh
557 Dwebble
Bug Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔SwSh
679 Honedge
Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔SwSh
739 Crabrawler
 Water 3 Water 3 ✔
759 Stufful
Field Field ✔
767 Wimpod
Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔SwSh
776 Turtonator
Monster Dragon ✔ ✔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
679 Honedge
Mineral Mineral Island Scan - Akala OutskirtsUSUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
681 Aegislash
Mineral Mineral 2014 World Championships Aegislash
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
142 Aerodactyl
Flying Flying 2019 World Championships Aerodactyl
776 Turtonator
Monster Dragon Easter Egg Turtonator
Korean Egg Turtonator
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 Masters EX
Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description
Status 1 1 — — 100% Self — The user takes up a defensive posture. Using this move again will make the user leave this defensive posture. No other actions can be taken when in this defensive posture. Nullifies moves that target all allies when hit by such a move while in this defensive posture, then the user leaves the defensive posture.

Past Description
  • Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): ... Nullifies moves that target all allies when hit by such a move while in this defensive posture.

Description
Games Description
MDGtI You and your teammates in the same room will get the Wide Guard status, which protects them from wide-ranging moves. Its chance of failing rises if you use it multiple times in a row.
SMD You and your teammates in the same room will get the Wide Guard status condition, which protects you from wide-ranging moves.
MDRTDX You and your teammates in the same room will get the Wide Guard condition, which protects you from wide-ranging moves.


In other generations

Core series games

Generation I RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM 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 RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM 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 廣域防守 Gwóngwihk Fòhngsáu
Mandarin 廣域防守 / 广域防守 Guǎngyù Fángshǒu
French Garde Large
German Rundumschutz
Italian Bodyguard
Korean 와이드가드 Wide Guard
Spanish Vastaguardia



Variations of the move Quick Guard
Quick Guard • Wide Guard • Crafty Shield
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