Magic Guard

Details

Pokémon

Name

Jp. Name

Magic Guard

Magic Guard
マジックガード

Game's Text:

The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.

In-Depth Effect:

Prevents all no damage except from direct-attack moves, excluding damage self inflicted from Substitute, Belly Drum, Curse & Pain Split.

Blocks Role Play & Doodle

Blocks Receive & Power of Alchemy

Blocks Entrainment

Blocks Trace

Blocks Skill Swap & Wandering Spirit

Blocks Gastro Acid & Neutralizing Gas

Removed by Mold Breaker / Turboblaze / Teravolt

Not used if user is Transformed

Effect & Unaffected Moves

Magic Guard will prevent all damage except from direct attacks. This includes the damage from theLife Orb, without removing the boost, weather, entry hazards, status ailments and moves that hurt over multiple turns like Leech Seed.

Name	Type	Cat.	PP	Att.	Acc.	Effect
Belly Drum			10	--	--	The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.
Curse			10	--	--	A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all other types.
Pain Split			20	--	--	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the target.
Struggle			1	50	--	An attack that is used in desperation only if the user has no PP. It also hurts the user slightly.
Substitute			10	--	--	The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user's decoy.