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General

Safeguard

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Flavor text: The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for five turns.
Eevine summary: Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: n/a
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25; maximum is 40
Target: allies
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: n/a
Power percentile: 0
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: しんぴのまもり
Romaji: Shinpinomamori

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: Not a TM
RSE TM: TM20 (¥0), location:
DPPT TM: TM20 (¥), location: available in Veilstone Mart

Effect Details

Protects the user's side of the field from major status ailments and Confusion caused by the target for five turns. Does not cancel existing ailments.

Flavor Text

A mystical force prevents all status problems.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Flavor text: Prevents jamming for the rest of this turn.

Similar Moves

: Light Screen, Magic Coat, Mist
: Barrier, Teleport
: Bounce, Protect, Withdraw
: Dig, Fly, Ingrain, Reflect
: Bide, Iron Defense

Combos

Use Safeguard before: none
Use Safeguard after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 127 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

38 Pokémon

						Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
		21	21	18	18	Altaria	3'7.3"	45.4 lb		Flying Dragon	Natural Cure	75	70	90	70	105	80	81.7
47	47	47	47	46	46	Bayleef	3'11.2"	34.8 lb		Monster Plant	Overgrow	60	62	80	63	80	60	67.5
				30	30	Bronzong	4'3.2"	412.3 lb		Mineral	Levitate Heat Proof	67	89	116	79	116	33	83.3
				30	30	Bronzor	1'7.7"	133.4 lb		Mineral	Levitate Heat Proof	57	24	86	24	86	23	50.0
40	40	40	40	34	34	Butterfree	3'7.3"	70.5 lb		Bug	Compoundeyes	60	45	50	80	80	70	64.2
10	10	10	10	10	10	Celebi	1'11.6"	11 lb		No Eggs	Natural Cure	100	100	100	100	100	100	100.0
43	43	43	43	39	39	Chikorita	2'11.4"	14.1 lb		Monster Plant	Overgrow	45	49	65	49	65	45	53.0
		41	41	41	41	Chimecho	1'11.6"	2.2 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	65	50	70	95	80	65	70.8
				11	11	Cresselia	4'11.1"	188.7 lb		No Eggs	Levitate	120	70	120	75	130	85	100.0
60	60	64	64	51	51	Dewgong	5'6.9"	264.6 lb		Water 1 Ground	Thick Fat Hydration	90	70	80	70	95	70	79.2
47	47	47	47	47	47	Dragonair	13'1.5"	36.4 lb		Water 1 Dragon	Shed Skin	61	84	65	70	70	70	70.0
47	47	47	47	47	47	Dragonite	7'2.6"	463 lb		Water 1 Dragon	Inner Focus	91	134	95	100	100	80	100.0
43	43	43	43	41	41	Dratini	5'10.9"	7.3 lb		Water 1 Dragon	Shed Skin	41	64	45	50	50	50	50.0
				29	29	Finneon	1'3.7"	15.4 lb		Water 2	Swift Swim Storm Drain	49	49	56	49	61	66	55.0
11	11	11	11	9	9	Ho-oh	12'5.6"	438.7 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	106	130	90	110	154	90	113.3
50	50	43	43	43	43	Lapras	8'2.4"	485 lb		Monster Water 1	Water Absorb Shell Armor	130	85	80	85	95	60	89.2
		15	15	15	15	Latias	4'7.1"	88.2 lb		No Eggs	Levitate	80	80	90	110	130	110	100.0
		15	15	15	15	Latios	6'6.7"	132.3 lb		No Eggs	Levitate	80	90	80	130	110	110	100.0
24	24	24	24	14	14	Ledian	4'7.1"	78.5 lb		Bug	Early Bird Swarm	55	35	50	55	110	85	65.0
22	22	22	22	14	14	Ledyba	3'3.4"	23.8 lb		Bug	Early Bird Swarm	40	20	30	40	80	55	44.2
11	11	11	11	9	9	Lugia	17'0.7"	476.2 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	106	90	130	90	154	110	113.3
				29	29	Lumineon	3'11.2"	52.9 lb		Water 2	Swift Swim Storm Drain	69	69	76	69	86	91	76.7
		48	48	51	51	Luvdisc	1'11.6"	19.2 lb		Water 2	Swift Swim	43	30	55	40	65	97	55.0
51	51	51	51	54	54	Meganium	5'10.9"	221.6 lb		Monster Plant	Overgrow	80	82	100	83	100	80	87.5
99	99	99	55	93	93	Mewtwo	6'6.7"	269 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	106	110	90	154	90	130	113.3
		50	50	45	45	Milotic	20'4.1"	357.1 lb		Water 1 Dragon	Marvel Scale	95	60	79	100	125	81	90.0
				50	50	Mime Jr.	1'11.6"	28.7 lb		No Eggs	Soundproof Filter	20	25	45	70	90	60	51.7
61	61	61	61	43	43	Moltres	6'6.7"	132.3 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	90	100	90	125	85	90	96.7
46	46	53	50	50	50	Mr. Mime	4'3.2"	120.1 lb		Humanshape	Soundproof Filter	40	45	65	100	120	90	76.7
		--	--	--	--	Ninetales	3'7.3"	43.9 lb		Ground	Flash Fire	73	76	75	81	100	100	84.2
48	48	49	49	51	51	Seel	3'7.3"	198.4 lb		Water 1 Ground	Thick Fat Hydration	65	45	55	45	70	45	54.2
23	23	23	23	22	14	Shuckle	1'11.6"	45.2 lb		Bug	Sturdy Gluttony	20	10	230	10	230	5	84.2
		21	21	18	18	Swablu	1'3.7"	2.6 lb		Flying Dragon	Natural Cure	45	40	60	40	75	50	51.7
31	31	36	33	37	37	Togepi	11.8"	3.3 lb		No Eggs	Serene Grace Hustle	35	20	65	40	65	20	40.8
31	31	36	33	37	37	Togetic	1'11.6"	7.1 lb		Flying Fairy	Serene Grace Hustle	55	40	85	80	105	40	67.5
19	19	33	33	27	27	Vulpix	1'11.6"	21.8 lb		Ground	Flash Fire	38	41	40	50	65	65	49.8
--	--	--	--	--	--	Wobbuffet	4'3.2"	62.8 lb		Indeterminate	Shadow Tag	190	33	58	33	58	33	67.5
		15	15	15	15	Wynaut	1'11.6"	30.9 lb		No Eggs	Shadow Tag	95	23	48	23	48	23	43.3

Machine

Too many to list!

Egg

10 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Bulbasaur	2'3.6"	15.2 lb	Monster Plant	Overgrow	45	49	49	65	65	45	53.0
Corsola	1'11.6"	11 lb	Water 1 Water 3	Natural Cure Hustle	55	55	85	65	85	35	63.3
Growlithe	2'3.6"	41.9 lb	Ground	Flash Fire Intimidate	55	70	45	70	50	60	58.3
Kangaskhan	7'2.6"	176.4 lb	Monster	Early Bird Scrappy	105	95	80	40	80	90	81.7
Mareep	1'11.6"	17.2 lb	Monster Ground	Static	55	40	40	65	45	35	46.7
Sandshrew	1'11.6"	26.5 lb	Ground	Sand Veil	50	75	85	20	30	40	50.0
Scyther	4'11.1"	123.5 lb	Bug	Swarm Technician	70	110	80	55	80	105	83.3
Slowpoke	3'11.2"	79.4 lb	Monster Water 1	Oblivious Own Tempo	90	65	65	40	40	15	52.5
Tentacool	2'11.4"	100.3 lb	Water 3	Clear Body Liquid Ooze	40	40	35	50	100	70	55.8
Wooper	1'3.7"	18.7 lb	Water 1 Ground	Damp Water Absorb	55	45	45	25	25	15	35.0

Other

2 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type			Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Natu	7.9"	4.4 lb				Flying	Synchronize Early Bird	40	50	45	70	45	70	53.3
Stantler	4'7.1"	157 lb				Ground	Intimidate Frisk	73	95	62	85	65	85	77.5

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