Wide Guard (move)

Wide Guard (Japanese: ワイドガード Wide Guard) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation V.
==Effect==
Wide Guard protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field for the rest of that turn from moves that can target multiple Pokémon, even those used by an ally that strike all Pokémon on the field (such as and ). Wide Guard will block these moves even in Single Battles.
If the user goes last in the turn, the move will fail.
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. , like , will remove the effects of Wide Guard. The Ability allows contact moves to bypass Wide Guard.
Moves that are unaffected by protection are listed here.
This move has +3 priority, so it will be executed before most other moves.
===Generation V-VI===
In Generation V only, the chance that Wide Guard will succeed drops each time the user successfully and consecutively uses , any protection move that only affects the user, , or Wide Guard. Each time, the chance of success is multiplied by 1/2.
Also in Generation V, if a Pokémon uses Feint or to attack its own ally who is protected by Wide Guard, Wide Guard will not be dispelled.
In Generations V and , Wide Guard could not block status moves that target multiple Pokémon.
===Generation VII onwards===
Due to an oversight, in version 1.0 of , 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 .)
If powered up by a Rockium Z into Z-Wide Guard, the user's stat rises by one stage.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By ===
===Special move===
====Generation VII====
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====Generation VI====
====Generation VII====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
The user gives itself and teammates in the same room the status condition for one turn. This status protects Pokémon from wide-ranging moves. The Pokémon can still take damage from items or explosions.
The chance of the move failing rises if the user's most recently used move was Wide Guard or a move that evades enemies' attacks (such as or ).
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max 	 	Target	Effect tag 	Description	Playable
Wide Guard	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.	/Probopass 	
* 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.
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In Pokémon UNITE, Wide Guard is 's second move. It is obtained by reaching level 8 and upgrading into it instead of . The user focuses in place for a short time to create a great shield on them. When this shield appears, boost count increases by 1, granting a shield to the user and shoves enemies in front. While this shield is active, enemy player attacks increase boost count by 1 for each different enemy player (capping at 4). When this move ends, shove enemies in front of the user once again and slow them for 2s. At level 13, the move's cooldown is reduced.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* In the version of , this move received two different localized names: Vasta Proteção and Defesa Aberta, the latter only being seen after reaches level 13 and upgrades the move into Wide Guard+.
==In other languages==
Category:Increased priority moves
Category:Protection moves
Category:Moves that can fail
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Rundumschutz
es:Vasta guardia
fr:Garde Large
it:Bodyguard
ja:ワイドガード
zh:广域防守（招式）