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Pokemon Who Can Learn Guard Split

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Guard Split

This is an article for the move Guard Split and the Pokemon who can learn it and its location in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see the Power, Accuracy, PP, and Effect, and see how to use it competitively.

Guard Split - Type and Effect

Type Pokemon Psychic Image
Category Pokemon Status Image
Power -
Accuracy -
PP 10
Effect The user employs its psychic power to average its Defense and Special Defense stats with those of the target
Max Move Max Guard
Power: -

Pokemon That Learn Guard Split

By Default

There are no Pokemon who learn this move by this method.

By Level Up

ShuckleShuckle BaltoyBaltoy ClaydolClaydol
LatiasLatias YamaskYamask Galarian YamaskGalarian Yamask
CofagrigusCofagrigus ElgyemElgyem BeheeyemBeheeyem
CarbinkCarbink DiancieDiancie NihilegoNihilego
WoolooWooloo DubwoolDubwool RunerigusRunerigus
IndeedeeIndeedee

By TM / TR

There are no Pokemon who learn this move by this method.

By Egg Move

AbraAbra KadabraKadabra AlakazamAlakazam
RhyhornRhyhorn RhydonRhydon RhyperiorRhyperior
ShelmetShelmet AccelgorAccelgor

By Move Tutor

There are no Pokemon who learn this move by this method.

Competitive Analysis

Guard Split takes the user and the target's Defense and Special Defense stat separately and changes it to the calculated average value of the two stats.

This move can be used in two ways: improve an ally's defensive stats by letting a Pokemon that has high Defense and Special Defense use Guard Split, or using the move on an opposing Pokemon with high defensive stats to effectively bring it down.

Example With Shuckle

Shuckle has 230 base Defense and Special Defense, which sets it as a good example of clarifying how Guard Split works.

Assume you have Shuckle and another Pokemon with low stats on your side of the field. If Shuckle uses Guard Split on its ally, the move will calculate the average of Shuckle and the other Pokemon's Defense and Special Defense, thereby drastically increasing its ally's Defense and Special Defense stat thanks to Shuckle's towering base stats.

As for the other option of using this move, let's say you are facing an opposing Shuckle. Using Guard Split will apply the respective calculations, which will lower Shuckle's Defense and Special Defense and make it more vulnerable.

Guard Split Locations

Guard Split is only available by Level Up or via Egg Move.

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