Pain Split (move)

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Pain Split (Japanese: いたみわけ Pain Split) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation III, it was the signature move of Misdreavus.

Effect

Generation II-IV

Pain Split adds the current HP of the user and target Pokémon. It then divides this value by two and sets the HP of both Pokémon to the result (limited by each Pokémon's maximum HP).

Pain Split bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. It will fail if the target is behind a substitute.

Pain Split can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Endure was used in the prior turn. It is also a combination in Contest Spectaculars and it will give extra three appeal points if the move Endure was used in the prior turn.

Generation V onwards

Pain Split can now affect a target behind a substitute.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Pain Split, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	36	37	28	32	32	32
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous				33	33	33
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous				34	34	34
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous				34	34	34
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous				55	55	55
0608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous				61	61	61
0609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1
0650		Chespin		Field		Field					45	45
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field					52	52
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field					52	60
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous					42	42
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous					42	42
0759		Stufful		Field		Field						41
0760		Bewear		Field		Field						49
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1						33
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous						50
0801		Magearna		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						65
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2				✔	✔	✔
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0174		Igglybuff		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
0205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔
0218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0280		Ralts		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0281		Kirlia		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0282		Gardevoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔		✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0475		Gallade		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0487		Giratina Altered		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0517		Munna		Field		Field		✔	✔
0518		Musharna		Field		Field		✔	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔
0539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous		✔	✔
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous		✔	✔
0568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔
0569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔
0593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔
0608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔
0609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔
0650		Chespin		Field		Field			✔
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field			✔
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field			✔
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous			✔
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous			✔
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0718		Zygarde		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0172		Pichu Spiky-eared		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	HeartGold and SoulSilver - Ilex Forest (requires Pikachu-colored Pichu)
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Description

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Misdreavus
The user makes contact with the opponent, transferring health from the healthier Pokémon to the weaker Pokémon.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Misdreavus slams its body into the opponent. Then, a beam of energy comes out of the healthier Pokémon, transferring its health to the weaker Pokémon.
Morty's Misdreavus	Magnificent Magnemite		Debut

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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

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