Spiky Shield (move)
Spiky Shield ニードルガード Needle Guard | ||||||||||||||
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Spiky Shield (Japanese: ニードルガード Needle Guard) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it was the signature move of Chesnaught.
Effect
Spiky Shield protects the user from all effects of moves that target users during the turn it is used, including damage. (This does not include damage afflicted by weather conditions it is susceptible to, or damage from a status ailment that it obtained on a previous turn.) Additionally, if Spiky Shield blocks an attack that would make contact with the user, the attacker suffers damage equal to 1/8 of its maximum HP. However, if an attack is blocked by Spiky Shield, the effects of the user's Rocky Helmet, Rough Skin, and Iron Barbs will not activate. If Sucker Punch is used on a Pokémon that has used Spiky Shield, the move fails and the Pokémon does not take damage.
Using Spiky Shield consecutively decreases the chance of success to 33%. It is an increased priority move that will always go before attacks during the turn.
Feint, Phantom Force, and Shadow Force lift Spiky Shield's protection for the rest of the turn.
Spiky Shield is unable to defend against any of the following moves:
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||||||||
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332 | Cacturne | Grass | Dark | 32 | |||||||
556 | Maractus | Grass | 1 | ||||||||
652 | Chesnaught | Grass | Fighting | 36, 75 | |||||||
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 the anime
The user produces a protective force field. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Chesnaught slams its fists together, and forms a round shield from its forearms. The shield then produces a green force field covered with spikes that protects Chesnaught and those standing behind it. | |||
Millis Steel's Chesnaught | Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | Debut |
In the manga
In the movie adaptations
The user produces a protective force field. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Chesnaught forms a round shield from its forearms, protecting Chesnaught from attacks. | |||
Millis Steel's Chesnaught | Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | Debut |
In other languages
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Variations of the move Protect | ||
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