Gardevoir (Pokémon)

Gardevoir サーナイト Sirnight

Artwork from R/S/E

Type Species  Psychic  Embrace Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Synchronize or Trace 1,250,000 Pokédex National #282 Johto #— Hoenn #031 Sinnoh #159Pt Browser Fiore R-028 Almia R-159 Height Weight 5'03" 106.7 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate White 45 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Indeterminate 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 3 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 208 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Gardevoir (Japanese: サーナイト Sirnight) is a Psychic-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Kirlia starting at level 30. It is one of the final forms of Ralts.

Biology

Physiology

The mini-skirt that Gardevoir had as a Kirlia is now an elegant ballroom gown. Gardevoir has long, slender, white legs underneath the gown. It gives the impression that it is levitating gracefully above the ground. Gardevoir's arms are now green and the red fin-like horns it had on its head as Ralts/Kirlia have now moved to its chest and its back.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Gardevoir can sense the feelings of people and other Pokémon. It can also see the future clearly.

Behavior

Gardevoir are known widely for their loyalty to their trainers, even to the point of sacrificing their own life for them. In the wild they go in family groups, caring heavily for their young.

Habitat

Urban Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Gardevoir in the anime

Gardevoir's debut appearance was in Do I Hear a Ralts?. It was the parent of the sick Ralts that Max and Ash's Snorunt were taking to the Pokémon Center.

Its most recent appearance was in Mutiny in the Bounty. It belonged to a girl named Melodi and then was stolen by Pokémon Hunter J. It proved to have a deep psychic connection with its trainer and was able to hear her through thought.

In the TCG

Main article: Gardevoir (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

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• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gardevoir is the spirit of a Pokémon who sacrificed herself for her trainer. She comes to the player in their dreams, explaining things and generally appearing after important periods in the game. She is revived later in the game, but doesn't remember anything about her previous life.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Gardevoir is one of the members of Team Charm.
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl: When summoned, it will go across the stage using Reflect to protect the summoner (and teammates) from projectile attacks.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Gardevoir is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Only one	Friend Area: Sky Blue Plains
Phrases
51%-100% HP	You must clear the path to your own future!
26%-50% HP	This isn't good... I've lost a good half of my HP already.
1%-25% HP	I'm so near to fainting... I can't see into the future at all...
Level Up	Leveled up! I can see the future with better clarity!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Psychic	Loops: 9	Minimum Experience: 58
Poké Assist: ( Psychic )	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 98
"When Gardevoir closes its eyes and focuses, it creates two copies of itself."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -10%	IQ Group: F
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Psychic	Poké Assist: ( Psychic )	Field Move: (Psy Power ×3)
"It scatters strange orbs while protecting itself with a psychic barrier."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 20	First evolution	→ Level 30	Second evolution
	Ralts  Psychic		Kirlia  Psychic		Gardevoir  Psychic

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 282 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

For other sprites and images, please see Gardevoir images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Out of the three original stages of Ralts, Gardevoir is the only one that had its name changed in the English version.
• Despite its human-like appearance, it isn't in the Humanshape egg group.
• In My Pokémon Ranch, Gardevoir displays the ability of levitation/flight. With the Trace ability, this is possible.
• Gardevoir's number in the Sinnoh Dex (Platinum only) and the Almia Browser is the same: 159. This makes it and its evolution family one of only five families of Pokémon (comprising thirteen Pokémon altogether) to have the same numbers in more than one Pokédex-like listing.
• Because its 2D sprites depict it as floating and do not show its legs, Gardevoir could be mistaken as not having legs. To the same effect, in My Pokémon Ranch, Gardevoir's legs are so thin that they can barely be seen.

Origin

Gardevoir resembles a ballroom dancer. Its exaggerated head with minimal facial expression and an overall frail, featureless physique could also be attributed to anesama ningyou, a style of traditional Japanese paper doll. Considering its protective nature to its trainer, it could also be based on a guardian angel.

Name origin

Gardevoir's name may be a combination of garde (French for "guard") and devoir (French for "to be required to"). This is reflected on its Pokédex data, which explains how Gardevoir will protect its Trainer even at the cost of its own life. Its Japanese name may be taken to mean さあ、ナイト saa, naito ("come, night").

In other languages

• German: Guardevoir
• French: Gardevoir
• Korean: 가디안 Guardian

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