Gardevoir (Pokémon)

Gardevoir サーナイト Sirknight

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 Footprint Body style 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 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) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

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

Biology

Physiology

The mini-skirt that Gardevoir had as a Kirlia is now an elegant ballroom gown with a green underside. Its ‘hair’ style has also changed, with ‘curls’ down the sides of its head. Gardevoir has long, slender, white legs underneath the gown. Gardevoir's arms are now green and the red fin-like horns it had on its head before evolving have now moved to its chest and its back. Gardevoir also has spikes to the side of its face, and a band of green extending on its chest to the centermost fin.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Gardevoir can sense the feelings of people and other Pokémon. It can also see the future clearly. Gardevoir also has the psychokinetic power to distort the dimensions and create a small black hole, in order to protect its Trainer. Apparently, Gardevoir does not feel the pull of gravity because it supports itself with psychic power.

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

Major appearances

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.

Minor appearances

In the TCG

Main article: Gardevoir (TCG)

Other appearances

Gardevoir in Super Smash Bros Brawl

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

When summoned from a Poké Ball, it will go across the stage using Reflect to protect the summoner (and teammates) from projectile attacks.

Game data

NPC appearances

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• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: 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: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Medicham is a member of Team Charm. She knows Wigglytuff from long ago. Together, they and the player's team explore Aegis Cave and defeat Regigigas.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Team Charm debut in their own special episode, Lopunny being the playable character. She is shown to be the calm, smart member of the group, rarely getting mad and pondering situations. The team hears about the treasure filled Southern Jungle. They are advised to stay away by a Bellossom but the team continued on. They find a passed out Wigglytuff, who fainted due to hunger and give him a Perfect Apple, revitalizing him. They encounter Team AWD, who believe the team is pathetic. Before they enter, a Sentret pleads Charm to stop AWD, saying they were cruel to it. The team arrives at the dungeon's end, which holds an empty chest. AWD accuses Charm of taking the treasure and they fight. Wigglytuff appears to stop the brawl, and reveals that the chest is a Ditto. The Bellossom and Sentret earlier were also him. He reveals he is there to guard a Time Gear and the teams leave. They later bribe Wigglytuff with a Perfect Apple to join their team.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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 Ralts  Psychic

Level 20 →

First evolution Kirlia  Psychic

Level 30 →

Second evolution 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

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 by copying Levitate.
• Gardevoir's number in the Sinnoh Pokédex (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.

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 "duty"). 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, knight") or 'Sir Knight'.

In other languages

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

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