Safeguard (move)

Safeguard しんぴのまもり Mysterious Safeguard

The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for five turns.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  25 (max. 40) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user and ally

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM20 in Generation III TM20 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Safeguard on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Safeguard on Eevee's Movedex

Safeguard (Japanese: しんぴのまもり Mysterious Safeguard) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Safeguard prevents the user and its party from being affected by any status condition for five turns except those caused by special abilities, held items or self inflicted statuses. It also does not block the effect of Yawn if Yawn has already been used.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 40 037 Vulpix Fire 25 038 Ninetales Fire -- 086 Seel Water 48 087 Dewgong Water Ice 60 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 46 131 Lapras Water Ice 50 146 Moltres Fire Flying 61 147 Dratini Dragon 43 148 Dragonair Dragon 47 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 47 150 Mewtwo Psychic 99 152 Chikorita Grass 43 153 Bayleef Grass 47 154 Meganium Grass 51 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 22 166 Ledian Bug Flying 24 175 Togepi Normal 31 176 Togetic Normal Flying 31 202 Wobbuffet Psychic -- 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 23 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 11 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 11 251 Celebi Grass Psychic 10 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison Lapras Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 027 Sandshrew Ground Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong 058 Growlithe Fire Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong 072 Tentacool* Water Poison Corsola 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic Seel, Dewgong Lapras Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 115 Kangaskhan Normal Lapras Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 123 Scyther Bug Flying Butterfree Ledyba, Ledian Shuckle 179 Mareep Electric Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong Lapras Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 194 Wooper Water Ground Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong Lapras Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite 222 Corsola Water Rock Seel, Dewgong Lapras Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 40 037 Vulpix Fire 33 038 Ninetales Fire -- 086 Seel Water 49 087 Dewgong Water Ice 64 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 53RSE 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 50FRLG 131 Lapras Water Ice 43 146 Moltres Fire Flying 61 147 Dratini Dragon 43 148 Dragonair Dragon 47 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 47 150 Mewtwo Psychic 99RSE 150 Mewtwo Psychic 55FRLG 152 Chikorita Grass 43 153 Bayleef Grass 47 154 Meganium Grass 51 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 22 166 Ledian Bug Flying 24 175 Togepi Normal 36RSE 175 Togepi Normal 33FRLG 176 Togetic Normal Flying 36RSE 176 Togetic Normal Flying 33FRLG 202 Wobbuffet Psychic -- 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 23 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 11 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 11 251 Celebi Grass Psychic 10 333 Swablu Normal Flying 21 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 21 350 Milotic Water 50 358 Chimecho Psychic 41 360 Wynaut Psychic 15 370 Luvdisc Water 48 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 15 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 15 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM20

#   Pokémon Type 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 037 Vulpix Fire 038 Ninetales Fire 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 113 Chansey Normal 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 131 Lapras Water Ice 146 Moltres Fire Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 152 Chikorita Grass 153 Bayleef Grass 154 Meganium Grass 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 182 Bellossom Grass 191 Sunkern Grass 192 Sunflora Grass 199 Slowking Water Psychic 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 222 Corsola Water Rock 242 Blissey Normal 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 251 Celebi Grass Psychic 252 Treecko Grass 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 285 Shroomish Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 300 Skitty Normal 301 Delcatty Normal 327 Spinda Normal 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 350 Milotic Water 358 Chimecho Psychic 362 Snorunt Ice 363 Glalie Ice 368 Gorebyss Water 369 Relicanth Water Rock 370 Luvdisc Water 377 Regirock Rock 378 Regice Ice 379 Registeel Steel 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 382 Kyogre Water 383 Groudon Ground 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison Lapras Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 027 Sandshrew Ground Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong 058 Growlithe Fire Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong 072 Tentacool* Water Poison Corsola 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic Seel, Dewgong Lapras Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Milotic 115 Kangaskhan Normal Lapras Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 123 Scyther Bug Flying Butterfree Ledyba, Ledian Shuckle 179 Mareep Electric Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong Lapras Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 194 Wooper Water Ground Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong Lapras Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 34 037 Vulpix Fire 27 038 Ninetales Fire -- 086 Seel Water 51 087 Dewgong Water Ice 51 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 50 131 Lapras Water Ice 43 146 Moltres Fire Flying 43 147 Dratini Dragon 43 148 Dragonair Dragon 47 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 47 150 Mewtwo Psychic 93 152 Chikorita Grass 39 153 Bayleef Grass 46 154 Meganium Grass 54 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 14 166 Ledian Bug Flying 14 175 Togepi Normal 37 176 Togetic Normal Flying 37 202 Wobbuffet Psychic -- 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 22DP 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 14PtHGSS 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 9DPPt 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 65HGSS 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 9DPPt 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 65HGSS 251 Celebi Grass Psychic 10 333 Swablu Normal Flying 18 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 28 350 Milotic Water 45 358 Chimecho Psychic 41 360 Wynaut Psychic 15 370 Luvdisc Water 51 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 15 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 15 436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 30 437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 30 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 50 456 Finneon Water 29 457 Lumineon Water 29 488 Cresselia Psychic 11 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM20

#   Pokémon Type 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 037 Vulpix Fire 038 Ninetales Fire 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 113 Chansey Normal 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 131 Lapras Water Ice 146 Moltres Fire Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 152 Chikorita Grass 153 Bayleef Grass 154 Meganium Grass 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 182 Bellossom Grass 191 Sunkern Grass 192 Sunflora Grass 199 Slowking Water Psychic 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 222 Corsola Water Rock 242 Blissey Normal 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 251 Celebi Grass Psychic 252 Treecko Grass 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 285 Shroomish Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 300 Skitty Normal 301 Delcatty Normal 327 Spinda Normal 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 350 Milotic Water 358 Chimecho Psychic 361 Snorunt Ice 362 Glalie Ice 368 Gorebyss Water 369 Relicanth Water Rock 370 Luvdisc Water 377 Regirock Rock 378 Regice Ice 379 Registeel Steel 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 382 Kyogre Water 383 Groudon Ground 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 387 Turtwig Grass 388 Grotle Grass 389 Torterra Grass Ground 413 Wormadam Plant Cloak Bug Grass 413 Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground 413 Wormadam Trash Cloak Bug Steel 414 Mothim Bug Flying 420 Cherubi Grass 421 Cherrim Grass 433 Chingling Psychic 436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 456 Finneon Water 457 Lumineon Water 459 Snover Grass Ice 460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 480 Uxie Psychic 481 Mesprit Psychic 482 Azelf Psychic 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 484 Palkia Water Dragon 486 Regigigas Normal 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 488 Cresselia Psychic 489 Phione Water 490 Manaphy Water 492 Shaymin Land Forme Grass 492 Shaymin Sky Forme Grass Flying 493 Arceus Electric Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison Lapras Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 027 Sandshrew Ground Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong 058 Growlithe Fire Vulpix, Ninetales Seel, Dewgong 072 Tentacool* Water Poison Tentacool, Tentacruel 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic Lapras Seel, Dewgong Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Milotic 115 Kangaskhan Normal Lapras Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 123 Scyther Bug Flying Butterfree Venonat, Venomoth Ledyba, Ledian 179 Mareep Electric Sandshrew, Sandslash Vulpix, Ninetales Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lapras Seel, Dewgong Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Wooper, Quagsire 194 Wooper Water Ground Sandshrew, Sandslash Vulpix, Ninetales Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lapras Seel, Dewgong Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Milotic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

Togetic	Celebi	Delcatty	Milotic
The user creates a protective field.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Lugia	Lugia spreads its wings and a large light blue or green barrier forms around it, repelling attacks from it.
Lugia (movie 2)	The Power of One		Debut
Silver's Mother	A Promise is a Promise		None
Butterfree	Butterfree becomes surrounded in a blue barrier, repelling attacks.
Lisa's Butterfree	Spell of the Unown		None
Celebi	Celebi crouches together and becomes surrounded in a pink and green, or just green energy shield.
Celebi (movie 4)	Celebi: Voice of the Forest		None
A wild Celebi	Celebi and Joy!		None
Dragonair	Dragonair glows green and can block attacks.
Clair's Dragonair	Great Bowls of Fire!		None
Latias	Latias's eyes glow light blue. Then a blue forcefield comes out of Latias's body and can stop attacks.
Latias (movie 5)	Pokémon Heroes		None
Milotic	Milotic's body becomes outlined in green.
Robert's Milotic	Win, Lose or Drew!		None
Wallace's Milotic	Our Cup Runneth Over!		None
Togepi	Togepi's body glows blue, then it becomes surrounded by a blue force field that stops attacks.
Misty's Togepi	A Togepi Mirage!		None
A wild Togepi	A Togepi Mirage!		None
Togetic	Togetic's body glows blue and a blue forcefield surrounds it.
Misty's Togetic	A Togepi Mirage!		None
Delcatty	Delcatty's body glows light blue and it creates a light blue forcefield around itself that protects it.
Dr. Abby's Johnny	Delcatty Got Your Tongue		None
Wynaut	The user becomes green, blocking attacks.
Wild Wynaut	Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?		None
Slowking	Slowking leans forward, and the gem on the top of its head glows. It soon creates a large ball, made out of triangles.
Conway's Slowking	Tag! We're It...!		None
Deoxys	Deoxys releases a green barrier.
A wild Deoxys	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)		None
Finneon	Finneon glows green.
Zoey's Finneon	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!		None

In other languages

• French: Rune Protect.
• Spanish: Velo Sagrado. (Salvaguardia in the Latin Spanish anime dub)
• Italian: Salvaguardia.

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