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Magic Guard (Japanese: マジックガード Magic Guard) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Clefairy's evolutionary line.

Effect

In battle

Magic Guard prevents indirect damage, such as from weather, poison, Curse, and Leech Seed, but it does not stop them from being induced. Additional effects, such as being trapped by binding moves (such as Fire Spin) and Attack reduction from a burn, are not prevented.

Damage caused by entry hazards (such as Spikes) and recoil and crash damage is prevented, as well as damage from Mind Blown, except recoil damage from Struggle. Magic Guard will also prevent Life Orb's HP deduction without negating its power boost. Damage from confusion still occurs.

Magic Guard does not prevent direct modification of a Pokémon's HP through means other than damage, such as with Pain Split, Belly Drum, Substitute, or a Ghost type cutting its own HP to use Curse. Moves that cause the user to faint, Destiny Bond and Perish Song can still cause a Pokémon with Magic Guard to faint.

Generation IV

If paralyzed, a Pokémon with Magic Guard will suffer from the normal Speed reduction but cannot be fully paralyzed. Magic Guard will prevent the Pokémon with this Ability from being poisoned by Toxic Spikes.

Generation V onward

Magic Guard no longer grants immunity to being fully paralyzed and no longer prevents poisoning from Toxic Spikes, but it still prevents poison damage.

Outside of battle

Magic Guard has no effect outside of battle. This means a poisoned Pokémon with Magic Guard will still take damage in the field in Generation IV (but not later generations, because poison no longer causes damage in the field starting in Generation V).

Pokémon with Magic Guard

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	Cute Charm	Magic Guard	Friend Guard
0036		Clefable	Fairy		Fairy	Cute Charm	Magic Guard	Unaware
0063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	Synchronize	Inner Focus	Magic Guard
0064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	Synchronize	Inner Focus	Magic Guard
0065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	Synchronize	Inner Focus	Magic Guard
0173		Cleffa	Fairy		Fairy	Cute Charm	Magic Guard	Friend Guard
0561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying	Wonder Skin	Magic Guard	Tinted Lens
0577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic	Overcoat	Magic Guard	Regenerator
0578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic	Overcoat	Magic Guard	Regenerator
0579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic	Overcoat	Magic Guard	Regenerator
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

Clefable
The Pokémon is unaffected by indirect damage through means such as poison.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Clefable takes damage only from attacking moves
Lusamine's Clefable	SM054		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 魔法防守 Mōfaat Fòhngsáu Mandarin 魔法防守 Mófǎ Fángshǒu * 魔法防禦 Mófǎ Fángyù * French Garde Magik German Magieschild Italian Magicscudo Korean 매직가드 Magic Guard Portuguese Escudo Mágico Spanish Muro Mágico Vietnamese Phòng Ngự Ma Thuật

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