Magic Guard (Ability)

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 the Pokémon from receiving indirect damage, but does not prevent it from becoming afflicted by statuses that would deal such damage. Additional effects, such as being trapped by binding moves or having its Attack reduced by burn, are not prevented even though their damage is.

Magic Guard prevents damage caused by effects including weather, poison and burn, effects like Curse and Leech Seed, entry hazards, recoil (except from Struggle), crash damage, and damage from using Mind Blown. Magic Guard prevents the damage inflicted by a Life Orb, but the holder still gains the 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 by 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 a Pokémon with Magic Guard is paralyzed, it cannot be fully paralyzed, although its Speed is still reduced. A Pokémon with Magic Guard cannot be 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 other games

Description

Games Description MDTDS Protects the Pokémon from all damage except from direct attacks. BSL わざや こうげき いがいからの ダメージを うけない MDGtI Unavailable SMD The Pokémon is protected from most indirect damage, such as damage from a sandstorm, a Blast Trap, or getting poisoned. But it takes damage from attack moves.

In the anime

Clefable
The Pokémon is unaffected by indirect damage through means such as poison.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Clefable is unaffected by indirect damage through means such as poison.
Lusamine's Clefable	10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!		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 * Danish Magic Guard Finnish Taikasuoja French Garde Magik German Magieschild Italian Magicscudo Korean 매직가드 Magic Guard Norwegian Magic Guard Polish Magiczna Ochrona Portuguese Escudo Mágico Spanish Muro Mágico Swedish Magic Guard Vietnamese Phòng Ngự Ma Thuật

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