Max Guard (move)
Max Guard ダイウォール Dai Wall | ||||||||||||||
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Max Guard (Japanese: ダイウォール Dai Wall) is a non-damaging Normal-type Max Move introduced in Generation VIII.
Effect
- Main article: Protection
Max Guard protects the user from moves for the rest of the turn. It offers greater protection than most other protection moves.
Max Guard fully protects the user from most Max Moves and cannot be penetrated or nullified by most moves that break protection. G-Max One Blow, G-Max Rapid Flow, and Feint deal full damage through Max Guard, but Feint does not lift Max Guard's protection like it would other protection effects. Max Guard also follows many of the moves that bypass other protection, but it successfully protects from Block, Flower Shield, Gear Up, Magnetic Flux, Phantom Force, Psych Up, Shadow Force, Teatime, Transform, and any contact move affected by Unseen Fist.
If the user goes last in the turn, Max Guard will fail. The chance that Max Guard will succeed drops each time the user successfully and consecutively uses Endure, any protection move that only affects the user, Quick Guard, or Wide Guard.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Max Guard cannot be selected in a battle.
Description
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Learnset
Generation VIII
Any Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon can use Max Guard if it knows a status move.
In other games
Pokémon Masters EX
Name | Category | Base power | Max power | Target | Description | Playable sync pairs | |||||
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Max Guard | Status | — | — | An ally | Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to an ally. | Elesa (Classic) & Emolga Raihan (Anniversary 2022) & Flygon Sygna Suit Red (Thunderbolt) & Pikachu Gordie & Coalossal Melony & Lapras Anabel & Snorlax Oleana & Garbodor Leon (Alt.) & Dragapult Victor & Spectrier Paulo & Lycanroc Argenta & Skarmory Sygna Suit Roxie & Toxtricity Dahlia & Ludicolo Kabu & Centiskorch Avery & Slowking Greta & Breloom Sygna Suit Ingo & Chandelure |
In animation
Pokémon animated series
The Dynamaxed user creates a barrier that blocks incoming attacks. This works even against Max Moves. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Dynamax Gyarados forms a light blue barrier of energy in front of itself, protecting it from attacks, including Max Moves. | |||
Lance's Gyarados | Flash of the Titans! | Debut Base move is Dragon Dance |
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
The Dynamaxed user creates a barrier that blocks incoming attacks. This works even against Max Moves. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Gigantamax Duraludon forms a light blue barrier of energy in front of itself, protecting it from attacks, including Max Moves. | |||
Raihan's Duraludon | Sky | Debut |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The Dynamaxed user creates a barrier that blocks incoming attacks. This works even against Max Moves. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Dynamax Oranguru raises its fan and forms a barrier in front of itself to protect it from attacks, including Max Moves. | |||
Henry's Fanguru | Teary!! The Voice of the Master | Debut |
In other generations
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Max Guard is the only Max Move in the core series:
- To be a status move.
- With a priority that is not 0.
- That can have a different type than its base move.
- Max Guard is the first Generation VIII move in index number order.
In other languages
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