Pain Split (move)

Pain Split いたみわけ Pain Split

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Pain Split (Japanese: いたみわけ Pain Split) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Misdreavus.

Effect

Generation II

Pain Split adds the current HP of the user and target Pokémon. It then divides this value by two, rounds down if necessary, and increases or decreases the HP of each Pokémon to become equal to the result (limited by each Pokémon's maximum HP). This setting of HP is not subject to effects such as Counter or Bide. Pain Split does not employ type effectiveness, so it can also affect Ghost-type Pokémon.

Pain Split has an accuracy of 100.

Pain Split fails if the target is behind a substitute.

Generation III

Pain Split now bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

In Generation III only, a loss of HP due to Pain Split contributes to the accumulated damage of Bide; it still is not subject to other effects such as Counter.

Pain Split can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Endure was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV onwards

Pain Split can no longer contribute to the accumulated damage of Bide.

It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if the move Endure was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Pain Split, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A move that adds the HPs of the user and the target, then divides the total between them. GSC Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total. RSE Adds the user and foe's HP, then shares them equally. FRLG The user adds its HP to the foe's HP, then equally shares the total HP. Colo.XD Adds the user and target's HP, then shares it equally. DPPtHGSSPBR The user adds its HP to the foe's HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the foe. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the target. SV The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	36	37	28	32	32	32	32BDSP	32
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous							44BDSP	44
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous							54BDSP
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous							19BDSP
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous							19BDSP
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous							1BDSP
487		Giratina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							49SwSh 56BDSP	49
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral							37
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral							39
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous				33	33	33	33
578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous				34	34	34	35
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous				34	34	34	35
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous				55	55	55	48
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous				61	61	61	52
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1	1
650		Chespin		Field		Field					45	45		45
651		Quilladin		Field		Field					52	52		47
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field					52	60		60
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous					42	42	44
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous					42	42	44
759		Stufful		Field		Field						41	40
760		Bewear		Field		Field						49	48
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1						33	40
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous						50	60	60
801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						65	78	78
946		Bramblin		Grass		Grass								50
947		Brambleghast		Grass		Grass								50
987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								77
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2				✔	✔	✔		✔
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous							✔
852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster				✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
174		Igglybuff		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔		✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
487		Giratina Altered Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
517		Munna		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
518		Musharna		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔	✔
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
650		Chespin		Field		Field			✔	✔
651		Quilladin		Field		Field			✔	✔
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field			✔	✔
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous			✔	✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous			✔	✔
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔
718		Zygarde		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1				✔
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1				✔
759		Stufful		Field		Field				✔
760		Bewear		Field		Field				✔
764		Comfey		Grass		Grass				✔
765		Oranguru		Field		Field				✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3				✔
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1				✔
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2				✔
781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral				✔
793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
172		Pichu Spiky-eared		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Spiky-eared Pichu - Ilex ForestHGSS (requires Pikachu-colored Pichu)
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	Dream World - Spooky Manor
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VIII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	Regina's Weezing (The Isle of Armor)
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Pain Split is a move with 22PP and 100% accuracy. It targets enemy in the front, distributing its and user's HP equally between the two. This move is affected by Taunt.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Pain Split is Trevenant's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 7 and upgrading Branch Poke into it instead of Horn Leech. The user creates a link between them and a designated enemy for 6s. While the link holds, a portion of the damage the user receives is redirected to the linked enemy. The lower the user's remaining HP, the greater the percentage of damage that is redirected. Additionally, if the user's percentage of remaining HP is lower than the linked enemy, this move continuously deals damage and recovers the user's HP equal to the damage dealt every .5s. If the user and the linked enemy are too far apart, the link will disappear. Using this move increases the user's movement speed for a short time. At level 13, the link's duration is increased to 8.5s.

Description

Games Description MDRB Adds the HP of the user and the target, then shares it equally. MDTDS Adds the HP of the user and the target, then shares it equally between the two Pokémon. BSL じぶんと てきポケモンの ＨＰを たして おたがいに はんぶんずつにして わけあう MDGtI It adds the HP of you and the target, then shares it equally. SMD It adds together the HP of you and the target, which it then shares it equally between you. MDRTDX It adds together the HP of you and the enemy and then shares the total equally between you.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Misdreavus
The user makes contact with the opponent, transferring health from the healthier Pokémon to the weaker Pokémon.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Misdreavus	Misdreavus slams its body into the opponent. Then, a beam of energy comes out of the healthier Pokémon, transferring its health to the weaker Pokémon.
Morty's Misdreavus	Magnificent Magnemite		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.
• If Shedinja uses Pain Split (via Mimic), it will cut the target's HP in half, similarly to Super Fang.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 分擔痛楚 Fāndāam Tungchó * 分享痛楚 Fānhéung Tungchó * Mandarin 分擔痛楚 / 分担痛楚 Fēndān Tòngchǔ * 分享痛楚 Fēnxiǎng Tòngchǔ * French Balance German Leidteiler Greek Κατανομή Οδύνης Italian Malcomune Korean 아픔나누기 Apeum Nanugi Brazilian Portuguese Divisão de Dor Serbian Podela bola Spanish Divide Dolor Vietnamese Chia Cơn Đau

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