Quick Guard (move)

Quick Guard ファストガード Fast Guard

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +3 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user and all allies

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Works great if the user goes first this turn.

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

Quick Guard (Japanese: ファストガード Fast Guard) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Main article: Protection

Quick Guard protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field from moves that have increased priority during that turn, such as Quick Attack or Aqua Jet.

If the user goes last in the turn, the move will fail.

Moves that break protection will remove the effects of Quick Guard; Feint, despite being a priority move, will do full damage and remove the protection. The Ability Unseen Fist allows contact moves to bypass Quick Guard.

Status moves that are unaffected by protection are listed here. This primarily applies if they are given priority by an Ability like Prankster.

This move has +3 priority, so it will be executed before most other moves.

Generation V

The following effects only apply to this generation.

The chance that Quick 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. Each time, the chance of success is multiplied by 1/2.

Quick Guard does not block moves that have been given an increased priority through Prankster that would not usually have one.

If a Pokémon uses Feint or Shadow Force to attack its own ally who is protected by Quick Guard, Quick Guard will not be dispelled.

Generation VII onwards

If powered up by a Fightinium Z into Z-Quick Guard, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves. If used in succession, its chance of failing rises. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying		43ORAS	43SMUSUM	20SwShBDSP
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying		51ORAS	51SMUSUM	20SwShBDSP
107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	31	31SMUSUM	21
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1	1SMUSUM	1SwShBDSP
145		Zapdos Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				40	40
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		51ORAS	51	20SwShBDSP
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	46	46	46	21
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		41ORAS	41	15
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon		53ORAS	53	15
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon		57ORAS	57	15
276		Taillow		Flying		Flying		25ORAS	25	25BDSP
277		Swellow		Flying		Flying		27ORAS	27	27BDSP
335		Zangoose		Field		Field					Rem.
447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				32SwShBDSP	32
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	33	33	33	32SwShBDSP	32
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous		11ORAS	11	56SwShBDSP	56
539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like	45	45	37	15
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3	25	25	25	18
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3	25	25	25	18
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1
619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like	45	45	45	20
620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like				1
638		Cobalion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	55	1, 55	42	14
639		Terrakion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	55	1, 55	42	14
640		Virizion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	55	1, 55	42	14
647		Keldeo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	55	55	55	14
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field		1, 53	1, 53	49
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field			1	1	1
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field				1	1
795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1	10
807		Zeraora		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			40USUM	16
888		Zacian		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				1	1
937		Ceruledge		Human-Like		Human-Like					Rem.
100		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					84
101		Iron Leaves		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					21
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
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field				✔
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔
190		Aipom		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔BDSP
215		Sneasel Hisuian Form		Field		Field					✔
263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field				✔
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
335		Zangoose		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔BDSP
390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon		✔	✔	✔
624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
650		Chespin		Field		Field		✔	✔		✔
661		Fletchling		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
766		Passimian		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
827		Nickit		Field		Field				✔
973		Flamigo		Flying		Flying					✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	Saori Yoshida's Machamp
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 Gates to Infinity, Quick Guard protects the user from moves that are used from more than one space away until the end of their next move.

Description

Games Description MDGtI You and your teammates in the same room will get the Quick Guard status, which protects you from enemies' distant moves. Its chance of failing rises if you use it multiple times in a row. SMD You and your teammates in the same room will get the Quick Guard status condition, which protects you from faraway enemies' moves.

In the anime

	Mienfoo
The user protects itself and its allies from moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Mienfoo	Mienfoo puts its hands together and becomes outlined in a bright red aura. It then points its hands forward, forming a bright red barrier of energy in front of itself that protects it and its allies from attacks.
Cliff's Mienfoo	The Beartic Mountain Feud!		Debut

• In Evolution Exchange Excitement!, Bianca's Escavalier was revealed to know Quick Guard. However, it has never been shown using the move.

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

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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 快速防守 Faaichūk Fòhngsáu * 先制防禦 Sīnjai Fòhngyuh * Mandarin 快速防守 Kuàisù Fángshǒu * 先制防禦 Xiānzhì Fángyù * Dutch Snelschild French Prévention German Rapidschutz Italian Anticipo Korean 패스트가드 PaoeseuteugadeuIX+ 퍼스트가드 PeoseuteugadeuV–VIII Polish Szybka Obrona Portuguese Brazil Prevenção Portugal Ataque Rápido* (BW063) Defesa Rápida (BW046) Spanish Latin America Defensa Rápida Spain Anticipo

Variations of the move Quick Guard
Quick Guard • Wide Guard • Crafty Shield

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