Guardian of Alola (move)

Guardian of Alola ガーディアン・デ・アローラ Guardian de Alola

Battles Type  Fairy Category  Special PP  — (max. —) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Guardian of Alola (Japanese: ガーディアン・デ・アローラ Guardian de Alola) is a damage-dealing Fairy-type Z-Move introduced in Generation VII. It is the exclusive Z-Move of the guardian deities and an upgraded version of their signature move, Nature's Madness.

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• Effect
  • Generation VII
  • Generation VIII onwards
• Description
• Learnset
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• Appearance
  • Pose
• Trivia
• In other languages

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Effect

Generation VII

Guardian of Alola deals damage equal to 75% of the target's remaining HP (rounded down, but no less than 1).

Like all Z-Moves, Guardian of Alola deals one-quarter of its normal damage (18.75% in this case) if the target is protected by a protection move.

Generation VIII onwards

Guardian of Alola cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SMUSUMPE The user, the Land Spirit Pokémon, obtains Alola's energy using its Z-Power and attacks the target with full force. This reduces the target's HP greatly. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

Any guardian deity Pokémon, or a Pokémon transformed into one, can use Guardian of Alola if it knows Nature's Madness, holds Tapunium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-Ring^SM or Z-Power Ring^USUM.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Professor Kukui Preparing Tapu Koko Attacking
The user obtains Alola's energy using its Z-Power to form a giant entity to attack the opponent with.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Tapu Koko strikes a series of synchronized poses with its Trainer to build Z-Power. It then becomes surrounded by an orb of yellow energy and summons a giant, yellow, headless, humanoid energy-based entity from the ground before closing its shell to merge on top of the entity as its head. The entity then punches the opponent with one of its fists.
Tapu Koko (anime)	From Z to Shining Z!		Debut Partnered with Professor Kukui

• In From Z to Shining Z!, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Fini were stated to have used Guardian of Alola in the past, but have never been seen using it onscreen.

Appearance

Pose

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• Guardian of Alola is the only Z-Move that deals direct damage.
• Out of all species-based Z-Moves, Guardian of Alola can be used by the greatest number of Pokémon, at four.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	巨人衛士・阿羅拉 Geuihyàhn Waihsih Álòhlā
	Mandarin	巨人衛士・阿羅拉 / 巨人卫士・阿罗拉 Jùrén Wèishì Āluólā
French		Colère du Gardien d'Alola
German		Alolas Wächter
Italian		Collera del Guardiano
Korean		알로라의수호자 Allora-uisuhoja
Polish		Strażnik Aloli
Portuguese		Guardião de Alola
Russian		Хранитель всей Алолы Khranitel' vsey Alola
Spanish		Cólera del Guardián

Type-based Z-Moves
Breakneck Blitz • All-Out Pummeling • Supersonic Skystrike • Acid Downpour • Tectonic Rage Continental Crush • Savage Spin-Out • Never-Ending Nightmare • Corkscrew Crash Inferno Overdrive • Hydro Vortex • Bloom Doom • Gigavolt Havoc • Shattered Psyche Subzero Slammer • Devastating Drake • Black Hole Eclipse • Twinkle Tackle
Species-based Z-Moves
Catastropika • 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt • Stoked Sparksurfer • Extreme Evoboost Pulverizing Pancake • Genesis Supernova • Sinister Arrow Raid • Malicious Moonsault Oceanic Operetta • Splintered Stormshards • Let's Snuggle Forever • Clangorous Soulblaze Guardian of Alola • Searing Sunraze Smash • Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom Light That Burns the Sky • Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.