Pain Split
いたみわけ Pain Split
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  %
Priority  0
  • 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
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

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, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via breeding. It is TM202 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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.

Generation VIII

Pain Split averages the two Pokémon's non-Dynamax HP, calculates the signed difference between that average and each Pokémon's non-Dynamax HP, then changes each Pokémon's HP by that signed difference.

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.
ColoXD 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
SMUSUMPE
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.
Champs The user adds its remaining HP to the target's remaining HP, then splits the total in half for them to share.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0200 Misdreavus Amorphous 36 37 28 32 32 32 32 32
0316 Gulpin Amorphous 44 44
0317 Swalot Amorphous 54
0353 Shuppet Amorphous 19
0354 Banette Amorphous 19
0429 Mismagius Amorphous 1
0487 Giratina
Giratina
All forms

No Eggs Discovered 49 56 49
0568 Trubbish Mineral 37
0569 Garbodor Mineral 39
0577 Solosis Amorphous 33 33 33 33 33
0578 Duosion Amorphous 34 34 34 35 35
0579 Reuniclus Amorphous 34 34 34 35 35
0607 Litwick
Amorphous 55 55 55 48 48
0608 Lampent
Amorphous 61 61 61 52 52
0609 Chandelure
Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0650 Chespin Field 45 45 45
0651 Quilladin Field 52 52 47
0652 Chesnaught
Field 52 60 60
0710 Pumpkaboo
Pumpkaboo
All forms

Amorphous 42 42 44
0711 Gourgeist
Gourgeist
All forms

Amorphous 42 42 44
0759 Stufful
Field 41 40
0760 Bewear
Field 49 48
0771 Pyukumuku Water 1 33 40
0778 Mimikyu
Amorphous 50 60 60
0801 Magearna
Magearna
All forms

No Eggs Discovered 65 78 78
0946 Bramblin
Grass 50
0947 Brambleghast
Grass 50
0987 Flutter Mane
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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
Tutor
0024 Arbok Field
Dragon
0037 Vulpix Field
0037 Vulpix
Vulpix
Alolan Form
Field
0038 Ninetales Field
0038 Ninetales
Ninetales
Alolan Form

Field
0039 Jigglypuff
Fairy
0040 Wigglytuff
Fairy
0052 Meowth Field
0053 Persian Field
0088 Grimer Amorphous
0088 Grimer
Grimer
Alolan Form

Amorphous
0089 Muk Amorphous
0089 Muk
Muk
Alolan Form

Amorphous
0092 Gastly
Amorphous
0093 Haunter
Amorphous
0094 Gengar
Amorphous
0105 Marowak
Marowak
Alolan Form

Monster
0109 Koffing Amorphous
0110 Weezing Amorphous
0110 Weezing
Weezing
Galarian Form

Amorphous
0114 Tangela Grass
0120 Staryu Water 3
0121 Starmie
Water 3
0137 Porygon Mineral
0146 Moltres
Moltres
Galarian Form

No Eggs Discovered
0151 Mew No Eggs Discovered
0174 Igglybuff
No Eggs Discovered
0177 Natu
Flying
0178 Xatu
Flying
0200 Misdreavus Amorphous
0204 Pineco Bug
0205 Forretress
Bug
0206 Dunsparce Field
0211 Qwilfish
Water 2
0211 Qwilfish
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form

Water 2
0218 Slugma Amorphous
0219 Magcargo
Amorphous
0228 Houndour
Field
0229 Houndoom
Field
0233 Porygon2 Mineral
0280 Ralts
Human-Like
Amorphous
0281 Kirlia
Human-Like
Amorphous
0282 Gardevoir
Human-Like
Amorphous
0299 Nosepass Mineral
0302 Sableye
Human-Like
0303 Mawile
Field
Fairy
0307 Meditite
Human-Like
0308 Medicham
Human-Like
0316 Gulpin Amorphous
0317 Swalot Amorphous
0337 Lunatone
Mineral
0338 Solrock
Mineral
0345 Lileep
Water 3
0346 Cradily
Water 3
0353 Shuppet Amorphous
0354 Banette Amorphous
0355 Duskull Amorphous
0356 Dusclops Amorphous
0386 Deoxys
Deoxys
All forms
No Eggs Discovered
0409 Rampardos Monster
0422 Shellos
Shellos
All forms
Water 1
Amorphous
0423 Gastrodon
Gastrodon
All forms

Water 1
Amorphous
0425 Drifloon
Amorphous
0426 Drifblim
Amorphous
0429 Mismagius Amorphous
0442 Spiritomb
Amorphous
0465 Tangrowth Grass
0474 Porygon-Z Mineral
0475 Gallade
Human-Like
Amorphous
0476 Probopass
Mineral
0477 Dusknoir Amorphous
0478 Froslass
Fairy
Mineral
0479 Rotom
Rotom
All forms

Amorphous
0480 Uxie No Eggs Discovered
0481 Mesprit No Eggs Discovered
0487 Giratina
Giratina
Altered Forme

No Eggs Discovered
0487 Giratina
Giratina
Origin Forme

No Eggs Discovered
0517 Munna Field
0518 Musharna Field
0531 Audino Fairy
0538 Throh Human-Like
0539 Sawk Human-Like
0562 Yamask Mineral
Amorphous
0563 Cofagrigus Mineral
Amorphous
0568 Trubbish Mineral
0569 Garbodor Mineral
0570 Zorua Field
0570 Zorua
Zorua
Hisuian Form

Field
0571 Zoroark Field
0571 Zoroark
Zoroark
Hisuian Form

Field
0577 Solosis Amorphous
0578 Duosion Amorphous
0579 Reuniclus Amorphous
0592 Frillish
Frillish
All forms

Amorphous
0593 Jellicent
Jellicent
All forms

Amorphous
0594 Alomomola Water 1
Water 2
0605 Elgyem Human-Like
0606 Beheeyem Human-Like
0607 Litwick
Amorphous
0608 Lampent
Amorphous
0609 Chandelure
Amorphous
0618 Stunfisk
Water 1
Amorphous
0647 Keldeo
Keldeo
All forms

No Eggs Discovered
0650 Chespin Field
0651 Quilladin Field
0652 Chesnaught
Field
0708 Phantump
Grass
Amorphous
0709 Trevenant
Grass
Amorphous
0710 Pumpkaboo
Pumpkaboo
All forms

Amorphous
0711 Gourgeist
Gourgeist
All forms

Amorphous
0718 Zygarde
Zygarde
All available forms

No Eggs Discovered
0747 Mareanie
Water 1
0748 Toxapex
Water 1
0759 Stufful
Field
0760 Bewear
Field
0764 Comfey Grass
0765 Oranguru
Field
0766 Passimian Field
0768 Golisopod
Bug
Water 3
0769 Sandygast
Amorphous
0770 Palossand
Amorphous
0771 Pyukumuku Water 1
0778 Mimikyu
Amorphous
0779 Bruxish
Water 2
0781 Dhelmise
Mineral
0793 Nihilego
No Eggs Discovered
0801 Magearna
Magearna
All forms

No Eggs Discovered
0806 Blacephalon
No Eggs Discovered
0855 Polteageist
Polteageist
All forms
Mineral
Amorphous
0858 Hatterene
Fairy
0869 Alcremie
Alcremie
All forms
Fairy
Amorphous
0871 Pincurchin Water 1
Amorphous
0897 Spectrier No Eggs Discovered
0902 Basculegion
Basculegion
All forms

Water 2
0904 Overqwil
Water 2
0918 Spidops Bug
0943 Mabosstiff Field
0946 Bramblin
Grass
0947 Brambleghast
Grass
0948 Toedscool
Grass
0949 Toedscruel
Grass
0961 Wugtrio Water 3
0971 Greavard Field
0972 Houndstone Field
0976 Veluza
Water 2
0982 Dudunsparce
Dudunsparce
All forms
Field
0987 Flutter Mane
No Eggs Discovered
1012 Poltchageist
Poltchageist
All forms

Mineral
Amorphous
1013 Sinistcha
Sinistcha
All forms

Mineral
Amorphous
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0109 Koffing Amorphous
0316 Gulpin Amorphous
0355 Duskull Amorphous
0442 Spiritomb
Amorphous
0592 Frillish
Frillish
All forms

Amorphous
0594 Alomomola Water 1
Water 2
0618 Stunfisk
Water 1
Amorphous
0618 Stunfisk
Stunfisk
Galarian Form

Water 1
Amorphous
0852 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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0172 Pichu
Pichu
Spiky-eared
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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0353 Shuppet Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0355 Duskull Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0442 Spiritomb
Amorphous Dream World - Spooky Manor
0594 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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0110 Weezing 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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pain Split targets a Pokémon in front, distributing its and the user's HP equally between the two.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy No
BSL - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI - - 17 50 100% - Front All No
SMD - - 17 40 100% - Front All No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon UNITE

Pain Split
Pokémon Move Icon Image Level Learned Cooldown Description

Trevenant
7 10s Creates a link between the user and a designated opposing Pokémon. While the link holds, the user redirects a portion of the damage it receives to the linked Pokémon. 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 Pokémon’s, this move continuously recovers the user’s HP and deals damage over time to the linked Pokémon. If the user and the linked opposing Pokémon are too far apart, the link will disappear. Using this move increases the user’s movement speed for a short time.
Upgraded to Pain Split+ when the Pokémon reaches Lv. 13.
Upgrade: Increases the time the link persists before disappearing on its own.

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

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Pain Split's Japanese name is a phrase that is specifically a sumo wrestling term used formerly in the rule, which refers to calling a draw on a match because one player is too injured to continue.
  • 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 *
Czech Dělba bolesti
French Balance
German Leidteiler
Greek Κατανομή Οδύνης Katanomí Odýnis
Italian Malcomune
Korean 아픔나누기 Apeum Nanugi
Brazilian Portuguese Divisão de Dor
Serbian Podela bola
Spanish Latin America Dividedolor
Spain Divide Dolor
Vietnamese Chia Cơn Đau
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215
216217218219220221222223224225226227228229
ZA
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107
Added in ZA 2.0.0
108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126
127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145
146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160
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