Normal · Status move · Gen 2
Pain Split
Pain Split is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 2. It never misses and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 160 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Shares HP of user and target equally. The user and the target's HP become the average of their current HP, rounded down, but not more than the maximum HP of either one.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (109 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (47 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Pain Split
160 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Ice/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | 4 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4, 6–7, 9 | ||
| Steel/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Rock/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric/Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Ice | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water/Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Electric | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 6–7 | ||||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Water | 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 7 | ||||
| Rock/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Pain Split FAQ
What does Pain Split do?
Pain Split is a Normal-type status move. The user and the target's HP become the average of their current HP, rounded down, but not more than the maximum HP of either one.
Which Pokémon can learn Pain Split?
160 Pokémon and forms can learn Pain Split in at least one game: 109 in Scarlet & Violet, 47 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Arbok, Vulpix, Alolan Vulpix, Ninetales, Alolan Ninetales and Jigglypuff.
Is Pain Split in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 47 Pokémon can use Pain Split in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.