Rock · Status move · Gen 5
Wide Guard
Wide Guard is a Rock-type status move introduced in Generation 5. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). It has +3 priority, so it usually moves before other attacks. 78 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Rock
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
+3
Effect
Protects allies from multi-target moves this turn. The user and its party members are protected from moves made by other Pokemon, including allies, during this turn that target all adjacent foes or all adjacent Pokemon. This move modifies the same 1/X chance of being successful used by other protection moves, where X starts at 1 and triples each time this move is successfully used, but does not use the chance to check for failure. X resets to 1 if this move fails, if the user's last move used is not Baneful Bunker, Burning Bulwark, Detect, Endure, King's Shield, Max Guard, Obstruct, Protect, Quick Guard, Silk Trap, Spiky Shield, or Wide Guard, or if it was one of those moves and the user's protection was broken. Fails if the user moves last this turn or if this move is already in effect for the user's side.
- Targets
- The user's side of the field
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (48 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (20 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Wide Guard
78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | 7–8 | ||||
| Water | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Steel/Ground | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Water/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Rock | 6–8 | ||||
| Rock | 6–8 | ||||
| Rock | 6–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 6–8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 6–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel/Ghost | 6–8 | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | 6–8 | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ice/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Fighting | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Fighting | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fire/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Steel/Flying | 7–8 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Ice/Bug | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 |
Wide Guard FAQ
What does Wide Guard do?
Wide Guard is a Rock-type status move. The user and its party members are protected from moves made by other Pokemon, including allies, during this turn that target all adjacent foes or all adjacent Pokemon. This move modifies the same 1/X chance of being successful used by other protection moves, where X starts at 1 and triples each time this move is successfully used, but does not use the chance to check for failure. X resets to 1 if this move fails, if the user's last move used is not Baneful Bunker, Burning Bulwark, Detect, Endure, King's Shield, Max Guard, Obstruct, Protect, Quick Guard, Silk Trap, Spiky Shield, or Wide Guard, or if it was one of those moves and the user's protection was broken. Fails if the user moves last this turn or if this move is already in effect for the user's side.
Which Pokémon can learn Wide Guard?
78 Pokémon and forms can learn Wide Guard in at least one game: 48 in Scarlet & Violet, 20 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Paras, Parasect, Machamp, Geodude, Alolan Geodude and Graveler.
Is Wide Guard in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 20 Pokémon can use Wide Guard 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.