Crafty Shield (move)

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Crafty Shield トリックガード Trick Guard

Battles Type  Fairy Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +3 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Your Party: Affects the user and all allies

Availability Introduced  Generation VI 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  Clever Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience a lot if used first.

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

Crafty Shield (Japanese: トリックガード Trick Guard) is a non-damaging Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation VII, it was one of the signature moves of Klefki. In Generation VIII, it is the signature move of the Yamask evolutionary line.

Effect

Crafty Shield protects all Pokémon on the user's side of the field from status moves. It does not protect against damaging moves or moves that target their user. Crafty Shield can be used consecutively without failing.

Crafty Shield even protects from status moves that can bypass Protect, Detect, and Spiky Shield (such as Sketch and Play Nice). The only status moves that target a Pokémon other than the user it cannot protect from are entry hazard moves and Perish Song, Rototiller, and Flower Shield. Because it cannot protect against moves that target their user, it will only protect a Pokémon from Acupressure if it targets a Pokémon other than the user.

Feint, Hyperspace Fury, Hyperspace Hole, Shadow Force, and Phantom Force lift the effect of Crafty Shield from the target's team.

If powered up by a Fairium Z into Z-Crafty Shield, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh The user protects itself and its allies from status moves with a mysterious power. This does not stop moves that do damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			20
562G		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous			20
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous			20
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral	23	23
0801		Magearna		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		1
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous			20
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	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔USUM
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous		✔USUM
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

Description

Games Description SMD It protects from status moves.* You and your teammates in the same room will get the Crafty Shield, which protects you from status moves.*

In other generations

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 戲法防守 Heifaat Fòhngsáu Mandarin 戲法防守 / 戏法防守 Xìfǎ Fángshǒu French Vigilance German Trickschutz Italian Truccodifesa Korean 트릭가드 Trick Guard Spanish Truco Defensa

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

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