Crafty Shield (move)

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

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 and ). The only status moves that target a Pokémon other than the user it cannot protect from are entry hazard moves and, , and. Because it cannot protect against moves that target their user, it will only protect a Pokémon from if it targets a Pokémon other than the user.

,, , , and 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 stat is raised by one stage.

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In other languages
Trickschutz Truco defensa Vigilance Truccodifesa トリックガード 戏法防守（招式）