Gardevoir

Gardevoir
Gardevoir's official artwork from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Games	Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Move	Reflect
Rarity	Common
Voice actor	Michele Knotz
Japanese voice actor	Tomoko Kawakami
Article on Bulbapedia	Gardevoir (Pokémon)

“	It reflects any projectiles with a vast field. Be careful not to casually shoot stuff or throw items.	”
—Pokémon Encyclopedia, Smash Bros. DOJO!!

Gardevoir (サーナイト, Sirnight) is a creature from the Pokémon series. It appears as a Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Origin

Gardevoir is a Psychic type Pokémon introduced in Generation III, who gained the Fairy type in Generation VI. It is listed in the Pokédex at #282 as the "Embrace Pokémon". Like most Psychic types, it focuses on Special stats. With the introduction of Gallade in Generation IV, Gardevoir is one of two final forms of Ralts, and it can Mega Evolve. It is notably the main Pokémon used by Wally in the original Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald and by Diantha in Pokémon X and Y.

Reflect is a Psychic-type support move: it creates a barrier which protects the ally team, reducing the damage received from physical attacks for five turns. Gardevoir can learn Reflect with TM33 in every game where both are available.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Gardevoir in Brawl.

When called from a Poké Ball, Gardevoir encircles itself in a large barrier ("Reflect"), which reflects all opposing projectiles. As the barrier causes no damage in itself, characters are free to continue play within it, though any enemy projectiles used inside will instantly reflect and damage the user. Gardevoir will slowly walk across the stage from end to end for about 15 seconds.

Gardevoir's Reflect is the most powerful reflector in the game, doubling a projectile's damage, speed, and knockback. Interestingly, it can't reflect Hotheads, but it can detonate Snake's down smash. Reflecting a strong enough projectile (such as a Bob-omb or Zelda's Din's Fire) can even OHKO.

Trophy Description

The Gardevoir trophy in Brawl.

Gardevoir

An Embrace Pokémon. Despite its elegant, feminine appearance, there are both male and female Gardevoir. A Psychic type, it has the ability to predict the future and levitate. It's a brave Pokémon that will risk its own life to protect its Trainer. It uses the ability Synchronize to pass on status problems like poison, paralysis, and burn to its foes.

: Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire

: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl

Sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Gardevoir	Pokémon series	+9

Gardevoir (Pokémon series)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Gardevoir in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Gardevoir appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 as a Poké Ball Pokémon, retaining its function but partially nerfed.

Trophy information

The Gardevoir trophy in for Wii U

The Gardevoir trophy in for 3DS

Gardevoir

Gardevoir is a Psychic/Fairy-type Pokémon, bearing an elegant appearance that male and female Gardevoir share. In Smash Bros., it uses Reflect to turn back projectiles and items launched toward it. Helpfully, it won't affect any of the shots from the player who summoned it. Take advantage of this!

This Psychic- and Fairy-type may look like a woman in a long dress, but there are both male and female Gardevoir out there! If you get one in battle, it'll use Reflect, creating a barrier that stops projectiles from hitting you and your allies. It won't block any of your shots, though, so feel free to fire all the projectiles you like!

: Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (03/2003)

: Pokémon X and Pokémon Y (10/2013)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Gardevoir returns as a Poké Ball Pokémon, keeping its previous function.

Gardevoir cannot be summoned on Arena Ferox, Magicant, Mute City SNES, Onett, nor Wrecking Crew.

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
488	File:Gardevoir Spirit.png	Gardevoir		★★	1	Perfect-Shield Reflect	Pokémon Series

Gallery

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  Artwork of Gardevoir from Ultimate.

Trivia

• Reflect's behavior is very different between the Pokémon and Smash series, and no true Pokémon equivalent exists. However, similar moves include:
  • Magic Coat, which can bounce back some Status moves. Gardevoir can learn it with a move tutor, though only in games released after Brawl.
  • Mirror Coat, which, if the user is hit by a special attack, deals to the attacker double the damage received. However, the user still takes damage, and Gardevoir is unable to learn it.
• Gardevoir's trophy in SSB4 is a mirrored pose of its official artwork from Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire onward.
• Gardevoir is one of few non-Master Ball Pokémon that does no damage.
• Gardevoir's walking animation in Smash makes a reappearance as an unused walking animation in Pokémon Sun and Moon's data files.
• Both Gardevoir's Brawl and SSB4 trophy descriptions point out that that Gardevoir can be both genders despite having a feminine design. This is never brought up anywhere else in any Pokemon-related media. It should also be noted that despite receiving a male-only counterpart named Gallade in Generation IV, Kirlia of both genders can still evolve into Gardevoir, as the Dawn Stone, which is required to evolve Kirlia into Gallade, will only work on male Kirlia (the same is true with Snorunt and its evolutions Glalie and Froslass, where it's the other way around: Froslass is female-only due to said Dawn Stone required for its evolution only working on female Snorunt, while Snorunt of both genders can still evolve into Glalie).

External links

Blurb from "Pokémon Encyclopedia" post on Super Smash Bros. DOJO!!