Gardevoir

Gardevoir
Games	Brawl SSB4
Move	Reflect
Rarity	Common
English voice actor	Michele Knotz
Japanese voice actor	Tomoko Kawakami
Article on Bulbapedia	Gardevoir (Pokémon)

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 and Super Smash Bros. 4.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Poké Ball

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.

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

Gardevoir in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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

The Gardevoir trophy in for Wii U

The Gardevoir trophy in for 3DS

Trophy information

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)

Origin

Gardevoir's official artwork from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Gardevoir is a Psychic type Pokémon introduced in Generation III, who gained the Fairy type in Generation VI. Like most Psychic types, it focuses on Special stats. As of Generation IV, it is one of the the 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.

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 is one of two Pokémon that does no damage, and can't be summoned with a Master Ball, the other being Swirlix.
• Gardevoir's trophy in SSB4 is a mirrored image of its official artwork from Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire onward.
• Gardevoir's trophy descriptions in SSBB and SSB4 describe it as having both genders despite having a beautiful, feminine appearance. This marks the only time such a fact about Gardevoir was ever brought up in any Pokemon-related material.
• Gardevoir's walking animation after being released from its Pokeball and performing its move was supposed to reappear in Pokémon Sun and Moon and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, but was left unused like with every other Pokémon's walking animation in that game, which still exists in the game's data files.

External Links

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