How Come This Pokemon With Magic Guard Didn't Take Damage From Its Held Life Orb?
Feb. 9, 2013Okay, so I had this Clefable holding a Life Orb. I noticed that it never took damage from it.
Was it because the Clefable’s ability was Magic Guard? So then it doesn’t take damage from anything but attacks? And if it doesn’t receive damage from the Life Orb, then does it still get the boosted power from Life Orb?
Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.
Yes magic guard prevents life orb recoilYes it can only recieve damage from direct attacksYes it gets the life orb boost
Magic Guard will also cancel out Life Orb’s HP deduction without negating its power boost.
Source:Bulbapedia/ Life Orb___
Yes, it was because of Magic Guard. This is a very common strategy with pokes like Alakazam.
It will only take damage fromDIRECTattacks, meaning a Pokemon comes at you with the intent to hurt you. So no damage from things like Poison, Burn, Stealth Rocks, etc.
You still receive the 30% boost, so don’t worry about that.
