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Guard is a special tactic that is used in the Paper Mario series.

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Guard can be used to guard against an enemy's attacks to lessen damage. In order to use Guard, the player must press the A button at the right moment to Guard against incoming attacks. All attacks are different in the game so the timing for Guarding will always be different. A successful Guard can also prevent Mario or his partners from being affected with a status ailment such as Poison.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there is a different version of the Guard known as the Superguard. It works similar to Guard except it nullifies all damage and, if the enemy used a physical attack, deals back 1 point of damage to them. However, the Superguard is much more difficult to pull off and is recommend to stick with the regular guard when trying to defend against a status-inducing attack.

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