diff --git a/src/data/arena-tag.ts b/src/data/arena-tag.ts
index 7c67271b0dc..2dd9195a5e5 100644
--- a/src/data/arena-tag.ts
+++ b/src/data/arena-tag.ts
@@ -844,7 +844,30 @@ class HappyHourTag extends ArenaTag {
   }
 }
 
-export function getArenaTag(tagType: ArenaTagType, turnCount: integer, sourceMove: Moves | undefined, sourceId: integer, targetIndex?: BattlerIndex, side: ArenaTagSide = ArenaTagSide.BOTH): ArenaTag | null {
+class SafegaurdTag extends ArenaTag {
+  constructor(turnCount: integer, sourceId: integer, side: ArenaTagSide) {
+    super(ArenaTagType.SAFEGUARD, turnCount, Moves.SAFEGUARD, sourceId, side);
+  }
+
+  onAdd(arena: Arena): void {
+    if (this.side === ArenaTagSide.PLAYER) {
+      arena.scene.queueMessage("Your team cloaked itself in a mystical veil!");
+    } else {
+      arena.scene.queueMessage("Enemy team cloaked itself in a mystical veil!");
+    }
+  }
+
+  onRemove(arena: Arena): void {
+    if (this.side === ArenaTagSide.PLAYER) {
+      arena.scene.queueMessage("Your team is not longer protected by the mystical veil!");
+    } else {
+      arena.scene.queueMessage("Enemy team is not longer protected by the mystical veil!");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+export function getArenaTag(tagType: ArenaTagType, turnCount: integer, sourceMove: Moves, sourceId: integer, targetIndex?: BattlerIndex, side: ArenaTagSide = ArenaTagSide.BOTH): ArenaTag {
   switch (tagType) {
   case ArenaTagType.MIST:
     return new MistTag(turnCount, sourceId, side);
@@ -889,6 +912,8 @@ export function getArenaTag(tagType: ArenaTagType, turnCount: integer, sourceMov
     return new TailwindTag(turnCount, sourceId, side);
   case ArenaTagType.HAPPY_HOUR:
     return new HappyHourTag(turnCount, sourceId, side);
+  case ArenaTagType.SAFEGUARD:
+    return new SafegaurdTag(turnCount, sourceId, side);
   default:
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index 2d0ea11c3a0..59895177dd4 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { BattleStat, getBattleStatName } from "./battle-stat";
 import { EncoreTag, GulpMissileTag, HelpingHandTag, SemiInvulnerableTag, StockpilingTag, TypeBoostTag } from "./battler-tags";
 import { getPokemonNameWithAffix } from "../messages";
 import Pokemon, { AttackMoveResult, EnemyPokemon, HitResult, MoveResult, PlayerPokemon, PokemonMove, TurnMove } from "../field/pokemon";
-import { StatusEffect, getStatusEffectHealText, isNonVolatileStatusEffect, getNonVolatileStatusEffects} from "./status-effect";
+import { StatusEffect, getStatusEffectHealText, isNonVolatileStatusEffect, getNonVolatileStatusEffects } from "./status-effect";
 import { getTypeResistances, Type } from "./type";
 import { Constructor } from "#app/utils";
 import * as Utils from "../utils";
@@ -1918,6 +1918,7 @@ export class StatusEffectAttr extends MoveEffectAttr {
   apply(user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move, args: any[]): boolean {
     const moveChance = this.getMoveChance(user, target, move, this.selfTarget, true);
     const statusCheck = moveChance < 0 || moveChance === 100 || user.randSeedInt(100) < moveChance;
+    const targetSide = target instanceof EnemyPokemon ? ArenaTagSide.ENEMY : ArenaTagSide.PLAYER;
     if (statusCheck) {
       const pokemon = this.selfTarget ? user : target;
       if (pokemon.status) {
@@ -1927,6 +1928,16 @@ export class StatusEffectAttr extends MoveEffectAttr {
           return false;
         }
       }
+
+      if (user.scene.arena.getTagOnSide(ArenaTagType.SAFEGUARD, targetSide)) {
+        if (move.category === MoveCategory.STATUS) {
+          user.scene.pushPhase(
+            new MessagePhase(user.scene,
+              `${target.name} is protected by Safeguard!`,
+              0, false, 0), false);
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
       if ((!pokemon.status || (pokemon.status.effect === this.effect && moveChance < 0))
         && pokemon.trySetStatus(this.effect, true, user, this.cureTurn)) {
         applyPostAttackAbAttrs(ConfusionOnStatusEffectAbAttr, user, target, move, null, this.effect);
@@ -6740,7 +6751,7 @@ export function initMoves() {
       .attr(FriendshipPowerAttr, true),
     new StatusMove(Moves.SAFEGUARD, Type.NORMAL, -1, 25, -1, 0, 2)
       .target(MoveTarget.USER_SIDE)
-      .unimplemented(),
+      .attr(AddArenaTagAttr, ArenaTagType.SAFEGUARD, 5, true, true),
     new StatusMove(Moves.PAIN_SPLIT, Type.NORMAL, -1, 20, -1, 0, 2)
       .attr(HpSplitAttr)
       .condition(failOnBossCondition),
diff --git a/src/enums/arena-tag-type.ts b/src/enums/arena-tag-type.ts
index 1265b815bf4..1c79750c91a 100644
--- a/src/enums/arena-tag-type.ts
+++ b/src/enums/arena-tag-type.ts
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ export enum ArenaTagType {
   CRAFTY_SHIELD = "CRAFTY_SHIELD",
   TAILWIND = "TAILWIND",
   HAPPY_HOUR = "HAPPY_HOUR",
+  SAFEGUARD = "SAFEGUARD",
   NO_CRIT = "NO_CRIT"
 }
diff --git a/src/test/moves/safeguard.test.ts b/src/test/moves/safeguard.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87f1e81d566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/moves/safeguard.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import Phaser from "phaser";
+import GameManager from "#app/test/utils/gameManager";
+import * as overrides from "#app/overrides";
+import {
+  CommandPhase,
+  SelectTargetPhase,
+  TurnEndPhase,
+} from "#app/phases";
+import { getMovePosition } from "#app/test/utils/gameManagerUtils";
+import { Moves } from "#enums/moves";
+import { Species } from "#enums/species";
+import { BattlerIndex } from "#app/battle.js";
+import { Stat } from "#app/data/pokemon-stat";
+import { ArenaTagType } from "#app/enums/arena-tag-type.js";
+import { ArenaTagSide } from "#app/data/arena-tag.js";
+
+const TIMEOUT = 20 * 1000;
+
+const SAFEGUARD = Moves.SAFEGUARD;
+
+describe("Moves - Safeguard", () => {
+  let phaserGame: Phaser.Game;
+  let game: GameManager;
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    phaserGame = new Phaser.Game({
+      type: Phaser.HEADLESS,
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    game.phaseInterceptor.restoreOg();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    game = new GameManager(phaserGame);
+    vi.spyOn(overrides, "SINGLE_BATTLE_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(true);
+    vi.spyOn(overrides, "OPP_SPECIES_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(Species.AMOONGUSS);
+    vi.spyOn(overrides, "STARTER_SPECIES_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(Species.DEOXYS);
+    vi.spyOn(overrides, "STARTING_LEVEL_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(100);
+    vi.spyOn(overrides, "OPP_LEVEL_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(100);
+    vi.spyOn(overrides, "OPP_MOVESET_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue([Moves.SPORE, Moves.SPORE, Moves.SPORE, Moves.SPORE]);
+    vi.spyOn(overrides, "MOVESET_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue([Moves.SAFEGUARD, Moves.SAFEGUARD, Moves.SAFEGUARD, Moves.SAFEGUARD]);
+  });
+  it("protects from nuzzle status",
+    async () => {
+
+      vi.spyOn(overrides, "OPP_SPECIES_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(Species.SENTRET);
+      vi.spyOn(overrides, "OPP_MOVESET_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue([Moves.NUZZLE,
+        Moves.NUZZLE,
+        Moves.NUZZLE,
+        Moves.NUZZLE]);
+      await game.startBattle([Species.DEOXYS]);
+      const enemyPokemon = game.scene.getEnemyField();
+      const playerPokemon = game.scene.getPlayerField();
+
+      game.doAttack(getMovePosition(game.scene, 0, SAFEGUARD));
+
+      expect(enemyPokemon[0].status).toBe(undefined);
+      expect(playerPokemon[0].status).toBe(undefined);
+    }, TIMEOUT
+  );
+  it("protects from spore",
+    async () => {
+
+      await game.startBattle([Species.DEOXYS]);
+      const enemyPokemon = game.scene.getEnemyField();
+      const playerPokemon = game.scene.getPlayerField();
+
+      game.doAttack(getMovePosition(game.scene, 0, Moves.SAFEGUARD));
+
+      expect(enemyPokemon[0].status).toBe(undefined);
+      expect(playerPokemon[0].status).toBe(undefined);
+    }, TIMEOUT
+  );
+  it("protects ally from status",
+    async () => {
+      vi.spyOn(overrides, "SINGLE_BATTLE_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(false);
+      vi.spyOn(overrides, "DOUBLE_BATTLE_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(true);
+
+      vi.spyOn(overrides, "OPP_SPECIES_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(Species.DEOXYS);
+      vi.spyOn(overrides, "STARTER_SPECIES_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue(Species.AMOONGUSS);
+      vi.spyOn(overrides, "OPP_MOVESET_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue([Moves.SAFEGUARD, Moves.SAFEGUARD, Moves.SAFEGUARD, Moves.SAFEGUARD]);
+      vi.spyOn(overrides, "MOVESET_OVERRIDE", "get").mockReturnValue([Moves.SPORE, Moves.NUZZLE, Moves.SPORE, Moves.SPORE]);
+
+      await game.startBattle([Species.AMOONGUSS, Species.FURRET]);
+      game.scene.currentBattle.enemyParty[1].stats[Stat.SPD] = 1;
+
+      game.doAttack(getMovePosition(game.scene, 0, Moves.SPORE));
+      await game.phaseInterceptor.to(SelectTargetPhase, false);
+      game.doSelectTarget(BattlerIndex.ENEMY_2);
+
+      await game.phaseInterceptor.to(CommandPhase);
+
+      game.doAttack(getMovePosition(game.scene, 1, Moves.NUZZLE));
+      await game.phaseInterceptor.to(SelectTargetPhase, false);
+      game.doSelectTarget(BattlerIndex.ENEMY_2);
+
+      await game.phaseInterceptor.to(TurnEndPhase);
+
+      const enemyPokemon = game.scene.getEnemyField();
+      const playerPokemon = game.scene.getPlayerField();
+
+      expect(enemyPokemon[0].status).toBe(undefined);
+      expect(enemyPokemon[1].status).toBe(undefined);
+      expect(playerPokemon[0].status).toBe(undefined);
+      expect(playerPokemon[1].status).toBe(undefined);
+    }, TIMEOUT
+  );
+  it("applys arena tag for 5 turns",
+    async () => {
+
+      await game.startBattle([Species.DEOXYS]);
+
+      for (let i=0;i<5;i++) {
+        game.doAttack(getMovePosition(game.scene, 0, Moves.SAFEGUARD));
+        await game.phaseInterceptor.to(CommandPhase);
+      }
+
+      expect(game.scene.arena.getTagOnSide(ArenaTagType.SAFEGUARD, ArenaTagSide.PLAYER)).toBeUndefined();
+    }, TIMEOUT
+  );
+});