Protect (move): Difference between revisions

Protect is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Protects the user from all effects of moves that target it during the turn it is used, including damage. This does not include damage afflicted by weather conditions it is susceptible to, or damage from status ailment that it obtained on a previous turn.

Generation IV

Protect cannot always prevent the effects of attacks if the user of the attack that is being used to attack the Pokémon using Protect has the No Guard ability, nor can it always protect against those using Thunder while it is raining or Blizzard while it is hailing. In the latter two cases, the moves have a 30% chance of hitting through Protect, whereas with No Guard, the moves have (100 - move accuracy) as their chance to hit. Furthermore, Protect will always be broken by the moves Feint and Shadow Force.

In the anime

• Protect Anime.jpg

  Poncho's Ludicolo using Protect.

• Paul'sElekid Protect.jpg

  Paul's Elekid using Protect.

• Burmy Protect.JPG

  Cheryl's Burmy using Protect.

Pokémon

Ludicolo. The two yellow discs are created in front of the palms of its hands, which block any attacks that hit it.

• Used by Poncho's Ludicolo in Go Go Ludicolo to protect itself from BubbleBeam. Debut

Elekid/Electivire. A green sphere surrounds the Pokémon, blocking any attacks that hit it.

• Used by Gary's Electivire in Home is Where the Start Is and Paul's Elekid in When Pokémon Worlds Collide to deflect Pikachu's attack.

Burmy. A green sphere surrounds the Pokémon, blocking any attacks that hit it.

• Used by Cheryl's Burmy in DP030 to protect against Chansey's DoubleSlap as a wild Pokémon and Wobbuffet's Counter in training.

Slowking. A green sphere surrounds the Pokémon, blocking any attacks that hit it.

• Used by Conway's Slowking in Tag We're It!.

Magmar. A green sphere surrounds the Pokémon, blocking any attacks that hit it.

• Used by an unnamed Trainer's Magmar in Tag, We're It!.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 28 0008 Wartortle Water 31 0009 Blastoise Water 31 0090 Shellder Water 25 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0098 Krabby Water 34 0099 Kingler Water 38 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 37 0139 Omastar Rock Water 37 0204 Pineco Bug -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM17

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation II can learn Protect.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 28 0008 Wartortle Water 31 0009 Blastoise Water 31 0090 Shellder Water 25 0090 Shellder Water 29 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0098 Krabby Water 41 0098 Krabby Water 39 0099 Kingler Water 49 0099 Kingler Water 42 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 37 0139 Omastar Rock Water 37 0204 Pineco Bug -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 0258 Mudkip Water 37 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 42 0260 Swampert Water Ground 46 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 17 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 25 0304 Aron Steel Rock 34 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 37 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 37 0313 Volbeat Bug 29 0324 Torkoal Fire 27 0341 Corphish Water 23 0341 Corphish Water 22 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 23 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 22 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 31 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 31 0361 Snorunt Ice 25 0362 Glalie Ice 25 0372 Shelgon Dragon 30 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 30 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 25 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM17

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Protect.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 22 0008 Wartortle Water 24 0009 Blastoise Water 24 0090 Shellder Water 16 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0098 Krabby Water 29 0099 Kingler Water 32 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 34 0139 Omastar Rock Water 34 0204 Pineco Bug -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 0258 Mudkip Water 37 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 42 0260 Swampert Water Ground 46 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 17 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 25 0304 Aron Steel Rock 32 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 34 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 34 0313 Volbeat Bug 29 0324 Torkoal Fire 36 0341 Corphish Water 23 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 23 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 25 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 25 0361 Snorunt Ice 22 0362 Glalie Ice 22 0372 Shelgon Dragon 30 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 30 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 25 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel -- 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel -- 0412 Burmy Bug -- 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 10 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 10 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 10 0414 Mothim Bug 10 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 50 0481 Mesprit Psychic 16 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM17

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Protect, except Regigigas.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Pokémon is protected from all attacks for a set amount of turns. Protect ends on the user's turn.

In other languages

• Italian: Protezione.
• French: Abri.
• Spanish: Protección.
• German: Schutzschild.

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