Detect (move)
Detect
みきり All-Seeing
Type  Fighting
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  +4
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others once.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

Detect (Japanese: みきり All-Seeing) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II. It is TM43 in Generation II.

Effect

Main article: Protection

Detect protects the user from all effects of moves that target it during the turn it is used, including damage. This does not include damage at the end of a turn such as from weather or a status condition.

Detect is an increased priority move that will go before most attacks in a turn. If the user goes last in the turn, the move will fail. The chance that Detect will succeed also drops each time the user successfully and consecutively uses Endure, any protection move that only affects the user, Quick Guard, or Wide Guard.

Gen II Gen III Gen IV Gen V Gen VI Gen VII Gen VIII Gen IX
Success rate ×½ after each use ✔ ✔
×½ after each use (lowest: 1/8) ✔bug ✔
×⅓ after each use ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Priority +3 ✔ ✔ ✔
+4 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Some moves will do damage through Detect. Most damaging Z-Moves and Max Moves will only do 25% of their original damage, except G-Max One Blow and G-Max Rapid Flow which do full damage. Moves that break protection, like Feint, will do their full damage and remove the effects of Detect. The Ability Unseen Fist allows contact moves to bypass Detect.

Status moves that are unaffected by Detect are listed here. Generally, moves that target the user, moves that target the user and all allies, moves that target all Pokémon (except Shadow Shed and Shadow Half), and entry hazard moves cannot be blocked by Detect.

Generation II

In this generation only, Detect will fail if the user is behind a substitute.

Generation III

In this generation only, the success rate is meant to have a lower bound of 1/8, but a bug causes it to become erratic afterwards instead.

Detect can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Taunt was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV onwards

In Diamond and Pearl only, due to a bug, if an attack is given perfect accuracy through the effect of a move (Lock-On/Mind Reader), the weather (Thunder in rain or Blizzard in hail), or an Ability (No Guard), it ignores protection with inverted accuracy. OHKO moves are unaffected and will not hit through protection. This bug was fixed in Platinum.

If powered up by a Fightinium Z into Z-Detect, the user's evasion rises one stage.

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Detect is functionally identical to Protect, with the difference being a slightly shorter cooldown and duration. The user briefly shields itself from all damage and the effects of moves aimed at and around it for 18 frames (0.6 seconds). Damaging Plus Moves will deal 25% of their normal damage through Detect.

Category  Status
Accuracy  100%
Standard Plus Move
Power —
Cooldown  13s  10s
Move wind-up time  0 frames
Effect duration  —s
Additional effect
 —
 —
 —
None


Description

Games Description
Stad2 Allows user to completely evade attack. If used consecutively, its success rate decreases.
GSC Evades attack that turn. It may fail.
RSEColoXD Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
FRLG Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2 		It enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE 		Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
ZA The user takes on a protective stance that prevents incoming attacks from landing.
Champs The user protects itself from incoming moves for the turn. With each consecutive use, this move's chance of success becomes 1/3 of what it was before.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0066 Machop Human-Like – – – – – – – – 36
0067 Machoke Human-Like – – – – – – – – 36
0068 Machamp Human-Like – – – – – – – – 36
0083 Farfetch'd
Farfetch'd
Galarian Form
 Flying
Field 		25 1
0104 Cubone Monster – – – – – – – – 18
0105 Marowak Monster – – – – – – – – 18
0105 Marowak
Marowak
Alolan Form
Monster – – 18
0107 Hitmonchan Human-Like 44 44 46 51 50 50 12 12 12
0127 Pinsir Bug – – – – – – – – 20
0145 Zapdos
No Eggs Discovered 37 37 15 15 15 15 60 60 60
0145 Zapdos
Zapdos
Galarian Form
No Eggs Discovered 60 60
0193 Yanma
Bug 25 25RSE
28FRLG 		17 17 17 17 17 17
0214 Heracross
Bug – – – – – – – – – 13
0237 Hitmontop Human-Like 43 43 46 51 50 1, 50 12 12 12
0252 Treecko Monster
Dragon 		41 41 41 41XY
33ORAS 		33 12 12 12 12
0253 Grovyle Monster
Dragon 		47 47 47 47XY
38ORAS 		38 12 12 12 12
0254 Sceptile Monster
Dragon 		51 51 51 51XY
39ORAS 		39 12 12 12 12
0255 Torchic Field − − − − − 12 12 12 12
0256 Combusken
Field − − − − − 12 12 12 12
0257 Blaziken
Field − − − − − 12 12 12 12
0296 Makuhita Human-Like − − − − − 28 28
0297 Hariyama Human-Like − − − − − 30 30
0302 Sableye
Human-Like 25 22 22 22XY
14ORAS 		14 18 18 18 18
0307 Meditite
Human-Like 12 11 11 11XY
9ORAS 		9 9 9 9
0308 Medicham
Human-Like 1, 12 1, 11 1, 11 1, 11XY
1, 9ORAS 		1, 9 9 1 9
0335 Zangoose Field 46 40 40BW
33B2W2 		33XY
36ORAS 		36 36 36 36
0352 Kecleon Field − − − − − 30 −
0359 Absol Field − 49 49BW
44B2W2 		1, 44XY
33ORAS 		33 15 15 15
0447 Riolu No Eggs Discovered − − − − − − − − − 24
0448 Lucario
Field
Human-Like 		1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rem.
0469 Yanmega
Bug 17 17 17 17 17 17
0482 Azelf No Eggs Discovered 16 16 16 16 14 14 14
0504 Patrat Field 11 11 11 11
0505 Watchog Field 11 11 11 11
0519 Pidove
Flying 22 22 22 28
0520 Tranquill
Flying 23 23 23 34
0521 Unfezant
Unfezant
All forms
Flying 23 23 23 36
0539 Sawk Human-Like − − − − 10
0559 Scraggy
Field
Dragon 		− − − − − 35
0560 Scrafty
Field
Dragon 		− − − − − 35
0619 Mienfoo Field
Human-Like 		9 9 9 1 1
0620 Mienshao Field
Human-Like 		1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1 1
0674 Pancham Field
Human-Like 		− − − 28
0675 Pangoro
Field
Human-Like 		− − − 28
0701 Hawlucha
Flying
Human-Like 		1 1 8 8 8
0798 Kartana
No Eggs Discovered 53 30
0852 Clobbopus Water 1
Human-Like 		15 15
0853 Grapploct Water 1
Human-Like 		15 15
0865 Sirfetch'd Flying
Field 		25 1
0891 Kubfu No Eggs Discovered 28 28
0892 Urshifu
Urshifu
Single Strike Style
No Eggs Discovered 28 28
0892 Urshifu
Urshifu
Rapid Strike Style
No Eggs Discovered 28 28
0920 Lokix
Bug 1
0973 Flamigo
Flying 9 9
0992 Iron Hands
No Eggs Discovered 70
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0104 Cubone Monster − ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0133 Eevee Field − − ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0296 Makuhita Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ −
0396 Starly
Flying − ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ −
0447 Riolu Field
Human-Like 		✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0501 Oshawott Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0532 Timburr Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0559 Scraggy
Field
Dragon 		✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0570 Zorua Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0570 Zorua
Zorua
Hisuian Form
Field ✔
0912 Quaxly Flying
Water 1 		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
II
TM43
0016 Pidgey
Flying ✔
0017 Pidgeotto
Flying ✔
0018 Pidgeot
Flying ✔
0021 Spearow
Flying ✔
0022 Fearow
Flying ✔
0025 Pikachu Field
Fairy 		✔
0026 Raichu Field
Fairy 		✔
0027 Sandshrew Field ✔
0028 Sandslash Field ✔
0029 Nidoran♀ Monster
Field 		✔
0030 Nidorina No Eggs Discovered ✔
0031 Nidoqueen
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0032 Nidoran♂ Monster
Field 		✔
0033 Nidorino Monster
Field 		✔
0034 Nidoking
Monster
Field 		✔
0035 Clefairy Fairy ✔
0036 Clefable Fairy ✔
0039 Jigglypuff Fairy ✔
0040 Wigglytuff Fairy ✔
0041 Zubat
Flying ✔
0042 Golbat
Flying ✔
0052 Meowth Field ✔
0053 Persian Field ✔
0056 Mankey Field ✔
0057 Primeape Field ✔
0061 Poliwhirl Water 1 ✔
0062 Poliwrath
Water 1 ✔
0066 Machop Human-Like ✔
0067 Machoke Human-Like ✔
0068 Machamp Human-Like ✔
0083 Farfetch'd
Flying
Field 		✔
0104 Cubone Monster ✔
0105 Marowak Monster ✔
0106 Hitmonlee Human-Like ✔
0107 Hitmonchan Human-Like ✔
0123 Scyther
Bug ✔
0125 Electabuzz Human-Like ✔
0126 Magmar Human-Like ✔
0133 Eevee Field ✔
0134 Vaporeon Field ✔
0135 Jolteon Field ✔
0136 Flareon Field ✔
0142 Aerodactyl
Flying ✔
0144 Articuno
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0145 Zapdos
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0146 Moltres
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0147 Dratini Water 1
Dragon 		✔
0148 Dragonair Water 1
Dragon 		✔
0149 Dragonite
Water 1
Dragon 		✔
0150 Mewtwo No Eggs Discovered ✔
0151 Mew No Eggs Discovered ✔
0152 Chikorita Monster
Grass 		✔
0153 Bayleef Monster
Grass 		✔
0154 Meganium Monster
Grass 		✔
0155 Cyndaquil Field ✔
0156 Quilava Field ✔
0157 Typhlosion Field ✔
0158 Totodile Monster
Water 1 		✔
0159 Croconaw Monster
Water 1 		✔
0160 Feraligatr Monster
Water 1 		✔
0161 Sentret Field ✔
0162 Furret Field ✔
0163 Hoothoot
Flying ✔
0164 Noctowl
Flying ✔
0169 Crobat
Flying ✔
0172 Pichu No Eggs Discovered ✔
0173 Cleffa No Eggs Discovered ✔
0174 Igglybuff
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0175 Togepi No Eggs Discovered ✔
0176 Togetic
Flying
Fairy 		✔
0177 Natu
Flying ✔
0178 Xatu
Flying ✔
0186 Politoed Water 1 ✔
0190 Aipom Field ✔
0193 Yanma
Bug ✔
0196 Espeon Field ✔
0197 Umbreon Field ✔
0198 Murkrow
Flying ✔
0207 Gligar
Bug ✔
0209 Snubbull Field
Fairy 		✔
0210 Granbull Field
Fairy 		✔
0212 Scizor
Bug ✔
0214 Heracross
Bug ✔
0215 Sneasel
Field ✔
0220 Swinub
Field ✔
0221 Piloswine
Field ✔
0225 Delibird
Water 1
Field 		✔
0227 Skarmory
Flying ✔
0228 Houndour
Field ✔
0229 Houndoom
Field ✔
0234 Stantler Field ✔
0236 Tyrogue No Eggs Discovered ✔
0237 Hitmontop Human-Like ✔
0239 Elekid No Eggs Discovered ✔
0240 Magby No Eggs Discovered ✔
0243 Raikou No Eggs Discovered ✔
0244 Entei No Eggs Discovered ✔
0245 Suicune No Eggs Discovered ✔
0246 Larvitar
Monster ✔
0247 Pupitar
Monster ✔
0248 Tyranitar
Monster ✔
0249 Lugia
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0250 Ho-Oh
No Eggs Discovered ✔
0251 Celebi
No Eggs Discovered ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0386 Deoxys
Deoxys
Defense Forme
 No Eggs Discovered Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs - Deoxys and the Odd Temple
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In Pokémon Champions

# Pokémon Types Compatibility
0018 Pidgeot
−
0025 Pikachu −
0026 Raichu −
0026 Raichu
Raichu
Alolan Form
−
0036 Clefable −
0068 Machamp ✔
0127 Pinsir ✔
0134 Vaporeon ✔
0135 Jolteon ✔
0136 Flareon ✔
0142 Aerodactyl
−
0149 Dragonite
−
0154 Meganium −
0157 Typhlosion −
0157 Typhlosion
Typhlosion
Hisuian Form
−
0160 Feraligatr −
0186 Politoed −
0196 Espeon ✔
0197 Umbreon ✔
0212 Scizor
−
0214 Heracross
✔
0227 Skarmory
−
0229 Houndoom
−
0248 Tyranitar
−
0254 Sceptile ✔
0257 Blaziken
✔
0302 Sableye
✔
0308 Medicham
✔
0359 Absol ✔
0398 Staraptor
−
0448 Lucario
✔
0470 Leafeon ✔
0471 Glaceon ✔
0472 Gliscor
−
0473 Mamoswine
−
0503 Samurott ✔
0503 Samurott
Samurott
Hisuian Form
✔
0505 Watchog ✔
0534 Conkeldurr ✔
0560 Scrafty
✔
0571 Zoroark ✔
0571 Zoroark
Zoroark
Hisuian Form
✔
0675 Pangoro
✔
0700 Sylveon ✔
0701 Hawlucha
✔
0899 Wyrdeer
−
0900 Kleavor
−
0914 Quaquaval
✔
0979 Annihilape
−
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move in Pokémon Champions
in spite of it or its pre-evolution being able to learn it in at least one other game.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Detect gives the user the Protect status condition for 3-6RBTDS / 1GtISMD turn(s). The user can still be damaged by items, traps or explosions.

The chance of the move failing rises if the user's most recently used move was Detect or a move that evades enemies' attacks (such as Protect or Endure).

Game Base
Power 		Max
Power 		Base
PP 		Max
PP 		Base
Accuracy 		Max
Accuracy 		Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 12 - 75% - User User -
MDTDS - - 12 - 75% - User User -
BSL - - 12 - 75% - User User -
MDGtI - - 10 50 —% - User User -
SMD - - 10 30 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon UNITE

Detect
Pokémon Move Icon Image Level Learned Cooldown Description

Sirfetch'd 		7 9s Has the user ready its tough leek-leaf shield while the move button is held down. When it readies its shield, all attacks are parried and nullified for a short amount of time, and damage received is reduced thereafter. When the move button is released, the user dashes in the designated direction, dealing damage. If the leek-leaf shield blocks an attack, the second stage of this move will be boosted, dealing additional damage, applying a slowing effect and granting the user a shield. If the user successfully parries an attack, the delay for the second stage of this move is reduced.
Upgraded to Detect+ when the Pokémon reaches Lv. 13.
Upgrade: Reduces this move’s cooldown.

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Protect status, preventing damage from enemy attacks and moves.
MDTDS Gives the user a Protect status. A Pokémon with the Protect status doesn't take damage from enemy attacks and moves and is also protected from the effects of moves.
BSL じぶんを まもりじょうたいにかえる まもりじょうたいになると てきのこうげきや わざのこうかを うけない
MDGtI You'll get the Protect status, which enables you to evade enemies' attacks and move effects. Its chance of failing rises if you use it multiple times in a row.
SMD You'll protect yourself and evade enemies' attacks and move effects. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you use a move that evades enemies' attacks.


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Sceptile

Meditite

Grapploct

Dewott
The user perfectly evades the opponent's attack. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Meditite Meditite dodges the opponent's attacks. Sometimes, its eyes glow green. When used multiple times in a row, the move becomes less likely to succeed.
Shauna's Meditite A Meditite Fight! Debut
Maylene's Meditite Crossing the Battle Line! None
Sceptile Sceptile's eyes glow light blue and it dodges all of the opponent's attacks.
Tyson's Sceptile Shocks and Bonds None
Zangoose A sparkle briefly appears in Zangoose's eye, and it dodges the opponent's attack.
A Black Belt's Zangoose Glory Blaze! Japanese version only
Grapploct Grapploct's eyes briefly shine light blue, and it dodges the opponent's attacks.
Bea's Grapploct Solitary and Menacing! None
Farfetch'd Galarian Farfetch'd's eyes briefly shine light blue, and it dodges the opponent's attacks.
Ash's Farfetch'd Searching for Chivalry! None
Sirfetch'd Sirfetch'd's eyes briefly shine light blue, and it dodges the opponent's attacks.
Ash's Sirfetch'd Valor: A Strategic Part of Battling! None
Dewott Dewott's eyes briefly shine yellow-orange and emit a trailing blue spark of energy, and it dodges the opponent's attacks. As it dodges, its body flashes yellow-orange.
Ann's Dewott Welcome to Naranja Academy! None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In other generations

Core series games

Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Legends: Z-A

Side series games

Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: GTI SMD

Trivia

  • In Generation II, after the appearance of the "[Pokémon's name] Protecting itself!" message, another message saying that the opponent's Pokémon's move missed appears. The second message was removed in Generation III.

In other languages

Language Title
Catalan Detecció
Chinese Cantonese 看穿 Honchyūn *
先決 Sīnkyut *
Mandarin 看穿 Kànchuān *
先決 Xiānjué *
Dutch Opsporing
Finnish Härnäys
French Détection
German Scanner
Greek Ανίχνευση Aníchnevsi
Hindi ढूँढो Dhoondo
Indonesian Deteksi
Italian Individua
Korean 판별 Panbyeol
선찰 Seonchal *
Polish Wykrywanie
Portuguese Brazil Detectar
Portugal Detetar
Russian Обнаружение Obnaruzheniye
Serbian Otkrivanje
Spanish Detección
Vietnamese Khóa Đòn Tấn Công
Variations of the move Protect
Protect • Detect • King's Shield • Spiky Shield • Baneful Bunker • Obstruct • Silk Trap • Burning Bulwark
Generation II TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07
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