Odor Sleuth (move)

Odor Sleuth かぎわける Find Scent

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Odor Sleuth (Japanese: かぎわける Find Scent) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

Odor Sleuth causes all accuracy checks against the target to ignore any changes to the target's evasion stat stages. If Odor Sleuth's target is a Ghost-type Pokémon, it also removes the target's immunity to Fighting-type and Normal-type moves. Odor Sleuth's effect ends when the target switches out.

Odor Sleuth has an accuracy of 100%.

Generation IV

Odor Sleuth now only causes accuracy checks against the target to ignore changes to its evasion stat stages if its evasion stat stage is greater than 0.

Odor Sleuth now also bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

Generation V to VII

Odor Sleuth can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Odor Sleuth will now fail if used against a Pokémon already under its effect.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Odor Sleuth, the user's Attack rises one stage.

Generation VIII onwards

Odor Sleuth cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description RSE Negates the foe's efforts to heighten evasiveness. FRLG Completely negates the foe's efforts to heighten its ability to evade. ColoXD Foils the target's efforts to heighten evasiveness. DPPtHGSSPBR Enables the user to hit a Ghost type with any type of move. It also enables the user to hit an evasive foe. BWB2W2 Enables a Ghost-type target to be hit with Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. It also enables an evasive target to be hit. XYORAS SMUSUMPE Enables a Ghost-type target to be hit by Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. This also enables an evasive target to be hit. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						III	IV	V	VI	VII
										SMUSUM
0058		Growlithe		Field		Field	19	14	14BW 10B2W2	10	10
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	25	5	5	5	5
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
0228		Houndour		Field		Field	31	22	20	20	20
0229		Houndoom		Field		Field	35	22	20	20	20
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
0232		Donphan		Field		Field	1	−	−	−	−
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field	17	17	17	17XY 13ORAS	13
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field	17	17	17	17XY 13ORAS	13
0263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field	17	17	17	17XY 13ORAS	13
0264		Linoone		Field		Field	17	17	17	17XY 13ORAS	13
0309		Electrike		Field		Field	25	25	25	25XY 16ORAS	16
0310		Manectric		Field		Field	25	25	25	25XY 16ORAS	16
0325		Spoink		Field		Field	10	10	10	10	10
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
0446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field		1	1	1	1
0498		Tepig		Field		Field			9	9	9
0499		Pignite		Field		Field			1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
0500		Emboar		Field		Field			1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
0506		Lillipup		Field		Field			5	5	5
0507		Herdier		Field		Field			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
0508		Stoutland		Field		Field			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying			4	4	4
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying			1, 4	1, 4	1, 4
0631		Heatmor		Field		Field			6	6	6
0659		Bunnelby		Field		Field				25	25
0660		Diggersby		Field		Field				26	27
0676		Furfrou All forms		Field		Field				27	27
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy				8	8
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy				8	1, 8
0734		Yungoos		Field		Field					13
0735		Gumshoos		Field		Field					13
0744		Rockruff		Field		Field					18
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field					18
0745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field					18
0745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field					18USUM
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
										SMUSUM
0052		Meowth		Field		Field	−	✔	✔	✔	✔
0179		Mareep		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0585		Deerling All forms		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
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 event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0235		Smeargle		Field		Field	2013 World Championships Smeargle
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Odor Sleuth targets all enemies in the room and resets any positive evasion stat changes to 0. If any of the targets is a Ghost-type, it will also inflict Exposed status condition on them, removing their immunity to Normal- and Fighting-type moves.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB - - 22 - 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes MDTDS - - 22 - 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes BSL - - 22 - 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes MDGtI - - 30 99 —% - Entire room Enemy Yes SMD - - 30 99 —% - Entire room Enemy Yes With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Description

Games Description MDRB Resets the boosted Evasion of foes in the same room. Ghost-type foes are exposed. MDTDS Resets any boosted evasiveness of all enemies in the room. Afflicts all Ghost-type enemies in the room with an Exposed status condition. BSL おなじへやの てきポケモンの あがっている かいひを もとにもどす てきポケモンが ゴーストタイプのばあいは みやぶりじょうたいにかえる MDGtI It resets any boosted evasiveness of all enemies in the same room. It causes the Exposed status condition to Ghost-type enemies in the same room. It removes their resistance to Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. SMD It resets any boosts to evasiveness in all enemies in the same room. It makes Ghost-type enemies exposed, which allows Normal- and Fighting-type attacks to hit them.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Mightyena Stoutland
The user employs its keen sense of smell to identify any illusions or the opponent's location.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The inside of Mightyena's mouth starts to glow white and it becomes surrounded by white static. It then opens its mouth and fires a white orb of energy surrounded by a clear bubble of energy and two white rings around it from its mouth at the ground. When the orb hits, a bright yellow light shines throughout the battlefield, getting rid of all illusions.
Joe's Mightyena	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		Debut
	Stoutland's nose glows green, allowing it to smell out where the opponent is.
Davy's Stoutland	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mightyena
The user uses its nose to smell where the opponent is.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mightyena uses its nose to smell where the opponent is.
Ruby's Nana	No Armaldo Is an Island		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 氣味偵測 Heimeih Jīngchāk Mandarin 氣味偵測 / 气味侦测 Qìwèi Zhēncè Dutch Geurspoor French Flair German Schnüffler Greek Μυκτήρισμα Italian Segugio Korean 냄새구별 Naemsae Gubyeol Polish Wąchacz Portuguese Brazil Farejador (Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon-present, TCG, manga) Rastrear Odor Portugal Farejar Serbian Njuškanje Spanish Rastreo Vietnamese Đánh Hơi

Variations of the move Foresight
Foresight • Odor Sleuth • Miracle Eye

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