Detect

Effect

Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn. The user is protected from most attacks made by other Pokemon during this turn. This move has a 1/X chance of being successful, where X starts at 1 and triples each time this move is successfully used. X resets to 1 if this move fails, if the user's last move used is not Baneful Bunker, Burning Bulwark, Detect, Endure, King's Shield, Max Guard, Obstruct, Protect, Quick Guard, Silk Trap, Spiky Shield, or Wide Guard, or if it was one of those moves and the user's protection was broken. Fails if the user moves last this turn.

Targets

The user

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (55 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (29 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Usable (34 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Detect

182 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (182)Champions (29)S/V (55)Z-A (34)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Pidgey	Normal/Flying				7
Pidgeotto	Normal/Flying				7
Pidgeot	Normal/Flying				7
Spearow	Normal/Flying				7
Fearow	Normal/Flying				7
Pikachu	Electric				7
Raichu	Electric				7
Alolan Raichu	Electric/Psychic				7
Sandshrew	Ground				7
Sandslash	Ground				7
Nidoran-F	Poison				7
Nidorina	Poison				7
Nidoqueen	Poison/Ground				7
Nidoran-M	Poison				7
Nidorino	Poison				7
Nidoking	Poison/Ground				7
Clefairy	Fairy				7
Clefable	Fairy				7
Jigglypuff	Normal/Fairy				7
Wigglytuff	Normal/Fairy				7
Zubat	Poison/Flying				7
Golbat	Poison/Flying				7
Meowth	Normal				7
Persian	Normal				7
Mankey	Fighting				7
Primeape	Fighting				7
Poliwhirl	Water				7
Poliwrath	Water/Fighting				7
Machop	Fighting			✓	7
Machoke	Fighting			✓	7
Machamp	Fighting	✓		✓	7
Farfetch’d	Normal/Flying				7
Galarian Farfetch’d	Fighting			✓	8
Cubone	Ground			✓	4–8
Marowak	Ground			✓	4–8
Alolan Marowak	Fire/Ghost			✓	4–8
Hitmonlee	Fighting				7
Hitmonchan	Fighting		✓		3–9
Scyther	Bug/Flying				7
Electabuzz	Electric				7
Magmar	Fire				7
Pinsir	Bug	✓		✓
Eevee	Normal		✓		4–9
Vaporeon	Water	✓	✓		4–9
Jolteon	Electric	✓	✓		4–9
Flareon	Fire	✓	✓		4–9
Aerodactyl	Rock/Flying				7
Articuno	Ice/Flying				7
Zapdos	Electric/Flying		✓		3–9
Galarian Zapdos	Fighting/Flying		✓		8–9
Moltres	Fire/Flying				7
Dratini	Dragon				7
Dragonair	Dragon				7
Dragonite	Dragon/Flying				7
Mewtwo	Psychic				7
Mew	Psychic				7
Chikorita	Grass				7
Bayleef	Grass				7
Meganium	Grass				7
Cyndaquil	Fire				7
Quilava	Fire				7
Typhlosion	Fire				7
Hisuian Typhlosion	Fire/Ghost				7
Totodile	Water				7
Croconaw	Water				7
Feraligatr	Water				7
Sentret	Normal				7
Furret	Normal				7
Hoothoot	Normal/Flying				7
Noctowl	Normal/Flying				7
Crobat	Poison/Flying				7
Pichu	Electric				7
Cleffa	Fairy				7
Igglybuff	Normal/Fairy				7
Togepi	Fairy				7
Togetic	Fairy/Flying				7
Natu	Psychic/Flying				7
Xatu	Psychic/Flying				7
Politoed	Water				7
Aipom	Normal				7
Yanma	Bug/Flying		✓		3–7, 9
Espeon	Psychic	✓	✓		4–9
Umbreon	Dark	✓	✓		4–9
Murkrow	Dark/Flying				7
Gligar	Ground/Flying				7
Snubbull	Fairy				7
Granbull	Fairy				7
Scizor	Bug/Steel				7
Heracross	Bug/Fighting	✓		✓	7
Sneasel	Dark/Ice				7
Swinub	Ice/Ground				7
Piloswine	Ice/Ground				7
Delibird	Ice/Flying				7
Skarmory	Steel/Flying				7
Houndour	Dark/Fire				7
Houndoom	Dark/Fire				7
Stantler	Normal				7
Tyrogue	Fighting				7
Hitmontop	Fighting		✓		3–9
Elekid	Electric				7
Magby	Fire				7
Raikou	Electric				7
Entei	Fire				7
Suicune	Water				7
Larvitar	Rock/Ground				7
Pupitar	Rock/Ground				7
Tyranitar	Rock/Dark				7
Lugia	Psychic/Flying				7
Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying				7
Celebi	Psychic/Grass				7
Treecko	Grass		✓	✓	3–9
Grovyle	Grass		✓	✓	3–9
Sceptile	Grass	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Torchic	Fire		✓	✓	8–9
Combusken	Fire/Fighting		✓	✓	8–9
Blaziken	Fire/Fighting	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Makuhita	Fighting		✓		3–7, 9
Hariyama	Fighting		✓		3–7, 9
Sableye	Dark/Ghost	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Meditite	Fighting/Psychic		✓	✓	3–7, 9
Medicham	Fighting/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	3–7, 9
Zangoose	Normal		✓	✓	3–7, 9
Absol	Dark	✓		✓	4–8
Deoxys	Psychic				4
Starly	Normal/Flying				5–7
Staravia	Normal/Flying				5–7
Staraptor	Normal/Flying				5–7
Ambipom	Normal				7
Honchkrow	Dark/Flying				7
Riolu	Fighting		✓	✓	4–9
Lucario	Fighting/Steel	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Weavile	Dark/Ice				7
Electivire	Electric				7
Magmortar	Fire				7
Togekiss	Fairy/Flying				7
Yanmega	Bug/Flying		✓		3–7, 9
Leafeon	Grass	✓	✓		4–9
Glaceon	Ice	✓	✓		4–9
Gliscor	Ground/Flying				7
Mamoswine	Ice/Ground				7
Azelf	Psychic		✓		4–9
Oshawott	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Dewott	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Samurott	Water	✓	✓		5–7, 9
Hisuian Samurott	Water/Dark	✓	✓		5–7, 9
Patrat	Normal			✓	5–7
Watchog	Normal	✓		✓	5–7
Pidove	Normal/Flying				5–8
Tranquill	Normal/Flying				5–8
Unfezant	Normal/Flying				5–8
Timburr	Fighting		✓		5–9
Gurdurr	Fighting		✓		5–9
Conkeldurr	Fighting	✓	✓		5–9
Sawk	Fighting			✓
Scraggy	Dark/Fighting		✓	✓	5–9
Scrafty	Dark/Fighting	✓	✓	✓	5–9
Zorua	Dark		✓		5–9
Hisuian Zorua	Normal/Ghost		✓		9
Zoroark	Dark	✓	✓		5–9
Hisuian Zoroark	Normal/Ghost	✓	✓		9
Mienfoo	Fighting		✓		5–9
Mienshao	Fighting		✓		5–9
Pancham	Fighting			✓
Pangoro	Fighting/Dark	✓		✓
Sylveon	Fairy	✓	✓		4–9
Hawlucha	Fighting/Flying	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Kartana	Grass/Steel				7–8
Clobbopus	Fighting			✓	8
Grapploct	Fighting	✓		✓	8
Sirfetch’d	Fighting	✓		✓	8
Kubfu	Fighting		✓		8–9
Urshifu	Fighting/Dark		✓		8–9
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike	Fighting/Water		✓		8–9
Wyrdeer	Normal/Psychic				7
Kleavor	Bug/Rock				7
Quaxly	Water		✓		9
Quaxwell	Water		✓		9
Quaquaval	Water/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Lokix	Bug/Dark		✓		9
Flamigo	Flying/Fighting		✓	✓	9
Annihilape	Fighting/Ghost				7
Iron Hands	Fighting/Electric		✓		9