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Odor Sleuth

Odor Sleuth is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 3. It never misses and has 40 PP (64 with PP Max). 54 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Normal

Category

Status

Power

—

Accuracy

—

PP

40 (max 64)

Priority

0

Effect

Fighting, Normal hit Ghost. Evasiveness ignored. As long as the target remains active, its evasiveness stat stage is ignored during accuracy checks against it if it is greater than 0, and Normal- and Fighting-type attacks can hit the target if it is a Ghost type. Fails if the target is already affected, or affected by Foresight or Miracle Eye.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Pokémon that learn Odor Sleuth

54 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
MeowthNormal4–7
PersianNormal4–7
GrowlitheFire3–7
ArcanineFire3–7
SnorlaxNormal4–7
MareepElectric3–7
FlaaffyElectric3–7
AmpharosElectric3–7
GirafarigNormal/Psychic3–7
SwinubIce/Ground3–7
PiloswineIce/Ground3–7
HoundourDark/Fire3–7
HoundoomDark/Fire3–7
PhanpyGround3–7
DonphanGround3–7
SmeargleNormal5
PoochyenaDark3–7
MightyenaDark3–7
ZigzagoonNormal3–7
LinooneNormal3–7
ElectrikeElectric3–7
ManectricElectric3–7
SpoinkPsychic3–7
GrumpigPsychic3–7
BidoofNormal4–7
BibarelNormal/Water4–7
BuizelWater4–7
FloatzelWater4–7
MunchlaxNormal4–7
MamoswineIce/Ground3–7
TepigFire5–7
PigniteFire/Fighting5–7
EmboarFire/Fighting5–7
LillipupNormal5–7
HerdierNormal5–7
StoutlandNormal5–7
WoobatPsychic/Flying5–7
SwoobatPsychic/Flying5–7
DeerlingNormal/Grass5–7
SawsbuckNormal/Grass5–7
HeatmorFire5–7
BunnelbyNormal6–7
DiggersbyNormal/Ground6–7
FurfrouNormal6–7
SpritzeeFairy6–7
AromatisseFairy6–7
YungoosNormal7
GumshoosNormal7
RockruffRock7
Rockruff-DuskRock7
LycanrocRock7
Lycanroc-MidnightRock7
Lycanroc-DuskRock7
FarigirafNormal/Psychic3–7

Odor Sleuth FAQ

What does Odor Sleuth do?

Odor Sleuth is a Normal-type status move. As long as the target remains active, its evasiveness stat stage is ignored during accuracy checks against it if it is greater than 0, and Normal- and Fighting-type attacks can hit the target if it is a Ghost type. Fails if the target is already affected, or affected by Foresight or Miracle Eye.

Which Pokémon can learn Odor Sleuth?

54 Pokémon and forms can learn Odor Sleuth in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Meowth, Persian, Growlithe, Arcanine, Snorlax and Mareep.

Is Odor Sleuth in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Odor Sleuth in Pokémon Champions.

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.