Detect (move)

Move data

Type	Fighting
Category	Status
Power	—
Accuracy	—
PP	5  (max. 8)
Priority	+4
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 2

Machine/Record

Effects

Detect prevents any attacks targeted at the user from striking, for the duration of the turn. It has priority +4 so will activate before most other moves. The move functions identically to Protect.

The accuracy of Detect drops by ¹⁄₃ each time it is used consecutively after itself or Protect, Endure, Wide Guard, Quick Guard, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, or Baneful Bunker.

Damage-dealing Z-Moves bypass Detect but deal ¹⁄₄ of the damage.

Changes

• In Generation 2, Detect has a priority of +2.
• In Generations 3-4, Detect has a priority of +3.
• In Generations 2-5, the accuracy of Detect decreases by ¹⁄₂ each time it is used consecutively after itself or any protecting move listed above. In Generation 4 only, it has a minimum accuracy of ¹⁄₈ (i.e. from the fourth consecutive use onwards).
• In Diamond and Pearl only, Thunder during rain and Blizzard during hail have a 30% chance to bypass Detect.
• In Generation 2, Detect will fail if the user is behind a Substitute.
  

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Fightinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Detect turns into Z-Detect and raises Evasiveness one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Targets the user.

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