Detect is a status-affecting Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effects

When Detect is used, the user is protected from the effects of the opponent's move during the same turn. It does not work against the effects of the move Perish Song. If Detect was successful in the previous turn, moves such as Protect, Endure or Detect are downgraded to only 50% accuracy.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, Detect grants the user the protect status blocking most attacks for as long as the status stays active, which usually lasts 3-6 turns. When Feint is used, the protect status is broken early. Pokémon under the protect status skill take damage from items and explosions.

Description

Games	Description
Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version	Evades attack that turn. It may fail.
Pokémon Crystal Version
Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version	Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Pokémon Emerald Version
Pokémon FireRed Version	Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version	It enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y	Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon

Contests

Games	Description	Category	Appeal	Jam
Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version	Can avoid being startled by others once.	Cool	2 ♥♥	0
Pokémon Emerald Version
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version	Raises the score if the Voltage is low.	Cool	0
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire	Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.	Cool	1 ♥

Learnset

Generation II

Leveling up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Hitmonchan	fighting	44
Zapdos	electric/flying	35
Yanma	bug/flying	25
Hitmontop	fighting	43
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation III

Leveling up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Hitmonchan	fighting	44
Zapdos	electric/flying	37
Yanma	bug/flying	25 (RSE), 28 (FRLG)
Hitmontop	fighting	43
Treecko	grass	41
Grovyle	grass	47
Sceptile	grass	51
Sableye	dark/ghost	25
Meditite	fighting/psychic	12
Medicham	fighting/psychic	12
Zangoose	normal	46
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation IV

Leveling up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Hitmonchan	fighting	46
Zapdos	electric/flying	15
Yanma	bug/flying	17
Hitmontop	fighting	46
Treecko	grass	41
Grovyle	grass	47
Sceptile	grass	51
Sableye	dark/ghost	22
Meditite	fighting/psychic	11
Medicham	fighting/psychic	11
Zangoose	normal	40
Absol	dark	49
Lucario	fighting/steel	-
Yanmega	bug/flying	17
Azelf	psychic	49
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation V

Leveling up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Hitmonchan	fighting	51
Zapdos	electric/flying	15
Yanma	bug/flying	17
Hitmontop	fighting	51
Treecko	grass	41
Grovyle	grass	47
Sceptile	grass	51
Sableye	dark/ghost	22
Meditite	fighting/psychic	11
Medicham	fighting/psychic	11
Zangoose	normal	40 (BW), 33 (B2W2)
Absol	dark	49 (BW), 44 (B2W2)
Lucario	fighting/steel	-
Yanmega	bug/flying	17
Azelf	psychic	16
Patrat	normal	11
Watchog	normal	11
Pidove	normal/flying	22
Tranquill	normal/flying	23
Unfezant	normal/flying	23
Mienfoo	fighting	9
Mienshao	fighting	9
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation VI

Leveling up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Hitmonchan	fighting	50
Zapdos	electric/flying	15
Yanma	bug/flying	17
Hitmontop	fighting	50
Treecko	grass	41 (XY), 33 (ORAS)
Grovyle	grass	47 (XY), 38 (ORAS)
Sceptile	grass	51 (XY), 39 (ORAS)
Sableye	dark/ghost	22 (XY), 19 (ORAS)
Meditite	fighting/psychic	11 (XY), 9 (ORAS)
Medicham	fighting/psychic	11 (XY), 9 (ORAS)
Zangoose	normal	33 (XY), 36 (ORAS)
Absol	dark	44 (XY), 33 (ORAS)
Lucario	fighting/steel	-
Yanmega	bug/flying	17
Azelf	psychic	16
Patrat	normal	11
Watchog	normal	11
Pidove	normal/flying	22
Tranquill	normal/flying	23
Unfezant	normal/flying	23
Mienfoo	fighting	9
Mienshao	fighting	9
Hawlucha	fighting/flying	-
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Gallery

v · d · e List of Generation II TMs and HMs
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
HMs	01 02 03 04 05 06 07
See also	Generation I Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs TRs Generation IX
Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version · Pokémon Crystal Version

v · d · e List of Fighting-type moves
Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX
A	Arm Thrust Aura Sphere Axe Kick
B	Body Press Brick Break Bulk Up
C	Circle Throw Close Combat Coaching Collision Course Combat Torque Counter Cross Chop
D	Detect Double Kick Drain Punch Dynamic Punch
F	Final Gambit Flying Press Focus Blast Focus Punch Force Palm
H	Hammer Arm High Jump Kick
J	Jump Kick
K	Karate Chop
L	Low Kick Low Sweep
M	Mach Punch Mat Block Meteor Assault
N	No Retreat
O	Octolock
P	Power-Up Punch
Q	Quick Guard
R	Revenge Reversal Rock Smash Rolling Kick
S	Sacred Sword Secret Sword Seismic Toss Sky Uppercut Storm Throw Submission Superpower
T	Thunderous Kick Triple Arrows Triple Kick
U	Upper Hand
V	Vacuum Wave Victory Dance Vital Throw
W	Wake-Up Slap
See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type
Moves

v · d · e List of move variations
Damage-dealing	A Acid Bubble Ember Powder Snow Thunder Shock Aeroblast Spacial Rend Ancient Power Ominous Wind Silver Wind Arm Thrust Water Shuriken Aqua Jet Accelerock B Barb Barrage Infernal Parade Bite Heart Stamp Blizzard Hurricane Thunder Bolt Beak Fishious Rend Bone Rush Rock Blast Brine Hex Venoshock Bullet Seed Icicle Spear C Catastropika Pulverizing Pancake Circle Throw Dragon Tail Collision Course Electro Drift Counter Mirror Coat Cross Chop Stone Edge Crush Claw Razor Claw Crunch Flash Cannon Shadow Ball D Dig Dive Discharge Lava Plume Double-Edge Brave Bird Flare Blitz Wave Crash Wood Hammer Volt Tackle Drill Peck Dragon Claw Power Gem Seed Bomb Strength X-Scissor Dynamax Cannon Behemoth Bash Behemoth Blade Dynamic Punch Inferno E Earthquake Judgment Eruption Dragon Energy Water Spout F False Swipe Hold Back Fire Punch Ice Punch Signal Beam Thunder Punch Relic Song Fire Spin Clamp Sand Tomb Whirlpool Flail Reversal Flame Charge Chilling Water Pounce Struggle Bug Trailblaze Flamethrower Ice Beam Thunderbolt Fury Attack Barrage Fusion Flare Fusion Bolt G Giga Drain Drain Punch Horn Leech Gyro Ball Electro Ball H Hammer Arm Ice Hammer Heavy Slam Heat Crash Hyper Beam Blast Burn Frenzy Plant Giga Impact Hydro Cannon Meteor Assault Roar of Time Rock Wrecker Hyper Fang Zen Headbutt I Icy Wind Electroweb Mud Shot Snarl Iron Tail Dragon Rush J Jump Kick Supercell Slam K Karate Chop Poison Tail L Last Respects Rage Fist Leaf Blade Attack Order Low Kick Grass Knot Lunge Apple Acid Drum Beating Grav Apple Fire Lash Luster Purge Mist Ball M Megahorn Power Whip Precipice Blades Metal Burst Comeuppance N Needle Arm Force Palm O Octazooka Mirror Shot Mud Bomb Overheat Draco Meteor Fleur Cannon Leaf Storm P Pluck Bug Bite Pound Branch Poke Fairy Wind Gust Leafage Scratch Tackle Psybeam Aurora Beam Bubble Beam Chatter Low Sweep Sludge Spark Psyblade Hydro Steam Psychic Bug Buzz Earth Power Energy Ball Psyshock Body Press Q Quick Attack Bullet Punch Ice Shard Mach Punch Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave R Return Frustration Revenge Avalanche Rollout Ice Ball S Sacred Fire Diamond Storm Seismic Toss Night Shade Shadow Bone Liquidation Skull Bash Electro Shot Sky Attack Freeze Shock Ice Burn Slash Aqua Cutter Cross Poison Night Slash Psycho Cut Shadow Claw Sludge Wave Moonblast Springtide Storm Bleakwind Storm Sandsear Storm Wildbolt Storm Steel Beam Chloroblast Stomp Steamroller Stomping Tantrum Lash Out Temper Flare Stone Axe Ceaseless Edge Stored Power Power Trip Sucker Punch Thunderclap Sunsteel Strike Moongeist Beam Photon Geyser Superpower Armor Cannon Close Combat Dragon Ascent Headlong Rush Super Fang Nature's Madness Ruination Surf Hyper Voice Land's Wrath Petal Blizzard Thousand Arrows Thousand Waves Swift Aerial Ace Feint Attack Magical Leaf Magnet Bomb Shadow Punch Shock Wave T Techno Blast Multi-Attack Thief Covet Thrash Outrage Petal Dance Raging Fury U U-turn Volt Switch W Waterfall Dark Pulse Extrasensory Iron Head Poison Jab Scald Zing Zap Weather Ball Terrain Pulse Wring Out Crush Grip Hard Press Elemental fangs Fire Fang Ice Fang Thunder Fang One-hit knockout moves Fissure Guillotine Horn Drill Sheer Cold Pledge moves Fire Pledge Grass Pledge Water Pledge Let's Go Partner Pika Papow Veevee Volley Bouncy Bubble Buzzy Buzz Sizzly Slide Glitzy Glow Baddy Bad Sappy Seed Freezy Frost
Status	After You Quash Camouflage Reflect Type Charm Captivate Eerie Impulse Fake Tears Feather Dance Confide Play Nice Conversion Conversion 2 Destiny Bond Grudge Disable Embargo Heal Block Taunt Torment Follow Me Rage Powder Foresight Miracle Eye Odor Sleuth Forest's Curse Trick-or-Treat Guard Split Power Split Harden Sharpen Heal Bell Aromatherapy Heal Pulse Floral Healing Aqua Ring Ingrain Jungle Healing Lunar Blessing Magnetic Flux Gear Up Meditate Defense Curl Howl Withdraw Memento Lunar Dance Healing Wish Mind Reader Lock-On Mist Lucky Chant Safeguard Morning Sun Moonlight Shore Up Synthesis Mud Sport Water Sport No Retreat Clangorous Soul Poison Powder Stun Spore Protect Baneful Bunker Burning Bulwark Detect King's Shield Obstruct Silk Trap Spiky Shield Quick Guard Crafty Shield Wide Guard Quiver Dance Coil Recover Heal Order Milk Drink Roost Slack Off Soft-Boiled Roar Whirlwind Sand Attack Flash Smokescreen Screech Metal Sound Sing Grass Whistle Supersonic Skill Swap Guard Swap Heart Swap Power Swap Speed Swap Sleep Powder Lovely Kiss Sweet Kiss Soak Magic Powder Spider Web Block Mean Look Spikes Stealth Rock Sticky Web Toxic Spikes Splash Celebrate Hold Hands Stockpile Bulk Up Calm Mind Cosmic Power Dragon Dance Hone Claws Swords Dance Acid Armor Amnesia Autotomize Barrier Iron Defense Nasty Plot Rock Polish Tail Whip Leer Trick Switcheroo Trick Room Magic Room Wonder Room Worry Seed Entrainment Simple Beam Terrain moves Electric Terrain Grassy Terrain Misty Terrain Psychic Terrain Weather moves Hail Rain Dance Sandstorm Snowscape Sunny Day

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation II
Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type
A	Aeroblast Ancient Power Attract
B	Baton Pass Beat Up Belly Drum Bone Rush
C	Charm Conversion 2 Cotton Spore Cross Chop Crunch Curse
D	Destiny Bond Detect Dragon Breath Dynamic Punch
E	Encore Endure Extreme Speed
F	False Swipe Feint Attack Flail Flame Wheel Foresight Frustration Fury Cutter Future Sight
G	Giga Drain
H	Heal Bell Hidden Power
I	Icy Wind Iron Tail
L	Lock-On
M	Mach Punch Magnitude Mean Look Megahorn Metal Claw Milk Drink Mind Reader Mirror Coat Moonlight Morning Sun Mud-Slap
N	Nightmare
O	Octazooka Outrage
P	Pain Split Perish Song Powder Snow Present Protect Psych Up Pursuit
R	Rain Dance Rapid Spin Return Reversal Rock Smash Rollout
S	Sacred Fire Safeguard Sandstorm Scary Face Shadow Ball Sketch Sleep Talk Sludge Bomb Snore Spark Spider Web Spikes Spite Steel Wing Sunny Day Swagger Sweet Kiss Sweet Scent Synthesis
T	Thief Triple Kick Twister
V	Vital Throw
W	Whirlpool
Z	Zap Cannon
See also	Generation I Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX
Generation II