Foresight (move)

Foresight みやぶる Thought Read

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 II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Worsens the condition of those that made their 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  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

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

Foresight (Japanese: みやぶる Thought Read) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

When Foresight is used, if the user's accuracy stat stage is less than the target's evasion stat stage, both stat stages will be treated as zero during accuracy checks against the target. This effect remains until the target switches out, but the effect may be passed via Baton Pass.

Foresight also removes the Ghost type's immunity to Fighting-type and Normal-type moves for any moves used against the target.

Foresight has an accuracy of 100%. Foresight will fail if it is used on a Pokémon already under its effect.

Generation III

Foresight now causes all accuracy checks against the target to ignore any changes to the target's evasion stat stages. This effect can no longer be Baton Passed. Foresight can also now successfully be used on Pokémon that are already under its effect.

Generation IV

Foresight 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.

Foresight 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.

Generations V to VII

Foresight can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Foresight will once again fail if used against a Pokémon already under its effect.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Foresight, the user's critical hit ratio increases by two stages.

Generation VIII

Foresight cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description Stad2 Neutralizes the foe's evasive-ness. Also makes the Ghost type vulnerable to physical attacks. GSC Negates accuracy reduction moves. 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 by 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 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
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	22	13	19	19XY 9ORAS	9SMUSUM
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	22	13	19	19XY 9ORAS	9SMUSUM
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	22	13	19	19XY 9ORAS	9SMUSUM
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	36	36	37	37	37	37SMUSUM
0161		Sentret		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0162		Furret		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying	6	6	5DP 1PtHGSS	1	1	1
0164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying	1, 6	1, 6	1, 5DP 1PtHGSS	1	1	1
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1
0236		Tyrogue		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1PtHGSS	1	1	1
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1		19	19	19	19XY 12ORAS	12
0259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1		20	20	20	20XY 12ORAS	12
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1		20	20	20	20XY 12ORAS	12
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy			4PtHGSS	4	4	4
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		5	4	4	4	4
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous		12	9	9	9XY 14ORAS	14
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous		12	9	9	9XY 14ORAS	14
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like			1	1	1	1
0428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like			1	1	1	1
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1	1	1	1
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like			1	1	1	1
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug			1	1	1	1
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous			9	9	9XY 14ORAS	14
0486		Regigigas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1PtHGSS	1	1	1
0722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying						18
0723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying						19
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying						19
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	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3				✔	✔	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0175		Togepi		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy	✔
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0396		Starly		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
0504		Patrat		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔
0636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
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 II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	New York Pokémon Center
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

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Foresight is a move with 22PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets enemy in front, resetting any positive evasion stat changes to 0. If the target is a Ghost-type, it will also inflict Exposed status condition on them, removing their immunity to Normal- and Fighting-type moves. This move is affected by Taunt.

Description

Games Description MDRB Resets the boosted Evasion of the target. Ghost-type foes become exposed. MDTDS Resets any boosted evasiveness of the targeted enemy. It also afflicts a targeted Ghost-type Pokémon with an Exposed status condition. BSL 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 UNUSED SMD It resets an enemy's boosted evasiveness. If the enemy is a Ghost type, it also makes the enemy exposed, which enables Normal- and Fighting-type moves to hit the enemy.

In the anime

Hoothoot Noctowl Kodai's Shuppet Acerola's Shuppet
The user dispels illusions and reveals invisible objects and Pokémon. This also enables a Ghost-type target to be hit by Normal- and Fighting-type attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hoothoot's eyes glow red, and it releases red beams of light from them or a pulse of energy from its body, undoing any illusions hit. They can also reveal invisible Ghost-type Pokémon.
Hagatha's Hoothoot	Illusion Confusion!		Debut
Jaye's Hoothoot	Finding a Legend!		None
	Noctowl's eyes glow red, and it releases red beams of light from them, undoing any illusions they hit. They can also reveal invisible Ghost-type Pokémon and make them vulnerable to Normal- and Fighting-type moves, as well as see through solid objects.
Ash's Noctowl	Delibird's Dilemma		None
	Shuppet's body becomes outlined in light blue and its eyes also glow light blue. It then releases a large light blue force field from its body that expands all around, revealing any invisible objects, or Shuppet's eyes glow light blue and it releases a light blue wave of energy from them, revealing any invisible objects it hits.
Grings Kodai's Shuppet	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
Acerola's Shuppet	A Haunted House for Everyone!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Noctowl Lucario
This move enables a Ghost-type target to be hit by Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. This also enables an evasive target to be hit.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Noctowl fires beams from its eyes. It then pinpoints an evasive opponent's location.
Falkner's Noctowl	Notorious Noctowl		Debut
	Lucario gains the ability to hit Ghost-type opponents with Normal- and Fighting-type moves.
Korrina's Lucario	PS593		None

• Professor Elm's Sentret was revealed to know Foresight on the official website, but it has never been shown using the move.

Pokémon Try Adventure

Buneary
Unknown.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Buneary.
Soro's Buneary	TA38		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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	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, andSky	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 識破 Sīkpo * 看破 Honpo * Mandarin 識破 / 识破 Shìpò / Shípò * 看破 Kànpò * Dutch Vooruitblik Finnish Kaukokatse French Clairvoyance German Scharfblick* Gesichte* Greek Διορατικότητα Dioratikótita Hindi दूरदृष्टि Doordrishti Indonesian Perlihatkan Italian Preveggenza Korean 꿰뚫어보기 Kkwettureobogi Polish Jasnowidzenie* Szósty Zmysł/Przewidywanie/Przezorność* Promień Prawdy* Portuguese Brazil Previsão Portugal Previsão Serbian Predviđanje Spanish Latin America Visión Spain Profecia Swedish Förutseende Vietnamese Nhìn Thấu Suốt

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

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