Protect (move)

Protect まもる Protect

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +4* Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM17 in Generation II TM17 in Generation III TM17 in Generation IV TM17 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Protect (Japanese: まもる Protect) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Protects the user from all effects of moves that target it during the turn it is used, including damage. This does not include damage afflicted by weather conditions it is susceptible to, or damage from a status ailment that it obtained on a previous turn. Using Protect, Detect, or Endure consecutively decreases the chance of success by 50% each use, whether it is successful or not. Protect has an extra 1/256 chance of failing at any consecutive use, due to the accuracy check in the first two generations.[1] Protect cannot prevent the effects of Perish Song.

Generation III - IV

Protect now has a 50% decaying rate of success on the current turn if Protect, Detect, or Endure, was used successfully on the previous turn. The minimum success rate is limited to 12.5%, which is four consecutive turns.[2] Protect fails if the user goes last in the turn.

In Diamond and Pearl, if an attack is given perfect accuracy through the effect of a move (Lock-On/Mind Reader), the weather (Thunder in Rain, or Blizzard in Hail), or an ability (No Guard), it has a chance to hit through Protect equal to (100 - move accuracy)%. OHKO moves are unaffected, and will never hit through Protect.

Generation V

Protect no longer has a minimum success rate, and still has 50% decay, which now includes Quick Guard and Wide Guard as well.[3]

The following moves cannot be stopped by Protect:

Move Type Cat. Acupressure  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Curse  Ghost  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Doom Desire  Steel  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Feint  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Future Sight  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Imprison  Psychic  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Perish Song  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psych Up  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Role Play  Psychic  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Force  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Transform  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Additionally, Feint lifts Protect's protection for the rest of the turn.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

The user is protected from all attacks for a set amount of turns, which ends on the user's turn. However, items such as toss items can still hit.

Description

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Games Description Stad2 Completely foils an opponent's attack. If used consecutively, its success rate decreases. GSC Foils attack that turn. It may fail. RSE Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.* Negates all damage, but may fail if used in succession.* FRLG Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. DPPtHGSSBW It enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	28			28			22				22			'
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	31			31			24				24			'
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	31			31			24				24			'
090		Shellder	Water		Water	25			25	29	16				16			'
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	--			--			--				--			'
098		Krabby	Water		Water	34			41	39	29				32			'
099		Kingler	Water		Water	38			49	42	29				32			'
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	37			37			34				34			'
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	37			37			34				34			'
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug	--			--			--				--			'
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	--			--			--				--			'
258		Mudkip	Water		Water				37			37				37			'
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground				42			42				42			'
260		Swampert	Water	Ground				46			46				46			'
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison				17			17				17			'
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying				25			25				25			'
304		Aron	Steel	Rock				34			32				32			'
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock				37			34				34			'
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock				37			34				34			'
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug				29			29				29			'
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire				27			36				36			'
341		Corphish	Water		Water				23	22	23				23			'
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark				23	22	23				23			'
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug				31			25				25			'
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug				31			25				25			'
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice				25			22				22			'
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice				25			22				22			'
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon				30			30				30			'
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying				30			30				30			'
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic				25			25				25			'
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel							--				--			'
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel							--				--			'
412		Burmy	Bug		Bug							--				--			'
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass							10				10			'
414		Mothim	Bug		Flying							10				10			'
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting							50				50			'
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic							16				16			'
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass											20			'
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison											15			'
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison											15			'
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison											15			'
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost											--			'
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost											--			'
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock											11			'
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock											11			'
594		Alomomola	Water		Water											21			'
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug											28			'
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II TM17		III TM17		IV TM17		V TM17		VI TM08
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Protect except Regigigas.
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 the anime

Armaldo Slowking Marshtomp Frillish
The Pokémon blocks any attacks that hit it with a sphere.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gyarados's eyes glow red. Then, Gyarados releases small shockwaves from its mouth that can block an attack.
Misty's Gyarados	Cerulean Blues		Debut
	Poliwag's body becomes outlined in blue and it can stop attacks.
A Poliwag Max borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School	Gonna Rule the School!		None
	Two yellow discs are created in front of Ludicolo's hands. It can then block any attacks that hit the disks.
Poncho's Ludicolo	Go Go Ludicolo		None
	Deoxys crouches together and a purple barrier appears around it, blocking any attacks.
Deoxys (Purple Crystal)	Destiny Deoxys		None
Deoxys (Green Crystal)	Destiny Deoxys		None
A wild Deoxys	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)		None
	Electabuzz blocks the opponent's attack with its arms, or Electabuzz's body becomes surrounded by gold and a green barrier appears around its body, protecting it from attacks. Sometimes its body glows yellow before using the attack.
Jump's Electabuzz	Saved by the Beldum		None
Paul's Electabuzz	A Pyramiding Rage!		None
	A blue force field surrounds Misdreavus's body, protecting it from attacks.
Unknown Trainer's Misdreavus	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
	Swampert's body becomes surrounded in light green and a green barrier appears around it. Swampert can then block any attacks that hit it.
Tucker's Swampert	Tactic Theatrics!!		None
	Marshtomp's body becomes surrounded in a green shield, blocking any attacks shot at it.
Brock's Marshtomp	What I Did for Love!		None
	Butterfree's body glows light green and a green force field appears around it, blocking any attacks.
Drew's Butterfree	The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!		None
	Electivire creates a green barrier or force field around its body, protecting it from attacks, or Electivire puts its arms in front of its face and its body starts to glow yellow-green. A green force field then surrounds its body and protects it from attacks.
Gary's Electivire	Home is Where the Start Is!		None
Paul's Electivire	Casting a Paul on Barry!		None
	Elekid crosses its arms and a green barrier appears around its body, protecting it from attacks.
Paul's Elekid	When Pokémon Worlds Collide!		None
	A green barrier appears around Mew's body, protecting it from attacks.
A mirage Mew	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
	A green barrier appears around Burmy's body, protecting it from attacks.
Cheryl's Burmy	Some Enchanted Sweetning!		None
	A pink barrier appears around Palkia's body, protecting it from attacks.
Palkia (anime)	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	A dark blue barrier appears around Dialga's body, protecting it from attacks.
Dialga (anime)	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Slowking's body becomes surrounded by a light green barrier that it pushes out of its body to surround others.
Conway's Slowking	Tag! We're It...!		None
	Magmar lifts its arms and its body becomes surrounded by a green outline. A light green barrier then comes out of Magmar's body around it, protecting it from attacks.
Unknown Trainer's Magmar	Tag! We're It...!		None
	Glalie's body glow's gold and a green force field appears over Glaile's body, protecting it from attacks.
A Pokémon Poacher's Glalie	The Drifting Snorunt!		None
	Cherubi's body becomes outlined in gold and a green force field comes out of its body, protecting it from attacks.
Marilyn's Cherubi	Battling a Cute Drama!		None
	A green force field appears around Milotic's body, protecting it from attacks.
Palmer's Milotic	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	The 16 Life Plates circle around Arceus's body and a force field that is pink in the front and blue in the back appears around Arceus's body, protecting it from attacks.
Arceus (anime)	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	The gray circle on Heatran's forehead glows white and a silver force field appears around Heatran's body, protecting it from attacks.
Marcus's Heatran	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	A green force field surrounds Golbat's body, protecting it from attacks.
Team Galactic Grunt's Golbat	Gateway to Ruin!		None
	Shuckle holds out two tentacles and a green force field appears over its body, protecting it from attacks.
A Coordinator's Shuckle	Dressed for Jess Success!		None
	The gem on Azelf's forehead glows red and a light green barrier surrounds its body, protecting it from attacks.
Azelf (anime)	The Battle Finale of Legend!		None
	The gem on Mesprit's forehead glows red and a light green barrier surrounds its body, protecting it from attacks.
Mesprit (anime)	The Battle Finale of Legend!		None
	The gem on Uxie's forehead glows red and a light green barrier surrounds its body, protecting it from attacks.
Uxie (anime)	The Battle Finale of Legend!		None
	Lopunny crosses its ears and a green force field surrounds its body, protecting it from attacks.
Nando's Lopunny	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None
	Armaldo crosses its claws and a green force field surrounds its body, protecting it from attacks.
Nando's Armaldo	League Unleashed!		None
	Frillish holds out its tentacles with the bottoms facing toward the opponent and a turquoise force field surrounds Frillish's body.
Trip's Frillish	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!		None
	Dwebble pulls its body into its shell and the whole shell flashes white. Then, a wave of turquoise energy starting from the top of Dwebble's shell and moves downwards. Once the energy moves downwards, it leaves behind a darker turquoise glow, protecting Dwebble from attacks, or Dwebble pulls its body into its shell and a turquoise force field surrounds it, protecting it from attacks, or Dwebble lowers its head and a turquoise force field appears around its body, protecting it from attacks.
Cilan's Dwebble	A Home for Dwebble!		None
Two wild Dwebble	A Home for Dwebble!		None
Burgh's Dwebble	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
	A turquoise force field comes out and surrounds Herdier's body, protecting it from attacks.
Lenora's Herdier	Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!		None
	Gothitelle puts one of its hands out in front of it when the opponent is about to attack it and a turquoise energy shield appears in front of Gothitelle's hand, protecting it.
A wild Gothitelle	The Lost World of Gothitelle!		None
	A bluish-green force field appears around Leavanny's body, protecting it from attacks.
Burgh's Leavanny	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
	Lampent holds its arms out and a turquoise energy shield appears around its body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Lampent	Scare at the Litwick Mansion!		None
	Litwick bows its head and holds its arms out in front of it. Then, a turquoise energy shield appears around its body, protecting it from attacks.
Four wild Litwick	Scare at the Litwick Mansion!		None
	A small turquoise energy shield appears in front of Duosion's body, and the shield grows larger until it surrounds Duosion's body. The shield protects it from attacks.
Officer Jenny's Duosion	Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!		None
	Timburr's wooden beam glows bluish-green. Then, a bluish-green force field appears around Timburr's body, protecting it from attacks.
Linda's Timburr	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!		None
	A bluish-green force field appears in front of Landorus's body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Landorus	Stopping the Rage of Legends! (Part 1)		None
	Shelmet closes its lid and forms a bluish-green force field around itself that protects it from attacks.
Professor Juniper's Shelmet	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sneasel Rapidash
The user puts up one of its arms to block an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sneasel puts up both of its arms to block and protect itself from an attack.
Silver's Sneasel	Sneasel Sneak Attack		Debut
	Magnemite creates a forcefield around its body, protecting it from attacks.
Lt. Surge's Magnemite	Electrifying Magnemite		None
	Shuckle pulls all of its limbs into its shell and the shell starts to glow brightly, protecting it from attacks.
Lucy's Shuckle	VS. Shuckle		None
	Metagross crosses its front two legs in front of its face, protecting it from attacks. When used over and over again, the move becomes less efficient.
Crys's Metagross	VS. Charizard II		None
	Rapidash stands up on its hind legs and a bright energy surrounds the front of its hoofs, blocking an attack, or Rapidash rears up on its hind legs and crosses its front hoofs in front of its face, protecting it from attacks.
Platinum's Rapidash	VS. Rapidash		None

Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys

File:Gold Bayleef Protect Golden Boys.png Bayleef
The user creates a forcefield to prevent attacks from hurting it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bayleef creates a forcefield which avoids getting hit by an attack.
Gold's Bayleef	Get up Again, Bayleef		Debut

In other generations

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

Trivia

• In Generation II, after the "[Pokémon's name] protected itself!" message appears, another message saying that the opponent's Pokémon's move missed appears. The second message was removed in Generation III, likely to avoid redundancy.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 守住 Shǒuzhù Danish Beskyt Dutch Bescherming French Abri German Schutzschild Greek Προστασία Hindi बचाओ Bachao रक्षा कवच Raksha Kavach Indonesian Lindungi Bertahan Italian Protezione Korean 방어 Bang'eo Portuguese Proteção Proteger Serbian Zaštita Spanish Protección

Variations of the move Protect
Protect • Detect • King's Shield • Spiky Shield • Baneful Bunker • Obstruct • Silk Trap • Burning Bulwark

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