Protect (move)

Protect まもる Protect

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 Mirror Move 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 TM17 in Generation VI TM17 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

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  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

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 Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM17 since Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Protect protects the user from all effects of moves that target it during the turn it is used, including damage.

This does not include damage inflicted by weather it is susceptible to, or damage from a status condition that it obtained on a previous turn (as these are not moves that targeted the user this turn). If the user goes last this turn, the move will fail.

Protect will fail if the user is behind a substitute.

Each time any of Protect, Detect, or Endure is successfully used without other moves used in between, the success rate will halve. In this generation, the success rate is implemented as a single byte over 255 which starts at the maximum of 255 and is floor-divided by 2 each time. This causes the success rate to drop to 0 on its ninth consecutive successful use.

Turn	Success Rate
1	255
2	127
3	63
4	31
5	15
6	7
7	3
8	1
9	0

Generation III

Protect can now be used when the user is behind a substitute.

Like in Generation II, the success rates of Protect, Detect, and Endure halve each time any of the three are used successfully and consecutively. In this generation, the halving was intended to cap at a 12.5% success rate on the fourth consecutive successful use, but a bug^{[citation needed]} causes the cap to not work, causing the game to read garbage values and causing Protect's success rate on the fifth and future turns to follow an erratic sequence.

The following success rates are accurate to Ruby and Sapphire; from the 53rd turn onward, FireRed and LeafGreen have a different sequence of values, as does Emerald. These numbers represent success rates out of 65536, which means that the move has a 1/65536 chance of missing on the first use.

Turn	Success Rate	Turn	Success Rate	Turn	Success Rate	Turn	Success Rate	Turn	Success Rate
1	65535	17	168	33	89	49	2000	65	110
2	32767	18	266	34	56	50	100	66	90
3	16383	19	289	35	57	51	65535	67	64
4	8191	20	270	36	61	52	65535	68	95
5	118	21	343	37	157	53	22	69	69
6	165	22	271	38	247	54	30	70	99
7	166	23	264	39	129	55	23	71	187
8	102	24	65535	40	129	56	40	72	1
9	65534	25	51201	41	100	57	2	73	3084
10	68	26	38404	42	20	58	50	74	2820
11	243	27	25609	43	250	59	68	75	2827
12	182	28	20496	44	40	60	60	76	1285
13	197	29	10272	45	500	61	19	77	0
14	203	30	5168	46	60	62	70
15	194	31	78	47	1000	63	24
16	214	32	75	48	80	64	80

Protect can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if Harden was used in the prior turn.

Generation IV

Protect now properly caps at a minimum success rate of 12.5% on the fourth and future consecutive turns.

In Diamond and Pearl only, 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), a Micle Berry, 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. This behavior was reverted in Platinum.

Generation V

Protect's success rate no longer has a lower bound of 12.5%. Quick Guard and Wide Guard now also count toward this halving.

Generation VI onwards

Successfully using Protect, Detect, Endure, Wide Guard, Quick Guard, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, or Baneful Bunker consecutively now divides the chance of success of Protect, Detect, Endure, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, and Baneful Bunker by 3 for each consecutive use, with a minimum (1/3)^6 (1/729 or ~0.1%) chance.

If a damaging Z-Move targets a Pokémon that used Protect, the Z-Move will bypass Protect but only do 25% of the original damage. The effects of Protect are not lifted.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Protect, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Moves that bypass Protect

In addition to damaging Z-Moves, the following moves cannot be stopped by Protect:

Move Type Category Generations II III IV V VI VII Acupressure  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Aromatic Mist  Fairy  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Bestow  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Block  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Confide  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Conversion 2  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}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Hold Hands  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Hyperspace Fury  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Hyperspace Hole  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Mean Look  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ Nightmare  Ghost  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ Perish Song  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Phantom Force  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Play Nice  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Psych Up  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Roar  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ Role Play  Psychic  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Shadow Force  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sketch  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Spider Web  Bug  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ Tearful Look  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ Transform  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Whirlwind  Normal  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✓ ✓

Additionally, Feint, Shadow Force, Phantom Force, Hyperspace Fury, and Hyperspace Hole lift Protect's protection for the rest of the turn.

Moves that target the user, moves that target the user and all allies, moves that target all Pokémon (except Shadow Shed and Shadow Half), and entry hazard moves cannot be blocked by Protect.

Description

Games Description Stad2 Completely foils an opponent's attack. If used consecutively, its success rate decreases. GSC Foils attack that turn. It may fail. RSEColoXD 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. DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 It enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. XYORAS SMUSUM Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	28	28	22	22	22	22
0008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1	31	31	24	24	24	25
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	31	31	24	24	24	25
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	25	25RSE 29FRLG	16	16	16	16
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	1	1	1	1	1	1
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	34	41RSE 39FRLG	29	29	29	29
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	38	49RSE 42FRLG	29	32	32	32
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	37	37	34	34	34	34
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	37	37	34	34	34	34
0204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1
0205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1		37	37	37	37XY 28ORAS	28
0259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1		42	42	42	42XY 32ORAS	32
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1		46	46	46	46XY 32ORAS	32
0269		Dustox		Bug		Bug		17	17	17	17XY 37ORAS	37
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying		25	25	25	25	1, Evo.
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster		34	32	32BW 29B2W2	29XY 16ORAS	16
0305		Lairon		Monster		Monster		37	34	34BW 29B2W2	29XY 16ORAS	16
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster		37	34	34BW 29B2W2	29XY 16ORAS	16
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like		29	29	29	29	29
0324		Torkoal		Field		Field		27	36	36	1, 36XY 30ORAS	30
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		23RSE 22FRLG	23	23	23XY 17ORAS	17
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3		23RSE 22FRLG	23	23	23XY 17ORAS	17
0347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3		31	25	25	25XY 49ORAS	49
0348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3		31	25	25	25XY 53ORAS	53
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral		25	22	22	22XY 32ORAS	32
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral		25	22	22	22XY 32ORAS	32
0372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon		30	30	30	30	1, Evo.
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon		30	30	30	30	1
0381		Latios		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		25	25	25	25XY 4ORAS	4
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster			1	1	1	1
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster			1	1	1	1
0412		Burmy		Bug		Bug			1	1	1	1
0413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug			10	10	10	1, 10
413G		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug			10	10	10	1, 10
413S		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug			10	10	10	1, 10
0414		Mothim		Bug		Bug			10	10	10	1, 10
0475		Gallade		Amorphous		Amorphous			50	53	53XY 49ORAS	49
0481		Mesprit		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			16	16	16	16
0541		Swadloon		Bug		Bug				20	20	1, Evo.
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug				15	15	15
0544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug				15	15	15
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug				15	15	15
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous				1	1	1
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous				1	1	1
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3				11	11	11
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3				11	11	11
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2				21	21	21
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug				28	28	28
0665		Spewpa		Bug		Bug					9	1, Evo.
0704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon					9	9
0705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon					9	9
0706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon					9	1, 9
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon						9
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						9
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon						13
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon						1, 13
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon						1, 13
0805		Stakataka		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						1USUM
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		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II TM17	III TM17	IV TM17	V TM17	VI TM17	VII TM17	VIII --	IX --
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Protect except Unown, Wobbuffet, Wynaut, Kricketot, Regigigas, and Tynamo.
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

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

Games Description MDRB The user gains the Protect status, preventing damage from enemy attacks and moves. SMD You'll protect yourself and evade enemies' attacks and move effects. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you use a move that evades enemies' attacks.

In the anime

In the main series

Armaldo Gyarados Surskit Herdier
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
	Defense Forme 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
Deoxys (anime)	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. If the barrier is kept for too long it might fail.
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.
A Trainer's Misdreavus	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
	Snorlax's body flashes white and then it is able to withstand attacks from the opposing Pokémon.
Ash's Snorlax	Wheel of Frontier		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
	A green barrier appears around Mew's body, protecting it from attacks.
A mirage Mew	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		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 Burmy's body, protecting it from attacks.
Cheryl's Burmy	Some Enchanted Sweetening!		None
	A pink barrier appears around Palkia's body, protecting it from attacks.
Palkia (movie)	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	A dark blue barrier appears around Dialga's body, protecting it from attacks.
Dialga (movie)	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.
An Ace Trainer's Magmar	Tag! We're It...!		None
	Glalie's body glow's gold and a green force field appears over Glalie'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 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.
Galactic Grunts' multiple 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
Anthea's Gothitelle	Secrets From Out of the Fog!		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 holds the wooden timber it holds in front of it with both of its hands horizontally. The timber then glows turquoise and a turquoise energy shield comes out of it and surrounds it, protecting it from attacks.
Linda's Timburr	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!		None
	Landorus holds one or both its hands out in front of it and a turquoise energy shield appears in front of it, protecting it from attacks.
Landorus (anime)	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2		None
	Shelmet closes its shell over its face and a turquoise force field appears in front of it, protecting it from attacks.
Bianca's Shelmet	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None
	A turquoise force field appears in front of Durant, protecting it from attacks.
Multiple wild Durant	Battling the Leaf Thieves!		None
	A bluish-green force field appears around Eevee's body, or Eevee stands on its hind legs and projects a bluish-green force field, protecting it from attack.
Virgil's Eevee	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None
Serena's Eevee	A Frolicking Find in the Flowers!		None
	Gardevoir holds both its hands out in front of it and a turquoise energy shield appears in front of it, protecting it from attacks.
Concordia's Gardevoir	Secrets From Out of the Fog!		None
	Mega Mewtwo Y forms a large blue, dome- shaped force field around itself. The dome protects everything inside from oncoming attacks.
Mewtwo (Best Wishes series)	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Surskit forms a turquoise force field in front of it, protecting it from attacks.
Viola's Surskit	A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!		None
	Spewpa's eyes glow turquoise and it forms a turquoise force field around its body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Spewpa	To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!		None
	Espurr raises its hands and forms a turquoise force field in front of its body, protecting it from attacks.
Elise's Espurr	Seeking Shelter from the Storm!		None
	Meowstic unfolds its ears, and circles form on its revealed inner ears, resembling eyes. It then forms a turquoise force field in front of its body, protecting it from attacks.
Heath's Meowstic	Splitting Heirs!		None
	Wigglytuff raises its hands and forms a turquoise force field in front of its body, protecting it from attacks.
Nurse Joy's Wigglytuff	The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!		None
	Mega Metagross raises its hands and forms a turquoise force field in front of its body, protecting it from attacks.
Steven's Metagross	Mega Evolution Special III		None
	A turquoise force field appears in front of Salamence's body, protecting it from attacks.
Sawyer's Salamence	A Riveting Rivalry!		None
	A turquoise force field appears in front of Weavile's body, protecting it from attacks.
Alain's Weavile	Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!		None

In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Stoutland Serperior Bisharp
The user forms a shield of energy in front of itself, protecting it from attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Stoutland forms a blue circular shield of energy in front of itself, protecting it from attacks.
Cheren's Stoutland	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer		None
	Serperior forms a green circular shield of energy in front of itself, protecting it from attacks.
Rosa's Serperior	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer		None
	Bisharp forms a purple circular shield of energy in front of itself, protecting it from attacks.
The Shadow Triad's Bisharp	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer		None

In Pokémon Generations

Defense Forme Deoxys Cryogonal and Weavile
The Pokémon blocks any attacks that hit it with a sphere.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Defense Forme Deoxys crouches together and a purple barrier appears around it, blocking any attacks.
Trainer's Deoxys	The Scoop		Debut
	Cryogonal creates a light green barrier in front of itself, blocking any attacks.
Zinzolin's Cryogonal	The Frozen World		None
	Weavile creates a light green barrier in front of itself, blocking any attacks.
Zinzolin's Weavile	The Frozen World		None

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Snorlax
The user puts up one of its arms to block an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snorlax crosses its arm and avoids getting hurt by an attack.
Ash's Snorlax	An Awesome Showdown!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Shuckle Sneasel Rapidash Metagross
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	Magnificent 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	Just My Luck...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 likely to succeed.
Crystal's Metagross	A Cheeky Charizard Change-Up I		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	Hurrah for Rapidash		None

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Snivy
The user is immune to any type of attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snivy stands its ground to protect itself from attacks.
Monta's Snivy	Challenge the Battle Subway!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

Alakazam
The user protects itself from attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Alakazam forms a barrier with it hands and protects itself from attacks.
A wild Alakazam	PDP08		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Elekid
The user puts up its arms to block an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Elekid puts up one of its arms to block an attack.
Gold's Elekid	Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament		Debut

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

• Asuka mentioned that Houndoom used Protect in The Legendary Pokémon and the Village of the Gods (Part Three) but the move wasn't shown.

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga

Dusknoir
The user puts up its hands to block an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dusknoir puts up its hands to protect itself.
Unknown Trainer's Dusknoir	PBK8		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Roselia
The user avoids getting hit by any type of attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Roselia crosses its arms and is not hit by an opponent's attack.
A Rich Boy's Roselia	PMDP58		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

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

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, there is another message saying that the opponent's move missed. This is caused by Protect's effect internally leading moves with an accuracy check to miss, and was changed in Generation III to omit the second message.
• This is the most common move among the movesets of Video Game World Championships team's winners.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 守住 Sáujyuh Mandarin 守住 Shǒuzhù Danish Beskyt Dutch Bescherm Finnish Suojaus French Canada Protéger* Europe Abri German Schutzschild Greek Προστασία Prostasía Hebrew הגנה Hagana Hindi बचाओ Bachao रक्षा कवच Raksha Kavach Indonesian Lindungi Bertahan Berlindung Italian Protezione Korean 방어 Bang'eo Polish Ochrona Portuguese Brazil Proteção Portugal Proteção Proteger Romanian Protecția Russian Щит Schit Serbian Zaštita Spanish Protección Swedish Försvara Vietnamese Bảo Vệ

External links

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

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.