Protect (move)

Protect まもる Protect

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +3 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 - III

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 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 cannot prevent the effects of Perish Song.

Generation IV

Protect now has a 50% chance of success on the current turn if Protect, Detect, or Endure was used successfully on the previous turn. Protect fails if the user goes last in the turn.

The following moves cannot be stopped by Protect:

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

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

Lock-On, Mind Reader, and No Guard give moves a (100 - move accuracy)% chance to hit through Protect. Thunder during rain and Blizzard during hail have a 30% chance to hit. One-hit knockout moves always fail when Protect is successful, even if Lock-On, Mind Reader, or No Guard is in use.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 28 0008 Wartortle Water 31 0009 Blastoise Water 31 0090 Shellder Water 25 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0098 Krabby Water 34 0099 Kingler Water 38 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 37 0139 Omastar Rock Water 37 0204 Pineco Bug -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM17

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation II can learn Protect.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 28 0008 Wartortle Water 31 0009 Blastoise Water 31 0090 Shellder Water 25 0090 Shellder Water 29 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0098 Krabby Water 41 0098 Krabby Water 39 0099 Kingler Water 49 0099 Kingler Water 42 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 37 0139 Omastar Rock Water 37 0204 Pineco Bug -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 0258 Mudkip Water 37 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 42 0260 Swampert Water Ground 46 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 17 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 25 0304 Aron Steel Rock 34 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 37 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 37 0313 Volbeat Bug 29 0324 Torkoal Fire 27 0341 Corphish Water 23 0341 Corphish Water 22 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 23 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 22 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 31 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 31 0361 Snorunt Ice 25 0362 Glalie Ice 25 0372 Shelgon Dragon 30 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 30 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 25 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM17

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Protect.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 22 0008 Wartortle Water 24 0009 Blastoise Water 24 0090 Shellder Water 16 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0098 Krabby Water 29 0099 Kingler Water 32 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 34 0139 Omastar Rock Water 34 0204 Pineco Bug -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 0258 Mudkip Water 37 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 42 0260 Swampert Water Ground 46 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 17 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 25 0304 Aron Steel Rock 32 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 34 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 34 0313 Volbeat Bug 29 0324 Torkoal Fire 36 0341 Corphish Water 23 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 23 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 25 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 25 0361 Snorunt Ice 22 0362 Glalie Ice 22 0372 Shelgon Dragon 30 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 30 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 25 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel -- 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel -- 0412 Burmy Bug -- 0412 Burmy Bug -- 0412 Burmy Bug -- 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 10 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 10 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 10 0414 Mothim Bug 10 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 50 0481 Mesprit Psychic 16 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM17

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Protect, except Regigigas.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Pokémon is protected from all attacks for a set amount of turns. Protect ends on the user's turn.

In the anime

File:Electivire Protect.png Electivire File:Lopunny Protect.png Lopunny File:Cherubi Protect.png Cherubi File:Armaldo Protect.png Armaldo
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
	Snorlax tenses up its body and it flashes bright white for a couple seconds. Snorlax can then take attacks and not get hurt much.
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
	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 forcefield appears around it, blocking any attacks.
Drew's Butterfree	The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!		None
	Electivire creates a green barrier or forcefield around its body, protecting it from attacks.
Gary's Electivire	Home is Where the Start Is!		None
Paul's Electivire	DP184		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 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 forcefield 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 forcefield comes out of its body, protecting it from attacks.
Marilyn's Cherubi	Battling a Cute Drama!		None
	A green forcefield 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 forcefield 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 forcefield appears around Heatran's body, protecting it from attacks.
Marcus's Heatran	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	A green forcefield 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 forcefield 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 forcefield surrounds its body, protecting it from attacks.
Nando's Lopunny	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None
	A green forcefield surrounds Armaldo protecting it from any attacks.
Nando's Armaldo	DP183		None

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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

• Dutch: Bescherming
• French: Abri
• German: Schutzschild
• Greek: Προστασία
• Hindi: Bachao / Rakshaw Kavach
• Italian: Protezione
• Portuguese: Proteção or Proteger
• Spanish: Protección