Protect

Protect

(まもる Protect)

Generation:	II

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	—
Accuracy:	—%
PP:	10*
Affects:	User
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	+3
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	0

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Protect (Japanese: まもる Protect) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Although it makes the Pokémon virtually invincible to most attacks, it does not protect it from Shadow Force, Phantom Force, and Feint, an anti-protection move. It also does not protect it from indirect weather damage, such as Hail and Sandstorm. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, there was a glitch that Thunder while Rain Dance is in effect and Blizzard while Hail is in effect both had 30% chance of penetrating Protect and Detect.

After being protected from Protect, the user can use it again. However, the chances of it protecting your Pokémon are decreased by 2/3 every time you use any of the following moves: Protect, Detect, King's Shield, Spiky Shield, Endure, Wide Guard and Quick Guard. It will return to normal upon use of a different move or switching out.

Description

Trivia

• The depiction of Protect has changed throughout the anime. In Generation I, the user simply glows white. In Generation II through Generation IV, the user gains a green barrier around them. In Generation V and Generation VI, the user gains a blue barrier around them. In Generation VII, the user gains a red barrier around them.

Gallery

• Protect depicted in Gold, Silver and Crystal
• Protect depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen
• Protect depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2
• Protect depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Protect depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

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• Protect being used by Ash's Snorlax
• Protect being used by Tucker's Swampert
• Protect being used by Brock's Marshtomp
• Protect being used by Drew's Butterfree
• Protect being used by Paul's Electivire
• Protect being used by Gary's Electivire
• Protect being used by Cheryl's Burmy
• Protect being used by Conway's Slowking
• Protect being used by Marilyn's Cherubi
• Protect being used by Palmer's Milotic
• Protect being used by Nando's Armaldo
• Protect being used by Nando's Lopunny
• Protect being used by Trip's Frillish
• Protect being used by Cilan's Dwebble
• Protect being used by Lenora's Herdier
• Protect being used by Burgh's Dwebble
• Protect being used by Bianca's Shelmet
• Protect being used by Anthea's Gothitelle
• Protect being used by Concordia's Gardevoir
• Protect being used by Cheren's Stoutland
• Protect being used by Durant
• Protect being used by Officer Jenny's Duosion
• Protect being used by Landorus
• Protect being used by Viola's Surskit
• Protect being used by Nurse Joy's Wigglytuff
• Protect being used by Steven's Mega Metagross
• Protect being used by Serena's Eevee
• Protect being used by Sawyer's Salamence
• Protect being used by Alain's Weavile
• Protect being used by A wild Deoxys

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• Protect being used by Silver's Sneasel
• Protect being used by Crystal's Metagross

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Spin-off anime

• Protect being used by Brendan's Deoxys (In Pokémon Generations)
• Protect being used by a wild Heatran (In Pokémon Generations)
• Protect being used by Zinzolin's Cryogonal and Weavile (In Pokémon Generations)

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