Protect (move)

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Protect
まもる Protect

File:Protect.png

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

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
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:

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

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

Move	Type	Category	Generations
Move	Type	Category	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}}}		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Haze	Ice	Status	{{{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 Haze, Shadow Shed, and Shadow Half in Generation III), and entry hazard moves cannot be blocked by Protect.

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.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]

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^[4]. It is currently undocumented whether these numbers represent success rates out of 65535 or out of 65536.

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 halving now no longer caps at 12.5%. Quick Guard and Wide Guard now also count toward this halving.^[5]

Generation VI onwards

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

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.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	Completely foils an opponent's attack. If used consecutively, its success rate decreases.
GS C	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
RS EColoXD	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.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2	It enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
XY ORAS SM	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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		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	25^RSE 29^FRLG	16	16	16	16
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	1	1	1	1	1	1
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	34	41^RSE 39^FRLG	29	29	29	29
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	38	49^RSE 42^FRLG	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	37^XY 28^ORAS	28
0259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1		42	42	42	42^XY 32^ORAS	32
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1		46	46	46	46^XY 32^ORAS	32
0269		Dustox		Bug		Bug		17	17	17	17^XY 37^ORAS	37
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying		25	25	25	25	1, Evo.
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster		34	32	32^BW 29^B2W2	29^XY 16^ORAS	16
0305		Lairon		Monster		Monster		37	34	34^BW 29^B2W2	29^XY 16^ORAS	16
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster		37	34	34^BW 29^B2W2	29^XY 16^ORAS	16
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like		29	29	29	29	29
0324		Torkoal		Field		Field		27	36	36	1, 36^XY 30^ORAS	30
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		23^RSE 22^FRLG	23	23	23^XY 17^ORAS	17
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3		23^RSE 22^FRLG	23	23	23^XY 17^ORAS	17
0347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3		31	25	25	25^XY 49^ORAS	49
0348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3		31	25	25	25^XY 53^ORAS	53
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral		25	22	22	22^XY 32^ORAS	32
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral		25	22	22	22^XY 32^ORAS	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	25^XY 4^ORAS	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	53^XY 49^ORAS	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
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
#	Pokémon	Types	Egg Groups	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 can evade moves until the next turn. Its chance of failing rises if you use it in a row.

In the anime

In the main series

Pokémon	Method
Armaldo Landorus Surskit Herdier
The Pokémon blocks any attacks that hit it with a sphere.
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. 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.
A wild Palkia	The Rise of Darkrai	None
	A dark blue barrier appears around Dialga's body, protecting it from attacks.
A wild Dialga	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 Grunt's 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.
A wild Azelf	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.
A wild Mesprit	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.
A wild Uxie	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.
A wild Landorus	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 Pokémon Generations

Pokémon	Method
Deoxys
The Pokémon blocks any attacks that hit it with a sphere.
User	First Used In	Notes
	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

Pokémon	Method
Snorlax
The user puts up one of its arms to block an attack.
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

Pokémon	Method
Shuckle Sneasel Rapidash Metagross
The user puts up one of its arms to block an attack.
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

Pokémon	Method
Snivy
The user is immune to any type of attack.
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

Pokémon	Method
Alakazam
The user protects itself from attacks.
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

Pokémon	Method
Elekid
The user puts up its arms to block an attack.
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

Pokémon	Method
Dusknoir
The user puts up its hands to block an attack.
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

Pokémon	Method
Roselia
The user avoids getting hit by any type of attack.
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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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 Generation III.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	守住 Sáujyuh
Chinese	Mandarin	守住 Shǒuzhù
Danish		Beskyt
Dutch		Bescherm
Finnish		Suojaus
French	Canada	Protéger*
French	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
Portuguese	Portugal	Proteção Proteger
Romanian		Protecția
Russian		Охрана Ochrana
Serbian		Zaštita
Spanish		Protección
Vietnamese		Bảo Vệ

References

External links

Variations of the move Protect

Protect • Detect • King's Shield • Spiky Shield • Baneful Bunker • Obstruct • Silk Trap • Burning Bulwark

Generation II TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07

Generation III TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation III HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08^RSE

Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08

Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06

Generation VI TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VI HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06^ORAS • 07^ORAS

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60

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.

[1] ttps://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/51bad5a/battle/effects/protect.asm#L54-L61

[2] ポケットモンスター情報センター　2号館 (Japanese)

[3] 【ポケモン】TASさんがまもるの限界に挑戦してみた【ルビー】 (Japanese)

[4] ttp://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php?topic=6603.0

[5] Smogon forums

[6] ttps://twitter.com/0x7bdf/status/591858756733931521

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