Odor Sleuth (move)

Odor Sleuth かぎわける Find Scent

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Odor Sleuth (Japanese: かぎわける Find Scent) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

Odor Sleuth removes a Ghost-type Pokémon's immunity to Fighting-type and Normal-type attacks and restores the target's evasion stat to normal. It has an accuracy of 100%.

Generation IV

Same as before, only it has no particular accuracy, thus it never fails.

Generation V

Odor Sleuth can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Description

Games Description RSE Negates the foe’s efforts to heighten evasiveness. FRLG Completely negates the foe’s efforts to heighten its ability to evade. Foils the target's efforts to heighten evasiveness. Enables the user to hit a Ghost type with any type of move. It also enables the user to hit an evasive foe. Enables a Ghost-type target to be hit with Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. It also enables an evasive target to be hit. Enables a Ghost-type to be hit with Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. This also enables an evasive target to be hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	19			14				14	10	'
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	--			--				--			--
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	25			5				5			'
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground	--			--				--			'
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground	--			--				--			'
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	31			22				20			'
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	35			22				20			'
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground	--			--				--			'
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	--										'
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark	17			17				17			17
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark	17			17				17			17
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	17			17				17			'
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	17			17				17			'
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric	25			25				25			'
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric	25			25				25			'
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	10			10				10			'
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	--, 10			--, 10				--, 10			'
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal				--				--			'
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground				--				--			'
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire								9			'
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting								--, 9			'
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting								--, 9			'
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal								5			'
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal								--, 5			'
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal								--, 5			'
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying								4			'
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying								--, 4			'
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire								6			'
676		Furfrou	Normal		Normal											27
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal
418		Buizel	Water		Water
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0235 Smeargle Normal World Championships 2013 Smeargle Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Mightyena Stoutland
The user fires a white sphere of energy from its mouth at the opponent to identify any illusions.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The inside of Mightyena's mouth starts to glow white and it becomes surrounded in white static. It then opens its mouth and fires a white orb of energy surrounded by a clear bubble of energy and two white rings around it from its mouth at the ground. When the orb hits, a bright yellow light shines throughout the battlefield, getting rid of all illusions.
Joe's Mightyena	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		Debut
	Stoutland's nose glows green, allowing it to smell out where the opponent is.
Davy's Stoutland	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mightyena
The user uses its nose to smell where the opponent is.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mightyena uses its nose to smell where the opponent is.
Ruby's Nana	VS. Armaldo		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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 氣味偵測 Qìwèi Zhēncè French Flair German Schnüffler Greek Μυκτήρισμα Italian Segugio Korean 냄새구별 Naemsae Gubyeol Brazilian Portuguese Rastrear Serbian Njuškanje Spanish Rastreo

Variations of the move Foresight
Foresight • Odor Sleuth • Miracle Eye

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