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==Effect== | ==Effect== | ||
===Generation II=== | ===Generation II=== | ||
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. | 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 Detect, {{m|Protect}}, or {{m|Endure}} consecutively decreases the chance of success by 50% each use, whether it is successful or not. Detect cannot prevent the effects of {{m|Perish Song}}. | ||
The following moves cannot be stopped by Detect: | The following moves cannot be stopped by Detect: | ||
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* In [[Generation II]], after the appearance of the '''"[Pokémon's name] PROTECTING itself!"''' message, another message saying that the opponent's Pokémon's move missed. The second message was removed in [[Generation III]], likely to avoid redundancy. | * In [[Generation II]], after the appearance of the '''"[Pokémon's name] PROTECTING itself!"''' message, another message saying that the opponent's Pokémon's move missed. The second message was removed in [[Generation III]], likely to avoid redundancy. | ||
* The description for this move's capability isn't entirely true. The only moves it will ''never'' block are {{m|Shadow Force}} and {{m|Feint}}. | * The description for this move's capability isn't entirely true. The only moves it will ''never'' block are {{m|Shadow Force}} and {{m|Feint}}. | ||
* Due to the fact that {{m|Protect}} has the | * Due to the fact that {{m|Protect}} has exactly the same effect, a higher [[Power points|PP]], and that all Pokémon capable of learning Detect can learn Protect, Detect is [[Imprison (move)|alm]][[Disable (move)|ost]] completely redundant compared to Protect. However, the decay of Detect is less severe than that of Protect, which somewhat alleviates the problem. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||