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General

Detect

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Flavor text: It enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Eevine summary: Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: n/a
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 5; maximum is 8
Target: user
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: n/a
Power percentile: 0
Priority: 3 (fast)

Names

Japanese: みきり
Romaji: Mikiri

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: TM43 (¥), location: find NE of Lake of Rage; attachment on either Nidoran from previous version
RSE TM: Not a TM
DPPT TM: Not a TM

Effect Details

Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. Accuracy (or, at least, the chance of success) is halved each time this move is used, whether or not it succeeds.

Flavor Text

Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 2
Jam: 0
Flavor text: Prevents the next jam on this turn.

Similar Moves

: Dive, Mirror Coat
: Double Team, Rapid Spin
: Defense Curl, Minimize, Rest
: Calm Mind, Substitute
: Counter, Endure, Harden, Stockpile

Combos

Use Detect before: none
Use Detect after: Taunt

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 117 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

15 Pokémon

						Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
				49	49	Absol	3'11.2"	103.6 lb		Ground	Pressure Super Luck	65	130	60	75	60	75	77.5
				16	16	Azelf	11.8"	0.7 lb		No Eggs	Levitate	75	125	70	125	70	115	96.7
		47	47	47	47	Grovyle	2'11.4"	47.6 lb		Monster Dragon	Overgrow	50	65	45	85	65	95	67.5
44	44	44	44	46	46	Hitmonchan	4'7.1"	110.7 lb		Humanshape	Keen Eye Iron Fist	50	105	79	35	110	76	75.8
43	43	43	43	46	46	Hitmontop	4'7.1"	105.8 lb		Humanshape	Intimidate Technician	50	95	95	35	110	70	75.8
				--	--	Lucario	3'11.2"	119 lb		Ground Humanshape	Inner Focus Steadfast	70	110	70	115	70	90	87.5
		12	12	11	11	Medicham	4'3.2"	69.4 lb		Humanshape	Pure Power	60	60	75	60	75	80	68.3
		12	12	11	11	Meditite	1'11.6"	24.7 lb		Humanshape	Pure Power	30	40	55	40	55	60	46.7
		25	25	22	22	Sableye	1'7.7"	24.3 lb		Humanshape	Keen Eye Stall	50	75	75	65	65	50	63.3
		51	51	51	51	Sceptile	5'6.9"	115.1 lb		Monster Dragon	Overgrow	70	85	65	105	85	120	88.3
		41	41	41	41	Treecko	1'7.7"	11 lb		Monster Dragon	Overgrow	40	45	35	65	55	70	51.7
25	25	25	28	17	17	Yanma	3'11.2"	83.8 lb		Bug	Speed Boost Compoundeyes	65	65	45	75	45	95	65.0
				17	17	Yanmega	6'2.8"	113.5 lb		Bug	Speed Boost Tinted Lens	86	76	86	116	56	95	85.8
		46	46	40	40	Zangoose	4'3.2"	88.8 lb		Ground	Immunity	73	115	60	60	60	90	76.3
37	37	37	37	15	15	Zapdos	5'3"	116 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	90	90	85	125	90	100	96.7