Odor Sleuth

Essentials

Odor Sleuth

non-damaging

Generation 3

Summary

Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it's a Ghost.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 40, up to 64 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable

This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

This move ignores the target's Substitute.

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Resets the target's evasion to normal and prevents any further boosting until the target leaves the field. A Ghost under this effect takes normal damage from Normal and Fighting moves. This move itself ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Negates the foe’s efforts to heighten evasiveness.
: Completely negates the foe’s efforts to heighten its ability to evade.

: 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.

Foreign Names

French: Flair
Czech: Pachová stopa
Spanish: Rastreo
German: Schnüffler
Italian: Segugio
Japanese: かぎわける (kagiwakeru)

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Flavor text: Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Odor Sleuth.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Foresight			40	—	—		Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it's a Ghost.

Pokémon

			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
19	14	14	Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Ground	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
—	—	—	Arcanine		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Ground	90	110	80	100	80	95	555
	—	—	Munchlax		Pickup Thick Fat Gluttony		No Eggs	135	85	40	40	85	5	390
25	5	5	Girafarig		Inner Focus Early Bird Sap Sipper		Ground	70	80	65	90	65	85	455
—	—	—	Swinub		Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat		Ground	50	50	40	30	30	50	250
—	—	—	Piloswine		Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat		Ground	100	100	80	60	60	50	450
	—	—	Mamoswine		Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat		Ground	110	130	80	70	60	80	530
31	22	20	Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
35	22	20	Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
—	—	—	Phanpy		Pickup Sand Veil		Ground	90	60	60	40	40	40	330
—			Donphan		Sturdy Sand Veil		Ground	90	120	120	60	60	50	500
17	17	17	Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet Rattled		Ground	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
17	17	17	Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie		Ground	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
17	17	17	Zigzagoon		Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet		Ground	38	30	41	30	41	60	240
17	17	17	Linoone		Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet		Ground	78	70	61	50	61	100	420
25	25	25	Electrike		Static Lightningrod Minus		Ground	40	45	40	65	40	65	295
25	25	25	Manectric		Static Lightningrod Minus		Ground	70	75	60	105	60	105	475
10	10	10	Spoink		Thick Fat Own Tempo Gluttony		Ground	60	25	35	70	80	60	330
—	—	—	Grumpig		Thick Fat Own Tempo Gluttony		Ground	80	45	65	90	110	80	470
		9	Tepig		Blaze Thick Fat		Ground	65	63	45	45	45	45	308
		—	Pignite		Blaze Thick Fat		Ground	90	93	55	70	55	55	418
		—	Emboar		Blaze Reckless		Ground	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
		5	Lillipup		Vital Spirit Pickup Run Away		Ground	45	60	45	25	45	55	275
		—	Herdier		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Ground	65	80	65	35	65	60	370
		—	Stoutland		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Ground	85	100	90	45	90	80	490
		4	Woobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Ground	55	45	43	55	43	72	313
		—	Swoobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Ground	67	57	55	77	55	114	425
		6	Heatmor		Gluttony Flash Fire White Smoke		Ground	85	97	66	105	66	65	484
			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
			Meowth		Pickup Technician Unnerve		Ground	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
			Mareep		Static Plus		Monster Ground	55	40	40	65	45	35	280
			Bidoof		Simple Unaware Moody		Water 1 Ground	59	45	40	35	40	31	250
			Buizel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Ground	55	65	35	60	30	85	330
			Spring Deerling		Chlorophyll Sap Sipper Serene Grace		Ground	60	60	50	40	50	75	335