Protect (move)

Protect (Japanese: まもる Protect) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation II.
It is:
* TM17 from Generation II to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and in .
* TM07 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
* TM25 in .
* TM007 in Generation IX.
==Effect==
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 at the end of a turn such as from weather or a status condition.
Protect is an increased priority move that will go before most attacks in a turn. If the user goes last in the turn, the move will fail. The chance that Protect will succeed also drops each time the user successfully and consecutively uses , any protection move that only affects the user, , or .
 	 	Gen II	Gen III	Gen IV	Gen V	Gen VI	Gen VII	Gen VIII	Gen IX
Success rate	Times ½ after each use 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Success rate	Times ½ after each use (lowest: 1/8)	 	bug 	 	 	 	 	 	
Success rate	Times 1/3 after each use 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Priority 	+3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Priority 	+4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Some moves will . Most damaging Z-Moves and Max Moves will only do 25% of their original damage, except and which do full damage. , like , will do their full damage and remove the effects of Protect. The Ability allows contact moves to bypass Protect.
Status moves that are unaffected by Protect are listed here. Generally, , , (except and ), and entry hazard moves cannot be blocked by Protect.
===Generation II===
In this generation only, Protect will fail if the user is behind a .
===Generation III===
In this generation only, the success rate is meant to have a lower bound of 1/8, but a bug causes it to become erratic afterwards instead.
Protect can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if was used in the previous turn.
===Generation IV===
In only, due to a bug, if an attack is given perfect accuracy through the effect of a move (/), the weather ( in rain or in ), or an Ability (), it ignores protection with inverted accuracy. OHKO moves are unaffected and will not hit through protection. This bug was fixed in Platinum.
===Generation V onwards===
If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Protect, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By TM===
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==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
The user gains the status condition, causing it to be protected from most attacks. The user can still be damaged by items or explosions. The status lasts for 3-6 turns prior to Gates to Infinity, and only 1 turn from Gates to Infinity onwards. 
The chance of the move failing rises if the user's most recently used move was Protect or a move that evades enemies' attacks (such as or ).
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max	 	Target	Effect tag 	Description	Playable	
Protect 	2	1 	— 	— 	—% 	Self 	— 	Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to the user.	() 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sea Deity Protect	—	1 	— 	— 	—% 	All allies	Heals 	Activation Condition: When weather, terrain, or zone effects are activated.
Deactivation Condition: When all weather, terrain, and zone effects are cleared.
Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to all allied sync pairs. Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs by approximately 20% of their maximum HP. HP is restored by 30% instead when the zone is a Fairy Zone. Returns lowered stats of all allied sync pairs to normal when the weather is rainy.	 	 	
Notes:
* Protect:
** Protect is a move when used by due to their passive .
* Sea Deity Protect:
** This buddy move was known as B Protect prior to version 2.38.0.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
===Pokémon Generations===
===Pokémon Evolutions===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
===Pokémon Adventures===
===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
* Asuka mentioned that used Protect in The Legendary Pokémon and the Village of the Gods (Part Three) but the move wasn't shown.
===Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!===
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* In Generation II, after the "[Pokémon]'s PROTECTING 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 in Generation III to omit the second message.
* Protect is the most common move among the movesets of Video Game World Championships team's winners.
* Despite having distinct effects in the games, , , , Protect, and are often depicted in the seemingly sharing the same effect that Protect has in the games (protecting the user from most the effect of moves).
* Although Protect is not present as an move in , it appears to have inspired the Protect Shield used in s. The Protect Shield even has a hexagon tiling pattern, similar to Protect's animation in Generation VII, during which Trainer Battles were introduced.
==In other languages==
==External links==
* Pokémon Online forums
* 
Category:Increased priority moves
Category:Protection moves
Category:Moves that can fail
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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