Defog (move)

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Defog (Japanese: きりばらい Fog Wipe) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation IV. It was HM05 in , and it was TM97 in .
Defog cannot be used outside of battle without the in and the in .
==Effect==
===In battle===
====Generation IV====
Defog lowers the target's one stage, even if the target is behind a . It bypasses checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as or .
Defog clears away any fog on the field, as well as , , , , , , and on the target's side of the field.
====Generation V====
Defog can now be reflected with and no longer lowers the evasion of a Pokémon behind a .
====Generations VI and VII====
Defog now clears away , , , and on both the user's and target's side of the field. In addition to Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, and Mist, it also clears away from the target's side of the field only.
If powered up by a Flyinium Z into Z-Defog, the user's accuracy is raised by one stage.
====Generation VIII onwards====
Defog now also clears terrains and the effects of .
===Outside of battle===
In certain games, Defog requires a specific badge to use outside of battle; the Fen Badge or Relic Badge.
====Sinnoh based games====
Defog clears away fog from the area. The effect lasts until the leaves the area.
====HeartGold and SoulSilver to Sword and Shield, and Generation IX====
Defog can no longer be used outside of battle.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By ===
===By TM/HM/Move Tutor===
===By ===
====Generation VII====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Defog lowers the evasiveness of all enemies in the room by one stage. In the Explorers and Adventure Squad series, it will also clear away any , , or status conditions they might have, as well as foggy weather from the floor if present. 
===Pokémon Masters EX===
 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max	 	Target	Effect tag(s) 	Description	Playable
2	2 	— 	— 	—% 	An opponent	— 	Clears the entire terrain and effects. Clears all field effects from the opponents' field of play. Lowers the target's evasiveness by one stat rank.	 	
Notes:
* Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Clears the entire field of terrain effects. Clears all field effects from the opponents' field of play. Lowers the target's evasiveness.
* Description prior to Version 2.16.1 (from December 27, 2021): Clears the entire field of terrain effects. Clears all field effects from the opponents' field of play. Lowers the target's evasiveness by one stat rank.
* Description prior to Version 2.23.5 (from August 8, 2022): Clears the entire field of terrain and zone effects. Clears all field effects from the opponents' field of play. Lowers the target's evasiveness by one stat rank.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
==In other generations==
===In battle===
====Core series games====
====Side series games====
====Spin-off series games====
===Outside of battle===
==Trivia==
* In , the Bag sprite for the HM containing Defog is mistakenly that of a HM, rather than a one.
* Like was in Generations , , and , Defog is not critical to the completion of the game, as a player can traverse foggy areas without using the move. However, unlike with dark caves requiring Flash to light them, foggy areas affect battles within them.
* In the , and have sometimes been used in a similar manner to Defog.
* If a player teaches a Pokémon the move Defog by HM in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum, and then trades it to , the Pokémon can be freely imported to via the Poké Transfer, due to Defog not being needed outside of battle in HeartGold and SoulSilver. The same can be done with by transferring a Pokémon that learned it by HM in HeartGold or SoulSilver to Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum.
* Despite being able to learn Defog in previous generations, , , the evolutionary line, , , , , the evolutionary line, , , , , and are all unable to learn Defog in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that can lower the target's evasion
Category:Moves that cannot miss
Category:Weather-changing moves
Category:Entry hazard-removing moves
Category:Screen-removing moves
Category:Moves that change terrain
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Auflockern
es:Despejar
fr:Anti-Brume
it:Scacciabruma
ja:きりばらい
zh:清除浓雾（招式）