Why did they make Detect if there is already Protect?

Jun. 19, 2019

Same move, right?

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Detect’s name, animation, and Pokemon that learn it by level up imply that the Pokemon foresees where moves will land (or in the case of surf, where it will sea) and then dodges the moves, instead of using a shield like what protect appears to be. The effects are almost the same, so I think the game designers just wanted to make it clear that Pokemon like Yanma are dodging attacks instead of randomly using invincible shields.sourcesourceOf course, this is just a guess. The only real answer is Game Freak logic.

There is no meaningful difference between Detect and Protect. Detect is a fighting type while Protect is a normal type and has more PP. Their effects are exactly the same, but some Pokemon may not be able to learn detect, but are able to learn protect. I think they have maken detect just to mix some things up. I hope I helped :)