Odor Sleuth (move)

Odor Sleuth (Japanese: かぎわける Find Scent) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Odor Sleuth
かぎわける Find Scent

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	40 (max. 64)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	0
Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation III

Odor Sleuth causes all accuracy checks against the target to ignore any changes to the target's evasion stat stages. If Odor Sleuth's target is a Ghost-type Pokémon, it also removes the target's immunity to Fighting-type and Normal-type moves. Odor Sleuth's effect ends when the target switches out.

Odor Sleuth has an accuracy of 100%.

Generation IV

Odor Sleuth now only causes accuracy checks against the target to ignore changes to its evasion stat stages if its evasion stat stage is greater than 0.

Odor Sleuth now also bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

Generations V to VII

Odor Sleuth can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Odor Sleuth will now fail if used against a Pokémon already under its effect.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Odor Sleuth, the user's Attack rises one stage.

Generation VIII

Odor Sleuth cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	Negates the foe's efforts to heighten evasiveness.
FRLG	Completely negates the foe's efforts to heighten its ability to evade.
Colo.XD	Foils the target's efforts to heighten evasiveness.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	Enables the user to hit a Ghost type with any type of move. It also enables the user to hit an evasive foe.
BW B2W2	Enables a Ghost-type target to be hit with Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. It also enables an evasive target to be hit.
XY ORAS	Enables a Ghost-type target to be hit with Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. This also enables an evasive target to be hit.
SM USUM PE	Enables a Ghost-type target to be hit by Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. This also enables an evasive target to be hit.
SwSh	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
058		Growlithe		Field		Field	19	14	14^BW 10^B2W2	10	10^SMUSUM
059		Arcanine		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM
203		Girafarig		Field		Field	25	5	5	5	5
220		Swinub		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
221		Piloswine		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
228		Houndour		Field		Field	31	22	20	20	20
229		Houndoom		Field		Field	35	22	20	20	20
231		Phanpy		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1
232		Donphan		Field		Field	1
261		Poochyena		Field		Field	17	17	17	17^XY 13^ORAS	13
262		Mightyena		Field		Field	17	17	17	17^XY 13^ORAS	13
263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field	17	17	17	17^XY 13^ORAS	13
264		Linoone		Field		Field	17	17	17	17^XY 13^ORAS	13
309		Electrike		Field		Field	25	25	25	25^XY 16^ORAS	16
310		Manectric		Field		Field	25	25	25	25^XY 16^ORAS	16
325		Spoink		Field		Field	10	10	10	10	10
326		Grumpig		Field		Field	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
446		Munchlax		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		1	1	1	1
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field		1	1	1	1
498		Tepig		Field		Field			9	9	9
499		Pignite		Field		Field			1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
500		Emboar		Field		Field			1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
506		Lillipup		Field		Field			5	5	5
507		Herdier		Field		Field			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
508		Stoutland		Field		Field			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
527		Woobat		Field	Flying			4	4	4
528		Swoobat		Field	Flying			1, 4	1, 4	1, 4
631		Heatmor		Field		Field			6	6	6
659		Bunnelby		Field		Field				25	25
660		Diggersby		Field		Field				26	27
676		Furfrou		Field		Field				27	27
682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy				8	8
683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy				8	1, 8
734		Yungoos		Field		Field					13
735		Gumshoos		Field		Field					13
744		Rockruff		Field		Field					18
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field					18
745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field					18
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field					18^USUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
052		Meowth		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
179		Mareep		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
418		Buizel		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
585		Deerling		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
235		Smeargle		Field		Field	2013 World Championships Smeargle
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Odor Sleuth is a move with 22PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets all enemies in the room, resetting any positive evasion stat changes to 0. If any of the targets is a Ghost-type, it will also inflict Exposed status condition on them, removing their immunity to Normal- and Fighting-type moves. In hallways, this move targets Pokémon up two tiles away (or one in one-tile darkness). This move is affected by Taunt.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Resets the boosted Evasion of foes in the same room. Ghost-type foes are exposed.
MDTD S	Resets any boosted evasiveness of all enemies in the room. Afflicts all Ghost-type enemies in the room with an Exposed status condition.
BSL	おなじへやのてきポケモンのあがっているかいひをもとにもどすてきポケモンがゴーストタイプのばあいはみやぶりじょうたいにかえる
MDGtI	It resets any boosted evasiveness of all enemies in the same room. It causes the Exposed status condition to Ghost-type enemies in the same room. It removes their resistance to Normal- and Fighting-type attacks.
SMD	It resets any boosts to evasiveness in all enemies in the same room. It makes Ghost-type enemies exposed, which allows Normal- and Fighting-type attacks to hit them.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Mightyena	Stoutland
The user employs its keen sense of smell to identify any illusions.
User	First Used In		Notes
Mightyena	The inside of Mightyena's mouth starts to glow white and it becomes surrounded in white static. It then opens its mouth and fires a white orb of energy surrounded by a clear bubble of energy and two white rings around it from its mouth at the ground. When the orb hits, a bright yellow light shines throughout the battlefield, getting rid of all illusions.
Joe's Mightyena	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		Debut
Stoutland	Stoutland's nose glows green, allowing it to smell out where the opponent is.
Davy's Stoutland	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Mightyena

The user uses its nose to smell where the opponent is.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Mightyena	Mightyena uses its nose to smell where the opponent is.
Ruby's Nana	No Armaldo Is an Island	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	氣味偵測 Heimeih Jīngchāk
Chinese	Mandarin	氣味偵測 / 气味侦测 Qìwèi Zhēncè
Dutch		Geurspoor
French		Flair
German		Schnüffler
Greek		Μυκτήρισμα
Italian		Segugio
Korean		냄새구별 Naemsae Gubyeol
Polish		Wąchacz
Portuguese	Brazil	Farejador (Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon-present, TCG, manga) Rastrear Odor
Portuguese	Portugal	Farejar
Serbian		Njuškanje
Spanish		Rastreo
Vietnamese		Đánh Hơi

Variations of the move Foresight

Foresight • Odor Sleuth • Miracle Eye

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