Disperse (move)

Disperse is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move created by Taylor Gorrell for Generation VII.

Effect
Disperse protects the user from any moves except status moves for that turn. If Disperse successfully protects the user from a damaging move, the user is then immediately switched out with another Pokemon from the user's party, of the user's choice. If Sucker Punch is used on a Pokémon that has used Disperse, the move fails and the user is not switched out.

Using Protect, Detect, Endure, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, or Snowdrift consecutively decreases the chance of success to 50%. Disperse itself will only decrease the chance if it did not block an attacking move due to it switching the user out. This is an increased priority move, and therefore will always go before attacks during the turn.

Unlike other protection moves, Disperse will protect the user from all damaging moves.