Spatial Join - Contain AND Boundary_Touches?

[hm_stella]

Hello folks,

I got a question in using Spatial Join.

I made grids (polygons) which will make the sectors for the other layer of polygons.

I want to count the number of all polygons in each of grids, which may be inside the grid and stay cross the borders.

For example, I want the colored polygon at the left-upper corner to be included in the grid since a portion of the polygon is inside the grid. 

So, I used spatial join with the matching option "Contain" but it doesn't count that part of the polygon. I think that option only joins if the polygon is inside the grid only.

I don't care about the overlapping. 

Anyone knows the method to include all the polygons in the grid?

Thank you Geographers!

[DanPatterson · Accepted solution]

I would go through the graphic examples in

Select By Location graphic examples—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation 

you can fine-tune your methodology

[hm_stella]

Hello Dan, 

I tried Intersect which perfectly matches what I needed.

Thanks a lot!