Amnesia
Ancient Power
Anchor Shot
Essentials
Anchor Shot
Summary
Traps the target.
Damage Dealt
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1
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1
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1
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½
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2
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1
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½
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
-
1
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1
-
2
-
½
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½
Stats
- Power
- 80; percentile 55.2
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 20, up to 32 with
PP Up - Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
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Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
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Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
- Targets opposite side in triples
- Heals
- Ignores Substitute
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines
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Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage. Traps the target.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text
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The user entangles the target with its anchor chain while attacking. The target becomes unable to flee.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- アンカーショット (ankaashotto)
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- アンカーショット
- Korean
- 앵커숏
- Chinese
- 擲錨
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- 掷锚
- French
- Ancrage
- German
- Ankerschuss
- Spanish
- Anclaje
- Italian
- Colpo d’Ancora
Similar moves
These moves all have the same effect as Anchor Shot.
| Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Shackle | |
|
10 | 80 | 100% | Traps the target. |
Pokémon
Steel Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Anchor Shot's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Dhelmise |
|
Steelworker |  |
Mineral | 70 | 131 | 100 | 86 | 90 | 40 | 517 | |
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