Imprison

Essentials

Imprison

status

Generation 3

Summary

Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

This move ignores the target's Substitute.
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Prevents any Pokémon on the opposing side of the field from using any move the user knows until the user leaves the field. This effect is live; if the user obtains new moves while on the field, these moves become restricted. If no opposing Pokémon knows any of the user's moves when this move is used, this move will fail.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Prevents foes from using moves known by the user.
: Prevents foes from using any move that is also known by the user.

: If the foe knows any move also known by the user, the foe is prevented from using it.

: If the opponents know any move also known by the user, the opponents are prevented from using it.

: If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.

: If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ふういん (fuuin)
: ふういん
Korean: 봉인
Chinese: 封印
: 封印
French: Possessif
German: Begrenzer
Spanish: Cerca
Italian: Esclusiva
Czech: Uvěznění

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Flavor text: Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Imprison.

Pokémon

							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
25	21	21	18	18	39	39	Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Field	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
						39	Alolan Vulpix		Snow Cloak Snow Warning		Field	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
				—	—	—	Ninetales		Flash Fire Drought		Field	73	76	75	81	100	100	505
						—	Alolan Ninetales		Snow Cloak Snow Warning		Field	73	67	75	81	100	109	505
	43	49	49	49	49	49	Stantler		Intimidate Frisk Sap Sipper		Field	73	95	62	85	65	85	465
31	32	34	34	34	29	29	Ralts		Synchronize Trace Telepathy		Amorphous	28	25	25	45	35	40	198
33	36	39	39	39	33	33	Kirlia		Synchronize Trace Telepathy		Amorphous	38	35	35	65	55	50	278
33	40	45	45	45	35	35	Gardevoir		Synchronize Trace Telepathy		Amorphous	68	65	65	125	115	80	518
				45	35	35	Mega Gardevoir		Pixilate		Amorphous	68	85	65	165	135	100	618
					43	43	Baltoy		Levitate		Mineral	40	40	55	40	70	55	300
					52	52	Claydol		Levitate		Mineral	60	70	105	70	120	75	500
	12	12	9	9	9	9	Bronzor		Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal		Mineral	57	24	86	24	86	23	300
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Bronzong		Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal		Mineral	67	89	116	79	116	33	500
	6	6	6	6	6	6	Uxie		Levitate		Undiscovered	75	75	130	75	130	95	580
	6	6	6	6	6	6	Mesprit		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	105	105	105	105	80	580
	6	6	6	6	6	6	Azelf		Levitate		Undiscovered	75	125	70	125	70	115	580
		13	13	13	13	13	Munna		Forewarn Synchronize Telepathy		Field	76	25	45	67	55	24	292
		19	19	19	19	19	Woobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Field	65	45	43	55	43	72	323
		19	19	19	19	19	Swoobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Field	67	57	55	77	55	114	425
		53	53	53	53	53	Zorua		Illusion		Field	40	65	40	80	40	65	330
		59	59	—	—	—	Zoroark		Illusion		Field	60	105	60	120	60	105	510
		25	25	25	25	25	Elgyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	55	55	55	85	55	30	335
		25	25	25	25	25	Beheeyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	75	75	75	125	95	40	485
		24	24	24	24	24	Litwick		Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator		Amorphous	50	30	55	65	55	20	275
		24	24	24	24	24	Lampent		Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator		Amorphous	60	40	60	95	60	55	370
		8	8	8	8	8	Reshiram		Turboblaze		Undiscovered	100	120	100	150	120	90	680
		8	8	8	8	8	Zekrom		Teravolt		Undiscovered	100	150	120	120	100	90	680
		7	7	7	7	—	Incarnate Landorus		Sand Force Sheer Force		Undiscovered	89	125	90	115	80	101	600
			7	7	7	—	Therian Landorus		Intimidate		Undiscovered	89	145	90	105	80	91	600
		8	8	8	8	8	Kyurem		Pressure		Undiscovered	125	130	90	130	90	95	660
			8	8	8	8	White Kyurem		Turboblaze		Undiscovered	125	120	90	170	100	95	700
			8	8	8	8	Black Kyurem		Teravolt		Undiscovered	125	170	100	120	90	95	700
				45	45	45	Male Meowstic		Keen Eye Infiltrator Prankster		Field	74	48	76	83	81	104	466
				36	36	36	Klefki		Prankster Magician		Mineral	57	80	91	80	87	75	470
						15	Type: Null		Battle Armor		Undiscovered	95	95	95	95	95	59	534
						—	Silvally		RKS System		Undiscovered	95	95	95	95	95	95	570
							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
							Grimer		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Amorphous	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
							Misdreavus		Levitate		Amorphous	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
							Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Human-Like	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
							Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Amorphous	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
							Duskull		Levitate Frisk		Amorphous	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
							Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Amorphous	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
							Yamask		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
							Solosis		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator		Amorphous	45	30	40	105	50	20	290
							Vanillite		Ice Body Snow Cloak Weak Armor		Mineral	36	50	50	65	60	44	305
							Phantump		Natural Cure Frisk Harvest		Grass Amorphous	43	70	48	50	60	38	309

46 Pokémon