Confusion
Continental Crush
Constrict
Essentials
Constrict
Summary
Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Damage Dealt
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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0
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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½
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½
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1
Stats
- Power
- 10; percentile 0.2
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 35, up to 56 with
PP Up - Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- 10
- 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
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
- Inflicts damage; lowers target's stats
- 10% chance to lower Speed by 1
Flavor
Flavor Text
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An attack that may lower SPEED.
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Constricts to inflict pain. May lower SPEED.
The foe is attacked with long tentacles or vines. It may lower SPEED.
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The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target’s Speed.
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The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target’s Speed stat.
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The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. This may also lower the target’s Speed stat.
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The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles, vines, or the like. This may also lower the target’s Speed stat.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- からみつく (karamitsuku)
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- からみつく
- Korean
- 휘감기
- Chinese
- 纏繞
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- 缠绕
- French
- Constriction
- German
- Umklammerung
- Spanish
- Restricción
- Italian
- Limitazione
- Czech
- Škrcení
Contests
Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡♡
- Jam
- ♥♥♥
- Flavor text
- Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Super Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- Flavor text
- Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Similar moves
These moves all have the same effect as Constrict.
| Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
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| Bubble Beam | |
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20 | 65 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage. |
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| Bubble | |
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30 | 40 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage. |
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| Icy Wind | |
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15 | 55 | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage. |
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| Rock Tomb | |
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15 | 60 | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage. |
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| Mud Shot | |
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15 | 55 | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage. |
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| Bulldoze | |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage. |
Pokémon
Normal Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Constrict'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 | |
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| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Tentacool |
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Clear Body
Liquid Ooze Rain Dish |
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Water 3 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 50 | 100 | 70 | 335 | |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tentacruel |
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Clear Body
Liquid Ooze Rain Dish |
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Water 3 | 80 | 70 | 65 | 80 | 120 | 100 | 515 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tangela |
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Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard Regenerator |
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Grass | 65 | 55 | 115 | 100 | 40 | 60 | 435 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | Tangrowth |
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Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard Regenerator |
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Grass | 100 | 100 | 125 | 110 | 50 | 50 | 535 | ||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Omanyte |
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Swift Swim
Shell Armor Weak Armor |
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Water 1
Water 3 |
35 | 40 | 100 | 90 | 55 | 35 | 355 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Omastar |
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Swift Swim
Shell Armor Weak Armor |
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Water 1
Water 3 |
70 | 60 | 125 | 115 | 70 | 55 | 495 | ||
| 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | Spinarak |
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Swarm
Insomnia Sniper |
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Bug | 40 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 250 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ariados |
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Swarm
Insomnia Sniper |
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Bug | 70 | 90 | 70 | 60 | 70 | 40 | 400 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shuckle |
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Sturdy
Gluttony Contrary |
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Bug | 20 | 10 | 230 | 10 | 230 | 5 | 505 | ||
| 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | Octillery |
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Suction Cups
Sniper Moody |
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Water 1
Water 2 |
75 | 105 | 75 | 105 | 75 | 45 | 480 | ||
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | Lileep |
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Suction Cups
Storm Drain |
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Water 3 | 66 | 41 | 77 | 61 | 87 | 23 | 355 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | Cradily |
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Suction Cups
Storm Drain |
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Water 3 | 86 | 81 | 97 | 81 | 107 | 43 | 495 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | Drifloon |
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Aftermath
Unburden Flare Boost |
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Amorphous | 90 | 50 | 34 | 60 | 44 | 70 | 348 | ||||
| — | — | — | — | — | Drifblim |
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Aftermath
Unburden Flare Boost |
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Amorphous | 150 | 80 | 44 | 90 | 54 | 80 | 498 | ||||
| — | — | — | Inkay |
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Contrary
Suction Cups Infiltrator |
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Water 1
Water 2 |
53 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 46 | 45 | 288 | ||||||
| — | — | — | Malamar |
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Contrary
Suction Cups Infiltrator |
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Water 1
Water 2 |
86 | 92 | 88 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 482 | ||||||
| — | Nihilego |
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Beast Boost |  |
Undiscovered | 109 | 53 | 47 | 127 | 131 | 103 | 570 | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Frillish |
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Water Absorb
Cursed Body Damp |
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Amorphous | 55 | 40 | 50 | 65 | 85 | 40 | 335 | |||||
18 Pokémon
