Withdraw (move)

Withdraw (Japanese: からにこもる Withdraw into Shell) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Withdraw increases the user's Defense by 1 level.

Withdraw will do nothing if the user's Defense has reached a level of +6 or a value of 999. The effect of Withdraw is ignored by critical hits.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 28 0008 Wartortle Water 31 0009 Blastoise Water -- 31 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 37 0090 Shellder Water -- 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0138 Omanyte Rock Water -- 0139 Omastar Rock Water -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 10 0008 Wartortle Water 10 0009 Blastoise Water -- 10 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 37 0090 Shellder Water -- 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0138 Omanyte Rock Water -- 0139 Omastar Rock Water -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 10 0008 Wartortle Water 10 0009 Blastoise Water -- 10 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 37 0090 Shellder Water -- 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0138 Omanyte Rock Water -- 0139 Omastar Rock Water -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 10 0008 Wartortle Water 10 0009 Blastoise Water -- 10 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 37 0090 Shellder Water 4 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0138 Omanyte Rock Water -- 0139 Omastar Rock Water -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock -- 0324 Torkoal Fire 7 0387 Turtwig Grass 5 0388 Grotle Grass -- 5 0389 Torterra Grass Ground -- 5 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• Squirtle Withdraw.jpg

  Squirtle using Withdraw in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Withdraw is Squirtle's Special Side move. It hides into its shell and slides around the stage, damaging opponents it collides with. If it is attacked, Squirtle will come out of its shell.

In the anime

File:Squirtle withdraw.png Squirtle File:Shuckle withdraw.png Shuckle File:Shuckle Withdraw.png Shuckle
The user withdraws its body into its hard shell.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Squirtle pulls all of its limbs into its shell for protection. Sometimes, the shell glows blue when the attack is being used.
Ash's Squirtle	Fire and Ice		Debut
May's Squirtle	Curbing the Crimson Tide!		None
	Cloyster clamps its shell shut, protecting its inner body from harm.
Pete Pebbleman's Cloyster	Fire and Ice		None
Prima's Cloyster	The Mandarin Island Miss Match		None
	Wartortle pulls all of its limbs into its shell for protection.
Captain Aiden's Team Wartortle	Pokémon Water War		None
	Omanyte pulls itself into its shell and covers the bottom part with a material the same color as its shell.
Multiple wild Omanyte	Fossil Fools		None
Multiple wild Omanyte	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
	Omastar pulls itself into its shell and covers the bottom part with a material the same color as its shell.
Multiple wild Omastar	Fossil Fools		None
A wild Omastar	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
	Blastoise pulls its limbs, head, and hydro cannons into its shell.
A Blastoise Jessie borrows from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Gary's Blastoise	Can't Beat the Heat!		Japanese version only
	Shuckle pulls its head and limbs into its body and its shell glows red, protecting it from attacks.
Rebecca's Shuckle	Double-Time Battle Training!		None
Conway's Shuckle	DP185		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Refugio
• French: Repli
• German: Panzerschutz
• Italian: Ritirata
• Hindi: Peeche Hato

Variations of the move Defense Curl
Defense Curl • Harden • Meditate • Sharpen • Withdraw Formerly a variation Howl

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