Heal Block (move)

Heal Block かいふくふうじ Restore Seal

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Heal Block is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It prevents the opponent from restoring HP for five turns.

Effect

The following moves: Ingrain, Leech Seed, Aqua Ring, Moonlight, Morning Sun, Roost, Recover, Heal Order, Rest, Softboiled, Wish and Synthesis are unable to function when Heal Block is in play.

The following moves: Absorb, Mega Drain, Giga Drain, Leech Life, Dream Eater and Drain Punch will not restore HP when Heal Block is in play.

The following abilities: Ice Body, and Rain Dish are unable to function when this move is in play, regardless of the weather.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 55 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 52 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 42 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 42 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 61 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 73 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 5 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 42 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 52 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 52 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 67 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 50 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• Spanish: Anticura (lit. "anti-cure")