Barrier (move)
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Barrier バリアー Barrier | ||||||||||||
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Barrier (Japanese: バリアー Barrier) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Barrier increases the user's Defense by two stages.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
072 | Tentacool | Water | Poison | 33 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 29 | ' | |||||||
073 | Tentacruel | Water | Poison | 35 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 29 | ' | |||||||
122 | Mr. Mime | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
150 | Mewtwo | Psychic | 63 | 11 | 11 | 8 | -- | ' | ||||||||
151 | Mew | Psychic | 40 | 40 | ' | |||||||||||
439 | Mime Jr. | Psychic | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||||
462 | Magnezone | Electric | Steel | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
471 | Glaceon | Ice | 78 | 78 | ' | |||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
063 | Abra | Psychic | ||||||||||||
090 | Shellder | Water | ||||||||||||
096 | Drowzee | Psychic | ||||||||||||
120 | Staryu | Water | ||||||||||||
222 | Corsola | Water | Rock | |||||||||||
239 | Elekid | Electric | ||||||||||||
240 | Magby | Fire | ||||||||||||
345 | Lileep | Rock | Grass | |||||||||||
366 | Clamperl | Water | ||||||||||||
517 | Munna | Psychic | ||||||||||||
605 | Elgyem | Psychic | ||||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By event
Generation II
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Generation V
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In the anime
The user throws up a sturdy wall that sharply raises its Defense stat. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Mr. Mime waves its arms and a glass square appears in front of it. | |||
Delia's Mimey | It's Mr. Mime Time | Debut | |
Stella's Mr. Mime | It's Mr. Mime Time | None | |
Mewtwo rises in the air and a blue barrier appears around it. | |||
Mewtwo (anime) | Mewtwo Strikes Back | None | |
Mew raises into the air and a pink barrier appears around it. | |||
Mew (M01) | Mewtwo Strikes Back | None | |
A blue barrier appears around Togepi and others, shielding it from any attack. | |||
Misty's Togepi | In the Pink | Used via Metronome |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user creates a protective barrier around themselves. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Mewtwo sticks out one of its hands and a force field appears around it, protecting it from attacks. Mewtwo can also slam into the opponent while the barrier is around it. | |||
Mewtwo (Adventures) | Airing Out Aerodactyl | Debut | |
Mr. Mime holds up one of its index fingers and fires a beam of energy from the middle of it at the opponent. When the opponent is hit by the attack, the particles form together in the air and form an invisible wall around it. | |||
Sabrina's Mr. Mime | Mighty Cuts, Scyther! | None | |
Crys's Mr. Mime | The Final Battle III | None |
In other generations
Trivia
- In Red, Green, and Blue, Lance has a Dragonite with this move, although Dragonite cannot legitimately have the move in any of the games.
In other languages
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