Block (move)

Block とおせんぼう Block

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

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 III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Block (Japanese: とおせんぼう Block) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III to IV

Block prevents the target from switching out. The effect only applies as long as the user is still in battle. The affected Pokémon can still switch out using Baton Pass, but in that case, the Pokémon that switches in will become trapped.

If the user switches out using Baton Pass, the effects of Block will still apply to the target. Also, if the target is Roared at or hit with a Whirlwind, they will still be switched out.

If a wild Pokémon uses Block on the player's Pokémon, the player will be unable to escape, unless the player's Pokémon has Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball.

Generation V

If a Pokémon traps a target with Block and the user then switches out with Baton Pass the target will no longer be trapped.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	37	41	36				41			'
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	33			22				22			'
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	16			19				19			'
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel				30				30			'
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic				33				33			'
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock				22				22			'
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass				57				57			'
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel				--, 19				--, 19			'
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying								--			'
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
					II		III		IV		V		VI
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic
095		Onix	Rock	Ground
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
158		Totodile	Water		Water
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock
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 move tutor

In HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0089 Muk Poison 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0112 Rhydon Rock Ground 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0143 Snorlax Normal 0151 Mew Psychic 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0232 Donphan Ground 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0289 Slaking Normal 0299 Nosepass Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0317 Swalot Poison 0321 Wailord Water 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0382 Kyogre Water 0383 Groudon Ground 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0438 Bonsly Rock 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0486 Regigigas Normal Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic Dream World 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 the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Nosepass Block Adventures.png Nosepass
The user holds out its arms and releases a beam that holds the opponent in place.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Nosepass holds its arms out in front of it and releases a beam of energy from its body at the opponent, holding the opponent in place and preventing it from moving. The effects of the attack keeps going until Nosepass is knocked out.
Roxanne's Nosepass	VS. Kyogre & Groudon VIII		Debut

In other languages

Language Title French Barrage German Rückentzug Greek Φραγμός Italian Blocco Korean 블록 Block Portuguese Bloqueio Serbian Blokada Spanish Bloqueo

Variations of the move Mean Look
Block • Mean Look • Spider Web

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.