Disable (move)

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Disable
かなしばり Temporary Binding
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  80%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Disable (Japanese: かなしばり Temporary Binding) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Disable randomly selects one move that is in the target's current move set and whose current PP is greater than 0, and gives it a randomly chosen disable duration length of 1-8, which is reduced by 1 each time the Pokémon attempts to execute an attack. While the move is disabled, a message of "disabled!" will appear in place of the disabled move's PP, and the target will be unable to use the move until the round after Disable wears off (attempting to select the move will just result in a notice that the move is disabled).

If the target does manage to select the move (such as if it knows the move twice because of Mimic, or if the user is faster than the target and disables the attack that the target was going to use during that round) and attempts to execute it before the disable duration is over, it will only result in a wasted turn and a message that the move is disabled. Since the check to see if a move is disabled happens after the duration reduction, it is possible to disable the move the target was about to use for only 1 turn and as a result have Disable end immediately, still allowing the target to use said move during that round. It is also possible for the target to still use the disabled move if it is called via Metronome or Mirror Move.

If the target has only one move and that move is successfully disabled, it will use Struggle until it can select its move again. Disable will fail if the target has no PP for any of its moves.

Turns spent flinching, fast asleep, frozen solid, recharging, or partially trapped will not count towards the Disable duration length.

Even if unsuccessful (for any reason), using Disable against a Pokémon using Rage will cause its rage to build.

In Stadium, Disable will cause a Pokémon's rage to build only if successful. The disabled move's PP is not replaced with a "disabled!" message, though attempting to select the move will still result in a notice that the move is disabled.

Generation II and on

In Generation II and beyond, the last move that the target used will be disabled if successful. It will fail if the user goes first in the first turn.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, this attack paralyzes targets instead of its regular effect.

In the anime

Pokémon

Psyduck. Psyduck releases blue rings that make its opponents unable to move.

Golduck. Golduck's eyes turn blue and a blue aura appears around it. Any attacks that try to hit Golduck are instantly disintergrated.

Slowbro. Slowbro is surrounded by a blue aura, making the opponent completely motionless and renders it under Slowbro's control.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
Normal 14
0040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
Normal --
0048 Venonat Venonat
Bug Poison --
0049 Venomoth Venomoth
Bug Poison --
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water 31
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water 31
0064 Kadabra Kadabra
Psychic 20
0065 Alakazam Alakazam
Psychic 20
0079 Slowpoke Slowpoke
Water Psychic 18
0080 Slowbro Slowbro
Water Psychic --, 18
0088 Grimer Grimer
Poison --
0089 Muk Muk
Poison --
0096 Drowzee Drowzee
Psychic 12
0097 Hypno Hypno
Psychic --, 12
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal 15
0150 Mewtwo Mewtwo
Psychic --
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
0039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
Normal 14
0040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
Normal --
0048 Venonat Venonat
Bug Poison --
0049 Venomoth Venomoth
Bug Poison --
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water 10
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water --, 10
0064 Kadabra Kadabra
Psychic 18
0065 Alakazam Alakazam
Psychic 18
0079 Slowpoke Slowpoke
Water Psychic 29
0080 Slowbro Slowbro
Water Psychic 29
0088 Grimer Grimer
Poison 10
0089 Muk Muk
Poison 10
0096 Drowzee Drowzee
Psychic 10
0097 Hypno Hypno
Psychic --, 10
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal 31
0150 Mewtwo Mewtwo
Psychic --
0199 Slowking Slowking
Water Psychic 29
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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Nidoran♀ | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Nidoran♂ | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Vulpix | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Seel | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kangaskhan | style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Horsea | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Spinarak | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat, Venomoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0234 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Stantler | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
Normal 14
0040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
Normal --
0048 Venonat Venonat
Bug Poison --
0049 Venomoth Venomoth
Bug Poison --
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water 10
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water --, 10
0064 Kadabra Kadabra
Psychic 18
0065 Alakazam Alakazam
Psychic 18
0079 Slowpoke Slowpoke
Water Psychic 29
0079 Slowpoke Slowpoke
Water Psychic 24
0080 Slowbro Slowbro
Water Psychic 29
0080 Slowbro Slowbro
Water Psychic 24
0088 Grimer Grimer
Poison 8
0089 Muk Muk
Poison 8
0096 Drowzee Drowzee
Psychic 10
0096 Drowzee Drowzee
Psychic 7
0097 Hypno Hypno
Psychic 10
0097 Hypno Hypno
Psychic --, 7
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal 34
0150 Mewtwo Mewtwo
Psychic --
0199 Slowking Slowking
Water Psychic 29
0199 Slowking Slowking
Water Psychic 24
0355 Duskull Duskull
Ghost 5
0356 Dusclops Dusclops
Ghost --, 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.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Nidoran♀ | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Nidoran♂ | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Vulpix | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Seel | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kangaskhan | style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Horsea | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Spinarak | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat, Venomoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0234 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Stantler | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0280 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Ralts | style="background: #FFF" | Ralts
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Duskull, Dusclops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0327 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Spinda | style="background: #FFF" | Spinda
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0352 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kecleon | style="background: #FFF" | Kecleon
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0353 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Shuppet | style="background: #FFF" | Shuppet
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Duskull, Dusclops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0358 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Chimecho | style="background: #FFF" | Chimecho
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
Normal 13
0040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
Normal --
0048 Venonat Venonat
Bug Poison --
0049 Venomoth Venomoth
Bug Poison --
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water 14
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water 14
0064 Kadabra Kadabra
Psychic 18
0065 Alakazam Alakazam
Psychic 18
0079 Slowpoke Slowpoke
Water Psychic 20
0080 Slowbro Slowbro
Water Psychic 20
0088 Grimer Grimer
Poison 12
0089 Muk Muk
Poison 12
0096 Drowzee Drowzee
Psychic 7
0097 Hypno Hypno
Psychic --, 7
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal 25
0150 Mewtwo Mewtwo
Psychic --
0199 Slowking Slowking
Water Psychic 20
0355 Duskull Duskull
Ghost 6
0356 Dusclops Dusclops
Ghost --, 6
0463 Lickilicky Lickilicky
Normal 25
0477 Dusknoir Dusknoir
Ghost --, 6
0491 Darkrai Darkrai
Dark --
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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0023 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Ekans | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Nidoran♀ | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung, Lickilicky |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Nidoran♂ | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung, Lickilicky |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Vulpix | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Seel | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kangaskhan | style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung, Lickilicky |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Horsea | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Spinarak | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat, Venomoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0234 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Stantler | style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0280 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Ralts | style="background: #FFF" | Ralts
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0327 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Spinda | style="background: #FFF" | Spinda
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0351 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Castform | style="background: #FFF" | Castform
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Grimer, Muk
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0352 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kecleon | style="background: #FFF" | Kecleon
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0353 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Shuppet | style="background: #FFF" | Shuppet
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0358 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Chimecho | style="background: #FFF" | Chimecho
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Castform
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Drifloon, Drifblim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0361 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Snorunt | style="background: #FFF" | Snorunt
| colspan="2" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0425 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Drifloon | style="background: #FFF" | Drifloon
| colspan="1" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade
Castform
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Chimecho |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0433 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Chingling | style="background: #FFF" | Chingling
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Castform
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Drifloon, Drifblim

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

In other languages

  • French: Entrave
  • German: Aussetzer
  • Spanish: Anulación
  • Italian: Inibitore

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