Withdraw (move)

Withdraw (Japanese: からにこもる Withdraw into Shell) is a non-damaging Water-type 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.

In the anime

Pokémon

Squirtle. Squirtle pulls all of its limbs into its shell for protection.

• Used by Ash's Squirtle from ??? to ???.
• Used by May's Squirtle from ??? to ???.

Cloyster. Cloyster clamps its shell shut, protecting its inner body from harm.

• Used by Tyra's Cloyster in The Bridge Bike Gang.
• Used by Pete Pebbleman's Cloyster in Fire and Ice.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

File:Squirtle Withdraw.jpg

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Withdraw is Squirtle's Special Side move.

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.

In other languages

• Spanish: Refugio
• French: Repli
• German: Panzerschutz

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