Bind (move)

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Bind しめつける Bind

A long body or tentacles are used to bind and squeeze the foe for two to five turns.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  15 Accuracy  75% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0 Temporarily stops the crowd from getting excited.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  0 Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

Bind on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Bind on Eevee's Movedex

Bind (Japanese: しめつける Bind) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Bind does damage for 2-5 turns. There is a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 2 turns, a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 3 turns, a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 4 turns, and a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 5 turns. Though technically only the first attack can critical hit, every attack during the duration will do the same amount of damage. During this turn duration, the target will be unable to attack, and if the user of Bind attacks before the target when used, the target will be unable to attack during that round as well.

Damage done by Bind's continuing duration is done after recurrent damage. If the user switches out before the turn duration ends, the target will be unable to attack during that turn, since it did not get to select a move. If the target switches out before the turn duration ends, Bind will automatically be used against the incoming Pokémon, deducting an additional PP from the move. If at such a time Bind has 0 PP, Bind will still be used against the incoming Pokémon. After that use, the current PP of Bind will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

Even if Bind misses, it will negate the recharge turn normally required for Hyper Beam. Additionally, if the user of Bind attacks before the user of Hyper Beam during a recharge turn and the use of Bind misses, the user of Hyper Beam will automatically use Hyper Beam during that turn. If at such a time Hyper Beam has 0 PP, Hyper Beam will still be used, and afterwards its current PP will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

The target will get to select a move during each turn of Bind's duration, and will attack the player's incoming Pokémon with the selected move if the player decides to switch before the duration is over.

In Pokémon Stadium, the player gets to select a move during each turn of Bind's duration. If the target switches out before the duration ends, the incoming Pokémon will not automatically be attacked. Bind will negate the recharge turn of Hyper Beam only if successful.

Generation II onwards

Bind does damage for 2-5 turns. Unlike the first generation, both user and target will be able to attack during the attack's duration. The damage dealt by Bind will apply to the target at the end of every turn. While the target is binded, it cannot be recalled. If the target uses the move Rapid Spin while wrapped, it will be freed from Bind.

Generation IV

If the user of Bind is holding a Grip Claw, the duration of Bind is always 5 turns.

In the anime

Brock's Onix using Bind on Ash's Pikachu.

Pokémon

Onix. It wraps its tail around its foe, and crushes it.

• Used by Brock's Onix from Showdown in Pewter City to present. Debut.
• Used by a villager's Onix in Meowth Rules.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	15
114		Tangela	Grass		--RGB
114		Tangela	Grass		24Y
127		Pinsir	Bug		21Y
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
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	10
114		Tangela	Grass		25
127		Pinsir	Bug		13
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	10
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
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	8FRLG
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	9RSE
114		Tangela	Grass		28
127		Pinsir	Bug		7
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	8FRLG
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	9RSE
352		Kecleon	Normal		4
356		Dusclops	Ghost		--
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
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	--
114		Tangela	Grass		22
127		Pinsir	Bug		4
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	--
352		Kecleon	Normal		4
356		Dusclops	Ghost		--
455		Carnivine	Grass		--
465		Tangrowth	Grass		22
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		--
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Although Bind cannot affect Ghost-types, it can still make them unable to move in Generation I.

In other languages

• French: Etreinte
• German: Klammergriff
• Italian: Legatutto
• Spanish: Atadura
• Portuguese: Apertar

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