Constrict (move)

Constrict からみつく Coil Around

The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target's Speed.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  10 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not 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  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Subtracts 3 appeal points from the Pokémon who appealed right before the user.

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

Constrict on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Constrict on Eevee's Movedex

Constrict (Japanese: からみつく Coil Around) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Constrict inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stat level.

Constrict will not be able to lower the target's Speed stat if it has reached a stat level of -6, a value of 1, or if the target has a Substitute.

In the anime

Pokémon

Tangela. Tangela spins around fast, sucking in anything near it.

• Used by Erika's Tangela in Pokémon Scent-Sation. Debut.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	27
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	-- 27
114		Tangela	Grass		--
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
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	12
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	-- 12
114		Tangela	Grass		--
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	--
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	--
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	11
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	-- 11
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	--
224		Octillery	Water		11
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
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	12
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	-- 12
114		Tangela	Grass		--
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	--
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	--
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	11
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	-- 11
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	--
224		Octillery	Water		11
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	8
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	-- 8
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
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	8
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	-- 8
114		Tangela	Grass		--
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	--
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	--
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	8
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	-- 8
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	--
224		Octillery	Water		-- 6
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	--
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	--
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	--
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	--
465		Tangrowth	Grass		--
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 Constrict is a Normal-type move, no Normal-type Pokémon can legally learn the move, with the obvious exception of Smeargle. Also, although its entry states that it involves the user attacking the foe with long tentacles or vines, it is not a Grass-type move.
• Constrict has the lowest base power out of all damage-dealing moves, along with Fury Cutter. However, Constrict's power does not increase with consecutive usage, as Fury Cutter's does.

In other languages

• Spanish: Restricción
• French: Constriction
• German: Umklammerung
• Italian: Limitazione

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