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Constrict (move)

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Constrict
からみつく Coil Around
Constrict.png
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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
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Contests
Category  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Super Contests
Category  Tough
Appeal  0  
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

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

Contents

Effect

Constrict inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stat level.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison 27 12 12 8 8
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison --, 27 --, 12 --, 12 --, 8 --, 8
114 Tangela Tangela Grass Grass -- -- -- -- --
138 Omanyte Omanyte Rock Water no -- -- -- --
139 Omastar Omastar Rock Water no -- -- -- --
167 Spinarak Spinarak Bug Poison no 11 11 8 8
168 Ariados Ariados Bug Poison no --, 11 --, 11 --, 8 --, 8
213 Shuckle Shuckle Bug Rock no -- -- -- --
224 Octillery Octillery Water Water no 11 11 --, 6 --, 6
345 Lileep Lileep Rock Grass no no 8 -- --
346 Cradily Cradily Rock Grass no no --, 8 -- --
425 Drifloon Drifloon Ghost Flying no no no -- --
426 Drifblim Drifblim Ghost Flying no no no -- --
465 Tangrowth Tangrowth Grass Grass no no no -- --
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
I II III IV V
592 Frillish Frillish Water Ghost no no no DrifloonDrifblim
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In the anime

Kylie Drifloon Constrict.png Erika Tangela Constrict.png Harley Octillery Constrict.png None.png
Drifloon Tangela Octillery
The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
114 Tangela Tangela spins around quickly, sucking in anything near it.
Erika's Tangela Pokémon Scent-sation! Debut
224 Octillery Octillery wraps its tentacles around the opponent.
A wild Octillery Which Wurmple's Which? None
Harley's Octillery Harley Rides Again None
425 Drifloon Drifloon spins around fast and spins its arms, then it floats over and wraps its arms around the opponent.
Kylie's Drifloon A Full Course Tag Battle! None
213 Shuckle Shuckle extends its tentacles to extremely long lengths and wraps them around the opponent.
Rebecca's Shuckle Double-Time Battle Training! None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Constrict I.png Constrict II.png Constrict III.png Constrict IV.png
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)
Generation I
(International)
Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)
Generation II
(International)
Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)
Generation III
(International)
FRLG Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)
Generation IV
(International)
HGSS Generation V BW Generation V
(Japanese)
Generation V
(International)
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(Alternative animation)
Battrio PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

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 is one of two moves that has the lowest base power out of all damage-dealing moves. The other is Triple Kick.
  • This move shares its Japanese translation with another move, Coil.

In other languages

Language Title
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Klem vast
France Flag.png French Constriction
Germany Flag.png German Umklammerung
Greece Flag.png Greek Σύσφιξη
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Gulung
Italy Flag.png Italian Limitazione
South Korea Flag.png Korean 휘감기 Hwigamgi
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Stezanje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Restricción


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