Disable (move)

Disable かなしばり Temporary Binding

For several turns, this move prevents the foe from using the move it last used.

Battles 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 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  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Disable on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Disable on Eevee's Movedex

Disable (Japanese: かなしばり Temporary Binding) is a non-damaging Normal-type 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.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 039 Jigglypuff Normal 14 040 Wigglytuff Normal -- 048 Venonat Bug Poison -- 049 Venomoth Bug Poison -- 054 Psyduck Water 31 055 Golduck Water 31 064 Kadabra Psychic 20 065 Alakazam Psychic 20 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 18 080 Slowbro Water Psychic --, 18 088 Grimer Poison -- 089 Muk Poison -- 096 Drowzee Psychic 12 097 Hypno Psychic --, 12 108 Lickitung Normal 15 150 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 039 Jigglypuff Normal 14 040 Wigglytuff Normal -- 048 Venonat Bug Poison -- 049 Venomoth Bug Poison -- 054 Psyduck Water 10 055 Golduck Water --, 10 064 Kadabra Psychic 18 065 Alakazam Psychic 18 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 29 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 29 088 Grimer Poison 10 089 Muk Poison 10 096 Drowzee Psychic 10 097 Hypno Psychic --, 10 108 Lickitung Normal 31 150 Mewtwo Psychic -- 199 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

#   Pokémon Type Father 029 Nidoran♀ Poison Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung 032 Nidoran♂ Poison Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung 037 Vulpix Fire Psyduck, Golduck 086 Seel Water Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking 115 Kangaskhan Normal Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung 116 Horsea Water Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking 167 Spinarak Bug Poison Venonat, Venomoth 234 Stantler Normal Psyduck, Golduck 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 039 Jigglypuff Normal 14 040 Wigglytuff Normal -- 048 Venonat Bug Poison -- 049 Venomoth Bug Poison -- 054 Psyduck Water 10 055 Golduck Water --, 10 064 Kadabra Psychic 18 065 Alakazam Psychic 18 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 29RSE 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 24FRLG 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 29RSE 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 24FRLG 088 Grimer Poison 8 089 Muk Poison 8 096 Drowzee Psychic 10RSE 096 Drowzee Psychic 7FRLG 097 Hypno Psychic 10RSE 097 Hypno Psychic --, 7FRLG 108 Lickitung Normal 34 150 Mewtwo Psychic -- 199 Slowking Water Psychic 29RSE 199 Slowking Water Psychic 24FRLG 355 Duskull Ghost 5 356 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

#   Pokémon Type Father 029 Nidoran♀ Poison Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung 032 Nidoran♂ Poison Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung 037 Vulpix Fire Psyduck, Golduck 086 Seel Water Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking 115 Kangaskhan Normal Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung 116 Horsea Water Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking 167 Spinarak Bug Poison Venonat, Venomoth 234 Stantler Normal Psyduck, Golduck 280 Ralts Psychic Grimer, Muk Duskull, Dusclops 327 Spinda Normal Psyduck, Golduck Kadabra, Alakazam Drowzee, Hypno 352 Kecleon Normal Psyduck, Golduck 353 Shuppet Ghost Grimer, Muk Duskull, Dusclops 358 Chimecho Psychic Grimer, Muk Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops 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 039 Jigglypuff Normal 13 040 Wigglytuff Normal -- 048 Venonat Bug Poison -- 049 Venomoth Bug Poison -- 054 Psyduck Water 14 055 Golduck Water 14 064 Kadabra Psychic 18 065 Alakazam Psychic 18 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 20 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 20 088 Grimer Poison 12 089 Muk Poison 12 096 Drowzee Psychic 7 097 Hypno Psychic --, 7 108 Lickitung Normal 25 150 Mewtwo Psychic -- 199 Slowking Water Psychic 20 355 Duskull Ghost 6 356 Dusclops Ghost --, 6 463 Lickilicky Normal 25 477 Dusknoir Ghost --, 6 491 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

#   Pokémon Type Father 023 Ekans Poison Psyduck, Golduck 029 Nidoran♀ Poison Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung, Lickilicky 032 Nidoran♂ Poison Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung, Lickilicky 037 Vulpix Fire Psyduck, Golduck 086 Seel Water Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking 092 Gastly Ghost Poison Grimer, Muk Duskull, Dusclops, DusknoirHGSS 115 Kangaskhan Normal Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung, Lickilicky 116 Horsea Water Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking 167 Spinarak Bug Poison Venonat, Venomoth 234 Stantler Normal Psyduck, Golduck 280 Ralts Psychic Grimer, Muk Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 327 Spinda Normal Psyduck, Golduck Kadabra, Alakazam Drowzee, Hypno 335 Zangoose Normal Psyduck, GolduckHGSS 351 Castform Normal Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff Grimer, Muk Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 351 Castform Fire Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff Grimer, Muk Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 351 Castform Water Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff Grimer, Muk Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 351 Castform Ice Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff Grimer, Muk Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 352 Kecleon Normal Psyduck, Golduck 353 Shuppet Ghost Grimer, Muk Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 358 Chimecho Psychic Grimer, Muk Castform Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Drifloon, Drifblim 361 Snorunt Ice Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying Grimer, Muk Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade Castform Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Chimecho 433 Chingling Psychic Grimer, Muk Castform Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Drifloon, Drifblim 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 the anime

	Psyduck	Team Rocket hit with Disable
The user stops the opponent from attacking.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Psyduck	Psyduck releases blue rings that make its opponents unable to move.
Misty's Psyduck	The Ninja Poké-Showdown!		Debut
Golduck	Golduck's eyes glow blue and a blue aura appears around it. Any attacks that try to hit Golduck are instantly disintergrated.
A wild Golduck	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
Slowbro	Slowbro becomes surrounded by a blue aura, making the opponent completely motionless and renders it under Slowbro's control.
Prima's Slowbro	The Mandarin Island Miss-match!		None
Alakazam	Alakazam throws its spoons in the air, then crosses them. The spoons glow red and the spoons release a red shock to the opponent, surround it and making it unable to move.
Eusine's Alakazam	For Ho-oh the Bells Toll!		None

In other languages

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

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