Embargo (move)

Embargo さしおさえ Seize

It prevents the foe from using its held item. Its Trainer is also prevented from using items on it.

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% 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 either foe, but not the ally

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM63 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 The following Pokémon can not raise any voltage in that turn.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Embargo on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Embargo on Eevee's Movedex

Embargo (Japanese: さしおさえ Seize) is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV that prevents foe using a held item.

Effect

The foe is unable to use its held item and the Trainer is also unable to use items on that Pokémon for five turns. The effect wears off if the Pokémon switches out.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 228 Houndour Dark Fire 40 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 44 261 Poochyena Dark 41 262 Mightyena Dark 47 335 Zangoose Normal 27 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 31 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 31 353 Shuppet Ghost 38 354 Banette Ghost 42 461 Weavile Dark Ice -- 474 Porygon-Z Normal 34 491 Darkrai Dark 75DP 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 TM63

#   Pokémon Type 053 Persian Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 200 Misdreavus Ghost 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 261 Poochyena Dark 262 Mightyena Dark 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 303 Mawile Steel 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 335 Zangoose Normal 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 429 Mismagius Ghost 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 461 Weavile Dark Ice 474 Porygon-Z Normal 477 Dusknoir Ghost 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 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.

In other languages

• French: Embargo
• Spanish: Embargo
• Italian: Divieto
• German: Itemsperre
• Korean: 금제 geumje

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.